Women's Basketball Heads to USC Upstate on Wednesday for Ingles I-26 Rivalry Contest

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville Women's Basketball travels to USC Upstate on Wednesday (Jan. 15) for the latest installment of the Ingles I-26 Rivalry. Tip-off is set for 6:00 p.m. from the G.B. Hodge Center in Spartanburg, S.C.

UNC Asheville at USC Upstate

Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025 | 6:00 p.m. | G.B. Hodge Center | Spartanburg, S.C.

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Game Notes

UNC Asheville enters the matchup at 2-14 overall and 0-3 in the Big South Conference after a 60-56 loss to Presbyterian on Saturday (Jan. 11).
Asheville is fifth in the conference in scoring at 59.9 points per game, while also ranking fifth in scoring defense at 68.1 points per game.
Asheville is also eighth in the conference in rebounding at 33.3 rebounds per game, while also ranking fourth in opponent rebounding average at 36.1 boards per game.
LaImani Simmons is tied for seventh in the Big South in scoring at 11.4 points per game, while Abigail Wilson is 14^th in the league at 10.4 points per game.
Wilson is seventh in the conference in rebounding at 6.2 rebounds per game, while Sydney Burris is tied for 13^th at 5.0 rebounds per game.
Dakota McCaughan is sixth in the conference in assists per game at 3.1, while Alana Swift is tied for 10^th at 2.2 assists per game.
McCaughan is also fifth in the league in steals per game at 1.9, while Swift is tied for seventh at 1.6 steals per game.
USC Upstate comes into the game at 3-13 overall and 0-3 in the Big South after a 64-56 loss at Radford on Saturday (Jan. 11).
Upstate is eighth in the conference in scoring at 52.8 points per game, while also ranking eighth in scoring defense at 72.3 points per game.
Upstate is third in the league in rebounding at 37.6 boards per game, while also ranking fifth in opponent rebounding average at 36.6 rebounds per game.
Rebekah Gordon is tied for 11^th in scoring at 10.5 points per game, while Cassie Gallagher is tied for 17^th at 9.1 points per game.
Gordon leads the league in rebounding at 8.9 boards per game, while AC Markham is eighth in the league at 6.1 rebounds per game.
Jeni Levine is third in the league in assists per game at 3.5, while Markham is tied for 12^th at 2.0 per game. Gracie Barnes is also 13^th in the conference at 1.4 assists per game.
Levine is also tied for 19^th in the league in steals per game at 1.1.
This will be the 24^th all-time meeting between Asheville and Upstate, with Upstate leading the series 12-11. Upstate won both meetings in the regular season a year ago.

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Women's Basketball Heads to USC Upstate on Wednesday for Ingles I-26 Rivalry Contest

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Players Mentioned

Sydney Burris

Dakota McCaughan

LaImani Simmons

Alana Swift

Abigail Wilson

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Women's Basketball Heads to USC Upstate on Wednesday for Ingles I-26 Rivalry Contest

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Sydney Burris

Dakota McCaughan

LaImani Simmons

Alana Swift

Abigail Wilson

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