Women's Basketball Welcomes Longwood for Saturday Conference Matinee

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville Women's Basketball welcomes Longwood to Kimmel Arena for a Big South Conference matinee on Saturday (Jan. 10).

UNC Asheville (6-10, 1-2 Big South) vs. Longwood (11-4, 2-0 Big South)

Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026 | 2 PM | Asheville, N.C. | Kimmel Arena

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Game Notes

UNC Asheville enters the contest at 6-10 overall and 1-2 in the Big South Conference after a 62-51 win at Gardner-Webb on Wednesday (Jan. 7).
Asheville leads the conference and is 18^th in the nation in field goal percentage defense at 34.7 percent, while also ranking second in the league and 57^th in the nation in free throw attempts per game at 20.2. Asheville is also second in the conference and 26^th in the nation in three-point percentage defense at 25.9 percent.
Aileen Marquez is also third in the conference and 42^nd in the nation in three-pointers made with 40.
Asheville is fifth in the league in scoring offense at 63.3 points per game, while also leading the conference in scoring defense allowing 59.8 points per game.
Asheville is fourth in the conference in rebounding at 40.5 rebounds per game, while also ranking second in opponent rebounding average at 37.2 rebounds per game.
Nia Green is sixth in the conference in scoring at 13.9 points per game, while Marquez is 12^th in the league at 10.9 points per game. Jamaria Freeman is also 21^st in the league at 9.0 points per game.
Deborah Orianegbena (6.4) and Journee McDaniel (6.3) are ninth and 10^th in the league in rebounds per game, while Green is also tied for 11^th at 6.1 rebounds per game. Freeman is also tied for 21^st at 4.5 rebounds per game.
Freeman is also fourth in the league in assists per game at 3.8, while McDaniel is tied for ninth at 2.6 assists per game. Green is also tied for 14^th at 2.1 assists per game, while Trinity Fields is also tied for 22^nd at 1.7 assists per game.
Freeman is also tied for seventh in the league in steals per game at 2.0, while Marquez is tied for 20^th at 1.3 steals per game.
Green leads the conference in blocks per game at 1.2, while McDaniel is tied for second at 1.0 blocks per game.
Longwood comes into the matchup at 11-4 overall and 2-0 in the Big South on a five-game winning streak after an 83-63 victory at Charleston Southern on Wednesday (Jan. 7).
Longwood leads the conference and is fifth in the nation in bench points per game at 33.1, 50^th in the nation in free throw percentage (75.4 percent), 18^th in the nation in offensive rebounds per game (16.3), 24^th in the nation in scoring offense (80.6 points per game), 10^th in the nation in steals per game (14.7), 20^th in the nation in three-point percentage defense (25.4 percent) and seventh in the nation in turnovers forced per game (25.6).
Otaifo Esenabhalu is 11^th in the nation in double-doubles with seven.
Along with leading the conference in scoring offense, Longwood is fourth in the league in scoring defense allowing 64.6 points per game.
Longwood is third in the league in rebounding at 40.6 rebounds per game, while also ranking seventh in opponent rebounding average allowing 40.8 rebounds per game.
Amor Harris is seventh in the league in scoring at 13.5 points per game, while Frances Ulysse is 14^th in the league at 10.4 points per game. Malea Brown is also 17^th in the league at 9.5 points per game, while Esenabhalu is tied for 22^nd at 8.9 points per game.
Esenabhalu leads the league in rebounding averaging 8.8 boards per game, while Ulysse is tied for seventh in the league at 6.6 rebounds per game. JaMya Robinson is also tied for 17^th at 5.1 rebounds per game, while Brown is also tied for 21^st at 4.5 rebounds per game.
Jasmine Peaks is third in the league in assists per game at 4.0, while Brown is sixth at 3.2 assists per game. Jaci Bolden is also tied for 22^nd at 1.7 assists per game.
Jesstynie Scott is tied for the league lead in steals per game at 2.6, while Brown is third at 2.5 per game and Peaks is fourth at 2.3 per game. Harris and Bolden are also tied for 20^th at 1.3 steals per game.
This will be the 33^rd all-time meeting between Asheville and Longwood, with the all-time series tied 16-16. Longwood is currently on a three-game winning streak in the series, with the most recent win being by a score of 67-59 in Farmville back on Feb. 22, 2025.

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