Bulldogs Set for Matchup with Eagles on Tuesday

Game Notes | at Winthrop

ROCK HILL, S.C. – UNC Asheville women's basketball is set to take on the Eagles of Winthrop in a 7 p.m. matchup, Tuesday, January 28, inside the Winthrop Coliseum in Rock Hill, S.C.

UNC Asheville (11-7, 5-4) has played to a 5-4 record in Big South Conference play. Three of the Bulldogs five victories have come from inside Kimmel Arena as UNC Asheville has defeated Presbyterian, Campbell and High Point at home. The Bulldogs defeated USC Upstate in the Hodge Center for their first Big South road win of the season before taking down preseason favorite Radford inside the Dedmon Center a few days later.

Since conference play began on Dec. 28, two Bulldogs have averaged a double-digit point total as Nadiria Evans has scored 12.9 points per game in conference play while redshirt senior Sonora Dengokl is currently averaging 13.1 points per game through the first nine Big South games of the season. Brooke Jordan-Brown is leading the Big South Conference with 13.2 rebounds a game since conference play began.

Winthrop (9-9, 6-3) has jumped out to a tie for second place in the Big South Conference. After struggling through a 3-6 nonconference schedule, the Eagles have flipped that record and played to a 6-3 record through their first nine Big South Conference games. The Eagles are coming off two straight wins in which they defeated Longwood at home before defeating Charleston Southern on the road Saturday.

Winthrop holds a slight advantage in the all-time series as the Eagles are up 39-36. The Bulldogs have had the advantage of late as they have not fallen to Winthrop since the 2014-15 season. UNC Asheville is currently on an eight game win streak against the Eagles dating back to the beginning of the 2015-16 season.

Fans can watch all of the action live on ESPN+ by clicking HERE. Mike Gore will be on the call for Wise Sports Radio on Rewind 100.3. The link to radio broadcast can be found by clicking HERE. Live stats will also be available and can be found by clicking HERE.

The Bulldogs will return home to Kimmel Arena, Saturday, February 1, for a 2 p.m. matchup with Hampton.

Notably

Redshirt senior Sonora Dengokl has averaged 13.1 points per game since Big South play began. In fact, she has scored double-digit points in seven of the nine conference games the Bulldogs have played this season. The Sumter, SC native is currently sitting at 974 career points, leaving her just 26 points shy of the 1,000 point total for her career.
Amaryah Corpening had a career day versus Longwood as she set career-highs in points (21), FG made (7), 3-pt. FG made (4) and blocks (2). It was the fifth time this season that a Bulldog has scored 20+ points in a game and Corpening is one of three Bulldogs to score 20 or more points in a game this season. She is also the second Bulldog to hit four three-pointers in a game this season.
UNC Asheville currently ranks 16th in the nation in offensive rebounds per game and 22nd in rebounding margin. UNC Asheville is also 23rd in total rebounds per game. The Bulldogs sit atop the Big South in all three categories. The Bulldogs have won or tied in the rebounding battle in 16 of their 18 games this season.
UNC Asheville is second in the Big South at 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 47th in the nation in 3pt FG defense. Opposing offenses are shooting just 27.9% from the three-point line against the Bulldogs.
UNC Asheville is 25th 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 all 11 of their victories this season.
UNC Asheville had a 26 point scorer in consecutive games earlier this month. Sonora Dengokl scored a season-high 26 points in UNC Asheville's win against High Point. Nadiria Evans modeled that performance by scoring a career-high of 26 in the Bulldogs' win against Radford. Dengokl and Evans each scored in double figures in all four of the Bulldogs wins from Jan. 4-11.
Senior center Brooke Jordan-Brown corralled her 500th career rebound versus Gardner-Webb on Jan. 21. The Greenville, SC native is now the 19th person in UNC Asheville history to reach the total. She corralled a career-high 23 rebounds in UNC Asheville's conference opening win against Presbyterian. Her 23 rebounds versus Presbyterian are only five short of the UNC Asheville DI record and tied the Big South record for rebounds in a league game. She has averaged 14 rebounds per game since Big South Conference play began on December 28.

Bulldogs Set for Matchup with Eagles on Tuesday

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Players Mentioned

Amaryah Corpening

Sonora Dengokl

Nadiria Evans

Brooke Jordan-Brown

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