GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) women's basketball team will welcome in the UNC Asheville Bulldogs in a non-conference matinee on Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. in Fleming Gym.

Tuesday's game will be Education Day, where Fleming Gym will welcome in Guilford County Schools for the contest. 
 

SERIES HISTORY
The Spartans lead in the overall series against the Bulldogs at 16-4. The Bulldogs claimed a close battle over the Spartans last season, 72-71, in Asheville. Three Spartans reached double figures in last season's meeting with Jayde Gamble leading the squad with 18 points.  
 
LAST TIME OUT FOR THE SPARTANS

• UNCG most recently claimed a 68-55 win over Appalachian State on Saturday in Fleming Gym.
• Freshman Nya Smith led the game with a career-high 21 points, going 8-for-13 in field goals and 4-for-6 from behind the arc.
• With 16 points from Gamble and 11 from Jaila Lee, three Spartans finished in double figures.
• Gamble paced the game with five steals and added a career-high seven assists.
• Khalis Cain led the game with a season-high of 10 rebounds.
• UNCG bested App State in points off turnovers (23-7), fast-break points (9-4) and bench points (23-13).

ABOUT THE SPARTANS

• UNCG comes into Tuesday's contest with a 3-1 overall record on the non-conference slate.
• The Spartans are leading The Southern Conference (SoCon) in three-point percentage (39.0), turnovers forced per game (17.00) and tied with five teams in winning percentage (.500)
• Gamble stands atop the conference with 29 field goal attempts this season. The senior is second in the league in steals (5), three-point attempts (15) and three-pointers per game (3.00).
• Gamble is leading the Spartans with 52 points, 44 field goals, 10 three-pointers, 15 assists and 10 steals.
• Cain leads the squad with 26 boards and three blocks.
• UNCG is besting its opponents in just about every statistical category: scoring (283-209), field goal percentage (45.2-39.4), three-pointers (31-20), free-throws (46-25), rebounds (137-129), assists (54-42), points off turnovers (18.8-9.5), steals (41-28) and blocks (7-6).
• The Spartans went 21-12 overall and 8-6 in league play during the 2023-24 season.
• UNCG appeared in the SoCon Championship for the seventh time in program history last season, falling to Chattanooga, 69-60.
• The 2024-25 roster features 10 returners and five newcomers with three transfers and two freshmen.
• Three of last year's starters have returned this season in Cain, Gamble and Nia Howard.
• Head Coach Trina Patterson is in her ninth season at the helm of the Blue & Gold.
• Patterson tallied her third season achieving 20 or more wins last year, leading UNCG to finish second in the regular season.
• The Spartans were picked to finish second in the 2024-25 SoCon Preseason Coaches' Poll with one first-place vote.
• Cain and Gamble were selected to the SoCon Preseason All-SoCon Team. 

SCOUTING UNC ASHEVILLE

• The Bulldogs come to Greensboro with an 0-3 mark on the 2024-25 campaign.  
• UNC Asheville is still looking for a win this season as the team started off with a 75-52 loss at SoCon foe Mercer, then dropped an 82-65 contest at Virginia Tech and most recently opened its home opener on Friday, falling to Charlotte, 59-47.
• UNC Asheville leads the Big South in bench points per game (33.5) and three-point percentage defense (20.0).
• Lalamni Simmons is tied with two other players in the league, being 100 percent at the charity stripe.
• Simmons leads the squad with 26 points, averaging 8.7 points per game.
• Abigail Wilson paces the team with nine field goals and 14 rebounds.
• Dakota McCaughan and Taylor Wilkins stand out from behind the arc with four three-pointers apiece.
• UNC Asheville was picked to finish ninth in Big South Preseason Poll.
• The Bulldogs finished the 2023-24 season 11-20 overall and 4-12 in conference.

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UP NEXT
The Spartans will continue at home by hosting Livingstone on Friday, Nov. 22 at 7:00 p.m. in Fleming Gym.

Friday's game will feature a canned food drive. Bring four canned food items and receive free admission!