Women's Basketball Travels to Presbyterian for Big South Conference Tilt on Wednesday

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville Women's Basketball travels to Presbyterian for a Big South Conference tilt on Wednesday (Feb. 25). Tip-off is set for 6:30 p.m. from the Templeton Center in Clinton, S.C.

UNC Asheville at Presbyterian

Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025 | 6:30 p.m. | Clinton, S.C. | Templeton Center

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Game Notes

UNC Asheville enters the matchup at 2-25 overall and 0-14 in the Big South Conference after a 67-59 loss at Longwood on Saturday (Feb. 22).
Asheville is 30^th nationally in three-point percentage defense, allowing 27.5 percent from beyond the arc.
Asheville is seventh in the Big South in scoring offense (57.3 points per game) and sixth in the league in scoring defense (66.9 points per game).
Asheville is eighth in the conference in rebounding at 34.1 boards per game, while also ranking fifth in opponent rebounding average (35.9 rebounds per game).
Abigail Wilson and LaImani Simmons are tied for 10^th in the league in scoring at 10.4 points per game, while Deborah Orianegbena is tied for eighth in rebounding at 5.9 rebounds per game and Wilson is 11^th at 5.7 rebounds per game.
Dakota McCaughan is tied for fourth in the league in assists per game at 3.1, while Alana Swift is 14^th at 2.0 per game. Simmons is also tied for 21^st at 1.5 assists per game.
McCaughan is fifth in the league in steals per game at 2.0, while Swift is tied for 13^th at 1.2 per game.
Presbyterian comes in at 6-21 overall and 4-10 in conference after a 78-71 win at Radford on Saturday (Feb. 22).
Presbyterian ranks eighth in the conference in scoring offense (53.9 points per game) and fifth in the league in scoring defense at 65.7 points per game.
Presbyterian is also sixth in the conference in rebounding at 35.7 rebounds per game, along with leading the league in opponent rebounding average at 34.1 rebounds per game.
Kishyah Anderson is third in the conference in scoring at 13.6 points per game, while Paige Kindseth is seventh in the league at 11.7 points per game.
Kindseth leads the league in rebounding at 8.6 rebounds per game, while Anderson is 13^th in the league at 5.2 rebounds per game. Laney Scoggins is also tied for 17^th at 4.4 rebounds per game.
Daniella Velez is tied for 12^th in the conference at 2.1 assists per game, while Kindseth is tied for 17^th at 1.7 assists per game.
Anderson is seventh in the league in steals per game at 1.7, while Kindseth is tied for 15^th at 1.1.
This will be the 38^th all-time meeting between Asheville and Presbyterian, with Presbyterian leading the series 19-18. Presbyterian has won the last six meetings in the series.

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Women's Basketball Travels to Presbyterian for Big South Conference Tilt on Wednesday

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Players Mentioned

Dakota McCaughan

Deborah Orianegbena

LaImani Simmons

Alana Swift

Abigail Wilson

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Women's Basketball Travels to Presbyterian for Big South Conference Tilt on Wednesday

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Players Mentioned

Dakota McCaughan

Deborah Orianegbena

LaImani Simmons

Alana Swift

Abigail Wilson

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