University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics

Wednesday, December 4
Asheville, NC
11:30 am

UNC Asheville

vs

Warren Wilson

LaImani Simmons_Charlotte

Women's Basketball Hosts Warren Wilson for Annual Education Day Matinee

12.03.2024 | Women's Basketball

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville Women's Basketball hosts Warren Wilson on Wednesday (Dec. 4) for the annual Education Day matinee sponsored by Tanger Outlets. Tip-off is set for 11:30 a.m. from Kimmel Arena.
 
UNC Asheville vs. Warren Wilson
 
Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024 | 11:30 a.m. | Kimmel Arena
 
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Game Notes
  • UNC Asheville comes into the matchup at 0-7 after dropping a 92-87 overtime heartbreaker at Tennessee State on Saturday (Nov. 30).
  • Asheville is sixth in the conference in scoring at 57.6 points per game and also sixth in opponent points per game at 73.1 points per game.
  • Asheville pulls down 29.3 rebounds per game as a team, while ranking third in opponent rebounding average at 36.4 rebounds per game.
  • Abigail Wilson ranks 11th in the Big South Conference in scoring at 9.9 points per game, while LaImani Simmons is 18th at 9.3 points per game and Dakota McCaughan is 20th at 8.6 points per game.
  • Wilson also ranks fifth in the league in rebounding at 6.7 boards per game, while McCaughan is tied for fifth in the conference at 2.6 assists per game and Alana Swift is 19th at 1.6 assists per game.
  • McCaughan is tied for 10th in the league in steals per game at 1.4, while Swift is tied for 14th at 1.3 and Deborah Orianegbena is tied for 18th at 1.0.
  • Warren Wilson comes into the matchup at 0-9 after a 73-50 loss to Berry (Ga.) on Monday (Dec. 2).
  • Warren Wilson averages 54.7 points per game and 38.3 rebounds per game as a team.
  • Moosie Lewis leads the team in scoring at 14.4 points per game, while Ellie Martin is second on the team at 8.1 points per game.
  • Weronika Swojak leads the team in rebounding at 8.3 rebounds per game, while Lewis is second on the team at 7.0 rebounds per game.
  • Lewis leads the team with 20 assists on the year, while she and Martin share the team lead in steals with 22 apiece. Lewis also leads the team in blocks with six.
  • This will be the eighth all-time meeting between Asheville and Warren Wilson, with Asheville leading the all-time series 7-0. Asheville won last year's meeting inside Kimmel Arena 88-33 on Dec. 6, 2023.
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