Women's Basketball Welcomes High Point on Saturday for Annual Play 4 Kay Game

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville Women's Basketball welcomes High Point on Saturday (Feb. 8) for the team's annual Play 4 Kay game.

UNC Asheville vs. High Point

Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025 | 2:00 p.m. | Asheville, N.C. | Kimmel Arena

This is the program's annual Play 4 Kay game, where we will recognize breast cancer survivors and spread awareness for women's cancers of all kinds. For more information, click the link below.

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Game Notes

UNC Asheville comes into the matchup a 2-20 overall and 0-9 in the Big South Conference after a 79-72 loss at Gardner-Webb on Wednesday (Feb. 5).
Asheville is 46^th in the nation in three-point percentage defense, as opponents shoot only 27.5 percent against them from beyond the arc.
Asheville is sixth in the conference in scoring at 58.8 points per game, while also ranking sixth in scoring defense at 67.7 points per game.
Asheville is also eighth in the league in rebounding at 33.5 rebounds per game, while also ranking fifth in opponent rebounding average at 36.6 rebounds per game.
LaImani Simmons is tied for eighth in the league in scoring at 10.6 points per game, while Abigail Wilson is 14^th in the league at 10.2 points per game.
Wilson is also eighth in the league in rebounding at 5.9 rebounds per game, while Deborah Orianegbena is 17^th at 4.6 per game and Sydney Burris is also tied for 19^th at 4.4 rebounds per game.
Dakota McCaughan is tied for third in assists per game at 3.1, while Alana Swift is also tied for 12^th at 2.0 assists per game and Wilson is also tied for 21^st at 1.4 per game.
McCaughan is also fifth in the league in steals per game at 2.0, while Swift is tied for 12^th at 1.3 per game.
High Point enters the matchup at 12-11 overall and 7-3 in the Big South Conference after a 65-48 loss to Radford on Wednesday (Feb. 5).
High Point is second in the league in scoring at 66.4 points per game, while also ranking second in scoring defense allowing 59.6 points per game.
High Point is last in the league in rebounding at 33.5 rebounds per game, while also ranking third in opponent rebounding average at 35.4 rebounds per game.
Aaliyah Collins is tied for eighth in the league in scoring at 10.6 points per game, while Nevaeh Zavala is tied for 11^th at 10.3 points per game. Lauren Scott is also ranked 18^th in the league at 9.3 points per game, while Jaleesa Lawrence is tied for 19^th at 9.1 points per game.
Zavaeh is tied for 12^th in the conference at 5.3 rebounds per game, while Nakyah Terrell (3.1) and Collins are tied for third and sixth respectively in the league in assists per game.
Dom Nesland is also tied for 12^th in assists per game at 2.0, while Lawrence is tied for 18^th at 1.6 assists per game.
Collins is fourth in the league in steals per game at 2.3, while Lawrence is sixth at 1.9.
This will be the 61^st all-time meeting between Asheville and High Point, with High Point leading the all-time series 45-15. High Point has won the last four meetings in the series.

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Women's Basketball Welcomes High Point on Saturday for Annual Play 4 Kay Game

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Women's Basketball Welcomes High Point on Saturday for Annual Play 4 Kay Game

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LaImani Simmons

Alana Swift

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