University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Tuesday, February 21
Asheville, NC
7:00 p.m.
UNC Asheville
13-13, 7-8BSC
71
vs
55
Winthrop
2-25, 1-14BSC
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winthrop | 17 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 55 |
| UNC Asheville | 14 | 19 | 23 | 15 | 71 |
Photo by: UNC Asheville
Major Eclipses 1,000 Career Points in Women’s Basketball Win Over Winthrop
02.21.2017 | Women's Basketball
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Chatori Major joined elite company Tuesday night within the first five minutes of regulation as she scored her 1,000th-career point as a UNC Asheville Bulldog. The senior guard ended the night with a team-high 22 points to lead the Bulldogs to a 71-55 win over Winthrop in Big South Conference action inside Kimmel Arena.
Major joins teammate Tianna Knuckles in the prestigious honor and is the 16th Bulldog in program history to accomplish the feat. She is also the 106th Big South Conference player to eclipse 1,000 points for a career.
Things got off to a slow start for the Bulldogs (13-13, 7-8 Big South) as Winthrop (2-25, 1-14 Big South) edged out to a 4-0 lead in the first 1:30 of the game. However, the Bulldogs did what they have done all season and that is remain resilient and make adjustments.
Despite being out-scored 17-14 in the first quarter, Asheville bounced back to lead Wintrhop in each of the final three quarters beginning with a 19-15 advantage in the second period. With just seven seconds left on the clock in the second quarter, Khaila Webb hit a tremendous three-pointer to put the Bulldogs up 33-32 at the intermission.
Out of the break, Winthrop made several attempts to keep the game close, but the Bulldogs came out fired up and slowly began to pull away. With 2:55 to go in the third quarter, senior KJ Weaver hit a pair of free throws to give Asheville its first double-digit lead of the game. By the end of the quarter, that lead was 14, 56-42 when Major converted a layup.
The fourth quarter saw the Bulldogs flirt with a 20-point lead for much of the period, including two 21-point leads when Zip Scott hit a three-pointer with 5:53 to go and again when Brooke Jordan-Brown scored on a layup down low with 5:02 remaining.
One of the biggest changes for Asheville was limiting Winthrop's Erica Williams. Williams scored 18 points in the first half alone, but was limited to just eight in the second half, giving her a game-high 26 points.
Major led the Bulldogs with 22 points for the game, including hitting four three-pointers. She converted eight of her 14 field goal attempts and finished with five rebounds, two assists and a steal.
Behind Major, Webb tallied 17 points off the bench, going 7-for-10 from the field. Webb matched Jessica Wall with six assists in the game.
Asheville ended the game shooting 42.2 percent (27-of-64) from the field compared to 40 percent (24-of-60) by Winthrop. The Bulldogs also out-scored Winthrop 10-4 on fast break points and out-scored the Eagles 32-26 in the paint.
BULLDOG BITES
1,000 CAREER POINTS: Chatori Major became the 106th Big South Conference player and 16th UNC Asheville women's basketball player to eclipse the 1,000-point mark. The senior guard from Camp Lejune, N.C., needed just five points Tuesday night to hit the mark, and she accomplished that less than five minutes into the game. With her 22 points Tuesday night, Major now boasts 1,017 career points.
BLOCK PARTY: Freshman Brooke Jordan-Brown swatted away two shots Tuesday night against Winthrop, marking the first time in her short career that she has accomplished the feat.
DISHING THEM OUT: Jessica Wall and Khaila Webb both dished out a game-high six assists Tuesday night against Winthrop. For Webb, it was the fourth time this season she has recorded six assists in a game. For Wall, it was three shy of her career-high of nine set against Warren Wilson earlier this season.
UP NEXT
The Bulldogs will now hit the road for back-to-back road games at Radford and Liberty. Asheville first travels to Radford on Saturday, Feb. 25 for a 2 p.m. game against the first-place Highlanders before turning their attention on Liberty for the final road game of the regular season on Monday, Feb. 27.
