Women's Basketball Heads to East Carolina on Sunday

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville Women's Basketball heads to East Carolina on Sunday (Dec. 14) for a marquee non-conference matchup. Tip-off is set for 4:00 p.m. from Greenville, N.C.

UNC Asheville (3-7) at East Carolina (5-5)

Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025 | 4 PM | Greenville, N.C. | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum

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UNC Asheville enters the matchup at 3-7 after a 63-53 loss at East Tennessee State on Thursday (Dec. 11).
UNC Asheville as a team is 16^th in the nation in free throw attempts per game at 23.7 and also 47^th in the nation in free throws made per game at 15.2.
Aileen Marquez is also 37^th in the nation in three-pointers made with 27, and 56^th in the nation in three-pointers per game at 2.7.
Asheville is fifth in the Big South Conference in scoring offense at 60.6 points per game, while also ranking second in the league in scoring defense at 62.3 points per game.
Asheville is fifth in the league in rebounding at 37.1 rebounds per game and also tied for fourth in opponent rebounding average at 38.5 rebounds per game.
Marquez is seventh in the conference in scoring at 12.1 points per game, while Nia Green is eighth in the league at 11.7 points per game. Jamaria Freeman is also 24^th in the conference at 8.9 points per game.
Green is ninth in the league in rebounding at 6.0 rebounds per game, while Journee McDaniel is tied for 12^th in the league at 5.6 rebounds per game. Deborah Orianegbena is also tied for 14^th at 5.5 rebounds per game, while Freeman is tied for 23^rd at 4.1 rebounds per game.
Freeman is also fifth in the league in assists at 3.4 per game, while Green is tied for 11^th at 2.2 assists per game and McDaniel is tied for 15^th at 2.1 per game. Trinity Fields is also tied for 19^th at 1.8 assists per game.
Freeman is also eighth in the league in steals per game at 1.9, while Green is ninth at 1.8 per game. Marquez is also tied for 18^th at 1.4 steals per game.
Green leads the conference in blocks per game at 1.2, while McDaniel is tied for third at 1.0 blocks per game.
East Carolina enters the matchup at 5-5 after a 64-53 win over Elon back on Dec. 7.
East Carolina is 53^rd in the nation in free throw attempts per game at 21.1, while also being 55^th in the nation in free throws made per game at 15.0. They also lead the American Conference and are 46^th in the nation in steals per game at 11.4, along with being 37^th in the nation in turnovers forced per game at 21.8.
Kennedy Fauntleroy leads the conference and ranks 26^th in the nation in steals with 30 and also ranks 33^rd in the nation in steals per game at 3.0.
East Carolina is sixth in the American in scoring at 69.7 points per game, while ranking seventh in the conference in scoring defense at 68.1 points per game.
East Carolina is 11^th in the league in rebounding at 36.7 rebounds per game, while also ranking 10^th in opponent rebounding average at 39.5 rebounds per game.
Fauntleroy is 13^th in the conference in scoring at 12.6 points per game, while Taylor Barner is 16^th in the league at 12.1 points per game. Anzhane Hutton is also tied for 18^th in scoring at 11.4 points per game.
Hutton is also 10^th in the league in rebounding at 7.0 rebounds per game, while Fauntleroy is also tied for 11^th in the league in assists per game at 3.2.
This will be the third all-time meeting between Asheville and East Carolina, with East Carolina leading the all-time series 2-0. This will be the first meeting between the teams since Dec. 13, 1992 when East Carolina won 92-58.

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