Women's Basketball Hosts Western Carolina in Annual Mountain Rivalry on Saturday

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville Women's Basketball hosts Western Carolina in the annual Mountain Rivalry game on Saturday (Dec. 21). The game will also be broadcasted on CW for local television viewers.

UNC Asheville vs. Western Carolina

Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024 | 4:00 p.m. | Kimmel Arena

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Game Notes

UNC Asheville enters the matchup at 1-10 overall after a 53-47 loss to East Tennessee State on Tuesday (Dec. 17).
Asheville is fifth in the Big South Conference in scoring at 59.5 points per game, while also ranking fourth in opponent scoring average at 66.3 points per game.
Asheville is also eighth in the league in rebounding at 33.5 rebounds per game, while also ranking fourth in opponent rebounding average at 37.0 rebounds per game.
LaImani Simmons is eighth in the conference in scoring at 10.5 points per game, while Abigail Wilson is tied for 10^th in the league at 10.3 points per game.
Wilson is also sixth in the league in rebounding at 6.2 boards per game, while Dakota McCaughan is tied for sixth in assists per game at 2.6. Swift is also tied for 18^th in assists per game at 1.6.
McCaughan is sixth in the league in steals per game at 1.7, while Swift is tied for 10^th at 1.3 per game and Skylar Bailey is tied for 15^th at 1.1 per game.
Western Carolina enters the matchup at 7-5 after a 110-79 loss at Murray State on Thursday (Dec. 19).
Western Carolina is also third in the conference in rebounding at 37.8 rebounds per game.
AC Carter leads the conference in scoring at 14.4 points per game, while Tyja Beans is seventh in the conference at 12.0 points per game.
Western Carolina leads the Southern Conference in scoring at 72.6 points per game, while also ranking seventh in opponent scoring average at 72.6 points per game.
Beans is second in the conference in rebounding at 8.7 boards per game, while Carter is sixth at 6.7 rebounds per game.
Jada Burton shares the conference lead in assists per game at 4.2, while Beans is tied for fifth in the league in steals per game at 1.7.
Burton is also tied for ninth in steals per game at 1.4.
This will be the 44^th all-time meeting between Asheville and Western Carolina, with Western Carolina leading the all-time series 25-18. Asheville won last year's meeting in Cullowhee 59-48 back on Dec. 9, 2023. Asheville has won the last six in the series of the Mountain Rivalry.

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Women's Basketball Hosts Western Carolina in Annual Mountain Rivalry on Saturday

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Players Mentioned

Skylar Bailey

Dakota McCaughan

LaImani Simmons

Abigail Wilson

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Women's Basketball Hosts Western Carolina in Annual Mountain Rivalry on Saturday

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Players Mentioned

Skylar Bailey

Dakota McCaughan

LaImani Simmons

Abigail Wilson

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