Women's Basketball Welcomes Longwood for First Big South Conference Home Game

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville Women's Basketball welcomes Longwood on Wednesday (Jan. 8) for the team's first Big South Conference home game.

UNC Asheville vs. Longwood

Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025 | 6:30 p.m. | Kimmel Arena

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It is the annual We Back Pat game! Purple ribbons will be given out in support of Alzheimer's Disease research.

Game Notes

UNC Asheville enters the matchup at 2-12 and 0-1 in the Big South Conference after a 84-53 loss at High Point on Saturday (Jan. 4).
Asheville is fifth in the conference in scoring at 60.8 points per game, while also ranking fifth in scoring defense at 66.8 points per game.
Asheville is eighth in the conference in rebounding at 32.9 rebounds per game, while also ranking fourth in opponent rebounding average at 35.7 rebounds per game.
LaImani Simmons is fifth in the conference in scoring at 11.8 points per game, while Abigail Wilson is ninth at 10.8 points per game.
Wilson is also tied for sixth in rebounding at 6.1 rebounds per game.
Dakota McCaughan is sixth in the conference in assists per game at 3.0, while Alana Swift is tied for 11^th at 2.1 assists per game.
McCaughan is also fifth in the conference in steals per game at 2.1, while Swift is tied for sixth at 1.7 per game. Sydney Burris is also tied for 16^th at 1.1 steals per game.
Longwood enters the matchup at 11-5 overall and 2-0 in the Big South Conference after a 73-72 win at Charleston Southern on Saturday (Jan. 4).
Longwood leads the league in scoring at 73.3 points per game, while also leading the league in scoring defense at 60.7 points per game.
Longwood leads the league in rebounding at 39.1 rebounds per game, while also ranking seventh in opponent rebounding defense at 40.7 rebounds per game.
Amor Harris is eighth in the conference in scoring at 11.1 points per game, while Mariah Wilson (10.6) and Kiki McIntyre (10.5) are 10^th and 11^th respectively in scoring. Otaifo Esenabhalu is also 18^th in the conference at 8.9 points per game, while Frances Ulysse is 21^st at 8.5 points per game.
Esenabhalu leads the conference in rebounding at 8.6 boards per game, Ulysse is 11^th in the conference at 5.4 rebounds per game. Malea Brown (3.9) and McIntyre (3.8) are 23^rd and 25^th in the conference respectively.
McIntyre is tied for second in the league at 3.6 assists per game, while Brown is eighth at 2.6 per game. Wilson is also 19^th at 1.6 per game, while Jaci Bolden is tied for 23^rd at 1.3 per game.
McIntyre (3.9) and Wilson (2.9) are first and second in the league in steals per game respectively, while Bolden is also 10^th at 1.4. JaMaya Robinson and Harris are also tied for 16^th at 1.1 steals per game.
This will be the 41^st all-time meeting between Asheville and Longwood, with Asheville leading the series 16-14. The teams split last year's regular season series, with Asheville winning 69-61 in Farmville on Jan. 13, 2024 and Longwood winning in Asheville 66-60 on Feb. 21, 2024.

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