Women's Basketball Takes on Loyola (Md.) on Saturday in Non-Conference Action

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville Women's Basketball takes on Loyola (Md.) on Saturday (Nov. 23) in non-conference action.

UNC Asheville (0-4) at Loyola (Md.) (2-2)

Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024 | Baltimore, Md. | Reitz Arena | 2:00 p.m.

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Game Notes

UNC Asheville enters the matchup at 0-4 after a 59-48 loss at UNC Greensboro on Tuesday (Nov. 19).
Asheville enters the matchup at 52.3 points per game, while also ranking fourth in the Big South Conference in scoring defense at 69.5 points per game.
Asheville also ranks ninth in rebounds per game at 26.0, while also ranking second in opponent rebounding average at 34.3 rebounds per game.
Abigail Wilson leads the team and is tied for 13^th in scoring at 9.5 points per game, while Wilson is also tied for fifth in rebounding at 6.0 rebounds per game.
Alana Swift is tied for 17^th in the Big South in assists per game at 1.8, while being tied for 17^th in steals at 1.3. Dakota McCaughan is also tied for 21^st in steals per game at 1.0.
Loyola (Md.) enters the matchup at 2-2 after a 65-52 win at St. Francis on Sunday (Nov. 17).
Loyola is seventh in the Patriot League in scoring at 58.5 points per game, also ranking fourth in scoring defense at 63.0 points per game.
The Greyhounds are also fifth in rebounding at 33.3 rebounds per game, while also leading the league in opponent rebounding average at 27.8 rebounds per game.
Kimmie Hicks is fifth in the conference in scoring at 14.8 points per game, while Lex Therien is also tied for 10^th at 13.3 points per game.
Koi Sims leads the league in rebounding at 11.8 boards per game, while Therien is tied for 15^th in the league in assists per game at 2.3 assists per game. Laura Salmeron and Marta Espinal are tied for 19^th in the conference at 2.0 assists per game.
Hicks and Amandine Amorich are tied for 13^th in the conference in steals at 1.5, while Therien is tied for 20^th at 1.3 steals per game.
Sims is second in the conference in blocks per game at 1.5.
This will be the first-ever matchup between Asheville and Loyola (Md.).

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Women's Basketball Takes on Loyola (Md.) on Saturday in Non-Conference Action

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Players Mentioned

Dakota McCaughan

Alana Swift

Abigail Wilson

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Women's Basketball Takes on Loyola (Md.) on Saturday in Non-Conference Action

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Players Mentioned

Dakota McCaughan

Alana Swift

Abigail Wilson

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