University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Wednesday, November 13
Blacksburg, VA
6 pm
UNC Asheville
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Virginia Tech
Women's Basketball Heads to Virginia Tech for Wednesday Night Non-Conference Tilt
11.12.2024 | Women's Basketball
ASHEVILLE, N.C. -Â UNC Asheville Women's Basketball heads to Virginia Tech for a Wednesday night (Nov. 13) non-conference tilt.
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UNC Asheville at Virginia Tech
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Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024 | 6:00 p.m. | Cassell Coliseum | Blacksburg, Va.
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Game Notes
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UNC Asheville at Virginia Tech
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Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024 | 6:00 p.m. | Cassell Coliseum | Blacksburg, Va.
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Game Notes
- UNC Asheville enters the matchup at 0-1 after a 75-52 loss at Mercer last Monday (Nov. 4).
- Asheville is seventh in the Big South Conference in points per game at 52.0, while also ranking seventh in the league in scoring defense allowing 75.0 points per game.
- Asheville averages 19.0 rebounds per game, while opponents average 35.0 rebounds per game against them.
- LaImani Simmons is in the Top 20 in the conference individually in scoring at 9.0 points per game, while Trinity Fields is tied for sixth in assists per game at 3.0. Abigail Wilson also leads the team in rebounding at 4.0 rebounds per game.
- Virginia Tech enters the matchup at 1-1 overall after a 71-52 win over Iowa on Sunday (Nov. 10).
- The Hokies are 13th in the Atlantic Coast Conference in scoring offense at 75.5 points per game, while also ranking 14th in scoring defense allowing 64.0 points per game.
- The Hokies also rank last in the ACC in rebounds per game at 35.0, while ranking seventh in opponent rebounding average holding opponents to 33.5 rebounds per game.
- Carleigh Wenzel (14.0 PPG) is one of four Hokies to average double-figure scoring so far this season along with Rose Micheaux (13.0 PPG), Carys Baker (11.0 PPG) and Matilda Ekh (10.0 PPG).
- Wenzel and Micheaux each average 6.0 rebounds per game, while Ekh also brings in five rebounds per game.
- This will be the fourth all-time matchup between Asheville and Virginia Tech, with Virginia Tech leading the all-time series 3-0. The Hokies won the last matchup inside Cassell Coliseum 86-48 back on Dec. 11, 2022.
First Bank is the banking subsidiary of First Bancorp and is headquartered in Southern Pines, North Carolina, with total assets of approximately $12.1 billion. As a state-chartered community bank, First Bank operates 113 bank branches in North Carolina and South Carolina and a nationwide SBA platform. Since 1935, First Bank has taken a tailored approach to banking, combining best-in-class financial solutions, helpful local expertise, and technology to manage a home or business. First Bancorp's common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "FBNC." Visit our website at www.LocalFirstBank.com. Member FDIC, Equal Housing Lender.
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