University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
2013-14 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Paige Love
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- North Wilkesboro, N.C.
2015-16 Outlook: Proven example of hard work leading to success ... fully invested in the coaching staff's system and shares the vision with them of bringing a Big South Championship to Asheville ... in and out of the lineup her junior season due to injuries ... injuries provided an opportunity for individual growth as she learned more about herself and battled through adversity ... worked hard in the off-season to become an even more physical player and a threat from the perimeter
2014-15 (Junior): Appeared in 26 games with 22 starts ... filled out the stat sheet with seven points, five boards, four assists, a block and a steal in 31 minutes played in the season opener against ETSU (Nov. 14) ... tallied a team and season-high 14 points including 9-of-11 from the charity stripe against North Carolina A&T (Nov. 18) ... poured in 13 points to go along with five rebounds at Longwood (Dec. 14) ... grabbed a team-high nine rebounds to go along with six points against High Point (Jan. 13) ... nearly finished with a double-double against Coastal Carolina (Jan. 24), pulling down a team-high 10 boards and scoring eight points while also passing out five assists ... scored 11 points, grabbed seven rebounds and dished out six assists in a season-high 33 minutes of action in an overtime win against Longwood (Feb. 5) ... contributed six points and four boards in a win at Coastal Carolina (Feb. 28)
2013-2014 (Sophomore): Started the season with a bang when her half-court shot at the buzzer defeated Furman, 69-66 (11-9)…shot earned Play of the Day honors on ESPN the next day…finished the year as Asheville’s third leading scorer (9.3) and leading rebounder (5.2)…career-high of 22 points came at Longwood (1-9) where she hit late shot to give the Bulldogs a road victory…also had five steals in that victory…tallied 19 points with seven rebounds at home vs. High Point (1-16)…scored 14 points with six rebounds and four assists in home triumph over Liberty (1-18)…posted double-double at Coastal Carolina (1-23) with 16 points and 12 rebounds…second on team in assists with 69…pumped in 16 points and garnered six rebounds at Winthrop (2-8)…registered 16 points and seven rebounds plus three assists in early-season victory over Eastern Kentucky (11-16)…averaged 10.1 points and 5.6 rebounds per game in conference play.
2012-2013 (Freshman): Played in all 30 games and started 15 times…started the final 10 games of the year…fourth leading scorer on club with 7.4 points per game average…second on team in assists (83) and fourth in three-pointers made (21) and steals (24)…had career-high of 18 points in three different games vs. Columbia College (12-8), at Charleston Southern (1-24) and Coastal Carolina (1-26)…first career double-double came at home vs. Charleston Southern (2-7) with 14 points and 10 rebounds…tallied 11 points at Gardner-Webb (1-31) and at High Point (2-14)…pumped in 10 points and had four assists during home win vs. Montreat (11-20)…scored nine points and had seven assists vs. Bethune-Cookman (12-18) in Hatter Classic at Stetson…dished out six assists at Campbell (2-16) and at Winthrop (3-2)…scored seven points and had five rebounds in first collegiate game vs. Western Carolina (11-10)…went 6-of-8 from the field and 3-of-4 from beyond the arc vs. Columbia College (12-8).
Before UNC Asheville: Led Wilkes Central to a 30-2 record and a runner-up finish in hte state 2-A tournament as a senior ... honors include MVP of the East-West All-Star Game, Most Outstanding Player of the state championship game, Max Preps All-State, Wilkes County Co-Player of the Year and All-District first team ... averaged 15 points, four assists and two steals per game ... scored 12 points per game as a junior ... also played four years on the volleyball team
