University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Monday, December 3
Asheville, NC
11:30 AM
UNC Asheville
vs
Warren Wilson
Women’s Basketball Hosts Annual Education Day on Monday Morning
12.02.2018 | Women's Basketball
2018-19 UNC Asheville Women's Basketball Media Guide
THE MATCHUP
Teams: UNC Asheville (3-3, 0-0 Big South)
Warren Wilson (3-7, 1-0 EMAC)
Location: Asheville, N.C. (Kimmel Arena)
Date/Time: Monday, Dec. 3 / 11:30 a.m.
Live Stream: BSN on ESPN+
Live Stats: uncabulldogs.com
Twitter: @UNCAvlWBB #ThePursuit
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Sporting a three-game home winning streak, the UNC Asheville women's basketball team hosts Warren Wilson for its annual Education Day inside Kimmel Arena on Monday, Dec. 3 at 11:30 a.m.
BULLDOG BITES
About UNC Asheville
UNC Asheville welcomes Warren Wilson to Kimmel Arena on Monday morning with a 3-3 overall record. The Bulldogs are 3-1 in their last four games with wins over Western Carolina, Davidson and Wofford.
In Asheville's last game at Furman, the Bulldogs had a pair of players match career-best marks in the road game. Amaryah Corpening tallied nine points, and Brooke Jordan-Brown grabbed eight rebounds, as the two Bulldogs matched single-game career bests.
On the year, Sonora Dengokl leads the UNC Asheville offense with 15.2 points per game. She has totaled double-figures in five games this year, including a season-high 18 points twice this season. Jessica Wall and Nadiria Evans are right behind Dengokl in offensive production, as they average 9.8 points and 8.3 points per game this season, respectively.
Defensively, Ali Trani continues to be Asheville's leading rebounder, as the guard averages 4.5 boards per game. The Moseley, Va. native is currently on a three-game stretch of grabbing five or more rebounds. In her last four games, she has also grabbed at least one offensive rebound. Three other Bulldogs – Dengokl, Jordan-Brown and Zip Scott – are right behind Trani with 4.0 rebounds per game.
Scouting Warren Wilson
Warren Wilson comes to Kimmel Arena with a 3-7 overall record. The Owls are currently on a two-game win streak with victories over Toccoa Falls and Johnson & Wales. Warren Wilson has already played one Big South Conference member this year (Gardner-Webb), and the Runnin' Bulldogs downed the Owls, 100-37.
Warren Wilson's key player is Danasia Dumas, as the senior guard is averaging 24.3 points per game. Dumas averages 8.8 field goals made per game and attempts nearly 22 shots per game. In her 10 starts, she is shooting .402 percent from the field and .326 percent behind the three-point arc. Dumas is currently on an eight-game stretch of scoring double digits. She posted a season-high 39 points versus Milligan this year and has scored 30 or more points in four games as well.
Tierney Porter is the Owls' leading rebounder, as she averages 5.9 boards a game. Dumas and Danielle Hinkelman are right behind the teammate with 5.6 rebounds per game each.
All-Time History Versus the Owls
Monday's contest will mark the fourth all-time meeting between the Bulldogs and Owls. This is the fourth straight season the two clubs have met, and Asheville has won all three games by an average of 56.7 points per game.
In last year's game where UNC Asheville shattered the all-time attendance record (2,878 fans), the Bulldogs won 100-53 over the Owls. Asheville scored at least 22 points in each quarter and was highlighted by a 32-point fourth quarter.
Khaila Webb had a team-high 18 points on 6-for-9 shooting. Bronaza Fitzgerald posted a double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds. Scott and Wall each tallied double-digit performances with 12 and 11 points, respectively. Juliet Esadah was also impressive, as she totaled nine points and eight rebounds in 11 minutes of action.
BARKING ABOUT THE BULLDOGS
NEW STRATEGIC PLAN: UNC Asheville athletics officially unveiled its newest strategic plan on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018. The strategic plan entitled "Believe. Achieve. Thrive." is the road map for UNC Asheville athletics over the course of the next five years. The strategic plan outlines key areas of focus and growth in developing lifetime leaders from the most valuable resource that UNC Asheville athletics has in its student-athletes. To learn more about the strategic plan, please visit HERE (PDF).
NATIONAL CHAMPS: The nationally second-ranked UNC Asheville men's tennis doubles duo of Oli Nolan and Henry Patten secured a national championship on Sunday, Nov. 11, with a 6-2, 6-1 win over nationally 42nd-ranked Bjorn Thomson and Parker Wynn of Texas Tech in the championship match of the Oracle ITA National Fall Championships at the Surprise Tennis & Racquet Complex. In addition to the national championship win, Patten was also voted by the ITA Officials at the event to receive the Sportsmanship Award for the 2018 Oracle ITA National Fall Championships. The championship match win for Nolan and Patten was part of a tremendous fall of 2018 for the pairing. Nolan and Patten went undefeated playing together during the fall and won three titles including the national championship.
