University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Vote for your January “Bulldog of the Month”
02.01.2021 | Men's Basketball, Women's Swimming & Diving, Women's Basketball
Carlton, Evans, Jones highlight choices
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Bulldog fans, we are into the second month of the year already, but January brought us some great moments and performances. For that, we'd like to see who you think is the Bulldog of the Month!
To vote, view the information below and click the link here.
The nominees for January are:
Delaney Carlton – Women's Swimming (January record: 2-0)
The Numbers: vs. Converse: Won 50-yard, 200-yard freestyle (1:57.75), Third in 100-yard butterfly
vs. Georgia Southern: First in 200-yard freestyle (1:57.07), First in 100-yard freestyle (52.74) Second in 200-yard medley relay (1:49.34)
Notes: Helped Asheville go 2-0 in the month
General: Has helped Bulldogs to 4-1-1 record in 2020-21
Nadiria Evans – Women's Basketball (January record: 3-2)
The Numbers: 17.6 points per game, 5.4 rebounds per game, 24 assists, 10 steals
Notes: Scored 14-plus points in four of five games, scored 20 points and grabbed nine rebounds against Charleston Southern (1/16/21), totaled 31 points and six rebounds against Radford (1/22/21) and totaled 16 points while shooting 54.5 percent from the floor against Hampton (all wins).
General: Currently leads the Big South in scoring with 19.7 points per game
Tajion Jones – Men's Basketball (January record: 6-4)
The Numbers: 13.7 points per game, 4.0 rebounds per game, 46.5% from the floor, 43.7% from 3-point range
Notes: Scored 12-plus points in six games including 25 and 20 in back-to-back wins over Charleston Southern. Knocked down three or more 3-pointers in five games with four treys late against Radford to force overtime and help the Bulldogs win (1/24/21).
General: Became 36th member of the 1,000-point club on January 20. Ranks in the top 5 in all of Division I in made 3-pointers (66) and 3-pointers per game (3.47)
