2011-12 UNC Asheville Women's Basketball Prospectus

LINDSEY THOMPSONLINDSEY THOMPSONSenior GuardSenior Guard

KELLI RILESKELLI RILESJunior ForwardJunior Forward

BREAIRA BARKSDALEBREAIRA BARKSDALEJunior GuardJunior Guard

KATIE WISEKATIE WISESenior CenterSenior Center

GRACE BLAYLOCKGRACE BLAYLOCKJunior GuardJunior Guard

GENTRY MANLEYGENTRY MANLEYJunior GuardJunior Guard

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General InformationMedia Information / Athletics Communication ................................................................2

Primary Media Outlets ..........................................................................................................3

Season PreviewOutlook ................................................................................................................................. 4-6

PlayersRoster ........................................................................................................................................7

Lindsey Thompson ............................................................................................................... 8-9

Kelli Riles ............................................................................................................................10-11

Breaira Barksdale .............................................................................................................12-13

Gentry Manley ..................................................................................................................14-15

Abra Sickles .......................................................................................................................16-17

Grace Blaylock ..................................................................................................................18-19

Blake Cokes .............................................................................................................................20

Katie Wise................................................................................................................................21

Newcomers .......................................................................................................................22-24

Coaching StaffHead Coach Betsy Blose ...............................................................................................25-26

Assistant Coach Tiffany Gwynn ..........................................................................................27

Assistant Coach Curtis Metten ..........................................................................................28

Assistant Coach Lauren Powell...........................................................................................29

Student Assistant Dana Wagner ..........................................................................................29

Support Staff ............................................................................................................................30

Records Section2010-11 Season .....................................................................................................................34

2010-11 Big South Standings ...............................................................................................35

2010-11 Statistics ...................................................................................................................36

2010-11 Leaders .....................................................................................................................37

2010-11 Points • Rebounds • Assists .................................................................................38

2010-11 Game Highs.......................................................................................................39-40

2010-11 Results ......................................................................................................................41

2010-11 Recaps ................................................................................................................42-56

Bulldog Coaching StaffHead Coach............................................................... Betsy Blose

.................................................................. (James Madison, 1984)

Overall/years ..............................................................232-226/16

at Asheville ....................................................................118-149/9

Conference ....................................................................... 50-90/9

Assistant Coach ...................................................Tiffany Gwynn

.................................................................................(Liberty, 1998)

Assistant Coach ................................................... Curtis Metten

....................................................................(Davis & Elkins, 1999)

Assistant Coach ....................................................Lauren Powell

.............................................................(Western Carolina, 2009)

Student Assistant ...................................................Dana Wagner

2010-11 Team Information2010-11 Record ...................................................................12-18

2010-11 Big South Record/Finish ...............................5-11/6th

Home Record ........................................................................ 5-10

Away Record ............................................................................ 7-7

Neutral Record ....................................................................... 0-1

Starters Returning/Lost ........................................................ 3/2

Letterwinners Returning/Lost .............................................. 8-5

Basketball Support StaffAthletic Trainer .................................. Megan Hammonds, ATC

Athletics Communication ..................................Matt Pellegrin

Kimmel ArenaCapacity ................................................................................. 3,200

Press Box Phone ............................................... (828) 575-6649

Message To MediaThis edition of the 2011-12 UNC Asheville Basketball media guide has been prepared for you as you cover the Bulldogs during the season. For additional information, photographs, interviews with players and coaches, please contact Mike Gore in the Athletics Communication Offi ce.

CreditsEditorMike GoreDesigner:Matt PellegrinContributors:Mike Gore, Matt PellegrinPhotographers:Brett Whitsell, Matt Pellegrin and Blake Madden

UNC Asheville is a selective, public liberal arts institution. UNC Asheville’s Intercollegiate Athletics Program refl ects the attitudes and values underlying the University’s overall mission: academic excellence, diversity, equity, integrity, service, and accomplishment. The UNC Asheville athletics program contributes to this liberal arts culture in two ways. First, athletics programs foster a sense of community and pride by fi elding NCAA Division I teams and developing talented student-athletes who successfully represent UNC Asheville in competition and refl ect the University’s commitment to overall excellence. Accordingly, the athletics program encourages an atmosphere of respect for self and others through the development of ethical conduct, sportsmanship, leadership, and citizenship and provides equitable opportunities for all students and staff, including women, minorities and indivduals of all sexual identities. Second, the program provides an additional campus experience for capable students to grow and develop academically, personally, socially, and athletically. This experience promotes institutional commitment and pride on the part of students, faculty, staff, and alumni.