MORE THAN MAKING THE GRADE: For the 2017-18 athletic year, the UNC Asheville student-athletes showed their commitment to the classroom by finishing the academic year with a combined grade-point average of 3.142. Impressively, 72 percent (161 of 223) UNC Asheville student-athletes during the 2017-18 athletic year received Athletic Director Honor Roll recognition with a grade-point average of 3.0 or higher.
TWO-TIME SCHOLAR ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: For the second time in his career, UNC Asheville senior Blanton Gillespie was selected as a Big South Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Gillespie was chosen as the 2018 Big South Men's Cross Country Scholar-Athlete of the Year at the Big South Cross Country Championship presented by Musco Sports Lighting and UCS at the Ivey M. Redmon Sports Complex on Friday, Oct. 26. The honor is just the latest for Gillespie, who was named the 2018 Big South Outdoor Track and Field Scholar-Athlete of the Year in May of 2018.
BIG SOUTH WOMAN OF THE YEAR: UNC Asheville graduate Kayli Nichols was selected as the 2017-18 Big South Conference Woman of the Year. With degrees in German and Political Science and a minor in Spanish, Nichols graduated from UNC Asheville with a GPA of 3.974. During her senior campaign, she was named the Big South Outdoor Scholar-Athlete of the Year and the Big South Indoor Co-Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
BIG SOUTH MALE SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: On the same day that he started his new full-time position in the Corporate Analyst Development Program at JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Columbus, Ohio on July 11, 2018, former UNC Asheville men's basketball standout Kevin Vannatta was chosen as the 2017-18 Big South Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year. In addition to winning the Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year award for the conference, Vannatta was also chosen as the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association (DI-AAA ADA) Scholar-Athlete of the Year for men's basketball and as the Big South Men's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year. The Upper Arlington, Ohio native was also selected to the 2017-18 Academic All-America® NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). An Accounting major at UNC Asheville, Vannatta graduated with a 3.94 grade-point average.
How To Follow The Game Live
The game versus Warren Wilson will be streamed on BSN on ESPN+. The streaming link can be found by clicking HERE. Live stats will also be available, and the link can be found by clicking HERE.
What's Next?
UNC Asheville will host its final non-conference home game of the season on Sunday, Dec. 9 versus East Tennessee State University. Tipoff against the Bucs is set for 2 p.m. inside Kimmel Arena and will be streamed on BSN on ESPN+.
THE MATCHUP
Teams: UNC Asheville (3-3, 0-0 Big South)
Warren Wilson (3-7, 1-0 EMAC)
Location: Asheville, N.C. (Kimmel Arena)
Date/Time: Monday, Dec. 3 / 11:30 a.m.
Live Stream: BSN on ESPN+
Live Stats: uncabulldogs.com
Twitter: @UNCAvlWBB #ThePursuit
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Sporting a three-game home winning streak, the UNC Asheville women's basketball team hosts Warren Wilson for its annual Education Day inside Kimmel Arena on Monday, Dec. 3 at 11:30 a.m.
BULLDOG BITES
About UNC Asheville
UNC Asheville welcomes Warren Wilson to Kimmel Arena on Monday morning with a 3-3 overall record. The Bulldogs are 3-1 in their last four games with wins over Western Carolina, Davidson and Wofford.
In Asheville's last game at Furman, the Bulldogs had a pair of players match career-best marks in the road game. Amaryah Corpening tallied nine points, and Brooke Jordan-Brown grabbed eight rebounds, as the two Bulldogs matched single-game career bests.
On the year, Sonora Dengokl leads the UNC Asheville offense with 15.2 points per game. She has totaled double-figures in five games this year, including a season-high 18 points twice this season. Jessica Wall and Nadiria Evans are right behind Dengokl in offensive production, as they average 9.8 points and 8.3 points per game this season, respectively.
Defensively, Ali Trani continues to be Asheville's leading rebounder, as the guard averages 4.5 boards per game. The Moseley, Va. native is currently on a three-game stretch of grabbing five or more rebounds. In her last four games, she has also grabbed at least one offensive rebound. Three other Bulldogs – Dengokl, Jordan-Brown and Zip Scott – are right behind Trani with 4.0 rebounds per game.
Scouting Warren Wilson
Warren Wilson comes to Kimmel Arena with a 3-7 overall record. The Owls are currently on a two-game win streak with victories over Toccoa Falls and Johnson & Wales. Warren Wilson has already played one Big South Conference member this year (Gardner-Webb), and the Runnin' Bulldogs downed the Owls, 100-37.
