Women's Basketball Ready to Welcome North Florida on Saturday

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville Women's Basketball is ready to welcome North Florida to Kimmel Arena on Saturday (Dec. 6). Tip-off is set for 2:00 p.m.

UNC Asheville (3-5) vs. North Florida (3-5)

Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025 | 2:00 p.m. | Asheville, N.C. | Kimmel Arena

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UNC Asheville Athletics has announced several ticket promotions for the month of December in partnering with Ingles for their annual toy drive to benefit Eblen Charities.

Game Notes

UNC Asheville comes into the matchup at 3-5 after a 64-58 overtime win over South Carolina State on Wednesday (Dec. 3).
Asheville leads the Big South Conference and is eighth in the country in free throw attempts per game, while also leading the conference and ranking 27^th in the country in free throws made per game at 16.63. Asheville is also second in the conference and 40^th in the country in three-point percentage defense at 24.8 percent, as well as leading the conference and 63^rd in the nation in field goal percentage defense at 36.0 percent.
Asheville is fourth in the Big South Conference in scoring offense at 61.5 points per game, while also ranking second in scoring defense at 60.5 points per game.
Asheville is also third in the league in rebounding at 39.4 rebounds per game and fourth in the league in opponent rebounding average at 37.6 rebounds per game.
Aileen Marquez is 10^th in the league in scoring at 11.3 points per game, while Green is 15^th in the conference at 10.6 points per game. Jamaria Freeman is also 19^th in the conference in scoring at 9.5 points per game.
Green is tied for seventh in the conference at 6.3 rebounds per game, while Journee McDaniel is 10^th in the league at 6.0 boards per game. Deborah Orianegbena is also tied for 12^th in the league at 5.6 rebounds per game.
Freeman is tied for sixth in the league in assists per game at 3.1, while McDaniel is tied for 11^th at 2.4 per game. Green is 15^th at 2.3 assists per game, while Trinity Fields is tied for 18^th at 2.1 per game.
Freeman is tied for eighth in steals at 1.8 per game, while Marquez is tied for 11^th at 1.6 and Green is tied for 15^th at 1.4.
Green leads the conference in blocks per game at 1.3, while McDaniel is third at 1.0.
North Florida comes into the contest at 3-5 overall after a 70-44 loss at Georgia Southern on Thursday (Dec. 4).
North Florida is 11^th in the Atlantic Sun Conference in scoring at 54.9 points per game and also 11^th in the league in scoring defense allowing 74.4 points per game.
North Florida is last in the league in rebounding at 31.1 rebounds per game, while also ranking 11^th in the league in opponent rebounding average at 41.5 rebounds per game.
Alonya Waldon is tied for 24^th in the conference in scoring at 10.1 points per game, while Georgi Buzzetti leads the team in rebounding at 4.0 rebounds per game.
Alexa Washington is tied for 13^th in the conference in assists per game at 3.0, while Waldon is also tied for 19^th at 2.6 assists per game.
Waldon and Washington are both tied for 20^th in the conference in steals per game at 1.3, while Buzzetti is also third in the league in blocks per game at 1.4.
This will be only the second all-time meeting between Asheville and North Florida, with North Florida winning last year's matchup 73-57 in Jacksonville back on Dec. 14, 2024.

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