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Athletics Media Communications

Mike Gore Associate Athletics Director for

External Affairs Offi ce Phone: (828) 251-6923Cell Phone: (828) 575-6649

Email: [email protected]

Matt PellegrinDirector of Athletics Media

Communication / Basketball ContactOffi ce Phone: (828) 251-6931Cell Phone: (828) 513-6203Email: [email protected]

Offi ce Fax: (828) 251-6386Web Site: www.uncabulldogs.com

Mailing Address:One University Heights

Justice Center, CPO #2600Asheville, N.C. 28804

COVERING THE BULLDOGSThe Offi ce of Athletics Communication produces stories, pertinent notes about upcoming games, and cumulative statistics, all of which are available at www.uncabulldogs.com, the on-line home of Bulldog athletics.

Press Passes: Please contact the UNC Asheville Athletics Communication Offi ce as early as possible for press passes. Passes will be mailed if time permits.

Broadcasts: There are two phone lines at the Kimmel Arena for radio and internet broadcasts. If you would like to broadcast a game please call well in advance to see what arrangements can be made.

Photographers: Photo passes are limited to working press photo-graphers. All photo requests should be made as early as possible to the Offi ce of Athletics Communication.

Services: The UNC Asheville Offi ce of Athletics Communication will provide programs, notes and updated statistics at every home basketball game. After the contest, each media member will receive a box score of the game. Phone lines are available on press row and fax service is available upon request.

Press Row: UNC Asheville’s working facilities are located on the South side of the Kimmel Arena between the benches. Space is very limited, so please contact us early. We ask press, radio and television personnel to enter through the main gate. Only working press and game day operations personnel are allowed at the press table during games. No spouses, dates, children or friends are allowed. Your cooperation is appreciated.

Interview Policy: The UNC Asheville Offi ce of Athletics Communication and the basketball coaching staff are eager to assist the media with player and coach interview requests. Please contact the Offi ce of Athletics Communication for all player interviews. On the road, please make coach interview arrangements through the Athletics Commincation representative for that sport. Players will not be available for interviews on days of games until the completion of the contest. Your cooperation is appreciated.

Media Guides: UNC Asheville will not print media guides to assist in the department’s cost-containment efforts. The Athletics Communications Offi ce will provide the same material it has in the past through on-line supplements and enhanced notes packages.

Video Streaming: UNC Asheville will once again video stream all of its home basketball games live on www.bigsouthsports.com. This is a pay per view service. Archives of each broadcast will be available the day after each match. For match highlights or video of matches please contact Matt Pellegrin

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NEWSPAPERS

Asheville Citizen-TimesPO Box 2090Asheville, NC 28802828/232-5867800/800-4204Fax: 828/251-0585

Hendersonville Times-NewsPO Box 490Hendersonville, NC 28739828/692-0505Fax: 828/692-2319

The MountaineerPO Box 129Waynesville, NC 28786828/452-0661Fax: 828/452-0665

The Charlotte ObserverPO Box 32188Charlotte, NC 28232704/379-6448Fax: 704/379-6506

WIRE SERVICEAssociated Press219 South McDowell St.Raleigh, NC 27602800/662-7075Fax: 919/834-1078

