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University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Tuesday, February 11
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Four Score in Double-Digits as Bulldogs Defeat Presbyterian on the Road Tuesday Evening
02.11.2020 | Women's Basketball
CLINTON, S.C. – UNC Asheville women's basketball defeated the Blue Hose of Presbyterian Tuesday evening by a score of 64-48 inside the Templeton Center in Clinton, S.C.
Four Bulldogs scored in double-digits as Sonora Dengokl led all scorers in the game with 19 points. Nadiria Evans was right behind as she scored 17 in the victory. Brooke Jordan-Brown secured a double-double as she scored 11 points and led the Bulldogs with 14 rebounds. Zip Scott was the fourth Bulldog to score in double-digits as she finished the game with 10 points.
Presbyterian scored first but the Bulldogs led for most of the first quarter as they grabbed the lead with 5:55 left to play and never relinquished it. UNC Asheville's defense was most of the reason as they caused the Blue Hose to go on a scoring drought of more than five minutes in the middle of the quarter. The Bulldogs had a 10-5 lead with just over three minutes left to play in the quarter and led 15-11 after the first 10 minutes of play.
The Bulldogs attempted to extend their lead in the opening minutes of the second quarter as UNC Asheville's defense got two straight stops on the Blue Hose offense while the Bulldogs scored five points in the first two minutes of the quarter to increase their lead to nine. The Blue Hose cut the deficit to seven with just under seven minutes to play but the Bulldogs held Presbyterian scoreless for the next five minutes as UNC Asheville built their into double-digits leading 24-14 with 4:43 left to play. The Blue Hose began to cut the deficit at the two minute mark as they scored six points over the final two minutes of the half as UNC Asheville went into halftime leading 28-20.
Brooke Jordan-Brown and Sonora Dengokl led all scorers in the first half with nine points each while Jordan-Brown also corralled nine rebounds. Zip Scott and Nadiria Evans were next on UNC Asheville with four point each.
The Bulldogs opened the third quarter on a 7-3 run forcing Presbyterian to call a timeout just two and a half minutes in as UNC Asheville had their largest lead of the game as they were up by 12. The Bulldogs built upon their lead even further as UNC Asheville forced Presbyterian to use their second timeout of the game before they reached the five minute mark in the third quarter. UNC Asheville extended their lead to 15 as the Bulldogs led 43-28 with 5:18 left to play in the third quarter. The Bulldogs led by 18 with just over four minutes to play in the quarter but Presbyterian cut it to 13 as UNC Asheville led at the end of the third by a score of 49-36.
The Bulldogs largest lead of the game was 22 with 6:32 left to play in the game. UNC Asheville held Presbyterian to only nine points through the first eight minutes of the fourth quarter as the Bulldogs found themselves with a 19 point lead with only two minutes to play. UNC Asheville secured the 64-48 victory as they won their seventh Big South Conference game of the season.
Notably
UNC Asheville returns to Kimmel Arena, Saturday, February 15, as they take on Winthrop in a 2 p.m. matchup.
Four Bulldogs scored in double-digits as Sonora Dengokl led all scorers in the game with 19 points. Nadiria Evans was right behind as she scored 17 in the victory. Brooke Jordan-Brown secured a double-double as she scored 11 points and led the Bulldogs with 14 rebounds. Zip Scott was the fourth Bulldog to score in double-digits as she finished the game with 10 points.
Presbyterian scored first but the Bulldogs led for most of the first quarter as they grabbed the lead with 5:55 left to play and never relinquished it. UNC Asheville's defense was most of the reason as they caused the Blue Hose to go on a scoring drought of more than five minutes in the middle of the quarter. The Bulldogs had a 10-5 lead with just over three minutes left to play in the quarter and led 15-11 after the first 10 minutes of play.
The Bulldogs attempted to extend their lead in the opening minutes of the second quarter as UNC Asheville's defense got two straight stops on the Blue Hose offense while the Bulldogs scored five points in the first two minutes of the quarter to increase their lead to nine. The Blue Hose cut the deficit to seven with just under seven minutes to play but the Bulldogs held Presbyterian scoreless for the next five minutes as UNC Asheville built their into double-digits leading 24-14 with 4:43 left to play. The Blue Hose began to cut the deficit at the two minute mark as they scored six points over the final two minutes of the half as UNC Asheville went into halftime leading 28-20.
Brooke Jordan-Brown and Sonora Dengokl led all scorers in the first half with nine points each while Jordan-Brown also corralled nine rebounds. Zip Scott and Nadiria Evans were next on UNC Asheville with four point each.
The Bulldogs opened the third quarter on a 7-3 run forcing Presbyterian to call a timeout just two and a half minutes in as UNC Asheville had their largest lead of the game as they were up by 12. The Bulldogs built upon their lead even further as UNC Asheville forced Presbyterian to use their second timeout of the game before they reached the five minute mark in the third quarter. UNC Asheville extended their lead to 15 as the Bulldogs led 43-28 with 5:18 left to play in the third quarter. The Bulldogs led by 18 with just over four minutes to play in the quarter but Presbyterian cut it to 13 as UNC Asheville led at the end of the third by a score of 49-36.
The Bulldogs largest lead of the game was 22 with 6:32 left to play in the game. UNC Asheville held Presbyterian to only nine points through the first eight minutes of the fourth quarter as the Bulldogs found themselves with a 19 point lead with only two minutes to play. UNC Asheville secured the 64-48 victory as they won their seventh Big South Conference game of the season.
Notably
- The Bulldogs have scored 60 points or more 11 times this season.
- UNC Asheville has kept their opponent under 60 points 14 times this season.
- Brooke Jordan-Brown secured her seventh double-double of the season in Tuesday's victory.
- Sonora Dengokl has scored in double-digits 17 times this season while Nadiria Evans has accomplished the feat 16 times
- Dengokl and Evans have scored 10+ points in the same game on 12 occasions.
- The Bulldog defense allowed Presbyterian to score only nine points in the second quarter.
- The Bulldogs had four score in double-digits for the first time since having four score 10 or more versus Gardner-Webb on Jan. 21.
- The Bulldogs have now swept Presbyterian in the regular season in both of the last two seasons. UNC Asheville is 4-0 versus the Blue Hose since the start of the 2018-19 season.
- UNC Asheville outrebounded the Blue Hose 36-29. The Bulldogs have now outrebounded their opponent in 21 games this season.
- UNC Asheville forced 19 turnovers in the game and scored 27 points off of turnovers.
- The Bulldogs scored 26 points in the paint Tuesday evening.
UNC Asheville returns to Kimmel Arena, Saturday, February 15, as they take on Winthrop in a 2 p.m. matchup.
Team Stats
UNC-A
Presb
FG%
.417
.400
3FG%
.412
.400
FT%
.700
.500
RB
36
29
TO
13
19
STL
6
7
Game Leaders
Pts
19
FGM
9
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
17
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
3
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Players Mentioned
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