Women's Basketball Hosts Winthrop for Big South Conference Contest on Saturday

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville Women's Basketball hosts Winthrop for a Big South Conference contest on Saturday (Jan. 3). Tip-off is set for 2:00 p.m. from Kimmel Arena.

UNC Asheville (5-9, 0-1 Big South) vs. Winthrop (7-8, 0-1 Big South)

Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026 | 2 PM | Asheville, N.C. | Kimmel Arena

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Game Notes

UNC Asheville comes into the matchup at 5-9 overall and 0-1 in the Big South Conference after a 78-51 loss at High Point in their Big South Conference opener back on Wednesday (Dec. 31).
Asheville leads the conference and ranks nationally in Division I in both field goal percentage defense (34.6 percent, 22^nd) and free throw attempts per game (21.7, 29^th). The Bulldogs are also second in the Big South Conference and 26^th in Division I in three-point percentage defense at 25.7 percent.
Asheville is fifth in the Big South in scoring at 64.0 points per game, while also leading the conference in scoring defense allowing 60.4 points per game.
Asheville is also third in the league in rebounding at 40.4 rebounds per game, while also being tied for second in opponent rebounding average at 38.1 rebounds per game.
Nia Green is seventh in the league in scoring at 13.2 points per game, while Aileen Marquez is 12^th at 11.4 points per game. Jamaria Freeman is also tied for 21^st in the league at 9.3 points per game.
Deborah Orianegbena is eighth in the league in rebounding at 6.4 boards per game, while Green is 11^th (5.9) and Journee McDaniel is 12^th (5.6). Freeman is also tied for 21^st at 4.6 rebounds per game.
Freeman is fourth in the league in assists per game at 3.9. while McDaniel is tied for 11^th at 2.4 and Green is tied for 14^th at 2.1. Trinity Fields is also tied for 22^nd at 1.8 assists per game.
Freeman is tied for eighth in the league in stelas per game at 1.9, while Green is 13^th at 1.6 steals per game and Marquez is tied for 17^th at 1.4 steals per game.
Green (1.2) and McDaniel (1.1) are first and second in the conference respectively in blocks per game.
Winthrop comes into the matchup at 7-8 overall and 0-1 in the Big South Conference after a 54-48 loss to Gardner-Webb back on Wednesday (Dec. 31).
Winthrop is second in the Big South Conference and 45^th in Division I in free throw attempts per game at 20.7, while also ranking second in the league and 31^st in Division I in steals per game (11.9). Winthrop is also second in the Big South Conference and 32^nd in the nation in turnovers forced per game at 21.7.
Amourie Porter is fourth in the nation in free throw attempts and fifth in the nation in free throws made, going 75-101 from the charity stripe this season.
Winthrop is fourth in the Big South in scoring at 65.5 points per game, while also ranking seventh in the league in scoring defense allowing 68.2 points per game.
Winthrop is also sixth in the league in rebounding at 35.0 rebounds per game, while also ranking fourth in opponent rebounding average at 38.5 rebounds per game.
Porter is fifth in the league in scoring at 13.9 points per game, while Mya Perfax is ninth at 12.2 points per game. Madison Ruff is also 13^th in the league at 10.7 points per game.
Tocarra Johnson is third in the league in rebounding at 7.1 rebounds per game, while Porter is tied for sixth in the league at 6.5 rebounds per game.
Cori Lard is tied for sixth in the league in assists per game at 3.2, while Porter is tied for 11^th at 2.4. Pierfax is also tied for 22^nd at 1.8 assists per game.
Ryiah Wilson is tied for fifth in the league in steals per game at 2.2, while Lard is seventh at 2.1. Ruff is also tied for 11^th at 1.7 steals per game.
This will be the 85^th all-time meeting between Asheville and Winthrop, with Asheville leading the all-time series 43-41. Winthrop is on a four-game winning streak, including the last meeting on Mar. 1, 2025 which Winthrop won 71-66.

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