Women's Basketball Hits the Road for Charleston Southern on Wednesday in League Action

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville Women's Basketball hits the road for Charleston Southern on Wednesday (Feb. 4) in Big South Conference action.

UNC Asheville (8-14, 3-6 Big South Conference) at Charleston Southern (7-15, 5-4 Big South Conference)

Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026 | 6 PM | Buccaneer Fieldhouse | Charleston, S.C.

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UNC Asheville comes into the matchup at 8-14 and 3-6 in the Big South Conference after a 54-52 loss to Gardner-Webb last Friday (Jan. 30).
The Bulldogs lead the conference and rank 17^th in the country in field goal percentage defense (36.0 percent), while also ranking second in the conference and 44^th in the nation in offensive rebounds per game (14.4). The Bulldogs also lead the conference and rank 12^th in the nation in three-point percentage defense (25.8 percent).
Asheville is fifth in the league in scoring offense at 61.9 points per game, while also ranking third in the league in scoring defense at 60.1 points per game.
Asheville is also second in the league in rebounding at 40.6 rebounds per game, while also ranking second in the league in opponent rebounding average at 36.2 rebounds per game.
Nia Green is fifth in the league in scoring at 14.7 points per game, while Aileen Marquez is 19^th in the league at 9.1 points per game. Jamaria Freeman is also tied for 22^nd in the league at 8.9 points per game.
Green is also fourth in the league in rebounding at 7.0 rebounds per game, while Deborah Orianegbena is also sixth at 6.6 rebounds per game. Journee McDaniel is also eighth in the league at 6.4 rebounds per game.
Freeman is third in the league in assists per game at 4.0, while Green is 10^th at 2.5 assists per game. McDaniel is also 13^th in the league at 2.2 assists per game.
Freeman is tied for eighth in the league at 1.9 steals per game, while Green is tied for 12^th at 1.7. Green is also second in the conference in blocks per game at 1.1.
Charleston Southern enters the matchup at 7-15 overall and 5-4 in the Big South Conference after an 85-62 win at USC Upstate on Friday (Jan. 30).
Charleston Southern leads the conference and is 16^th in the nation in three-point attempts per game (27.5) and also leads the league and is 20^th in the nation in three-pointers made per game (8.9).
Caelan Ellis leads the conference and is 18^th in the nation in three-point attempts (169) and also is second in the conference and 24^th in the nation in three-pointers made (61).
Charleston Southern is sixth in the conference in scoring offense at 61.2 points per game, while also ranking last in scoring defense allowing 72.3 points per game.
Charleston Southern is sixth in the league in rebounding at 35.1 rebounds per game, while also ranking last in opponent rebounding average allowing 42.7 rebounds per game.
Tyonna Bailey is second in the league in scoring at 16.8 points per game, while Ellis is eighth in the league at 13.2 points per game. Asha Sra is also 18^th in the league at 9.2 points per game.
Bailey is also tied for 11^th in the league in rebounding at 6.0 rebounds per game, while Sra leads the league in assists per game at 4.6.
Sra is also tied for 20^th in the league in steals per game at 1.3.
This will be the 82^nd all-time meeting between Asheville and Charleston Southern, with Asheville leading the all-time series 44-37. Charleston Southern has won the last three matchups in the series, including a 72-66 win at Kimmel Arena back on Jan. 14.

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