Bulldogs to Open New Year by Hosting Campbell Saturday

Game Notes | vs. Campbell

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – UNC Asheville women's basketball will host Big South rival Campbell in a 2 p.m. matchup, Saturday, January 4, inside Kimmel Arena.

The Bulldogs defeated Presbyterian last weekend by a score of 54-39 to open Big South play. Zip Scott scored in double-figures with 13 points while Brooke Jordan-Brown corralled a career-high 23 rebounds. UNC Asheville secured a season-high 51 rebounds in the victory. The Bulldogs then fell to Hampton despite a strong second half effort that saw the Bulldogs outscore the Pirates in the final 20 minutes of play. Brooke Jordan-Brown and Sonora Dengokl each recorded a double-double while Dengokl scored a season-high 18 points.

UNC Asheville (7-4, 1-1) was the only team in the Big South to secure six nonconference victories in their nine games. The Bulldogs' six wins were highlighted by road victories against ETSU and Western Carolina. Kimmel Arena once again proved to be kind to the Bulldogs as UNC Asheville secured three wins on their home court with victories against Lenoir-Rhyne, Montreat and South Carolina State. UNC Asheville played to a 12-3 record inside Kimmel Arena last season. UNC Asheville wrapped its nonconference wins with a neutral site victory against Southern.

Campbell (7-4, 2-0) has opened conference play 2-0 after defeating High Point and USC Upstate. This will be the first Big South Conference road test for the Camels as they opened with two straight home games. The Camels are 1-4 in road matchups this year with their lone victory coming at Western Carolina on Nov. 14.

Fans can watch all of the action live on ESPN+ with Matt Stradley and John Williams on the call. The ESPN+ livestream can be found HERE. Mike Gore will be on the call for Wise Sports Radio and 100.3 Rewind. The link to the radio call of the game can be found HERE. Live stats will also be available and can be found HERE.

UNC Asheville will have a quick turnaround as they travel to Spartanburg, S.C. for a 6 p.m. matchup with USC Upstate, Monday, January 6.

Notably

Senior center Brooke Jordan-Brown corralled a career-high 23 rebounds in UNC Asheville's conference opening win against Presbyterian. Her 23 rebounds are only five short of the UNC Asheville DI record and ties the Big South record for rebounds in a league game. Jordan-Brown leads the Big South with 98 rebounds through the first 11 games this season.
Sonora Dengokl and Brooke Jordan-Brown each recorded their second career double-double versus Hampton as Dengokl had 18 points and 11 rebounds while Jordan-Brown had 11 points and 13 rebounds. Jordan-Brown's last double-double came against Western Carolina on 11/18/19 while Dengokl's came against Campbell on 3/10/17. It is the first time this season that the Bulldogs have had two double-doubles.
Redshirt senior Sonora Dengokl had a season-high 18 points versus Hampton and junior guard Nadiria Evans had a career-high 7 rebounds.
UNC Asheville currently ranks 11th in the nation in offensive rebounds per game and 17th in rebounding margin. UNC Asheville is also 33rd in total rebounds per game. The Bulldogs sit atop the Big South in all three categories. The Bulldogs have not been outrebounded by their opponent in a single game this season.
UNC Asheville has been the best in the Big South to this point in the season at limiting three pointers. The Bulldogs aren't just making noise in the Big South with their ability to limit the three as they are 60th in the nation in 3pt FG defense.
UNC Asheville is 24th in the nation in fewest points allowed and is currently second in the Big South in the category. UNC Asheville has allowed 60 points or less in seven of their 11 games this season.

Bulldogs to Open New Year by Hosting Campbell Saturday

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Players Mentioned

Sonora Dengokl

Nadiria Evans

Brooke Jordan-Brown

Zip Scott

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