University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Tuesday, February 25
Boiling Springs, NC
7 P.M.
UNC Asheville
15-12, 9-9
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Gardner-Webb
16-11, 11-7
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UNC Asheville
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Gardner-Webb
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Bulldogs Fall to Gardner-Webb
02.25.2020 | Women's Basketball
BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. – UNC Asheville women's basketball fell to the Runnin' Bulldogs of Gardner-Webb Tuesday evening by a score of 85-55.
Evonna McGill led the Bulldogs in scoring for the first time this season as the sophomore center scored 13, just missing her career high of 15. Brooke Jordan-Brown and Zip Scott each just missed on double-digits as they both finished with nine points. Jordan-Brown also corralled seven rebounds.
Gardner-Webb took control of the game early as they scored 27 points in the first 10 minutes of play. The Runnin' Bulldogs hit three shots from three during their high-scoring first quarter.
UNC Asheville began fighting back into the game in the early portion of the second quarter as they outscored Gardner-Webb 7-2 through the first two and a half minutes of the quarter to cut the deficit down to 12.
UNC Asheville was down by 13 at the second quarter media with the score set at 33-20 with 4:46 left to play until halftime. Sonora Dengokl led the Bulldogs with seven points while Nadiria Evans was next on the team with five. Each of the Bulldog centers, Brooke Jordan-Brown and Evonna McGill had four points.
A Zip Scott three pointer with just over a minute to play in the half cut the deficit back to single digits as Gardner-Webb led by just nine. The Runnin' Bulldogs quickly answered back with a made layup but it was Scott again with a three on the opposite end of the floor with 30 seconds left to play in the second quarter to bring the Bulldog deficit to eight as Gardner-Webb led 39-31 at the half.
The Bulldogs of UNC Asheville fought their way back into the game in the second quarter as they outscored Gardner-Webb 21-12 to overcome the first quarter deficit. UNC Asheville did a fantastic job of spreading the offense around in the second as five different Bulldogs scored five points or more in the first half.
Gardner-Webb came out of the half firing as they held the Bulldogs scoreless through the first four minutes of the second half. Meanwhile, Gardner-Webb's offense put 12 points on the board in that time frame as Gardner-Webb extended their lead to 20. UNC Asheville briefly cut the deficit to 18 but Gardner-Webb quickly extended that to their largest lead of the game as they led 65-41 with 30 seconds left to play in the third quarter.
Gardner-Webb's third quarter success carried over into the fourth as UNC Asheville could not stop the Runnin' Bulldogs' offense. Gardner-Webb outscored UNC Asheville 46-24 in the second half of the game.
The Bulldogs shot 43% in the game but turned the ball over 26 times as Gardner-Webb scored 28 points form turnovers.
UNC Asheville will return to Kimmel Arena when they host Radford, Wednesday, March 4.
Evonna McGill led the Bulldogs in scoring for the first time this season as the sophomore center scored 13, just missing her career high of 15. Brooke Jordan-Brown and Zip Scott each just missed on double-digits as they both finished with nine points. Jordan-Brown also corralled seven rebounds.
Gardner-Webb took control of the game early as they scored 27 points in the first 10 minutes of play. The Runnin' Bulldogs hit three shots from three during their high-scoring first quarter.
UNC Asheville began fighting back into the game in the early portion of the second quarter as they outscored Gardner-Webb 7-2 through the first two and a half minutes of the quarter to cut the deficit down to 12.
UNC Asheville was down by 13 at the second quarter media with the score set at 33-20 with 4:46 left to play until halftime. Sonora Dengokl led the Bulldogs with seven points while Nadiria Evans was next on the team with five. Each of the Bulldog centers, Brooke Jordan-Brown and Evonna McGill had four points.
A Zip Scott three pointer with just over a minute to play in the half cut the deficit back to single digits as Gardner-Webb led by just nine. The Runnin' Bulldogs quickly answered back with a made layup but it was Scott again with a three on the opposite end of the floor with 30 seconds left to play in the second quarter to bring the Bulldog deficit to eight as Gardner-Webb led 39-31 at the half.
The Bulldogs of UNC Asheville fought their way back into the game in the second quarter as they outscored Gardner-Webb 21-12 to overcome the first quarter deficit. UNC Asheville did a fantastic job of spreading the offense around in the second as five different Bulldogs scored five points or more in the first half.
Gardner-Webb came out of the half firing as they held the Bulldogs scoreless through the first four minutes of the second half. Meanwhile, Gardner-Webb's offense put 12 points on the board in that time frame as Gardner-Webb extended their lead to 20. UNC Asheville briefly cut the deficit to 18 but Gardner-Webb quickly extended that to their largest lead of the game as they led 65-41 with 30 seconds left to play in the third quarter.
Gardner-Webb's third quarter success carried over into the fourth as UNC Asheville could not stop the Runnin' Bulldogs' offense. Gardner-Webb outscored UNC Asheville 46-24 in the second half of the game.
The Bulldogs shot 43% in the game but turned the ball over 26 times as Gardner-Webb scored 28 points form turnovers.
UNC Asheville will return to Kimmel Arena when they host Radford, Wednesday, March 4.
Team Stats
AVL
GWU
FG%
.429
.541
3FG%
.444
.333
FT%
.652
.750
RB
27
33
TO
26
13
STL
4
11
Game Leaders
Pts
13
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
7
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Players Mentioned
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