University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Sunday, December 8
Asheville, N.C.
2 PM
UNC Asheville
5-1,0-0Big South
82
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51
South Carolina State
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South Carolina St.
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UNC Asheville
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Bulldogs Take Down South Carolina State Sunday
12.08.2019 | Women's Basketball
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – UNC Asheville women's basketball secured its fifth win of the season Sunday afternoon inside Kimmel Arena with an 82-51 victory against South Carolina State.
Nadiria Evans led the Bulldogs with 19 points. It was the third time this season that the junior guard has led the Bulldogs in points scored. Sonora Dengokl also recorded a double-digit scoring figure for the fourth time this season by scoring 13. Brooke Jordan-Brown led UNC Asheville on the boards with seven. Freshman Nia Washington corralled a career-high six rebounds.
The Bulldog offense started out slow as UNC Asheville scored only nine points in the first quarter of the game. Dengokl led with six of the nine points. The Bulldogs found themselves entering the second quarter with South Carolina State leading 18-9.
The slow start didn't last long as the Bulldogs were clicking on all cylinders in the second quarter. UNC Asheville grabbed a hold of the lead by scoring 22 points and allowed South Carolina State to answer with only six. The Bulldogs took a 31-24 lead into the half on the heels of Evans and Amaryah Corpening. Evans scored eight points in the quarter while Corpening totaled seven.
The Bulldogs increased their lead by outscoring South Carolina State 18-12 in the third quarter. Five different Bulldogs scored in the quarter as Evonna McGill led with six points. Jordan-Brown corralled four of her seven rebounds in the third quarter.
UNC Asheville broke the game open in the fourth quarter as the Bulldogs broke their first half scoring total by scoring 33 in the fourth quarter alone. Evans led the Bulldogs with nine points while Skye Green scored a career high eight points in the quarter. Green went a perfect 4-4 from the free throw line.
The Bulldogs proved once again just how effective they can be in the paint by scoring 50 of their 82 points from within the paint. The Bulldog bench proved to be a difference maker as they secured 37 points for UNC Asheville in the game. UNC Asheville took advantage of their second chance opportunities by scoring 17 second chance points while limiting South Carolina State to only four on their second chance opportunities.
Notably
UNC Asheville will return to the road for a matchup with its fourth Southern Conference opponent of the season when they take on Wofford, Sunday, December 15, at 2 p.m. in Spartanburg, S.C.
Nadiria Evans led the Bulldogs with 19 points. It was the third time this season that the junior guard has led the Bulldogs in points scored. Sonora Dengokl also recorded a double-digit scoring figure for the fourth time this season by scoring 13. Brooke Jordan-Brown led UNC Asheville on the boards with seven. Freshman Nia Washington corralled a career-high six rebounds.
The Bulldog offense started out slow as UNC Asheville scored only nine points in the first quarter of the game. Dengokl led with six of the nine points. The Bulldogs found themselves entering the second quarter with South Carolina State leading 18-9.
The slow start didn't last long as the Bulldogs were clicking on all cylinders in the second quarter. UNC Asheville grabbed a hold of the lead by scoring 22 points and allowed South Carolina State to answer with only six. The Bulldogs took a 31-24 lead into the half on the heels of Evans and Amaryah Corpening. Evans scored eight points in the quarter while Corpening totaled seven.
The Bulldogs increased their lead by outscoring South Carolina State 18-12 in the third quarter. Five different Bulldogs scored in the quarter as Evonna McGill led with six points. Jordan-Brown corralled four of her seven rebounds in the third quarter.
UNC Asheville broke the game open in the fourth quarter as the Bulldogs broke their first half scoring total by scoring 33 in the fourth quarter alone. Evans led the Bulldogs with nine points while Skye Green scored a career high eight points in the quarter. Green went a perfect 4-4 from the free throw line.
The Bulldogs proved once again just how effective they can be in the paint by scoring 50 of their 82 points from within the paint. The Bulldog bench proved to be a difference maker as they secured 37 points for UNC Asheville in the game. UNC Asheville took advantage of their second chance opportunities by scoring 17 second chance points while limiting South Carolina State to only four on their second chance opportunities.
Notably
- UNC Asheville has now scored 80+ points in each of the last two games.
- The last time the Bulldogs had consecutive 80+ point games was in the 2015-16 season when the Bulldogs defeated Charleston Southern 91-68 and High Point 85-64 in back to back games.
- Nadiria Evans has now scored in double digits in four of the Bulldogs six games this season. She has scored at least eight points in every game this season.
- UNC Asheville's 33 points in the fourth quarter are the most points the Bulldogs have scored in a single quarter this season.
- The Bulldog's bench has proven to play a vital role for UNC Asheville through the early part of the season. The bench has scored 15+ points in five games this season and Sunday's 37 points scored was only three shy of their season-high of 40.
- The Bulldogs have found ways to be successful going to the basket as UNC Asheville scored a season-high 50 points from within the paint. It is the second consecutive game that UNC Asheville has scored 40+ points from within the paint. The Bulldogs have scored 210 of their total 415 points from within the paint this season.
- Skye Green (4-4) and Nadiria Evans (5-5) each shot 100% from the free throw line.
- Green and Nia Washington each set career highs in the game with Green scoring eight points and Washington corralling six rebounds.
UNC Asheville will return to the road for a matchup with its fourth Southern Conference opponent of the season when they take on Wofford, Sunday, December 15, at 2 p.m. in Spartanburg, S.C.
Team Stats
SCSt
UNC-A
FG%
.327
.564
3FG%
.182
.400
FT%
.765
.696
RB
22
42
TO
19
17
STL
7
4
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
19
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Pts
13
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
8
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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