QUOTABLES
"We made some necessary adjustments at halftime and played much better in the last 20 minutes, especially on the glass. We played better team defense in the second half as well. In the first half the level of intensity required to succeed at this time of the year wasn't present." - Brenda Mock Kirkpatrick
Major joins teammate Tianna Knuckles in the prestigious honor and is the 16th Bulldog in program history to accomplish the feat. She is also the 106th Big South Conference player to eclipse 1,000 points for a career.
Things got off to a slow start for the Bulldogs (13-13, 7-8 Big South) as Winthrop (2-25, 1-14 Big South) edged out to a 4-0 lead in the first 1:30 of the game. However, the Bulldogs did what they have done all season and that is remain resilient and make adjustments.
Despite being out-scored 17-14 in the first quarter, Asheville bounced back to lead Wintrhop in each of the final three quarters beginning with a 19-15 advantage in the second period. With just seven seconds left on the clock in the second quarter, Khaila Webb hit a tremendous three-pointer to put the Bulldogs up 33-32 at the intermission.
Out of the break, Winthrop made several attempts to keep the game close, but the Bulldogs came out fired up and slowly began to pull away. With 2:55 to go in the third quarter, senior KJ Weaver hit a pair of free throws to give Asheville its first double-digit lead of the game. By the end of the quarter, that lead was 14, 56-42 when Major converted a layup.
The fourth quarter saw the Bulldogs flirt with a 20-point lead for much of the period, including two 21-point leads when Zip Scott hit a three-pointer with 5:53 to go and again when Brooke Jordan-Brown scored on a layup down low with 5:02 remaining.
One of the biggest changes for Asheville was limiting Winthrop's Erica Williams. Williams scored 18 points in the first half alone, but was limited to just eight in the second half, giving her a game-high 26 points.
Major led the Bulldogs with 22 points for the game, including hitting four three-pointers. She converted eight of her 14 field goal attempts and finished with five rebounds, two assists and a steal.
Behind Major, Webb tallied 17 points off the bench, going 7-for-10 from the field. Webb matched Jessica Wall with six assists in the game.
Asheville ended the game shooting 42.2 percent (27-of-64) from the field compared to 40 percent (24-of-60) by Winthrop. The Bulldogs also out-scored Winthrop 10-4 on fast break points and out-scored the Eagles 32-26 in the paint.
BULLDOG BITES
1,000 CAREER POINTS: Chatori Major became the 106th Big South Conference player and 16th UNC Asheville women's basketball player to eclipse the 1,000-point mark. The senior guard from Camp Lejune, N.C., needed just five points Tuesday night to hit the mark, and she accomplished that less than five minutes into the game. With her 22 points Tuesday night, Major now boasts 1,017 career points.
BLOCK PARTY: Freshman Brooke Jordan-Brown swatted away two shots Tuesday night against Winthrop, marking the first time in her short career that she has accomplished the feat.
DISHING THEM OUT: Jessica Wall and Khaila Webb both dished out a game-high six assists Tuesday night against Winthrop. For Webb, it was the fourth time this season she has recorded six assists in a game. For Wall, it was three shy of her career-high of nine set against Warren Wilson earlier this season.
UP NEXT
The Bulldogs will now hit the road for back-to-back road games at Radford and Liberty. Asheville first travels to Radford on Saturday, Feb. 25 for a 2 p.m. game against the first-place Highlanders before turning their attention on Liberty for the final road game of the regular season on Monday, Feb. 27.
QUOTABLES
"We made some necessary adjustments at halftime and played much better in the last 20 minutes, especially on the glass. We played better team defense in the second half as well. In the first half the level of intensity required to succeed at this time of the year wasn't present." - Brenda Mock Kirkpatrick
Team Stats
WUW
AVL
FG%
.400
.422
3FG%
.308
.368
FT%
.600
.625
RB
33
45
TO
14
13
STL
5
3
Game Leaders
Pts
22
FGM
8
3FGM
4
FTM
2
Pts
17
FGM
7
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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