TELEVISION

WLOS-TV110 Technology DriveAsheville, NC 28803828/651-4563Fax: 828/651-4618

WSPA-TVPO Box 1717Spartanburg, SC 29304864/576-7777Fax: 864/587-5430

WYFF-TV505 Rutherford Rd.Greenville, SC 29602864/242-4404Fax: 864/240-5305

RADIO STATIONS1310 WISE Radio1190 Patton Ave.Asheville, NC 28804828/253-1310

WWNC RadioPO Box 6447Asheville, NC 28816828/253-3835

WCQS Radio70 Broadway St.Asheville, NC 28801828/253-6875

Location: Asheville, North CarolinaEnrollment: 3,700Founded: 1927Nickname: BulldogsAffi liation: NCAA Division IConference: Big SouthColors: Royal Blue and WhiteArena (Capacity): Kimmel Arena (3,200)Chancellor: Dr. Anne PonderFaculty Representative: Dr. Herman HoltDirector of Athletics: Janet R. ConeAssociate Athletics Director of Internal Affairs and Compliance/Senior Woman Administrator: Terri Brne Athletics Business Manager: Judith BohanDirector of Marketing: Erin Punter SpenceTicket Manager: Harmon TurnerTicket Offi ce Phone: (828) 251-6904

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The UNC Asheville women’s basketball program showed improvement last year and the Bulldogs are looking to build on that foundation this season.

And they’ll try to achieve that improvement in a new arena. Asheville basketball will now play its home games in the state-of-the-art Kimmel Arena this year. The 3,200-seat facility is a big upgrade for the Bulldog program. Asheville coach Betsy Blose is looking for-ward to playing home games in Kimmel.

“Playing our games in our new arena has every-one excited,” declared Blose. “We want to establish some new traditions playing at Kimmel. There’s a real sense of pride in our program right now, and we’re anxious to play some games here.”

Last season, the Bulldogs were coming off an 8-22 campaign and not much was expected from Asheville going into the 2010-11 season. Blose’s club surprised a lot of people with a 12-win season and sixth-place fi nish in Big South Conference play. The Bulldogs were road warriors last season with seven wins, while going 4-4 in BSC road games. However, Asheville struggled at home with a 1-7 mark.

“We want to build on what we accomplished last year,” Blose admitted. “Our team made strides and showed a lot of improvement from where we were the previous year.

“However, we’re not where we want to be,” added Blose. “We know we can score, but we’ve got to improve on our defense. We’re going back to basics to get our defense better.”

Blose likes what she sees so far from the 2011-12 Bulldog team.

“We’re in a lot better shape at this time of the year than we’ve been in the past,” explained Blose. “First and foremost, all 13 of our players are healthy. We’re not rehabbing or hoping to get someone ready by the fi rst week of the season. All of our players are working hard in the preseason and are healthy.

“The chemistry of this team has just been great so far,” Blose said. “Hopefully, we can keep it that way, but everyone has bought into what we’re doing and how we’re doing it. We’re all on the same page.”

The Bulldogs do have some holes to fi ll. Asheville graduated two starters who were both 1,000-point career scorers in guard Kendall Shepard and forward Lindsey Montgomery.

Lindsey Thompson

“We have some scoring and rebounding to re-place and that won’t be easy,” said Blose. “But I really like the newcomers we’ve brought into the program. They’re really working well with the veterans and ev-eryone is determined to get better each day. “This team’s work ethic is quite good,” added Blose. “They are a very determined team.”

GUARDS

Lindsey Thompson is the Bulldogs’ only senior on this year’s roster. She enjoyed a solid junior cam-paign and fi nished the year with a 10.8 scoring average, while leading the team in three-pointers made with 62.

“Lindsey is our only senior, and we’re looking for her to have a big year,” stated Blose. “She’s one of the best three-point shooters in the conference and is a threat to score from anywhere. Lindsey has worked hard on her mid-range game and defense.”

Junior Grace Blaylock continues to show im-provement with each season. Blaylock has incredible shooting range and knocked down 59 treys a year ago as she averaged 7.2 points per game.

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Kelli Riles

“If you think Grace had range her fi rst two years, wait until you see her this season,” commented Blose. “She’s one of our best defenders and a real lead-er on the team, as well. Grace has worked to get bet-ter with her mid-range game. She doesn’t want to be just a three-point shooter but wants to score in other ways, as well.”

Junior Breaira Barksdale made signifi cant im-provement from her freshman to sophomore season. She earned a starting spot 21 times as she averaged 6.7 points per game. Barkdale was second on the club in assists with 102 and led in steals with 50.

“Breaira improved a lot last season and we ex-pect that to continue this year,” explained Blose. “She’s very talented and earned a great deal of experience a year ago. We need her to run the team and make good decisions on offense.”

