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University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
UNC Asheville
Longwood
Women's Basketball Heads to Longwood for Saturday Conference Tilt
01.12.2024 | Women's Basketball
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville Women's Basketball for a Big South Conference tilt on Saturday (Jan. 13). Tip-off is set for 2:00 p.m. from the Joan Perry Brock Center in Farmville, Va.
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About the Bulldogs - Asheville enters the game at 6-10 and 0-3 in the Big South Conference after a 64-50 loss to High Point on Wednesday (Jan. 10). Asheville ranks fifth in the Big South Conference in scoring at 58.5 points per game, while also leading the conference in scoring defense at 56.5 points per game. The Bulldogs also rank 19th in the nation in Division I in bench points per game, scoring 29.2 points per game off the bench. Asheville is also third in the conference in rebounding at 38.1 rebounds per game, while also being tied for third in the league in rebounding defense at 35.9 rebounds per game. McKinley Brooks-Sumpter leads the Bulldogs and ranks eighth in the conference in scoring at 12.2 points per game, while LaImani Simmons is 11th in the conference at 11.6 points per game. Brooks-Sumpter is also fourth in the league in rebounding at 6.8 rebounds per game, while Jamaya Blanks is 10th at 5.7 rebounds per game. Brooks-Sumpter is also 13th in the league in assists per game at 2.0, while Jaila Lee is tied for seventh in the conference in steals per game at 1.5.
About the Lancers - Longwood enters the matchup at 3-12 overall and 1-2 in conference play after a 64-59 loss at Radford on Wednesday (Jan. 10). Longwood is second in the Big South Conference in scoring at 60.9 points per game, while also ranking eighth in the league in scoring defense at 77.6 points per game. The Lancers are fifth in the league in rebounding at 36.1 rebounds per game, also ranking eighth in the league in rebounding defense allowing 44.4 rebounds per game. Janay Turner leads the team and ranks 10th in the Big South in scoring at 11.7 points per game, while Anne-Hamilton LeRoy is 13th in the league at 10.4 points per game. Otaifo Esenabhlahu ranks 11th in the league in rebounding at 5.5 rebounds per game, while Kiki McIntyire is tied for 13th in assists per game at 1.9. McIntyre (2.1) and Malea Brown (1.9) rank second and third in steals per game, while LeRoy also is tied for seventh (1.5). Esenabhlahu is also tied for fifth in blocks per game (0.5).
Series History - This will be the 29th all-time meeting between Asheville and Longwood, with Asheville leading the series 15-13 and Longwood on a six-game winning streak. Longwood swept last season's series winning 75-65 in Farmville (Jan. 11, 2023) and in Asheville 59-50 (Feb. 25, 2023). Â
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