Women's Basketball Hosts Charleston Southern in League Action Wednesday Night

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville Women's Basketball hosts Charleston Southern in Big South Conference action Wednesday night (Jan. 14). Tip-off is set for 6:30 p.m. from Kimmel Arena.

UNC Asheville (6-11, 1-2 Big South) vs. Charleston Southern (4-13, 2-2 Big South)

Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026 | 6:30 PM | Asheville, N.C. | Kimmel Arena

This is the annual Blue Out so wear blue and come cheer on the Bulldogs! It is also Faculty/Staff Appreciation Night!

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Game Notes

UNC Asheville comes into the game at 6-11 overall and 1-3 in the Big South Conference after a 67-58 loss to Longwood on Saturday (Jan. 10).
Asheville leads the Big South Conference and ranks 17^th in the nation in field goal percentage defense (34.9 percent), while also ranking second in the conference and 18^th in the nation in three-point percentage defense (25.7 percent).
Aileen Marquez is third in the conference and 29^th in the nation in three-point attempts (120), and fifth in the conference and 55^th in the nation in three-pointers made (41). Reigning Big South Conference Co-Player of the Week Nia Green is also leading the conference and 33^rd in the nation in field goal percentage at 56.2 percent.
Asheville is fifth in the conference in scoring offense at 63.0 points per game, while also ranking second in the league in scoring defense allowing 60.2 points per game.
Asheville is also third in the league in rebounding at 40.6 rebounds per game, while also ranking second in the league in opponent rebounding average at 37.3 rebounds per game.
Green is sixth in the conference in scoring at 14.4 points per game, while Marquez is tied for 14^th at 10.4 points per game. Jamaria Freeman is also tied for 22^nd at 8.9 points per game.
Green is also eighth in the league in rebounding at 6.5 boards per game, while Deborah Orianegbena is also tied for ninth at 6.4 rebounds per game and Journee McDaniel is 12^th at 6.2 rebounds per game. Freeman is also tied for 20^th at 4.5 rebounds per game.
Freeman is tied for third in the conference at 3.9 assists per game, while McDaniel is also tied for 10^th at 2.5 assists per game. Green is also tied for 14^th at 2.1 assists per game, while Trinity Fields is tied for 22^nd at 1.7 per game.
Freeman is eighth in the league in steals per game at 1.9, while Green is tied for ninth at 1.8 per game. Marquez is also tied for 20^th at 1.3 steals per game.
Green leads the conference in blocks per game at 1.1, while McDaniel is tied for second at 1.0 per game.
Charleston Southern comes into the contest at 4-13 overall and 2-2 in the Big South after a 63-54 loss at Winthrop on Saturday (Jan. 10).
Charleston Southern leads the conference and is 13^th in the country in three-point attempts per game (28.3) and ranks 22^nd in the country in three-pointers made per game (8.9).
Caelan Ellis leads the conference and ranks sixth in the nation in three-point attempts (139) and also ranks second in the conference and 23^rd in the nation in three-pointers made (47).
Charleston Southern is tied for sixth in the league in scoring offense at 58.9 points per game, while also ranking eighth in scoring defense allowing 73.6 points per game.
Charleston Southern is eighth in the league in rebounding at 33.8 rebounds per game, while also ranking last in the league in opponent rebounding average allowing 43.1 rebounds per game.
Tyonna Bailey is third in the league in scoring averaging 15.6 points per game, while Caelan Ellis is ninth in the league at 12.4 points per game. Asha Sra is also tied for 18^th at 9.2 points per game.
Alaina Nettles is sixth in the league in rebounding at 6.6 boards per game, while Bailey is 14^th in the league at 5.8 rebounds per game.
Sra is second in the league in assists per game at 4.1, while Nettles is ninth in the league at 2.6 assists per game.
Bailey is 25^th in the league in steals per game at 1.2.
This will be the 81^st all-time meeting between Asheville and Charleston Southern, with Asheville leading the all-time series 44-36. Charleston Southern has won the last two meetings in the series, with the most recent being a 60-51 result back on Feb. 15, 2025.

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