Tacey Trammell is a freshman from Robbinsville, N.C. The 5-2 guard enjoyed an excellent prep career for Robbinsville High School. She committed to the Bulldog program early, and Blose is glad to have her.

“Tacey has the heart of a champion. She is the most conditioned player I’ve ever coached,” declared Blose. “She’s small but plays big. Tacey will do a great job of getting people the basketball as she’s player who thinks pass fi rst. She’s also an excellent defensive player. Our fans are really going to enjoy watching her play.”

Another local product is Shonese Jones from Brevard. The freshman guard is also 5-2 like Trammell but enjoyed a spectacular prep career for the Blue Devil program as she scored more than 2,000 points.

“We like local players and are delighted to have Shonese as a part of our program,” stated Blose. “She can fl at-out score. Shonese can score from anywhere on the court, including making three-pointers. We be-lieve she has the potential to be a great defender.”

Brittany Gwyn will join the Asheville program from High Point Central. The prep program is one of the best in the state. Gwyn is a 5-7 athlete who could help the Bulldog program right away.

“We’re delighted to get another player from a great high school program like High Point Central,” said Blose. “I project Brittany to be one of our best defenders. She’s very seasoned and court-savvy. Brit-tany has a lot going for her, and she’ll make a real con-tribution this season.”

FORWARDS

Asheville will be led in the front court this sea-son by 6-1 junior Kelli Riles. Riles really came into her own last season as she led the Bulldogs in rebounding and was second in the Big South with a 10.3 average. She was third in scoring (11.1) and led Asheville in fi eld goal percentage at .555.

“Kelli really did a great job for us in the post last season, and hopefully we’ll get even more from her this year,” stated Blose. “She’s our go-to player inside, and I think she likes that responsibility. Kelli is strong and runs the fl oor quite well. We need her to fi nish shots a little better this year and to stay healthy.”

6-1 sophomore Blake Cokes earned some play-ing time last season and showed some promise.

“We really like the way Blake improved over the year. She has a strong body and is not afraid to mix things up inside,” commented Blose. “We need her to be a little more polished on offense but we really like her toughness. She’ll create some problems for oppo-

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nents this season.”

Junior Gentry Manley walked on to the Bulldogs last year and impressed everyone with her hustle and desire. Manley played in 12 games a year ago, but that fi gure could go up this season.

“Gentry is a player who is going to fi nd a way to play. She plays hard all the time and fi ts into what we’re doing,” explained Blose. “Gentry brings us some toughness and somehow you’ll see her on the fl oor this season.”

Freshman Jeannie Buckner is home-school prod-uct from Johns Island, S.C. She committed to the Bulldog program last year, and Blose believes the 6-0 rookie can be a factor right off the bat.

“Jeannie is the most prepared player I’ve ever coached,” explained Blose. “She’s physically ready to play. Jeannie will have to adjust to the college game a little bit but we’re excited to have her. She can shoot the three and can give us some size on the perim-eter.”

Leah Wormack is a 6-1 freshman forward from Cumberland, Md. She played at Allegany High School and enjoyed a top prep career.

“Leah played at a great high school program in Maryland,” stated Blose. “She is long and athletic. Leah will be a big target inside and she can run the fl oor quite well.”

CENTERS

6-3 junior Katie Wise is fi nally healthy for the Bulldogs. Wise has been plagued by knee injuries dur-ing her career. She seems to be in good shape and that will be a big help for Asheville this year.

“Katie has battled injuries but appears to be healthy,” said Blose. “What we like about Katie is that she’s a good post passer and understands what we want to do on defense. She can shoot the three-point-er, as well. We just need her to stay healthy.”

Sophomore Abra Sickles learned a lot as a fresh-man. Blose looks for more from the 6-4 center this season.

“Abra is getting better and better,” commented Blose. “She can defend and rebound. We need her to keep improving and she’ll be a real force for us in-side.”

Katie Wise

BIG SOUTH

Blose looks for Big South Conference kingpin Liberty to be the favorite this season. The Lady Flames captured the league regular-season crown before being upset by Gardner-Webb in the championship game.

