University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Wednesday, January 22
Asheville, NC
6 pm
UNC Asheville
2-17,0-6Big South
65
vs
77
Gardner-Webb
7-12,4-3Big South
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2
3
4
F
Gardner-Webb
18
16
26
17
77
UNC Asheville
14
15
21
15
65
Wilkins Posts Career Night in Loss to Gardner-Webb
01.22.2025 | Women's Basketball
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Redshirt junior Taylor Wilkins posted a career-best night in a 77-65 loss to Gardner-Webb Wednesday night (Jan. 22).Â
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Gardner-Webb opened the game on a 10-4 run through the first quarter media timeout, before Asheville countered with a 10-8 run to close the quarter with Gardner-Webb up 18-14.
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Gardner-Webb outscored UNC Asheville 16-15 in a tightly-played second quarter to take a 34-29 lead to the half. The teams traded scores before Gardner-Webb opened up a 10-2 run to go ahead by nine with just over two minutes to play in the half. Asheville closed the quarter scoring the final six points on a pair of Dakota McCaughan three-pointers.
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Gardner-Webb began to pull away in the third quarter winning the frame 26-21. Gardner-Webb extended its lead to nine early in the frame, before the lead eventually grew to 11 just before the halfway point of the period. Asheville was able to trim the lead to as few as seven in the period, as Gardner-Webb took their lead to the fourth.
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Gardner-Webb won the fourth quarter 17-15 to bring the game to its final score.
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Asheville shot 40.3 percent (25-62), 44 percent (11-25) making double-digit three-pointers for the third time this season and 80 percent (4-5) from the foul line in the game. Asheville outscored Gardner-Webb 32-6 off the bench in the game while also scoring two points off turnovers, 18 points in the paint, 14 points on second chances and four points on fast breaks. Wilkins tallied a career-high 20 points on a career-high six three pointers in the game, totaling 7-11 shooting for the night. McCaughan added 16 points on four three-pointers and 6-11 shooting, while LaImani Simmons chipped in 10 points off the bench. Alana Swift scored nine points in the game, while Abigail Wilson added eight points and Deborah Orianegbena added two. Asheville edged Gardner-Webb 40-39 on the glass in the game, paced by a career-high 11 boards from Orianegbena in the game. Wilson pulled down seven rebounds in the game to bring her career total to 592, passing Nicole Sampson (1997-01) into 13th all-time on Asheville's career rebounding list. Swift had four boars in the game, while Simmons had three and McCaughan, Jazlyn Ware and Wilkins each had two. McCaughan dished out a team-high six assists in the game, while Swift, Wilson and Simmons each had two helpers in the game and Ware and Sydney Burris each had one. McCaughan, Ware, Wilkins and Simmons each had one steal in the game, while Wilson, Wilkins, Orianegbena and Burris each had one block in the game.
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The Bulldogs return to the floor on Saturday (Jan. 25) traveling to Charleston Southern in Big South Conference action. Tip-off is set for 1:00 p.m. from Charleston, S.C. with video, live stats and tickets available at www.uncabulldogs.com.
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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Gardner-Webb opened the game on a 10-4 run through the first quarter media timeout, before Asheville countered with a 10-8 run to close the quarter with Gardner-Webb up 18-14.
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Gardner-Webb outscored UNC Asheville 16-15 in a tightly-played second quarter to take a 34-29 lead to the half. The teams traded scores before Gardner-Webb opened up a 10-2 run to go ahead by nine with just over two minutes to play in the half. Asheville closed the quarter scoring the final six points on a pair of Dakota McCaughan three-pointers.
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Gardner-Webb began to pull away in the third quarter winning the frame 26-21. Gardner-Webb extended its lead to nine early in the frame, before the lead eventually grew to 11 just before the halfway point of the period. Asheville was able to trim the lead to as few as seven in the period, as Gardner-Webb took their lead to the fourth.
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Gardner-Webb won the fourth quarter 17-15 to bring the game to its final score.
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Asheville shot 40.3 percent (25-62), 44 percent (11-25) making double-digit three-pointers for the third time this season and 80 percent (4-5) from the foul line in the game. Asheville outscored Gardner-Webb 32-6 off the bench in the game while also scoring two points off turnovers, 18 points in the paint, 14 points on second chances and four points on fast breaks. Wilkins tallied a career-high 20 points on a career-high six three pointers in the game, totaling 7-11 shooting for the night. McCaughan added 16 points on four three-pointers and 6-11 shooting, while LaImani Simmons chipped in 10 points off the bench. Alana Swift scored nine points in the game, while Abigail Wilson added eight points and Deborah Orianegbena added two. Asheville edged Gardner-Webb 40-39 on the glass in the game, paced by a career-high 11 boards from Orianegbena in the game. Wilson pulled down seven rebounds in the game to bring her career total to 592, passing Nicole Sampson (1997-01) into 13th all-time on Asheville's career rebounding list. Swift had four boars in the game, while Simmons had three and McCaughan, Jazlyn Ware and Wilkins each had two. McCaughan dished out a team-high six assists in the game, while Swift, Wilson and Simmons each had two helpers in the game and Ware and Sydney Burris each had one. McCaughan, Ware, Wilkins and Simmons each had one steal in the game, while Wilson, Wilkins, Orianegbena and Burris each had one block in the game.
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The Bulldogs return to the floor on Saturday (Jan. 25) traveling to Charleston Southern in Big South Conference action. Tip-off is set for 1:00 p.m. from Charleston, S.C. with video, live stats and tickets available at www.uncabulldogs.com.
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
GW
AVL
FG%
.423
.403
3FG%
.259
.440
FT%
.833
.800
RB
39
40
TO
7
15
STL
12
4
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
20
FGM
7
3FGM
6
FTM
0
Pts
16
FGM
6
3FGM
4
FTM
0
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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