GREENSBORO, N.C.  – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) women's basketball team took down Carolina University, 86-51, in Fleming Gymnasium Friday night to conclude the non-conference slate.
 
After leading tonight's game with 10 rebounds, Khalis Cain surpassed 1,000 rebounds in her collegiate career. Cain is the third player in program history to reach the 1,000 career rebounds milestone and leads the Division I era in total rebounds with 1,003.
 
Cain registered her second double-double of the season and 16^th of her career with her 10 rebounds and 10 points.
 
Jaila Lee and Jayde Gamble led the Spartans in scoring with 14 points apiece. Makiah Asidanya followed closely behind with 13 points. Cain and Nia Howard rounded out the double-figure scorers for the Spartans with 10 points each.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Lee's driving layup at 8:47 opened the scoring for the Spartans, propelling them to a 14-0 lead. UNCG maintained control throughout, never allowing the Bruins to take the lead. Asidanya earned the buzzer-beating three-pointer at the end of the first quarter to give the Spartans the 22-7 lead heading to the bench.
 
Howard started off the scoring with a layup coming out of the break for the 17-point lead, 24-7. However, the second quarter was the biggest battle between both teams with Carolina University outscoring UNCG, 20-18. Lee added two more points for the Spartans at the charity stripe before halftime to give the Blue & Gold the 13-point advantage, 40-27.
 
The Spartans came out of the locker room and outscored the Bruins 23-12 in the third stanza. Gamble's layup at 9:16 began a 10-2 run for UNCG to start the second half. UNCG notched 10 unanswered points to close out the third quarter, which featured two three-pointers from Asidanya. The Spartans held the 63-39 lead at the break.
 
UNCG started off the final frame with seven consecutive points for its best scoring run of the game, 17-0. Jailah Clark-Jones's three-pointer and Ayanna Jackson's second-chance layup secured the 35-point victory for the Spartans, 86-51.

BY THE NUMBERS

• Gamble led the game with a season-high seven steals, tying her career-best.
• Cain led the contest with two blocks.
• Tasia Johnson registered a career-best five steals.
• 14 different Spartans competed in the match and 12 of those scored.
• UNCG bested Carolina University in points in the paint (44-8), points off turnovers (33-7), second chance points (14-10), fast break points (21-6) and bench points (34-19).
• The Spartans outrebounded the Bruins, 43-33.

RECORDS
UNCG: 9-5, 0-0 SoCon
Carolina University: 8-5, 0-0 NCCAA  
 
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UP NEXT
The Spartans will open The Southern Conference (SoCon) schedule by hosting ETSU on Thursday, Jan. 9 at 7:00 p.m. and Chattanooga on Saturday, Jan. 11 at 2:00 p.m. in Fleming Gymnasium.

Thursday's game will feature a Family 4 Pack: Family of 4 tickets for $20. It will also be Retirement Home Night and Faith and Family Night!