University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Monday, November 18
Cullowhee, NC
11:30 AM
UNC Asheville
at
Western Carolina
Bulldogs Ready for Mountain Rivalry Matchup with Western Carolina Monday
11.16.2019 | Women's Basketball
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CULLOWHEE, N.C. – UNC Asheville women's basketball will hit the road for the first time in the 2019-20 season, Monday, November 18 for a matchup with Western Carolina.
The Bulldogs and the Catamounts will tip-off at 11:30 a.m. inside the Ramsey Center in Cullowhee, N.C.
The Bulldogs opened the 2019-20 season, Wednesday, November 13, with a 68-48 victory against Lenoir-Rhyne inside Kimmel Arena. The Bulldogs started off slow but found their groove as they outscored the Bears 58-33 in the final three quarters of the game. Â
Three Bulldogs scored in double figures in the win against Lenoir-Rhyne. Sonora Dengokl led the way with 17 while Zip Scott followed with 11 and Nadiria Evans with 10. Scott scored nine of her 11 points in the second half while Evans put up eight of her 10 points in the final quarter of the game. Scott led the Bulldogs with a career-high eight rebounds.
The Catamounts opened their 2019-20 season with a victory against UVA-Wise but have since fallen in three straight games to North Carolina, and Big South members USC Upstate and Campbell.
This will be the 56th all-time meeting between the Bulldogs and the Catamounts. Western Carolina has the 40-15 advantage all-time but the Bulldogs have prevailed of late, winning three of the last four meetings dating back to the 2015-16 season. Last season, UNC Asheville defeated the Catamounts, 74-49, inside Kimmel Arena.
The game will be broadcast on ESPN+ and fans can watch all of the action live by clicking HERE. Live stats will also be available and can be found by clicking HERE.
Notably
CULLOWHEE, N.C. – UNC Asheville women's basketball will hit the road for the first time in the 2019-20 season, Monday, November 18 for a matchup with Western Carolina.
The Bulldogs and the Catamounts will tip-off at 11:30 a.m. inside the Ramsey Center in Cullowhee, N.C.
The Bulldogs opened the 2019-20 season, Wednesday, November 13, with a 68-48 victory against Lenoir-Rhyne inside Kimmel Arena. The Bulldogs started off slow but found their groove as they outscored the Bears 58-33 in the final three quarters of the game. Â
Three Bulldogs scored in double figures in the win against Lenoir-Rhyne. Sonora Dengokl led the way with 17 while Zip Scott followed with 11 and Nadiria Evans with 10. Scott scored nine of her 11 points in the second half while Evans put up eight of her 10 points in the final quarter of the game. Scott led the Bulldogs with a career-high eight rebounds.
The Catamounts opened their 2019-20 season with a victory against UVA-Wise but have since fallen in three straight games to North Carolina, and Big South members USC Upstate and Campbell.
This will be the 56th all-time meeting between the Bulldogs and the Catamounts. Western Carolina has the 40-15 advantage all-time but the Bulldogs have prevailed of late, winning three of the last four meetings dating back to the 2015-16 season. Last season, UNC Asheville defeated the Catamounts, 74-49, inside Kimmel Arena.
The game will be broadcast on ESPN+ and fans can watch all of the action live by clicking HERE. Live stats will also be available and can be found by clicking HERE.
Notably
- The Nov. 13th victory against Lenoir-Rhyne was the first time the Bulldogs have won their season opener since the 2013-14 season.
- Zip Scott set a new career high with eight rebounds in the win over Lenoir-Rhyne.
- Kai Carter's eight points versus Lenoir-Rhyne was the most by a Bulldog in their collegiate debut since Tiffany Wilson scored eight in her first game of the 2014-15 season.
- Redshirt senior guard Sonora Dengokl was named preseason All-Big South as a first team recipient. Despite missing nine games last season, Dengokl totaled a double digit point figure in 15 contests and scored 20 points or more on four occasions. She averaged 14.4 points and 4.1 rebounds per game in the 2018-19 season.
- UNC Asheville women's basketball had one of the top 25 team GPAs in all of Division I basketball last season. The Bulldogs cumulative team GPA of 3.505 was 24th in all DI basketball. The Bulldogs also received the honor in the 2016-17 season. UNC Asheville is one of nine schools to achieve a top 25 GPA in two of the last three years and make four consecutive postseason appearances.
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