GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) women's basketball team will welcome in crosstown foe Greensboro College on Tuesday for a 2:00 p.m. tip-off in Fleming Gymnasium.

Tuesday's game against the Pride will be free admission and begin a four-game home stretch.
 

SERIES HISTORY
The Spartans are 21-2 in overall meetings with the Pride. The last matchup between the two teams came in the 2017-18 season in Fleming Gym with UNCG taking a 82-34 victory.
 
LAST TIME OUT FOR THE SPARTANS

• Before the team's Holiday break, the Spartans dropped a back-and-forth contest with Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) foe Wake Forest, 54-50, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on Dec. 20.
• Nya Smith and Jayde Gamble led the game in scoring with 19 and 17 points, respectively.
• Jaila Lee followed behind Smith and Gamble in scoring with eight points.
• Smith also led the game with five rebounds.
• Gamble, Lee and Khalis Cain followed closely behind with four rebounds.
• UNCG bested Wake Forest in points in the paint (30-16), fast break points (6-2), rebounds (36-31) and steals (9-8).

ABOUT THE SPARTANS

• UNCG currently sits 7-5 overall on the 2024-25 season.
• The Spartans are undefeated at home with a 5-0 mark in Fleming Gym.
• The Blue & Gold are leading The Southern Conference (SoCon) in bench points per game (26.1), scoring defense (54.1) and scoring margin (9.9).
• The team's 54.1 scoring defense puts them at 21st nationally.
• Gamble is second in the league in field goal percentage (46.3) and steals per game (2.33).
• UNCG is besting its opponents across several categories: points (768-649), field goals (284-241), three-pointers (74-58), free throws (126-109), rebounds (407-365), points off turnovers (17.6-12.3) and steals (111-87).
• Gamble paces the team with 160 points, 62 field goals, 40 assists and 28 steals.
• Smith stands out from behind the arc with 18 three-pointers.
• Lee paces the squad at the charity stripe with 33 free throws for a 68.8 free throw percentage.
• Cain leads the Spartans defensively with 76 boards and eight blocks.
• Smith was named the SoCon Player of the Week on Dec. 24 after leading the Spartans with 19 points and five boards at Wake Forest on Dec. 20.
• 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 GREENSBORO COLLEGE

• The Pride come into Tuesday's game with a 3-6 overall record and are 1-2 in the USA South.
• Tuesday's contest will be an exhibition match for Greensboro College as the team competes at the NCAA Division III level.
• Before the Holiday break, the Pride fell in a 72-39 contest to Brevard College on Dec. 17 in Greensboro at Hanes Gymnasium.
• The Pride are leading the USA South with a 29.7 defensive rebounds per game average.
• Azuria Barrino paces the league with a 1.25 average in blocks per game and leads the team with 10 blocks.
• Meah Brooks leads the team with 94 points and 39 field goals.
• Nataya Atwater and Taya Phelps stand out from behind the arc with seven three-pointers apiece.
• Currently sitting at sixth place, Greensboro College was voted to finish in a tie for seventh with William Peace in the USA South Conference.
• Head Coach Aaron Fernandez is in his first season with the Pride.
• Greensboro has three returners from a year ago as they look to improve on their 7-19 record from 2023-24.

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UNCG Women's Basketball Ticket Information 
To secure your tickets for UNCG women's basketball home games click HERE for options including single games, group discounts and full season ticket options.  All 14 home games will be played on campus in Fleming Gymnasium. UNCG faculty/staff and students are free with their ID. To learn more about upcoming ticket promotions or to purchase over the phone call the UNCG Ticket Office at 336-334-3250. 

UP NEXT
The Spartans will start 2025 by closing out their non-conference schedule with Carolina University on Friday, Jan. 3 at 7:00 p.m. in Fleming Gymnasium.