Warren Wilson's key player is Danasia Dumas, as the senior guard is averaging 24.3 points per game. Dumas averages 8.8 field goals made per game and attempts nearly 22 shots per game. In her 10 starts, she is shooting .402 percent from the field and .326 percent behind the three-point arc. Dumas is currently on an eight-game stretch of scoring double digits. She posted a season-high 39 points versus Milligan this year and has scored 30 or more points in four games as well.
Tierney Porter is the Owls' leading rebounder, as she averages 5.9 boards a game. Dumas and Danielle Hinkelman are right behind the teammate with 5.6 rebounds per game each.
All-Time History Versus the Owls
Monday's contest will mark the fourth all-time meeting between the Bulldogs and Owls. This is the fourth straight season the two clubs have met, and Asheville has won all three games by an average of 56.7 points per game.
In last year's game where UNC Asheville shattered the all-time attendance record (2,878 fans), the Bulldogs won 100-53 over the Owls. Asheville scored at least 22 points in each quarter and was highlighted by a 32-point fourth quarter.
Khaila Webb had a team-high 18 points on 6-for-9 shooting. Bronaza Fitzgerald posted a double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds. Scott and Wall each tallied double-digit performances with 12 and 11 points, respectively. Juliet Esadah was also impressive, as she totaled nine points and eight rebounds in 11 minutes of action.
BARKING ABOUT THE BULLDOGS
NEW STRATEGIC PLAN: UNC Asheville athletics officially unveiled its newest strategic plan on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018. The strategic plan entitled "Believe. Achieve. Thrive." is the road map for UNC Asheville athletics over the course of the next five years. The strategic plan outlines key areas of focus and growth in developing lifetime leaders from the most valuable resource that UNC Asheville athletics has in its student-athletes. To learn more about the strategic plan, please visit HERE (PDF).
NATIONAL CHAMPS: The nationally second-ranked UNC Asheville men's tennis doubles duo of Oli Nolan and Henry Patten secured a national championship on Sunday, Nov. 11, with a 6-2, 6-1 win over nationally 42nd-ranked Bjorn Thomson and Parker Wynn of Texas Tech in the championship match of the Oracle ITA National Fall Championships at the Surprise Tennis & Racquet Complex. In addition to the national championship win, Patten was also voted by the ITA Officials at the event to receive the Sportsmanship Award for the 2018 Oracle ITA National Fall Championships. The championship match win for Nolan and Patten was part of a tremendous fall of 2018 for the pairing. Nolan and Patten went undefeated playing together during the fall and won three titles including the national championship.
MORE THAN MAKING THE GRADE: For the 2017-18 athletic year, the UNC Asheville student-athletes showed their commitment to the classroom by finishing the academic year with a combined grade-point average of 3.142. Impressively, 72 percent (161 of 223) UNC Asheville student-athletes during the 2017-18 athletic year received Athletic Director Honor Roll recognition with a grade-point average of 3.0 or higher.
TWO-TIME SCHOLAR ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: For the second time in his career, UNC Asheville senior Blanton Gillespie was selected as a Big South Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Gillespie was chosen as the 2018 Big South Men's Cross Country Scholar-Athlete of the Year at the Big South Cross Country Championship presented by Musco Sports Lighting and UCS at the Ivey M. Redmon Sports Complex on Friday, Oct. 26. The honor is just the latest for Gillespie, who was named the 2018 Big South Outdoor Track and Field Scholar-Athlete of the Year in May of 2018.
BIG SOUTH WOMAN OF THE YEAR: UNC Asheville graduate Kayli Nichols was selected as the 2017-18 Big South Conference Woman of the Year. With degrees in German and Political Science and a minor in Spanish, Nichols graduated from UNC Asheville with a GPA of 3.974. During her senior campaign, she was named the Big South Outdoor Scholar-Athlete of the Year and the Big South Indoor Co-Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
BIG SOUTH MALE SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: On the same day that he started his new full-time position in the Corporate Analyst Development Program at JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Columbus, Ohio on July 11, 2018, former UNC Asheville men's basketball standout Kevin Vannatta was chosen as the 2017-18 Big South Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year. In addition to winning the Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year award for the conference, Vannatta was also chosen as the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association (DI-AAA ADA) Scholar-Athlete of the Year for men's basketball and as the Big South Men's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year. The Upper Arlington, Ohio native was also selected to the 2017-18 Academic All-America® NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). An Accounting major at UNC Asheville, Vannatta graduated with a 3.94 grade-point average.
How To Follow The Game Live
The game versus Warren Wilson will be streamed on BSN on ESPN+. The streaming link can be found by clicking HERE. Live stats will also be available, and the link can be found by clicking HERE.
What's Next?
UNC Asheville will host its final non-conference home game of the season on Sunday, Dec. 9 versus East Tennessee State University. Tipoff against the Bucs is set for 2 p.m. inside Kimmel Arena and will be streamed on BSN on ESPN+.
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