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Bulldogs Conclude Season With NCAA Tournament Loss to South Carolina
03.17.2017 | Women's Basketball
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COLUMBIA, S.C. – The 16th-seeded UNC Asheville women's basketball concluded its 2016-17 season with a 90-40 loss to top-seeded South Carolina in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday, March 17, at the Colonial Life Arena.
UNC Asheville (19-15) would open the game on a 4-0 run behind jumpers by senior guard Chatori Major and junior guard Khaila Webb. After a steal and then fast break layup by sophomore guard Sonora Dengokl the Bulldogs led, 11-9, with 6:10 remaining in the first quarter.
That would be the last Bulldogs lead of the contest as the Gamecocks (28-4) would go on to take a 23-15 advantage into the quarter break.
The Bulldogs would keep within striking distance of the Gamecocks over the first few minutes of the second quarter, down just 14 at 36-22 after a Major three-pointer with just over six minutes to play in the first half.
The two teams would enter the halftime break with the Gamecocks leading the Bulldogs, 48-22.
The Bulldogs would trail the Gamecocks, 70-28, at the conclusion of the third quarter.
Asheville would score five of the first 12 points in the fourth quarter to trail the Gamecocks 77-33 after a three-pointer by Webb with 6:55 remaining in the contest.
The Gamecocks would go on to outscore the Bulldogs 20-12 in the final quarter to pick up the 90-40 win.
Webb led the Bulldogs with 12 points, four rebounds and one block in the game, while Major had 10 points.
Four Gamecocks finished in double figures with Allisha Gray leading the way with 22 points and 12 rebounds.
As a team, the Bulldogs shot 25.9 percent (15-of-58). The Gamecocks shot 56.9 percent (37-of-65) as a team.
BULLDOG BITES
END TO A MAJOR CAREER: Senior guard Chatori Major became the 106th Big South Conference player and 16th UNC Asheville women's basketball player to eclipse the 1,000-point mark in the Bulldogs' win over Winthrop on Feb. 21. The senior guard from Camp Lejeune, N.C., ended her prolific Bulldog career with 1,116 career points, 12th-most by a Bulldog all-time and eighth-most in the NCAA Division I era. Major set the school single-season record for most made three-pointers in a season with 78.
WEAVING HER NAME IN THE RECORD BOOKS: Senior center KJ Weaver ended her season with 266 rebounds on the year, a mark that is currently ninth all-time for rebounds in a single season and fourth in the Bulldogs' NCAA Division I era. For her career, Weaver had 747 rebounds, the sixth-most in program history and fourth-most in the Division I era. Weaver became the 108th player in Big South Conference women's basketball history to eclipse the 500 rebound plateau in the Bulldogs' win over Western Carolina on Nov. 18. She has since joined two more elite groups, becoming the 74th player in Big South history to eclipse the 600 rebound mark and the 50th player in league history to eclipse the 700 rebound mark with the 747 career board. Weaver ends her career with 157 career blocks, which is top-5 in program history.
UNC ASHEVILLE IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT: UNC Asheville women's basketball made its third overall appearance in the Big Dance and second in as many years. The 2006-07 team was the first Bulldog squad to make it to the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament after claiming the Big South Tournament. All three first round opponents the Bulldogs will have faced after today's game have been SEC foes. The Bulldogs played LSU in 2007, Kentucky in 2016 and are slated to play South Carolina this year.
BANNER YEAR Â - BACK-TO-BACK: Despite the setback to South Carolina in the NCAA Tournament, UNC Asheville women's basketball put together a special season. Seventh-seeded UNC Asheville became the first Big South Conference women's basketball team to win four games in four days and claim the Big South Conference Women's Basketball Championship with a 49-48 win over top-seeded Radford at the Vines Center. UNC Asheville also became the first seventh seed to win the Big South Conference Women's Basketball Championship with their impressive run. The Bulldogs' third league title overall and second straight advances Asheville to the NCAA Tournament. They join Radford and Liberty as the only three Big South Conference women's basketball programs to make consecutive trips to the NCAA Tournament.
QUOTABLES
On game
"South Carolina was very focused. I thought early on we did some good things. We were executing well against their pressure, and I was very proud of us coming in with a very aggressive mentality, but also understanding we had to stick to the gameplan offensively and defensively. Really, in that first six minutes, we were doing the best job that we did all day obviously. I think when you're giving an already talented team breakaway layups, loose ball turnovers and second-chance points in particular to Allisha Gray, who had a phenomenal opening half on offensive rebounds, then you're going to be in trouble. Those things have to go very well, and you have to dominate those areas and we did not." – Head Coach Brenda Mock Kirkpatrick
On season
This season has been full of adversity, but also full of opportunity to show the character of UNC Asheville women's basketball, and I think we did that today. Even in a 50-point loss, that's hard to do, but I think our kids for the better part of the game stuck with what we were trying to do. They kept fighting, and I think that's really the epitome of what we have done all year. So I'm really pleased with our kids." – Head Coach Brenda Mock Kirkpatrick
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The 16th-seeded UNC Asheville women's basketball concluded its 2016-17 season with a 90-40 loss to top-seeded South Carolina in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday, March 17, at the Colonial Life Arena.
