University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Saturday, January 7
Farmville, Va.
2:00 p.m.
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Longwood
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Photo by: UNC Asheville
Bulldog Women Notch 80-53 Road Win Over Longwood
01.07.2017 | Women's Basketball
FARMVILLE, Va. – The UNC Asheville women's basketball team converted a season-high 11 three-pointers and the Bulldogs corralled in 55 rebounds, including 22 off the offensive glass, as they went on the road Saturday afternoon, notching an 80-53 win over Longwood in Big South Conference action inside Willett Hall.
Khaila Webb led a trio of Bulldogs in double-digit scoring, netting a game-high 20 points off 7-for-14 shooting from the field. The junior guard was perfect (5-5) from the free throw line as Asheville (7-6, 1-1 Big South) converted 81.3 percent (13-16) of its shots from the charity stripe while holding Longwood (3-10, 0-2 Big South) to 36.4 percent (20-55) from the field.
Tianna Knuckles was close behind Webb as she finished the game with 17 points, shooting 60 percent (6-10) from the field, including a game-high five three-pointers. Chatori Major chipped in 12 points, four treys and three steals and KJ Weaver brought down 10 rebounds to go along with seven points and a pair of blocks.
Asheville opened the game on an 11-2 run through the first 4:36 of the game as Knuckles and Major combined for three treys, two by Major. With 3:04 left in the opening stanza, Webb put the Bulldogs up by 11 (15-4) with a jumper in the paint and Asheville never let the lead dip below double digits, taking a 40-21 lead into the halftime break.
Major put the Bulldogs up by 31 (54-23) with 5:08 to go in the third quarter, and Asheville flirted with a 30-point lead for the rest of the game, including a 37-point, 74-37 lead with 5:15 left in regulation.
Asheville converted 44.4 percent (28-63) of its shots from the field and 47.8% (11-23) from beyond the three-point arc. The Bulldogs out-scored the Lancers in the first three quarters, including a 21-6 thrashing in the opening period and a 19-10 advantage in the third. 30 of the Bulldogs' points came in the paint and 21 were second-chance points.
BULLDOG BITES
THE SERIES WITH THE LANCERS – UNC Asheville improves to 8-4 all-time against Longwood and 7-1 as Big South Conference opponents with the win Saturday afternoon. The Bulldogs are also 4-0 in Farmville under head coach Brenda Mock Kirkpatrick.
AT THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN – UNC Asheville is now 6-0 this season in games where the Bulldogs score 70 or more points. The Bulldogs have also scored 80 or more points three times this season.
SCORING FRENZY – Khaila Webb has now scored 20 or more points in three games this season, including a season-high 22 against Wofford.
QUOTABLES
"I was most proud of our kids' energy and aggressiveness today. We knew it was an area that we needed to improve upon from our last game. We had effort on the glass, which was also an emphasis for us. We will take the positives for this game and get ready to hit the road again on Tuesday." – Brenda Mock Kirkpatrick
UP NEXT
The Bulldog women continue the current two-game Big South Conference road swing with a trek to Rock Hill, S.C. to take on Winthrop on Tuesday, Jan. 10.
Khaila Webb led a trio of Bulldogs in double-digit scoring, netting a game-high 20 points off 7-for-14 shooting from the field. The junior guard was perfect (5-5) from the free throw line as Asheville (7-6, 1-1 Big South) converted 81.3 percent (13-16) of its shots from the charity stripe while holding Longwood (3-10, 0-2 Big South) to 36.4 percent (20-55) from the field.
Tianna Knuckles was close behind Webb as she finished the game with 17 points, shooting 60 percent (6-10) from the field, including a game-high five three-pointers. Chatori Major chipped in 12 points, four treys and three steals and KJ Weaver brought down 10 rebounds to go along with seven points and a pair of blocks.
Asheville opened the game on an 11-2 run through the first 4:36 of the game as Knuckles and Major combined for three treys, two by Major. With 3:04 left in the opening stanza, Webb put the Bulldogs up by 11 (15-4) with a jumper in the paint and Asheville never let the lead dip below double digits, taking a 40-21 lead into the halftime break.
Major put the Bulldogs up by 31 (54-23) with 5:08 to go in the third quarter, and Asheville flirted with a 30-point lead for the rest of the game, including a 37-point, 74-37 lead with 5:15 left in regulation.
Asheville converted 44.4 percent (28-63) of its shots from the field and 47.8% (11-23) from beyond the three-point arc. The Bulldogs out-scored the Lancers in the first three quarters, including a 21-6 thrashing in the opening period and a 19-10 advantage in the third. 30 of the Bulldogs' points came in the paint and 21 were second-chance points.
BULLDOG BITES
THE SERIES WITH THE LANCERS – UNC Asheville improves to 8-4 all-time against Longwood and 7-1 as Big South Conference opponents with the win Saturday afternoon. The Bulldogs are also 4-0 in Farmville under head coach Brenda Mock Kirkpatrick.
AT THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN – UNC Asheville is now 6-0 this season in games where the Bulldogs score 70 or more points. The Bulldogs have also scored 80 or more points three times this season.
SCORING FRENZY – Khaila Webb has now scored 20 or more points in three games this season, including a season-high 22 against Wofford.
QUOTABLES
"I was most proud of our kids' energy and aggressiveness today. We knew it was an area that we needed to improve upon from our last game. We had effort on the glass, which was also an emphasis for us. We will take the positives for this game and get ready to hit the road again on Tuesday." – Brenda Mock Kirkpatrick
UP NEXT
The Bulldog women continue the current two-game Big South Conference road swing with a trek to Rock Hill, S.C. to take on Winthrop on Tuesday, Jan. 10.
Team Stats
AVL
LWU
FG%
.444
.364
3FG%
.478
.353
FT%
.813
.778
RB
55
18
TO
23
12
STL
6
6
Game Leaders
Pts
20
FGM
7
3FGM
1
FTM
5
Pts
17
FGM
6
3FGM
5
FTM
0
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
4
FTM
0
Pts
7
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Players Mentioned
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