University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Friday, January 30
Asheville, NC
12 PM
UNC Asheville
vs
Gardner-Webb
Women's Basketball Hosts Gardner-Webb in Big South Conference Action on Friday
01.29.2026 | Women's Basketball
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville Women's Basketball hosts Gardner-Webb in Big South Conference action on Friday (Jan. 30). Tip-off is set for 12:00 p.m. from Kimmel Arena.
Originally scheduled to be the team's Play 4 Kay Game, the Play 4 Kay designation has been moved to Wednesday, Feb. 11.
UNC Asheville (8-13, 3-5 Big South Conference) vs. Gardner-Webb (6-16, 3-5 Big South Conference)
Friday, Jan. 30, 2026 | 12 PM | Asheville, N.C. | Kimmel Arena
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Game Notes
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Originally scheduled to be the team's Play 4 Kay Game, the Play 4 Kay designation has been moved to Wednesday, Feb. 11.
UNC Asheville (8-13, 3-5 Big South Conference) vs. Gardner-Webb (6-16, 3-5 Big South Conference)
Friday, Jan. 30, 2026 | 12 PM | Asheville, N.C. | Kimmel Arena
ESPN+ | Live Stats | Tickets | Game Day Central
Game Notes
- UNC Asheville comes into the matchup at 8-13 overall and 3-5 in the Big South Conference after a 64-52 loss at Radford back on Friday (Jan. 23).
- Asheville leads the conference and ranks 24th in the nation in field goal percentage defense (36.0 percent) and also leads the league and ranks 10th in the nation in three-point percentage defense (25.6 percent).
- Asheville is fifth in the Big South Conference in scoring offense at 62.4 points per game, while also ranking third in the league in scoring defense allowing 60.4 points per game.
- Asheville is also tied for second in the league in rebounding at 40.3 rebounds per game, while also ranking second in opponent rebounding average allowing 36.6 rebounds per game.
- Nia Green is sixth in the conference in scoring at 14.6 points per game, while Aileen Marquez is 17th in the league at 9.6 points per game. Jamaria Freeman is also 22nd in the league in scoring at 9.0 points per game.
- Deborah Orianegbena is sixth in the league in rebounding at 6.6 rebounds per game, while Journee McDaniel is tied for ninth at 6.2 rebounds per game. Freeman is also 25th in the league in rebounding at 4.2 rebounds per game.
- Freeman is also third in the league in assists per game at 4.1, while Green is 10th in the conference in assists per game at 2.4.
- Freeman is tied for eighth in the league at 1.8 steals per game, while Green is also tied for 12th at 1.7 steals per game. Marquez is also tied for 22nd at 1.2 steals per game.
- Green is second in the league in blocks per game at 1.0.
- Gardner-Webb comes into the matchup at 6-16 overall and 3-5 in conference after a 76-70 loss to Longwood on Wednesday (Jan. 28).
- Gardner-Webb is third in the conference and 38th in the nation in steals per game (11.), while also ranking third in the league and 49th in the nation in turnovers forced per game (20.2).
- Amina Gray is fourth in the league and 53rd in the nation in three-pointers made (52).
- Gardner-Webb is eighth in the league in scoring at 54.5 points per game, while also ranking fifth in the league in scoring defense at 64.3 points per game.
- Gardner-Webb is last in the league in rebounding at 29.5 rebounds per game, while also being tied for sixth in the league in opponent rebounding average at 40.3 rebounds per game.
- Gray is 10th in the league in scoring at 11.5 points per game, while Amira Ofunniyin is seventh in the league in rebounding at 6.4 rebounds per game. Kayla Martin is also 23rd in the league at 4.4 rebounds per game.
- Makayla Legette is sixth in the conference at 3.3 assists per game, while Nyla Walker is tied for 15th at 2.0 assists per game.
- Martin is fifth in the league in steals per game at 2.1, while Legette and Jaelyn Acker are tied for 12th at 1.7 steals per game. Ofunniyin is also 18th in the league at 1.4 steals per game, while Gray is tied for 22nd at 1.2 steals per game.
- This will be the 48th all-time meeting between Asheville and Gardner-Webb, with Gardner-Webb leading the all-time series 30-17. Asheville won the earlier meeting this season in Boiling Springs, coming away with a 62-51 win back on Jan. 7.
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