Women's Basketball Hosts ETSU Tuesday Afternoon

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville Women's Basketball hosts East Tennessee State Tuesday afternoon (Dec. 17) as part of a UNC Asheville basketball doubleheader.

UNC Asheville vs. ETSU

Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024 | 4:30 p.m. | Kimmel Arena

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Game Notes

UNC Asheville enters the matchup at 1-9 after a 73-57 loss at North Florida on Saturday (Dec. 14).
Asheville is fifth in the Big South Conference in scoring at 60.8 points per game, while also ranking fourth in the league in scoring defense at 67.6 points per game.
Asheville is eighth in the league in rebounds per game at 33.7, while also ranking fourth in opponent rebounding average at 36.7 rebounds per game.
LaImani Simmons is seventh in the conference in scoring at 10.9 points per game, while Abigail Wilson is 11^th in the league at 10.0 points per game.
Wilson is also sixth in the conference in rebounding at 6.4 rebounds per game.
Dakota McCaughan is sixth in the conference in assists per game at 2.8, while Alana Swift is tied for 12^th at 1.8 assists per game and Simmons is tied for 24^th at 1.3 per game.
McCaughan is also sixth in the league in steals at 1.7 per game, while Swift is tied for 10^th at 1.2 per game. Skylar Bailey is also tied for 19^th averaging 1.0 steals per game.
ETSU enters the matchup at 6-5 overall after a 68-45 win over Radford back on Friday (Dec. 13).
ETSU is seventh in the Southern Conference in scoring at 57.6 points per game, while also ranking second in scoring defense allowing 56.3 points per game.
ETSU is also seventh in the league in rebounding at 33.5 rebounds per game.
Braylyn Milton is fourth in the conference in scoring at 12.9 points per game, while Meghan Downing is fourth in the league in rebounding at 7.5 boards per game.
Kendall Folley is 11^th in the conference in assists per game at 2.4, while she and teammate Courtney Moore are 10^th (1.5) and 12^th (1.4) respectively in steals per game.
Downing is also second in the conference in blocks per game at 1.8.
This will be the 23^rd all-time meeting between Asheville and ETSU, with ETSU leading the all-time series 18-4. ETSU won last year's matchup in Johnson City 60-51 on Dec. 14, 2023.

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Women's Basketball Hosts ETSU Tuesday Afternoon

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Women's Basketball Hosts ETSU Tuesday Afternoon

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Dakota McCaughan

LaImani Simmons

Alana Swift

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