University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Wednesday, March 5
Johnson City, TN (Freedom Hall Civic Center)
5 pm
UNC Asheville
vs
Presbyterian
Women's Basketball Faces No. 8 Presbyterian in the First Round of the Big South Conference Championship
03.04.2025 | Women's Basketball
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville Women's Basketball will face No. 8 Presbyterian in the first round of the Big South Conference Championship on Wednesday (Mar. 5). Tip-off is set for 5:00 p.m. from Freedom Hall in Johnson City, Tenn.
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No. 9 UNC Asheville vs. No. 8 Presbyterian
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Wednesday, Mar. 5, 2025 | 5:00 p.m. | Johnson City, Tenn. | Freedom Hall Civic Center
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Game Notes
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No. 9 UNC Asheville vs. No. 8 Presbyterian
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Wednesday, Mar. 5, 2025 | 5:00 p.m. | Johnson City, Tenn. | Freedom Hall Civic Center
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Game Notes
- UNC Asheville enters the tournament as the No. 9 seed at 3-26 and 1-15 in the Big South Conference after a 71-66 loss to Winthrop on Saturday (Mar. 1).
- Asheville leads the league and is 17th in the country in three-point percentage defense allowing opponents just 26.9 percent from beyond the arc.
- Asheville is also second in the conference and 46th in the nation in bench points per game at 23.3.
- Asheville is also sixth in the league in scoring at 57.9 points per game and seventh in scoring defense at 66.8 points per game.
- Asheville is also seventh in the league in rebounding at 34.7 rebounds per game, while also ranking fifth in the league in opponent rebounding average at 36.8 rebounds per game.
- LaImani Simmons is 10th in the league in scoring at 10.6 points per game, while Abigail Wilson is 11th at 10.4 points per game.
- Deborah Orianegbena and Wilson are tied for seventh in rebounding at 6.1 rebounds per game.
- Dakota McCaughan is fifth in the league in assists per game at 3.1, while Alana Swift is tied for 12th at 2.1 assists per game. Simmons is also tied for 24th at 1.4 assists per game.
- McCaughan is also fifth in the league in steals per game at 2.2, while Swift is tied for 14th at 1.2 steals per game.
- Presbyterian enters the tournament as the No. 8 seed at 6-23 overall and 4-12 in the conference after a 91-81 loss at Gardner-Webb on Saturday (Mar. 1).
- Presbyterian is eighth in the league in scoring offense at 55.0 points per game, while also ranking sixth in scoring defense at 66.6 points per game.
- Presbyterian is also sixth in the conference in rebounding at 35.5 rebounds per game, while leading the league in opponent rebounding average at 34.4 rebounds per game.
- Kishyah Anderson is third in the conference in scoring at 15.0 points per game, while Paige Kindseth is seventh at 11.8 points per game.
- Kindseth is also second in the conference in rebounding at 8.3 rebounds per game, while Anderson is 14th in the league in rebounding at 5.0 rebounds per game and Laney Scoggins is tied for 16th at 4.7 rebounds per game.
- Daniella Velez is 14th in the league in assists per game 2.0 per game, while Anderson is seventh in the league in steals per game at 1.7. Kindseth is also tied for 16th in the conference at 1.1 steals per game.
- This will be the 39th all-time meeting between Asheville and Presbyterian, with the series tied 19-19. Each team has won the matchup on the road this season, while Asheville is 2-0 all-time in the Big South Championship tournament against Presbyterian. This will be the first matchup for the teams in postseason play since a 56-55 win for Asheville back on Mar. 11, 2017.
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