Women's Basketball Heads to North Florida for Saturday Non-Conference Showdown

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville Women's Basketball Heads to North Florida for a non-conference showdown on Saturday (Dec. 14).

UNC Asheville at North Florida

Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024 | Jacksonville, Fla. | 2:00 p.m.

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Game Notes

UNC Asheville enters the matchup at 1-8 after a 68-50 loss to Furman on Wednesday (Dec. 11).
Asheville is fifth in the Big South Conference in scoring at 61.2 points per game, while also ranking fourth in scoring defense at 67.0 points per game.
Asheville pulls in 33.0 rebounds per game as a team, while also ranking third in opponent rebounding average at 36.1 rebounds per game.
Asheville is also third in the conference and 40^th in the country in bench points per game at 28.0.
LaImani Simmons (10.9) and Abigail Wilson (10.4) are seventh and eighth in the conference respectively in scoring, while Wilson is also sixth in the league in rebounding at 6.4 boards per game.
Dakota McCaughan is sixth in the conference in assists per game at 2.8, while Alana Swift is tied for 10^th at 2.0.
McCaughan is also tied for sixth in steals per game at 1.6, while Swift is 11^th at 1.3 and Skylar Bailey is tied for 17^th at 1.1. Deborah Orianegbena is also tied for 23^rd at 1.0 steals per game.
North Florida enters the matchup at 2-8 after an 85-57 loss at Florida A&M on Saturday (Dec. 7).
North Florida is eighth in the Atlantic Sun Conference in scoring averaging 65.6 points per game, while also allowing 77.8 points per game ranking last in the league.
North Florida ranks last in the league in rebounding at 32.3 boards per game, while also ranking eighth in opponent rebounding average at 37.9 rebounds per game.
Jazmine Spencer and Kaila Rougier are tied for 19^th in the league in scoring each averaging 10.4 points per game, while Jasmynne Gibson is tied for 14^th in the conference in rebounding at 5.8 rebounds per game.
Sarah Taub is tied for 22^nd in the league in assists per game at 2.3, while Spencer leads the league in steals per game at 2.4. Rougier is also tied for 11^th at 1.7.
This will be the first all-time meeting between Asheville and North Florida.

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Women's Basketball Heads to North Florida for Saturday Non-Conference Showdown

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Players Mentioned

Skylar Bailey

Dakota McCaughan

Deborah Orianegbena

LaImani Simmons

Alana Swift

Abigail Wilson

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Women's Basketball Heads to North Florida for Saturday Non-Conference Showdown

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Skylar Bailey

Dakota McCaughan

Deborah Orianegbena

LaImani Simmons

Alana Swift

Abigail Wilson

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