Women's Basketball Heads to Gardner-Webb for Wednesday Night Conference Clash

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville Women's Basketball heads to Gardner-Webb for a Big South Conference clash Wednesday night (Feb. 5).

UNC Asheville at Gardner-Webb

Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025 | 7:00 p.m. | Boiling Springs, N.C. | Paul Porter Arena

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There will be a watch party for the game at Salt Face Mule! Enjoy food and drinks while cheering on the Bulldogs!

Game Notes

UNC Asheville enters the matchup at 2-19 and 0-8 in the Big South Conference after a 63-47 loss at Radford back on Jan. 29.
UNC Asheville has used 14 different starting lineup combinations this season, the most in Division I women's basketball.
The Bulldogs also rank second in the conference and 33^rd in the nation in three-point percentage defense (27.1 percent).
Asheville is sixth in the conference in scoring at 58.2 points per game, while also ranking sixth in scoring defense allowing 67.1 points per game.
Asheville is eighth in the league in rebounding at 33.5 rebounds per game, while also ranking fifth in opponent rebounding average at 36.8 rebounds per game.
LaImani Simmons is ninth in the league at 10.9 points per game, while Abigail Wilson is 13^th at 10.2 points per game.
Wilson also ranks eighth in the conference in rebounding at 6.0 boards per game, while Deborah Orianegbena (4.5) and Sydney Burris (4.4) are 19^th and 20^th in the conference respectively.
Dakota McCaughan is tied for fifth in the league in assists per game at 3.1, while also ranking fifth in the league in steals per game at 2.0. Alana Swift is also tied for 11^th at 1.4 steals per game.
Gardner-Webb comes into the matchup at 8-13 overall and 5-4 in the Big South Conference after a 66-54 win over Winthrop on Saturday (Feb. 1).
Gardner-Webb is 15^th in the country in free throw percentage (78.2), also ranking 30^th in the country in three-point attempts per game (25.4.).
Gardner-Webb is third in the conference in scoring at 65.5 points per game, while also ranking last in the league in scoring defense at 70.6 points per game.
Gardner-Webb leads the conference in rebounding at 38.4 rebounds per game, while also ranking last in opponent rebounding average at 42.0 rebounds per game.
Ashley Hawkins leads the league in scoring at 18.2 points per game, while Elle Blatchford is fifth in the league at 11.2 points per game. Lauren Bailey is 15^th in the conference at 10.0 points per game, while Elze Motekaityte is tied for 16^th at 9.5 points per game.
Motekaityte is fourth in the league in rebounding at 7.8 rebounds per game, while Maja Rohkohl is sixth in the conference at 6.8 rebounds per game. Hawkins is also 24^th in the league in rebounding at 4.2 rebounds per game.
Hawkins also leads the league in assists per game at 5.0, while being tied for 11^th at 1.4 steals per game. Blatchford is also tied for 18^th in the league in steals per game at 1.1.
This will be the 46^th all-time meeting between Asheville and Gardner-Webb, with Gardner-Webb leading the all-time series 29-16. Gardner-Webb won the earlier meeting this season inside Kimmel Arena back on Jan. 22 77-65.

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