{"id":417791,"date":"2026-01-16T22:20:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T22:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/417791\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T22:20:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T22:20:11","slug":"womens-basketball-heads-to-presbyterian-on-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/417791\/","title":{"rendered":"Women’s Basketball Heads to Presbyterian on Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – UNC Asheville Women’s Basketball hits the road for Presbyterian on Saturday (Jan. 17). Tip-off is set for 2:00 p.m. from the Templeton Center in Clinton, S.C.
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\nUNC Asheville (6-12, 1-4 Big South Conference) at Presbyterian (2-15, 0-4 Big South Conference)
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\nSaturday, Jan. 17, 2026 | 2 PM | Clinton, S.C. | Templeton Center
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\nGame Notes<\/p>\n


\n\tUNC Asheville comes into the matchup at 6-12 overall and 1-4 in the Big South Conference after a 72-66 loss to Charleston Southern on Wednesday (Jan. 14).
\n\tThe Bulldogs lead the conference and rank 22nd in the nation in field goal percentage defense (35.4 percent), while also ranking second in the conference and 32nd in the nation in three-point percentage defense (26.3 percent).
\n\tNia Green<\/a> is also second in the league and 44th in the nation in field goal percentage (53.5 percent).
\n\tAsheville is fifth in the league in scoring offense at 63.4 points per game, while also ranking second in the league in scoring defense at 60.8 points per game.
\n\tAsheville is third in the league in rebounding at 40.9 rebounds per game, while also ranking second in opponent rebounding average allowing 37.7 rebounds per game.
\n\tGreen is sixth in the conference in scoring at 14.4 points per game, while Aileen Marquez<\/a> is 16th at 10.0 points per game. Jamaria Freeman<\/a> is also tied for 19th at 9.3 points per game.
\n\tGreen is fourth in the league in rebounding at 6.9 rebounds per game, while Deborah Orianegbena<\/a> is tied for fifth at 6.7 rebounds per game. Journee McDaniel<\/a> is also 14th in the league at 6.0 rebounds per game, while Freeman is also 21st in the league at 4.5 rebounds per game.
\n\tFreeman is second in the conference in assists per game at 4.2, while McDaniel is 11th at 2.5 and Green is 13th at 2.2.
\n\tFreeman is also eighth in the league in steals per game at 1.9, while Green is tied for ninth at 1.8 per game and Marquez is also tied for 21st at 1.2 per game.
\n\tGreen also leads the conference in blocks per game at 1.1.
\n\tPresbyterian comes into the game at 2-15 including 0-4 in the Big South on a 12-game losing streak after a 58-38 loss at USC Upstate on Wednesday (Jan. 14).
\n\tPresbyterian is third in the conference and 56th in the nation in bench points per game at 24.9.
\n\tPresbyterian is last in the league in scoring offense at 53.2 points per game, while also ranking last in the league in scoring defense allowing 73.2 points per game.
\n\tPresbyterian is also eighth in the league in rebounding at 34.1 rebounds per game, while also ranking fifth in the league in opponent rebounding average at 39.5 rebounds per game.
\n\tJa’Cia Cunningham is 18th in the conference in scoring at 9.4 points per game, while Aminata Tal is 24th in the league at 8.4 points per game.
\n\tMorgan Boyd is 18th in the league in rebounding at 4.8 rebounds per game, while Krystal Haddock is tied for 22nd in the league at 4.4 rebounds per game.
\n\tOre Ogunwolere is tied for ninth in the league in assists per game at 2.6, while Danella Velez is tied for 19th at 1.9 assists per game.
\n\tOgunwolere is tied for 16th in the league at 1.5 steals per game, while Velez is also tied for 18th at 1.3 steals per game.
\n\tThis will be the 40th all-time meeting between Asheville and Presbyterian, with Asheville leading the all-time series 20-19 including winning the last two. The last matchup came in the Big South Conference tournament, with Asheville winning 69-63 in Johnson City, Tenn. <\/p>\n

About Women’s Athletics Presenting Partner First Bank<\/p>\n

First Bank is the banking subsidiary of First Bancorp and is headquartered in Southern Pines, North Carolina, with total assets of approximately $12.1 billion. As a state-chartered community bank, First Bank operates 113 bank branches in North Carolina and South Carolina and a nationwide SBA platform. Since 1935, First Bank has taken a tailored approach to banking, combining best-in-class financial solutions, helpful local expertise, and technology to manage a home or business. First Bancorp’s common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “FBNC.” Visit our website at\u00a0www.LocalFirstBank.com<\/a>. Member FDIC, Equal Housing Lender.

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