Women's Basketball Heads to Presbyterian on Saturday

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville Women's Basketball hits the road for Presbyterian on Saturday (Jan. 17). Tip-off is set for 2:00 p.m. from the Templeton Center in Clinton, S.C.

UNC Asheville (6-12, 1-4 Big South Conference) at Presbyterian (2-15, 0-4 Big South Conference)

Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026 | 2 PM | Clinton, S.C. | Templeton Center

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UNC Asheville comes into the matchup at 6-12 overall and 1-4 in the Big South Conference after a 72-66 loss to Charleston Southern on Wednesday (Jan. 14).
The Bulldogs lead the conference and rank 22^nd in the nation in field goal percentage defense (35.4 percent), while also ranking second in the conference and 32^nd in the nation in three-point percentage defense (26.3 percent).
Nia Green is also second in the league and 44^th in the nation in field goal percentage (53.5 percent).
Asheville is fifth in the league in scoring offense at 63.4 points per game, while also ranking second in the league in scoring defense at 60.8 points per game.
Asheville is third in the league in rebounding at 40.9 rebounds per game, while also ranking second in opponent rebounding average allowing 37.7 rebounds per game.
Green is sixth in the conference in scoring at 14.4 points per game, while Aileen Marquez is 16^th at 10.0 points per game. Jamaria Freeman is also tied for 19^th at 9.3 points per game.
Green is fourth in the league in rebounding at 6.9 rebounds per game, while Deborah Orianegbena is tied for fifth at 6.7 rebounds per game. Journee McDaniel is also 14^th in the league at 6.0 rebounds per game, while Freeman is also 21^st in the league at 4.5 rebounds per game.
Freeman is second in the conference in assists per game at 4.2, while McDaniel is 11^th at 2.5 and Green is 13^th at 2.2.
Freeman is also eighth in the league in steals per game at 1.9, while Green is tied for ninth at 1.8 per game and Marquez is also tied for 21^st at 1.2 per game.
Green also leads the conference in blocks per game at 1.1.
Presbyterian comes into the game at 2-15 including 0-4 in the Big South on a 12-game losing streak after a 58-38 loss at USC Upstate on Wednesday (Jan. 14).
Presbyterian is third in the conference and 56^th in the nation in bench points per game at 24.9.
Presbyterian is last in the league in scoring offense at 53.2 points per game, while also ranking last in the league in scoring defense allowing 73.2 points per game.
Presbyterian is also eighth in the league in rebounding at 34.1 rebounds per game, while also ranking fifth in the league in opponent rebounding average at 39.5 rebounds per game.
Ja'Cia Cunningham is 18^th in the conference in scoring at 9.4 points per game, while Aminata Tal is 24^th in the league at 8.4 points per game.
Morgan Boyd is 18^th in the league in rebounding at 4.8 rebounds per game, while Krystal Haddock is tied for 22^nd in the league at 4.4 rebounds per game.
Ore Ogunwolere is tied for ninth in the league in assists per game at 2.6, while Danella Velez is tied for 19^th at 1.9 assists per game.
Ogunwolere is tied for 16^th in the league at 1.5 steals per game, while Velez is also tied for 18^th at 1.3 steals per game.
This will be the 40^th all-time meeting between Asheville and Presbyterian, with Asheville leading the all-time series 20-19 including winning the last two. The last matchup came in the Big South Conference tournament, with Asheville winning 69-63 in Johnson City, Tenn.

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