Women's Basketball Heads to Longwood in Big South Conference Action

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville Women's Basketball heads to Longwood in Big South Conference action on Saturday (Feb. 7). Tip-off is set for 2:00 p.m. from the Joan Perry Brock Center in Farmville, Va.

UNC Asheville (9-14, 4-6 Big South Conference) at Longwood (16-6, 7-2 Big South Conference)

Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026 | 2 PM | Farmville, Va. | Joan Perry Brock Center

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UNC Asheville comes into the game at 9-14 overall and 4-6 in the Big South Conference after a 60-48 win at Charleston Southern on Wednesday (Feb. 4).
The Bulldogs lead the conference and are 11^th in the nation in field goal percentage defense (35.5 percent) along with ranking 11^th in the nation in three-point percentage defense (25.7 percent).
The Bulldogs are also second in the league and 46^th in the nation in offensive rebounds per game (14.3), while they also lead the conference and rank 43^rd in the nation in rebounds per game (41.09).
Asheville is fifth in the league in scoring offense at 61.8 points per game, while also ranking second in the league in scoring defense at 59.6 points per game. Asheville also ranks second in the league in opponent rebounding average allowing 36.1 rebounds per game.
Nia Green is fifth in the conference in scoring offense at 14.7 points per game, while Jamaria Freeman and Aileen Marquez are both tied for 22^nd at 9.0 points per game.
Green also ranks fourth in the league in rebounding at 7.0 rebounds per game, while Deborah Orianegbena (6.6) and Journee McDaniel (6.5) are seventh and eighth respectively in rebounding.
Freeman is tied for third in the league in assists per game at 3.8, while Green is 11^th at 2.4 assists per game. McDaniel is also tied for 14^th at 2.1 assists per game.
Freeman is tied for ninth in steals per game at 1.8, while Green is also tied for 12^th at 1.7 steals per game.
Green is also second in the conference in blocks per game at 1.0.
Longwood comes into the matchup at 16-6 overall and 7-2 in the conference on a three-game winning streak after an 88-73 overtime win against Radford on Wednesday (Feb. 4).
The Lancers lead the conference and are fourth in the nation in bench points per game, 14^th in the nation in offensive rebounds per game (16.0), 25^th in the nation in scoring offense (78.7 points per game) and eighth in the nation in steals per game (14.2).
The Lancers are also second in the conference and 27^th in the nation in three-point percentage defense (26.8 percent), leading the league and 14^th in the nation in turnover margin (+7.6) and sixth in the nation in turnovers forced per game (25.1).
Otaifo Esenabhalu is 14^th in the nation in double-doubles with 11, while Malea Brown is 30^th in the nation in steals (61) and Jesstynie Scott is also 33rd in the nation in steals (59).
Longwood is also sixth in the league in scoring defense at 65.7 points per game, tied for third in the league in rebounding at 40.1 rebounds per game and also sixth in the league in opponent rebounding average allowing 40.3 rebounds per game.
Amor Harris is 10^th in the conference in scoring at 11.3 points per game, while Frances Ulysse (10.5) and Brown (10.3) are 15^th and 16^th in the league respectively in scoring.
Esenabhalu is also 19^th in the league in scoring at 9.4 points per game.
Esenabhalu leads the league in rebounding at 9.0 rebounds per game, while Ulysse is tied for 10^th at 6.2 rebounds per game. JaMya Robinson is also tied for 16^th in the league at 5.7 rebounds per game, while Brown is 25^th at 4.2 rebounds per game.
Jasmine Peaks is tied for third in the league in assists per game at 3.8, while Brown is fifth at 3.7 assist per game.
Brown and Scott are first and second respectively in the league in steals per game, while Peaks is fifth at 2.1 steals per game.
This will be the 34^th all-time meeting between Asheville and Longwood, with Longwood leading the all-time series 17-16. Longwood has won the last four meetings in the series, including a 67-58 win inside Kimmel Arena back on Jan. 10.

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