University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Saturday, January 18
Rock Hill, SC
2 pm
UNC Asheville
2-16,0-5Big South
43
at
63
Winthrop
10-9,4-2Big South
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2
3
4
F
UNC Asheville
12
10
13
8
43
Winthrop
17
18
16
12
63
Women's Basketball Drops Conference Contest at Winthrop on Saturday
01.18.2025 | Women's Basketball
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Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025
Contact: Jake Miller (jmille26@unca.edu)
Women's Basketball Drops Conference Contest at Winthrop on Saturday
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ROCK HILL, S.C. - UNC Asheville Women's Basketball dropped its Big South Conference at Winthrop on Saturday (Jan. 18) by a score of 63-43.
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Asheville jumped out to a 7-2 lead through two and a half minutes, before Winthrop rallied to tie the game before the halfway point of the quarter. The Eagles would close the quarter on a 10-5 run to take their 17-12 lead to the second quarter. Winthrop would stretch its lead to double-digits outscoring Asheville 18-10 in the second quarter to take a 13-point lead to the break. Asheville got as close as within two in the quarter, but Winthrop closed the second quarter on a 13-3 run.
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The teams played a close third quarter as Winthrop outscored Asheville just 16-13, before Asheville scored just eight points in the fourth quarter to bring the game to its final score.
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Asheville shot 29.8 percent (17-57) from the field, just 17.9 percent (5-28) from long range and 80 percent (4-5) from the foul line in the game. Asheville outscored Winthrop 4-3 on second chances and 15-13 off the bench in the game, while also scoring 16 points off turnovers, 20 points in the paint and four points off fast breaks. Trinity Barnes led Asheville with a career-high eight points, while Skylar Bailey had seven and Abigail Wilson, Dakota McCaughan and Alana Swift each scored six points in the game. LaImani Simmons added five points in the game, while Taylor Wilkins had three and Jazlyn Ware also scored two. Wilson paced Asheville on the glass with six rebounds in the game, while Bailey had five rebounds to match her career-high and Ware also had four boards in the game. Barnes and Wilkins each had two rebounds in the game, while McCaughan and Swift each had two and Deborah Orianegbena and Sydney Burris also each had one rebound in the game. McCaughan paced Asheville with four assists in the game, while Bailey had two and Barnes, Swift, Wilkins and Burris each had one. Burris matched her career-high with three steals in the game to lead Asheville, while Barnes, Wilson, Simmons, McCaughan and Wilkins each had one. Ware posted a new career-high with two blocks, while Wilson also had one.
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The Bulldogs return to Kimmel Arena on Wednesday (Jan. 22) to host Gardner-Webb in Big South Conference action. Tip-off is set for 6:00 p.m. with video, live stats, radio and tickets available at www.uncabulldogs.com. The game will also be locally broadcasted on CW.
About Women's Athletics Presenting Partner First Bank
First Bank is the banking subsidiary of First Bancorp and is headquartered in Southern Pines, North Carolina, with total assets of approximately $12.1 billion. As a state-chartered community bank, First Bank operates 113 bank branches in North Carolina and South Carolina and a nationwide SBA platform. Since 1935, First Bank has taken a tailored approach to banking, combining best-in-class financial solutions, helpful local expertise, and technology to manage a home or business. First Bancorp's common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "FBNC." Visit our website at www.LocalFirstBank.com. Member FDIC, Equal Housing Lender.
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Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025
Contact: Jake Miller (jmille26@unca.edu)
Women's Basketball Drops Conference Contest at Winthrop on Saturday
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ROCK HILL, S.C. - UNC Asheville Women's Basketball dropped its Big South Conference at Winthrop on Saturday (Jan. 18) by a score of 63-43.
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Asheville jumped out to a 7-2 lead through two and a half minutes, before Winthrop rallied to tie the game before the halfway point of the quarter. The Eagles would close the quarter on a 10-5 run to take their 17-12 lead to the second quarter. Winthrop would stretch its lead to double-digits outscoring Asheville 18-10 in the second quarter to take a 13-point lead to the break. Asheville got as close as within two in the quarter, but Winthrop closed the second quarter on a 13-3 run.
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The teams played a close third quarter as Winthrop outscored Asheville just 16-13, before Asheville scored just eight points in the fourth quarter to bring the game to its final score.
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Asheville shot 29.8 percent (17-57) from the field, just 17.9 percent (5-28) from long range and 80 percent (4-5) from the foul line in the game. Asheville outscored Winthrop 4-3 on second chances and 15-13 off the bench in the game, while also scoring 16 points off turnovers, 20 points in the paint and four points off fast breaks. Trinity Barnes led Asheville with a career-high eight points, while Skylar Bailey had seven and Abigail Wilson, Dakota McCaughan and Alana Swift each scored six points in the game. LaImani Simmons added five points in the game, while Taylor Wilkins had three and Jazlyn Ware also scored two. Wilson paced Asheville on the glass with six rebounds in the game, while Bailey had five rebounds to match her career-high and Ware also had four boards in the game. Barnes and Wilkins each had two rebounds in the game, while McCaughan and Swift each had two and Deborah Orianegbena and Sydney Burris also each had one rebound in the game. McCaughan paced Asheville with four assists in the game, while Bailey had two and Barnes, Swift, Wilkins and Burris each had one. Burris matched her career-high with three steals in the game to lead Asheville, while Barnes, Wilson, Simmons, McCaughan and Wilkins each had one. Ware posted a new career-high with two blocks, while Wilson also had one.
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The Bulldogs return to Kimmel Arena on Wednesday (Jan. 22) to host Gardner-Webb in Big South Conference action. Tip-off is set for 6:00 p.m. with video, live stats, radio and tickets available at www.uncabulldogs.com. The game will also be locally broadcasted on CW.
About Women's Athletics Presenting Partner First Bank
First Bank is the banking subsidiary of First Bancorp and is headquartered in Southern Pines, North Carolina, with total assets of approximately $12.1 billion. As a state-chartered community bank, First Bank operates 113 bank branches in North Carolina and South Carolina and a nationwide SBA platform. Since 1935, First Bank has taken a tailored approach to banking, combining best-in-class financial solutions, helpful local expertise, and technology to manage a home or business. First Bancorp's common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "FBNC." Visit our website at www.LocalFirstBank.com. Member FDIC, Equal Housing Lender.
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Team Stats
AVL
Win
FG%
.298
.447
3FG%
.179
.286
FT%
.800
.704
RB
33
34
TO
23
15
STL
8
14
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
8
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
7
FGM
1
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
6
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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/ Women's Basketball
G/F
/ Women's Basketball
F
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