“Liberty returns a lot of key players, and I look for them to be the team to beat this season,” explained Blose.“I believe the rest of the league is a lot like us. We’ve all graduated some key starters from last year and are expecting freshmen to make an impact right away,” stated Blose.

“We have some new coaches in the league, which will make things exciting. It should be a fun year, and I’m looking forward to the season.”

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Head Coach: Betsy Blose (James Madison, 1984) Assistant Coach: Tiffany Gwynn (Liberty, 1998) Assistant Coach: Curtis Metten (Davis & Elkins, 1999) Assistant Coach: Lauren Powell (Western Carolina, 2009) Student Assistant Coach: Dana Wagner

PRONUNCIATION GUIDEBreaira Barksdale - Bree-air-uh

Abra Sickles - Ae-brahBetsy Blose - Bloess

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LINDSEY THOMPSONG • 5-8 • SR • COPPER HILL, VA

Overview: Only senior on this year’s club...excellent three-point shooter who was ranked nationally in scoring and free throw shooting for part of last season...excellent student who will be a key player for the Bulldogs this season both on and off the court.

2010-2011: Fourth leading scorer with a 10.8 scoring average...led team in three-pointers made with 62...top free throw shooter on squad at 84.2 percent (48-of-57)...tied for third in assists with 49...scored in double fi gures 15 times with fi ve games scoring more than 20 points...was ranked nationally in free throw percentage for part of the season...scored a ca-reer-best 29 points in loss at Southern Conference champion Appalachian State (12-2) as she went 10-of-19 from the fi eld...pumped in 26 points in home victory over USC Upstate (11-23) with seven rebounds....enjoyed her fi rst double-double in road win at N.C. Central (12-29) with 21 points and 10 rebounds....scored 24 points in dramatic road victory at Campbell (11-20) and went 10-for-10 from the free throw line...opened the season with 22 points on 9-of-15 shooting from fi eld vs. Montreat (11-12)...was third in the Big South in three-pointers made (2.1) and eighth in three-point percentage (30.4%)...tallied 17 points and went 5-of-7 from long distance at home vs. Charleston Southern (2-19)...came close to double-double vs. Brevard (11-29) with 13 points and nine rebounds...scored 11 points with fi ve rebounds in upset win at Gardner-Webb (1-29).

2009-2010: Finished the season as the Bulldogs’ second-leading scorer with an 8.2 average...led the squad in three-pointers made with 53...ranked fourth in the Big South Conference in three-pointers made per game at 1.77...also topped the club in free throw percentage at 82.1 percent (46-of-56)...second in assists with 49...scored in double fi gures 12 times...tied a career-high in points with 18 in close loss at Charleston Southern (2-6)...pumped in 15 points and knocked down game-tying three-pointer vs. Radford (3-1)...registered 14 points vs. Campbell (11-24)...scored 12 points vs. Gardner-Webb in Big South Tourney (3-12)...tallied 13 points and dished out a career-best six assists in home victory vs. Southern Wesleyan (12-11)...scored 10 points and pulled down eight rebounds at Western Carolina (12-2)...had fi ve steals in victory over Lafayette (12-30)...poured in 10 points at home vs. High Point (2-20)...knocked down 16 straight free throws midway through the Big South Conference sea-son...helped lead Asheville to win on road at South Carolina State with 12 points and went 6-of-8 from free throw line...scored 12 points and registered four assists vs. Lees-McRae

2008-2009: Played in 29 games and averaged 7.4 points per game...led team in three-pointers made with 44...topped the team in free throw shooting at 81.8 percent (27-of-33)...got red-hot from the three-point line midway through the season and scored in double fi gures in fi ve straight contests...was named Big South Freshman of the Week on Jan. 10 after scoring career-high 18 points at Charleston Southern (1-5) and 16 points at Coastal Carolina (1-3)...went 9-of-17 from beyond the arc in those two games...pumped in 15 points in home loss to Coastal Carolina (2-9) as she went 5-of-10 from three-point line...grabbed four rebounds in fi ve different games...had season-high three assists against Coastal Carolina (2-9)...pumped in 10 points in home victory vs. Gardner-Webb (1-10).

