University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Wednesday, January 11
Farmville, VA
7 pm
UNC Asheville
5-11,1-4Big South
65
at
75
Longwood
3-13,2-3Big South
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UNC Asheville
23
12
15
15
65
Longwood
15
22
12
26
75
Women's Basketball Rally Falls Short at Longwood Wednesday Night
01.11.2023 | Women's Basketball
FARMVILLE, Va. - The UNC Asheville women's basketball team's fourth quarter rally fell short at Longwood in Big South Conference action Wednesday night (Jan. 11), with the Lancers winning 75-65.
The Bulldogs jumped out to leads of 6-0 and 8-2 early in the first quarter, before Longwood cut into the lead at 10-8 with five and a half minutes to play in the period. Asheville would again stretch the lead to eight with three and a half minutes to play in the quarter, eventually taking an eight-point lead to the second at 23-15.
Longwood responded with a strong second quarter, out-scoring Asheville 22-12 while taking a 37-35 lead to the break.
Asheville rebounded in the third quarter, out-scoring Longwood 15-12 to take a 50-49 lead to the fourth. Longwood increased its lead to four in the early goings of the period, before a Nycerra Minnis second-chance bucket tied the game at 43 at the halfway point. The teams would trade scores and the lead through the remainder of the period as they headed to the fourth.
Longwood responded in the fourth quarter to out-score Asheville 26-15 to defend their home floor for the win.
McKinley Brooks-Sumpter led the way with 19 points and a career-high 14 rebounds for her third double-double of the season, while Jordaynia Ivie also contributed 16 points and Abigail Wilson added 11. Mallory Bruce scored seven points in the game, while Faith Adams had five, Minnis had four and Dakota McCaughan also had three. Asheville out-rebounded Longwood 40-31 in the game behind Brooks-Sumpter's career-high mark, while Ivie and Wilson each pulled down five rebounds in the game. Minnis grabbed four rebounds in the game, while Bruce and Adams each had three and Jamaya Blanks also had two. Brooks-Sumpter and Ivie each dished out a team-high four assists in the game, while Bruce also helped on one Asheville bucket. Brooks-Sumpter matched her career-high with a team-best four steals in the game, while Ivie and Bruce each had one. Brooks-Sumpter and Wilson each posted one block in the game for Asheville.
The Bulldogs return to the floor in Kimmel Arena on Saturday (Jan. 14) to face Gardner-Webb in Big South Conference action for the "We Back Pat" game. Tip-off is set for 2:00 p.m. from Kimmel Arena. Tickets can be purchased by visiting uncabulldogs.com/tickets or by calling 828-258-7900. Video (ESPN+), live stats and audio will also be available at www.uncabulldogs.com.
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The Bulldogs jumped out to leads of 6-0 and 8-2 early in the first quarter, before Longwood cut into the lead at 10-8 with five and a half minutes to play in the period. Asheville would again stretch the lead to eight with three and a half minutes to play in the quarter, eventually taking an eight-point lead to the second at 23-15.
Longwood responded with a strong second quarter, out-scoring Asheville 22-12 while taking a 37-35 lead to the break.
Asheville rebounded in the third quarter, out-scoring Longwood 15-12 to take a 50-49 lead to the fourth. Longwood increased its lead to four in the early goings of the period, before a Nycerra Minnis second-chance bucket tied the game at 43 at the halfway point. The teams would trade scores and the lead through the remainder of the period as they headed to the fourth.
Longwood responded in the fourth quarter to out-score Asheville 26-15 to defend their home floor for the win.
McKinley Brooks-Sumpter led the way with 19 points and a career-high 14 rebounds for her third double-double of the season, while Jordaynia Ivie also contributed 16 points and Abigail Wilson added 11. Mallory Bruce scored seven points in the game, while Faith Adams had five, Minnis had four and Dakota McCaughan also had three. Asheville out-rebounded Longwood 40-31 in the game behind Brooks-Sumpter's career-high mark, while Ivie and Wilson each pulled down five rebounds in the game. Minnis grabbed four rebounds in the game, while Bruce and Adams each had three and Jamaya Blanks also had two. Brooks-Sumpter and Ivie each dished out a team-high four assists in the game, while Bruce also helped on one Asheville bucket. Brooks-Sumpter matched her career-high with a team-best four steals in the game, while Ivie and Bruce each had one. Brooks-Sumpter and Wilson each posted one block in the game for Asheville.
The Bulldogs return to the floor in Kimmel Arena on Saturday (Jan. 14) to face Gardner-Webb in Big South Conference action for the "We Back Pat" game. Tip-off is set for 2:00 p.m. from Kimmel Arena. Tickets can be purchased by visiting uncabulldogs.com/tickets or by calling 828-258-7900. Video (ESPN+), live stats and audio will also be available at www.uncabulldogs.com.
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Team Stats
AVL
LWU
FG%
.377
.475
3FG%
.316
.222
FT%
.813
.810
RB
40
31
TO
23
17
STL
6
12
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
19
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
7
Pts
16
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
7
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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