University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics

Wednesday, February 15
Asheville, NC
6:30 pm

UNC Asheville

vs

Radford

MBS_Upstate

Women's Basketball Set to Host Radford in Big South Conference Clash on Wednesday

02.14.2023 | Women's Basketball

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville women's basketball hosts Radford in a Big South Conference Clash on Wednesday (Feb. 15). Tip-off is set for 6:30 p.m. from Kimmel Arena.  

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About the Bulldogs - The Bulldogs come into the matchup at 9-16 overall and 5-9 in the Big South Conference after a 76-73 loss to Presbyterian on Saturday (Feb. 11). UNC Asheville averages 57.4 points per game, while also ranking fifth in the league in scoring defense allowing 62.3 points per game. McKinley Brooks-Sumpter leads the team and ranks ninth in the Big South at 12.4 points per game, while Jordaynia Ivie is second on the team at 9.6 points per game. The Bulldogs also average 36.0 rebounds per game, while opponents average 38.8 rebounds per game against them. Brooks-Sumpter leads the team and ranks seventh in the league in rebounding at 6.4 boards per game, while Mallory Bruce is second on the team at 4.5 rebounds per game. Ivie leads the team in assists per game at 2.2, while Brooks-Sumpter is second on the team at 1.9 and Dakota McCaughan averages 1.8. Ivie also leads the team in steals per game at 1.8, while Brooks-Sumpter is second on the team at 1.1.  

About the Highlanders - Radford comes into the game at 11-14 overall and 7-7 in the Big South after an 84-52 win over Charleston Southern on Saturday (Feb. 11). Radford ranks fourth in the conference in scoring at 63.2 points per game, while also ranking third in scoring defense at 61.4 points per game. Ashlyn Traylor leads the team and ranks eighth in the Big South in scoring at 12.5 points per game, while Rachel LaLonde is second on the team at 9.5 points per game. Radford ranks third in the conference in rebounding at 37.7 rebounds per game, while teams also average 37.0 boards per game against them. LaLonde leads the team and ranks second in the conference in rebounding at 9.0 boards per game, while Traylor is second on the team and tied for ninth in the conference at 6.0 rebounds per game. Traylor leads the team and is tied for fifth in the league in assists per game at 3.2, while Olivia Wagner is second on the team at 2.4 assists per game. Traylor also leads the team and ranks third in the conference in steals per game at 2.1, while Wagner is second on the team and ninth in the league at 1.6 steals per game. LaLonde also ranks fifth in the conference in blocks per game at 1.0.

Series History - This will be the 86th all-time meeting between Asheville and Radford, with Radford leads the all-time series 59-26. Radford won the first meeting this season back on Dec. 29, 2022 by a score of 69-42.
 

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