Women's Basketball Opens Big South Conference Play at High Point on Saturday

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville Women's Basketball opens Big South Conference play at High Point on Saturday (Jan. 4). Tip-off is set for 2:00 p.m. from the Qubein Center.

UNC Asheville at High Point

Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025 | 2:00 p.m. | High Point, N.C.

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Game Notes

Asheville enters Big South Conference play at 2-11 after a 79-45 win over Brevard back on Monday (Dec. 30).
Asheville is fifth in the conference in scoring at 61.4 points per game and also fourth in the league in scoring defense at 65.5 points per game.
Asheville is also eighth in the league in rebounding at 33.2 rebounds per game, while also ranking fourth in the league in opponent rebounding average at 36.4 rebounds per game.
LaImani Simmons is fifth in the conference in scoring at 11.8 points per game, while Abigail Wilson is 11^th at 10.3 points per game. Taylor Wilkins is also 25^th in the league in scoring at 8.2 points per game.
Wilson (6.2) and Sydney Burris (6.0) are sixth and seventh respectively in the conference in rebounds per game, while Dakota McCaughan is fifth in the league in assists per game at 2.9.
Alana Swift is also 13^th in the league in assists per game at 1.9, while Simmons is tied for 23^rd at 1.4 assists per game.
McCaughan is also fifth in the league in steals per game at 2.2, while Swift is tied for seventh at 1.6 per game. Burris is also tied for 17^th at 1.1 steals per game.
High Point comes into the matchup at 6-8 overall and 1-0 in the Big South Conference after a 67-55 win at Radford on Thursday (Jan. 2).
High Point is third in the Big South in scoring at 64.5 points per game and also third in the league in scoring defense at 63.5 points per game.
High Point is last in the league in rebounding at 31.4 rebounds per game, while also ranking second in opponent rebounding average at 35.6 boards per game.
Aaliyah Collins is seventh in the conference in scoring at 11.1 points per game, while Lauren Scott is tied for 15^th at 9.1 points per game and Navaeh Zavala is tied for 17^th at 8.9 points per game. Jaleesa Lawrence is also tied for 26^th at 8.6 points per game.
Zavala is 16^th in the conference in rebounding at 4.8 rebounds per game.
Collins is tied for fourth in the league in assists per game at 3.3, while Nakyah Terrell is tied for eighth (2.6) and Dom Nesland (1.6) is tied for 16^th.
Collins is also third in the league in steals per game at 2.7, while Lawrence is tied for eighth at 1.6 per game. Terrell is also tied for 17^th at 1.1 steals per game.
This will be the 60^th all-time meeting between Asheville and High Point, with High Point leading the all-time series 44-15. High Point has won the last three meetings in the series.

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Women's Basketball Opens Big South Conference Play at High Point on Saturday

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Sydney Burris

Dakota McCaughan

LaImani Simmons

Alana Swift

Taylor Wilkins

Abigail Wilson

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Women's Basketball Opens Big South Conference Play at High Point on Saturday

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Players Mentioned

Sydney Burris

Dakota McCaughan

LaImani Simmons

Alana Swift

Taylor Wilkins

Abigail Wilson

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