Women's Basketball Heads to Radford on Friday

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville Women's Basketball heads to Radford on Friday (Jan. 22) in Big South Conference action. The game has been moved up from Saturday (Jan. 24) due to impending winter weather in the forecast.

UNC Asheville (8-12, 3-4 Big South Conference) at Radford (12-9, 4-2 Big South Conference)

Friday, Jan. 23, 2026 | 4:30 PM | Dedmon Center, Radford, Va.

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Game Notes

UNC Asheville comes into the matchup at 8-12 overall and 3-4 in the Big South Conference after a 57-56 win over USC Upstate at home on Wednesday (Jan. 21).
The Bulldogs lead the conference and rank 20^th in the nation in field goal percentage defense (35.7 percent), and also first in the conference and 55^thin the country in free throw attempts per game (20.1). Asheville is also second in the conference and 51^st in the nation in offensive rebounds per game (14.3), along with being second in the league and 18^th in the nation in three-point percentage defense (25.9 percent).
Asheville is fifth in the league in scoring offense at 62.9 points per game, while also ranking second in the league in scoring defense at 60.2 points per game.
Asheville is third in the league in rebounding at 40.3 rebounds per game, while also ranking second in the league in opponent rebounding average at 36.9 rebounds per game.
Nia Green is sixth in the Big South Conference in scoring at 14.1 points per game, while Aileen Marquez (10.1) and Jamaria Freeman (9.5) are 17^th and 18^th in the conference respectively.
Green is tied for fourth in the league in rebounding at 6.8 boards per game, while Deborah Orianegbena is tied for sixth at 6.6 rebounds per game. Journee McDaniel is tied for 10^th at 6.2 rebounds per game, while Freeman is also 25^th in the conference at 4.4 rebounds per game.
Freeman is third in the conference in assists per game at 4.2, while Green (2.5) and McDaniel (2.3) are 11^th and 12^th in the league respectively.
Freeman is eighth in the league in steals per game at 1.9, while Geen is also tied for ninth at 1.8. Marquez is also tied for 23^rd at 1.2 steals per game.
Green is also second in the conference in blocks per game at 1.0.
Radford comes into the matchup at 12-9 overall and 4-2 in the conference on a three-game win streak after a 78-63 win over Longwood on Wednesday (Jan. 21).
Radford is second in the Big South and 21^st in the nation in bench points per game (28.0), while also ranking third in the league and 55^th in the nation in field goal percentage defense (37.1 percent). They also lead the conference and rank 51^st in the nation in defensive rebounds per game (27.8) and also rank 49^th in the nation in rebounds per game (41.1).
Joi Williams is third in the conference and 51^st in the nation in three-pointers made (51).
Radford is fourth in the league in scoring offense at 64.3 points per game, while also ranking third in scoring defense allowing 61.5 points per game.
In addition to leading the league in rebounding, Radford is also tied for sixth in opponent rebounding average at 40.6 rebounds per game.
Williams is tied for seventh in the conference in scoring at 13.0 points per game, while Georgia Simonsen is 14^th in the league in rebounding at 6.0 rebounds per game.
Anaiah Jenkins is also 16^th in the league at 5.1 rebounds per game, while Angelina Nice is 19^th at 4.7 rebounds per game.
Williams and Ellie Taylor are both tied for 15^th in the conference in assists per game at 2.0, while Kirah Dandrige is tied for 22^nd at 1.7 per game.
Williams is tied for ninth in steals per game at 1.8, while Dandrige is 17^th in the league at 1.5 steals per game. Nice is also tied for 23^rd at 1.2 steals per game.
Simonsen leads the conference in blocks per game at 1.1.
This will be the 91^st all-time meeting between Asheville and Radford, with Radford leading the all-time series 63-27 and on a four-game win streak in the series. Radford won the last matchup inside the Dedmon Center 63-39 back on Feb. 19, 2025.

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