University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Wednesday, January 7
Boiling Springs, NC
7 PM
UNC Asheville
at
Gardner-Webb
Women's Basketball Heads to Gardner-Webb on Wednesday for Big South Conference Battle
01.06.2026 | Women's Basketball
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville Women's Basketball heads to Gardner-Webb on Wednesday (Jan. 7) for a Big South Conference battle. Tip-off is set for 7:00 p.m. from Paul Porter Arena in Boiling Springs, N.C.
UNC Asheville (5-10, 0-2 Big South Conference) at Gardner-Webb (4-11, 1-0 Big South Conference)
Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026 | 7 PM | Boiling Springs, N.C. | Paul Porter Arena
ESPN+ | Live Stats
Game Notes
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UNC Asheville (5-10, 0-2 Big South Conference) at Gardner-Webb (4-11, 1-0 Big South Conference)
Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026 | 7 PM | Boiling Springs, N.C. | Paul Porter Arena
ESPN+ | Live Stats
Game Notes
- UNC Asheville comes into the matchup at 5-10 overall and 0-2 in the Big South Conference after a 59-55 loss to Winthrop on Saturday (Jan. 3).
- The Bulldogs lead the conference and rank 22nd in the nation in field goal percentage defense (35.0 percent), while also leading the conference and ranking 40th in the nation in free throw attempts per game (20.9). As a team, Asheville also is second in the conference and 29th in the nation in three-point percentage defense (26.0 percent).
- Aileen Marquez is also third in the conference and 49th in the nation in three-pointers (38).
- Asheville is fifth in the conference in scoring offense at 63.4 points per game, while leading the league in scoring defense allowing 60.3 points per game.
- Asheville is also third in the league in rebounding at 40.1 rebounds per game, while also ranking second in the league in opponent rebounding average at 38.1 rebounds per game.
- Nia Green is sixth in the league in scoring at 13.6 points per game, while Marquez is 12th at 11.2 points per game. Jamaria Freeman is also tied for 20th at 9.1 points per game.
- Deborah Orianegbena is ninth in the conference in rebounding at 6.3 rebounds per game, while Green is 11th at 5.9 rebounds per game. Freeman is also 21st in the league at 4.6 rebounds per game.
- Freeman is tied for third in the league in assists per game at 4.0, while Journee McDaniel is tied for 10th at 2.5 assists per game. Green is tied for 16th at 2.0 assists per game, while Trinity Fields is also tied for 22nd at 1.7 assists per game.
- Freeman is eighth in the league in steals per game at 1.9, while Green is tied for 11th at 1.7 per game. Marquez is also tied for 20th at 1.3 steals per game.
- Green leads the league in blocks per game, while McDaniel is tied for second at 1.0.
- Gardner-Webb comes into the matchup at 4-11 overall and 1-0 in the Big South Conference after a 54-48 win at Winthrop back on Dec. 31.
- Gardner-Webb is eighth in the conference in scoring at 55.6 points per game, while also ranking sixth in scoring defense at 66.3 points per game.
- Gardner-Webb is last in the league in rebounding at 29.2 rebounds per game, while also ranking fifth in opponent rebounding average allowing 39.5 rebounds per game.
- Amina Gray is eighth in the conference in scoring at 12.3 points per game, while Jaelyn Acker is tied for 18th at 9.3 points per game. Nyla Walker is also tied for 20th at 9.1 points per game.
- Amira Ofunniyin is fifth in the conference in rebounding at 6.7 boards per game, while Kayla Martin is 20th at 4.9 rebounds per game.
- Makayla Leggette is tied for fifth in the league in assists per game at 3.3, while Walker is 13th at 2.3 per game.
- Martin is fifth in the league in steals per game at 2.2, while Leggette, Ofunniyin and Acker are both tied for 20th at 1.3 steals per game.
- This will be the 47th all-time meeting between Asheville and Gardner-Webb, with Gardner-Webb leading the all-time series 30-16 and on a two-game winning streak. Gardner-Webb won the most recent meeting 79-72 in Boiling Springs back on Feb. 5, 2025.
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