Before UNC Asheville: Averaged 14 points, four rebounds, three assists and three steals at Floyd County HS in Floyd, Va....named Three Rivers District Player of the Year as a senior...earned fi rst team all-district honors as a senior and made second team all-region and second team all-state...helped lead Floyd to state championship as a senior and runner-up as a junior...Floyd was 89-6 during her career as a player...lettered in volleyball and track and fi eld at Floyd...played for Roanoke Stars AAU program.

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Career-HighsPoints: 29, at Appalachian State, 12/2/10

Rebounds: 10, at North Carolina Central, 12/29/10Assists: 5, vs. Liberty, 2/27/10

Field goals: 10, at Appalachian State, 12/2/10Three-pointers: 5, (4x), last at North Carolina Central, 12/29/10

Free throws: 10, at Campbell, 11/20/10Minutes: 38, vs. Liberty, 2/27/10

Blocks: 0Steals: 4, vs. North Carolina Central, 1/22/10

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|----TOTAL----| |----3-PTS----| |-----REBOUNDS-----| GP-GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg GP-GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2010-11 29-28 835 28.8 101-300 .337 62-204 .304 48-57 .842 34 76 110 3.8 58 0 49 76 1 23 312 10.82010-11 29-28 835 28.8 101-300 .337 62-204 .304 48-57 .842 34 76 110 3.8 58 0 49 76 1 23 312 10.82009-10 30-22 700 23.3 74-226 .327 53-171 .310 46-56 .821 17 46 63 2.1 48 0 49 72 0 33 247 8.222008-09 29-0 489 16.9 61-189 .323 44-139 .317 27-33 .818 24 36 60 2.1 36 0 24 45 0 14 193 6.72

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KELLI RILESF • 6-1 • JR • ELLENWOOD, GA

Overview: Enjoyed an outstanding sophomore season where she turned into one of the top post players in the Big South Conference... very strong...came to UNC Asheville after solid prep career at Redan HS in Stone Mountain, Ga....father is Ernest Riles who enjoyed a solid major league baseball career from 1985-93 for Milwaukee Brewers, San Francis-co Giants, Oakland A’s, Houston Astros and Boston Red Sox...red-shirted in 2008-2009 season.

2010-2011: Finished the season as Asheville’s third leading scorer (11.1) and top rebounder (10.3)...led Bulldogs in fi eld goal shooting at 55.5 per-cent (116-of-209)...posted 12 double-doubles on the season...was ranked nationally in the fi rst part of the year in both fi eld goal percentage and re-bounding...ended up second in the Big South in rebounding...pulled down at least 10 rebounds in 16 different games...scored in double fi gures 17 different times...had career-high of 22 points in two different games...tal-lied 22 and collected 16 rebounds in comeback win over South Carolina State (12-15)...pumped in 22 points and went 11-of-13 from the fi eld in another comeback win at Mercer (12-22)...had 18 points and grabbed a career-high 22 rebounds in upset win at Radford (2-5)...the 22 rebounds was the most by a Bulldog player in more than 20 years...scored 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in home game vs. Radford (1-3)...collected 14 rebounds in fi rst game of the year vs. Montreat (11-12)...had 19 points and 12 rebounds at Charleston Southern (1-17)...14 points and 14 re-bounds vs. Brevard (11-29)...shot a solid 73.4 percent (80-of-109) from the free throw line.

2009-2010: Played in all 30 games and started the last four games of the season...scored in double fi gures in six games...averaged 5.4 points per game...was second on team in rebounding with 4.9 mark...blocked 14 shots during the year...just missed double-double vs. Elon (12-21) as she scored 15 points and grabbed nine rebounds...tallied 12 points late in the season in back-to-back games vs. Gardner-Webb (2-15) and at High Point (2-20)...pumped in 11 points in three different games: at USC Upstate (11-28), vs. Western Michigan (12-29) and Charleston Southern (1-4)...grabbed nine rebounds vs. Campbell (11-24)...scored eight points with nine rebounds in home win vs. Southern Wesleyan (12-11)...made 10 straight free throws over a three-game stretch late in the season...tied career-high of nine rebounds in four different games...dished out a career-best three assists vs. Winthrop (3-5)...had three steals at Winthrop (1-30).

