Women's Basketball Heads to East Tennessee State on Thursday

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville Women's Basketball heads to East Tennessee State on Thursday (Dec. 11) in non-conference action. Tip-off is set for 7:00 p.m. from Brooks Gymnasium.

UNC Asheville (3-6) at East Tennessee State (3-7)

Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025 | 7 PM | Johnson City, Tenn. | Brooks Gymnasium

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Game Notes

UNC Asheville comes into the matchup at 3-6 overall after a 76-61 loss to North Florida on Saturday (Dec. 6).
Asheville is leading the conference and seventh in the country in free throw attempts per game (25.2) and also leading the conference and 29^th in the country in free throws made per game at 16.1.
Aileen Marquez is also 57^th in the nation in three-pointers per game (2.67), 59^th in three-point percentage (42.9) and 64^th in three-pointers made (24).
Asheville is fifth in the Big South Conference in scoring offense at 61.4 points per game, while also ranking second in the league in scoring defense at 62.2 points per game.
Asheville is also fifth in the league in rebounding at 37.2 rebounds per game and fifth in opponent rebounding average at 38.0 rebounds per game.
Marquez is eighth in the conference in scoring at 11.8 points per game, while Nia Green is tied for 12^th at 10.9 points per game. Jamaria Freeman is also tied for 19^th at 9.9 points per game.
Green is tied for 10^th in the league in rebounding at 5.8 rebounds per game, while Journee McDaniel is tied for 12^th at 5.6 per game and Deborah Orianegbena is 15^th at 5.4 boards per game.
Freeman is fifth in the league in assists per game at 3.2, while Green is tied for 12^th in the league at 2.2 assists per game. McDaniel is also tied for 16^th at 2.1 assists per game, while Trinity Fields is tied for 18^th at 1.9 assists per game.
Freeman is tied for eighth in the league in steals per game at 1.8, while Green is 10^th at 1.7 steals per game. Marquez is also tied for 11^th at 1.6 steals per game.
Green is tied for the league lead in blocks per game at 1.1, while McDaniel is tied for third at 1.0 blocks per game.
ETSU comes into the matchup at 3-7 overall after a 56-41 loss to Southern Indiana back on Saturday (Dec. 6).
Meghan Downing is 47^th in the country in blocks with 16, and also 25^th in the country in blocks per game at 2.0.
ETSU is eighth in the Southern Conference in scoring at 54.7 points per game, while also ranking second in the league in scoring defense at 62.5 points per game.
ETSU is also fourth in the conference in rebounding averaging 36.6 rebounds per game as a team.
Anala Nelson leads the team in scoring at 9.3 points per game, while Jaidyn Harper is second on the team at 6.8 points per game.
Downing is ninth in the conference in rebounding at 5.1 boards per game, while Nelson is 10^th in the conference in assists per game at 2.5.
This will be the 24^th all-time meeting between Asheville and ETSU, with ETSU leading the all-time series 19-4 including winning the last three. ETSU's last win in the series came back on Dec. 17, 2024 at Kimmel Arena when they beat the Bulldogs 53-47.

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