Women's Basketball Travels to Radford for Wednesday Big South Conference Contest

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville Women's Basketball travels to Radford for a Big South Conference contest on Wednesday (Jan. 29). Tip-off is set for 7:00 p.m. from Carilion Clinic Court at the Dedmon Center.

UNC Asheville at Radford

Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025 | 7:00 p.m. | Radford, Va. | Carilion Clinic Court at the Dedmon Center

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Game Notes

UNC Asheville enters the matchup at 2-18 overall and 0-7 in the Big South Conference after a 57-52 loss at Charleston Southern on Saturday (Jan. 25).
Asheville enters the week tied for the national lead in Division I women's basketball in number of starting lineup combinations used this season (14), as well as ranking 25^th nationally in three-point percentage defense at 26.3 percent.
Asheville is sixth in the league in scoring at 58.8 points per game, while also ranking sixth in scoring defense at 67.4 points per game.
Asheville also ranks eighth in rebounding at 33.5 rebounds per game, while ranking sixth in opponent rebounding average at 36.9 rebounds per game.
LaImani Simmons is tied for seventh in the Big South Conference in scoring at 11.1 points per game, while Abigail Wilson is also tied for 14^th at 10.0 points per game.
Wilson is also eighth in the conference in rebounding at 6.1 rebounds per game, while Sydney Burris is tied for 19^th at 4.5 rebounds per game and Deborah Orianegbena is tied for 23^rd at 4.3 rebounds per game.
Dakota McCaughan is third in the conference in assists per game at 3.3, while Alana Swift is tied for 13^th at 2.1 per game.
McCaughan is also fifth in the league in steals per game at 2.1, while Swift is 11^th at 1.4 per game.
Radford enters the matchup at 7-13 overall and 4-3 in conference after a 62-50 win at Presbyterian on Saturday (Jan. 25).
Radford is fifth in the conference in scoring at 59.9 points per game, while also ranking fifth in scoring defense at 67.1 points per game.
Radford is seventh in the conference in rebounding at 35.0 rebounds per game, while also being tied for fifth in opponent rebounding average at 36.9 rebounds per game.
Joi Williams is tied for seventh in the conference in scoring at 11.1 points per game, while Cate Carlson is tied for 23^rd at 8.8 points per game.
Kirah Dandrige is 16^th in the conference in rebounding at 4.8 rebounds per game, while Taylor Napper is tied for 17^th at 4.6 rebounds per game.
Williams is also tied for 11^th in assists per game at 2.2, while Makayla Firebaugh is tied for 15^th at 1.9 per game. Dandrige (1.6) is also 20^th in the league and Adelyn Traylor-Walker (1.5) is tied for 21^st.
Williams is also tied for 16^th in the league in steals per game at 1.3, while Dandrige and Carlson are both tied for 23^rd at 1.0 steals per game.
This will be the 89^th all-time meeting between UNC Asheville and Radford, with Radford leading the all-time series 61-27. Radford has won the last two meetings.

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Women's Basketball Travels to Radford for Wednesday Big South Conference Contest

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Dakota McCaughan

Deborah Orianegbena

LaImani Simmons

Alana Swift

Abigail Wilson

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Women's Basketball Travels to Radford for Wednesday Big South Conference Contest

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LaImani Simmons

Alana Swift

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