University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics

Women's Hoops Hosts USC Upstate for Ingles I-26 Rivalry, Play 4 Kay on Saturday
02.09.2024 | Women's Basketball
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville Women's Basketball hosts USC Upstate in the latest installment of the Ingles I-26 Rivalry and the team's annual Play 4 Kay Game on Saturday (Feb. 10). Tip-off is set for 1:00 p.m. from Kimmel Arena.
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About the Bulldogs - Asheville comes into the game at 9-14 overall and 3-7 in the Big South Conference after a 62-53 loss at High Point on Wednesday (Feb. 7). The Bulldogs are 29th in the nation and second in the Big South in bench points per game at 25.2. Asheville is sixth in the conference in scoring at 59.1 points per game, while still leading the Big South in scoring defense at 58.2 points per game. Asheville ranks second in the Big South in rebounding at 38.5 rebounds per game, while also ranking fifth in opponent rebounding average at 36.9 rebounds per game. McKinley Brooks-Sumpter ranks sixth in the Big South in scoring at 13.6 pints per game, while LaImani Simmons is 11th in the league at 11.3 points per game. Brooks-Sumpter is fourth in the league in rebounding at 7.1 rebounds per game, while Jamaya Blanks is also 11th in the conference in 5.4 rebounds per game. Brooks-Sumpter is also tied for seventh in the conference in assists per game at 2.5, while Jaila Lee is tied for 12th in steals per game at 1.3. Abigail Wilson is also 10th in the conference in blocks per game at 0.6. Â
About the Spartans - Upstate enters the matchup at 13-10 overall and 8-2 in conference after a 49-45 win over Longwood on Wednesday (Feb. 7). Upstate ranks fifth in the Big South in scoring at 59.2 points per game, while also ranking fourth in the conference in scoring defense at 62.4 points per game. Upstate is eighth in the conference in rebounding at 35.0 boards per game, while also ranking third in the conference in opponent rebounding average allowing 35.3 rebounds per game. Isabell West leads the team and is 12th in the conference in scoring at 11.1 points per game, while also being tied for fifth in the conference in rebounding at 6.7 boards per game. AC Markham is also 10th in the conference at 5.8 rebounds per game. Trinity Johnson is second in the conference in assists per game at 4.7, while also being tied for second in steals per game at 2.0. West is also tied for fifth in the league in blocks per game at 0.7.
Series History - This will be the 23rd all-time meeting between Asheville and USC Upstate, with the all-time series tied 11-11. Upstate won the first matchup of the season 71-44 back on Jan. 3 in Spartanburg.
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