University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Saturday, January 21
Spartanburg, SC
3 pm
UNC Asheville
at
USC Upstate
Women's Basketball Readies for Road Contest at USC Upstate on Saturday
01.20.2023 | Women's Basketball
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville women's basketball readies for a Big South Conference road contest at USC Upstate on Saturday (Jan. 21). Tip-off is set for 3:00 p.m. from the G.B. Hodge Center in Spartanburg, S.C.
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About the Bulldogs - Asheville comes into the matchup a 6-12 overall and 2-5 in the Big South Conference after a 43-40 win over Charleston Southern on Wednesday (Jan. 18). The Bulldogs average 56.3 points per game on the season, while ranking third in the Big South Conference in scoring defense at 62.2 points per game. McKinley Brooks-Sumpter leads the team and ranks ninth in the conference in scoring at 11.6 points per game, while Jordaynia Ivie is second on the team at 9.9 points per game. Asheville is also tied for third in the Big South in rebounding at 37.3 rebounds per game, while allowing opponents 39.3 rebounds per game. Brooks-Sumpter leads the team and also ranks seventh in the conference at 6.6 rebounds per game, while Mallory Bruce is second on the team at 5.0 boards per game. Ivie leads the team in assists per game at 2.3, while Dakota McCaughan is second on the team at 1.7. Ivie also leads the team in steals per game at 1.6, while McCaughan is second on the team at 1.1.
About the Spartans - The Spartans come into the matchup at 7-10 overall and 4-2 in the Big South Conference after an 82-53 loss at Presbyterian on Wednesday (Jan. 18). Upstate ranks ninth in the league in scoring at 49.9 points per game, while also ranking second in the league in scoring defense at 61.9 points per game. Isabella Geraci and Rebekah Gordon share the team lead in scoring each averaging 9.8 points per game, while Trinity Johnson also averages 8.3 points per game. Upstate is also fifth in the conference in rebounding at 37.1 rebounds per game, while ranking second in the league in rebounding defense allowing 35.6 rebounds per game. Geraci leads the team and also ranks fifth in the conference at 7.4 boards per game, while Gordon is also second on the team at 5.2 rebounds per game. Johnson leads the team and ranks eighth in the Big South in assists per game at 2.9, while Geraci, AC Markham and Jeni Levine each average 1.4 assists per game. Johnson and Geraci each average 1.6 steals per game, while Jada Clowers also leads the team in blocks per game at 1.3.
Series History - This will be the 20th all-time meeting between Asheville and USC Upstate, with Asheville leading the all-time series 10-9. Asheville won last year's matchup 62-57 in the Big South Conference tournament quarterfinals.
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Game Day Information
Watch - ESPN+
Follow - Live Stats
About the Bulldogs - Asheville comes into the matchup a 6-12 overall and 2-5 in the Big South Conference after a 43-40 win over Charleston Southern on Wednesday (Jan. 18). The Bulldogs average 56.3 points per game on the season, while ranking third in the Big South Conference in scoring defense at 62.2 points per game. McKinley Brooks-Sumpter leads the team and ranks ninth in the conference in scoring at 11.6 points per game, while Jordaynia Ivie is second on the team at 9.9 points per game. Asheville is also tied for third in the Big South in rebounding at 37.3 rebounds per game, while allowing opponents 39.3 rebounds per game. Brooks-Sumpter leads the team and also ranks seventh in the conference at 6.6 rebounds per game, while Mallory Bruce is second on the team at 5.0 boards per game. Ivie leads the team in assists per game at 2.3, while Dakota McCaughan is second on the team at 1.7. Ivie also leads the team in steals per game at 1.6, while McCaughan is second on the team at 1.1.
About the Spartans - The Spartans come into the matchup at 7-10 overall and 4-2 in the Big South Conference after an 82-53 loss at Presbyterian on Wednesday (Jan. 18). Upstate ranks ninth in the league in scoring at 49.9 points per game, while also ranking second in the league in scoring defense at 61.9 points per game. Isabella Geraci and Rebekah Gordon share the team lead in scoring each averaging 9.8 points per game, while Trinity Johnson also averages 8.3 points per game. Upstate is also fifth in the conference in rebounding at 37.1 rebounds per game, while ranking second in the league in rebounding defense allowing 35.6 rebounds per game. Geraci leads the team and also ranks fifth in the conference at 7.4 boards per game, while Gordon is also second on the team at 5.2 rebounds per game. Johnson leads the team and ranks eighth in the Big South in assists per game at 2.9, while Geraci, AC Markham and Jeni Levine each average 1.4 assists per game. Johnson and Geraci each average 1.6 steals per game, while Jada Clowers also leads the team in blocks per game at 1.3.
Series History - This will be the 20th all-time meeting between Asheville and USC Upstate, with Asheville leading the all-time series 10-9. Asheville won last year's matchup 62-57 in the Big South Conference tournament quarterfinals.
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