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University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Wednesday, February 22
Charleston, SC
6 pm
UNC Asheville
at
Charleston Southern
Women's Basketball Travels to Charleston Southern on Wednesday for a Big South Conference Battle on Wednesday
02.21.2023 | Women's Basketball
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville women's basketball travels to Charleston Southern for a Big South Conference battle on Wednesday (Feb. 22). Tip-off is set for 6:00 p.m. from Buccaneer Arena in Charleston, S.C.
Game Day Information
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About the Bulldogs - The Bulldogs enter the matchup at 10-17 overall and 6-10 in the Big South Conference after an 82-58 loss to Gardner-Webb on Saturday (Feb. 18). UNC Asheville averages 57.3 points per game, while also ranking fifth in the Big South in scoring defense at 62.6 points per game. The Bulldogs also rank second in the conference and 25th nationally in three-point defense, holding opponents to shoot 27.2 percent from beyond the arc. McKinley Brooks-Sumpter leads the team and is tied for ninth in the league in scoring at 12.5 points per game, while Jordaynia Ivie is second on the team at 9.3 points per game. Asheville averages 36.0 rebounds per game, while opponents average 39.0 rebounds per game against them. Brooks-Sumpter leads the team and ranks seventh in the conference in rebounding at 6.3 boards per game, while Mallory Bruce is second on the team at 4.8 rebounds per game. Ivie leads the team in assists per game at 2.2, while Brooks-Sumpter is second on the team at 1.8 and Dakota McCaughan also averages 1.7 helpers per game. Ivie also leads the team in steals per game at 1.7, while Brooks-Sumpter is second on the team at 1.1 steals per game.
About the Buccaneers - The Buccaneers enter the matchup at 5-22 overall and 3-13 in the Big South Conference after a 64-57 win at Winthrop on Saturday (Feb. 18). Charleston Southern ranks eighth in the league in scoring at 53.3 points per game, while also ranking ninth in scoring defense allowing 70.9 points per game. Catherine Alben leads the team in scoring at 9.7 points per game, while Kennedi Jackson is second on the team at 9.4 points per game. Charleston Southern is tied for sixth in the conference in rebounds per game at 36.0, while also ranking ninth in rebounding defense allowing an average of 40.8 rebounds per game. Madison Adamson leads the team and ranks eighth in the Big South in rebounds per game at 6.1, while Jackson is second on the team at 5.5 rebounds per game. Zaire Hicks leads the team at 2.5 assists per game, while Sha'Mya Leigh is second on the team at 1.7 assists per game. Hicks also leads the team in steals per game at 1.5, while Alben is second on the team at 1.1 steals per game.
Series History - This will be the 78th all-time meeting between Asheville and Charleston Southern, with Asheville leading the series 42-35. Asheville is currently on a four-game win streak in the series, winning the last matchup 43-40 back on Jan. 18, 2023.
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Game Day Information
Watch - ESPN+
Follow - Live Stats
About the Bulldogs - The Bulldogs enter the matchup at 10-17 overall and 6-10 in the Big South Conference after an 82-58 loss to Gardner-Webb on Saturday (Feb. 18). UNC Asheville averages 57.3 points per game, while also ranking fifth in the Big South in scoring defense at 62.6 points per game. The Bulldogs also rank second in the conference and 25th nationally in three-point defense, holding opponents to shoot 27.2 percent from beyond the arc. McKinley Brooks-Sumpter leads the team and is tied for ninth in the league in scoring at 12.5 points per game, while Jordaynia Ivie is second on the team at 9.3 points per game. Asheville averages 36.0 rebounds per game, while opponents average 39.0 rebounds per game against them. Brooks-Sumpter leads the team and ranks seventh in the conference in rebounding at 6.3 boards per game, while Mallory Bruce is second on the team at 4.8 rebounds per game. Ivie leads the team in assists per game at 2.2, while Brooks-Sumpter is second on the team at 1.8 and Dakota McCaughan also averages 1.7 helpers per game. Ivie also leads the team in steals per game at 1.7, while Brooks-Sumpter is second on the team at 1.1 steals per game.
About the Buccaneers - The Buccaneers enter the matchup at 5-22 overall and 3-13 in the Big South Conference after a 64-57 win at Winthrop on Saturday (Feb. 18). Charleston Southern ranks eighth in the league in scoring at 53.3 points per game, while also ranking ninth in scoring defense allowing 70.9 points per game. Catherine Alben leads the team in scoring at 9.7 points per game, while Kennedi Jackson is second on the team at 9.4 points per game. Charleston Southern is tied for sixth in the conference in rebounds per game at 36.0, while also ranking ninth in rebounding defense allowing an average of 40.8 rebounds per game. Madison Adamson leads the team and ranks eighth in the Big South in rebounds per game at 6.1, while Jackson is second on the team at 5.5 rebounds per game. Zaire Hicks leads the team at 2.5 assists per game, while Sha'Mya Leigh is second on the team at 1.7 assists per game. Hicks also leads the team in steals per game at 1.5, while Alben is second on the team at 1.1 steals per game.
Series History - This will be the 78th all-time meeting between Asheville and Charleston Southern, with Asheville leading the series 42-35. Asheville is currently on a four-game win streak in the series, winning the last matchup 43-40 back on Jan. 18, 2023.
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