UNC Asheville (19-15) would open the game on a 4-0 run behind jumpers by senior guard Chatori Major and junior guard Khaila Webb. After a steal and then fast break layup by sophomore guard Sonora Dengokl the Bulldogs led, 11-9, with 6:10 remaining in the first quarter.
That would be the last Bulldogs lead of the contest as the Gamecocks (28-4) would go on to take a 23-15 advantage into the quarter break.
The Bulldogs would keep within striking distance of the Gamecocks over the first few minutes of the second quarter, down just 14 at 36-22 after a Major three-pointer with just over six minutes to play in the first half.
The two teams would enter the halftime break with the Gamecocks leading the Bulldogs, 48-22.
The Bulldogs would trail the Gamecocks, 70-28, at the conclusion of the third quarter.
Asheville would score five of the first 12 points in the fourth quarter to trail the Gamecocks 77-33 after a three-pointer by Webb with 6:55 remaining in the contest.
The Gamecocks would go on to outscore the Bulldogs 20-12 in the final quarter to pick up the 90-40 win.
Webb led the Bulldogs with 12 points, four rebounds and one block in the game, while Major had 10 points.
Four Gamecocks finished in double figures with Allisha Gray leading the way with 22 points and 12 rebounds.
As a team, the Bulldogs shot 25.9 percent (15-of-58). The Gamecocks shot 56.9 percent (37-of-65) as a team.
BULLDOG BITES
END TO A MAJOR CAREER: Senior guard Chatori Major became the 106th Big South Conference player and 16th UNC Asheville women's basketball player to eclipse the 1,000-point mark in the Bulldogs' win over Winthrop on Feb. 21. The senior guard from Camp Lejeune, N.C., ended her prolific Bulldog career with 1,116 career points, 12th-most by a Bulldog all-time and eighth-most in the NCAA Division I era. Major set the school single-season record for most made three-pointers in a season with 78.
WEAVING HER NAME IN THE RECORD BOOKS: Senior center KJ Weaver ended her season with 266 rebounds on the year, a mark that is currently ninth all-time for rebounds in a single season and fourth in the Bulldogs' NCAA Division I era. For her career, Weaver had 747 rebounds, the sixth-most in program history and fourth-most in the Division I era. Weaver became the 108th player in Big South Conference women's basketball history to eclipse the 500 rebound plateau in the Bulldogs' win over Western Carolina on Nov. 18. She has since joined two more elite groups, becoming the 74th player in Big South history to eclipse the 600 rebound mark and the 50th player in league history to eclipse the 700 rebound mark with the 747 career board. Weaver ends her career with 157 career blocks, which is top-5 in program history.
UNC ASHEVILLE IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT: UNC Asheville women's basketball made its third overall appearance in the Big Dance and second in as many years. The 2006-07 team was the first Bulldog squad to make it to the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament after claiming the Big South Tournament. All three first round opponents the Bulldogs will have faced after today's game have been SEC foes. The Bulldogs played LSU in 2007, Kentucky in 2016 and are slated to play South Carolina this year.
BANNER YEAR Â - BACK-TO-BACK: Despite the setback to South Carolina in the NCAA Tournament, UNC Asheville women's basketball put together a special season. Seventh-seeded UNC Asheville became the first Big South Conference women's basketball team to win four games in four days and claim the Big South Conference Women's Basketball Championship with a 49-48 win over top-seeded Radford at the Vines Center. UNC Asheville also became the first seventh seed to win the Big South Conference Women's Basketball Championship with their impressive run. The Bulldogs' third league title overall and second straight advances Asheville to the NCAA Tournament. They join Radford and Liberty as the only three Big South Conference women's basketball programs to make consecutive trips to the NCAA Tournament.
QUOTABLES
On game
"South Carolina was very focused. I thought early on we did some good things. We were executing well against their pressure, and I was very proud of us coming in with a very aggressive mentality, but also understanding we had to stick to the gameplan offensively and defensively. Really, in that first six minutes, we were doing the best job that we did all day obviously. I think when you're giving an already talented team breakaway layups, loose ball turnovers and second-chance points in particular to Allisha Gray, who had a phenomenal opening half on offensive rebounds, then you're going to be in trouble. Those things have to go very well, and you have to dominate those areas and we did not." – Head Coach Brenda Mock Kirkpatrick
On season
This season has been full of adversity, but also full of opportunity to show the character of UNC Asheville women's basketball, and I think we did that today. Even in a 50-point loss, that's hard to do, but I think our kids for the better part of the game stuck with what we were trying to do. They kept fighting, and I think that's really the epitome of what we have done all year. So I'm really pleased with our kids." – Head Coach Brenda Mock Kirkpatrick
Team Stats
AVL
SC
FG%
.259
.569
3FG%
.333
.222
FT%
.625
.750
RB
26
45
TO
14
5
STL
2
10
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
1
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