Before UNC Asheville: Helped Redan HS advance to the Georgia state championship game as a senior...averaged 10 points, 10 rebounds, three assists and two blocked shots per game senior season...was named Player of the Month for the month of February as a senior...participated in the East-West Atlanta All-Star Game last summer...averaged 10 points and six rebounds per game as a junior...lettered in volleyball.

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Career-HighsPoints: 22, (2x) last at Mercer, 12/22/10

Rebounds: 22, at Radford, 2/5/11Assists: 2, at North Carolina Central, 12/29/10

Field goals: 11, at Mercer, 12/22/10Three-pointers: 0

Free throws: 7, vs. Furman, 12/11/10Minutes: 36, vs. South Carolina State, 12/15/10Blocks: 2, (2x) last at Coastal Carolina, 2/8/10

Steals: 3, vs. Furman, 12/11/10

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|----TOTAL----| |----3-PTS----| |-----REBOUNDS-----| GP-GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg GP-GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2010-11 28-26 777 27.8 116-209 .555 0-0 .000 80-109 .734 83 205 288 10.3 65 1 10 70 5 29 312 11.12010 11 28 26 777 27 8 116 209 555 0 0 000 80 109 734 83 205 288 10 3 65 1 10 70 5 29 312 11 12010-11 28-26 777 27.8 116-209 .555 0-0 .000 80-109 .734 83 205 288 10.3 65 1 10 70 5 29 312 11.12009-10 30-4 587 19.6 54-129 .419 0-1 .000 54-79 .684 42 104 146 4.9 68 3 13 73 14 21 162 5.42------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TOTAL 58-30 1364 23.5 170-338 .502 0-1 .000 134-188 .713 125 309 4345 7.4 133 4 23 143 19 50 474 8.2T

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BREAIRA BARKSDALEG • 5-6 • JR • BALTIMORE, MD

Overview: Much improved last season and emerged into starting point guard...one of two players from the state of Maryland on roster.

2010-2011: Played in all 30 games and started 21 times...averaged 6.7 points per game and was a close second to senior Kendall Shepard in assists with 102...led Bulldogs in steals with 50...scored in double fi gures in eight games...career-high of 16 points came in home loss to High Point (1-8) where she went 5-of-6 from fi eld and 3-of-3 from beyond the arc...pumped in 15 points vs. Winthrop (1-22)...also had 15 points with six assists in home victory over USC Upstate (11-23)...dished out career-best seven assists in road win at Mercer (12-22)...opened the season in good form with 13 points, six rebounds and two blocked shots in victory against Montreat (11-12)...had career-best fi ve steals with nine points in road win at Gardner-Webb (1-29)...close to triple-double with 10 points, six rebounds and seven assists vs. Liberty (1-9)...was perfect 7-of-7 from free throw line in comeback win over South Carolina State (12-15)...had four steals at Campbell (11-20), South Carolina State (12-15) and at North Carolina Central (12-29).

2009-2010: Played in 26 games and earned two starts...had 36 assists and 13 steals during the season...averaged 1.6 points per game...scored season-high eight points at Radford (1-16)...tallied six points in two dif-ferent games vs. Charleston Southern (2-6) and USC Upstate (11-28)...dished out career-best six assists in home victory over Presbyterian Col-lege (2-13)...handed out fi ve assists and knocked down her fi rst career three-pointer in comeback win over North Carolina Central (1-22)...had four assists and three steals at Charleston Southern (2-6)...pulled down two rebounds in six different games...started at Charlotte (12-5) where she played a season-best 28 minutes and vs. Gardner-Webb (2-15).

Before UNC Asheville: Led Baltimore City to the school’s fi rst ever state championship in the spring of 2009...earned all-metro honors as she aver-aged nine points and fi ve assists per game...sensational state championship game against previously unbeaten River Hill squad as she scored 21 points and had nine assists to lead Baltimore City to 59-51 overtime win.

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Career-HighsPoints: 16, vs. High Point, 1/8/11

Rebounds: 6, (2x), last vs. Liberty, 1/9/11Assists: 7, (2x), last vs. Liberty 1/9/11

Field goals: 6, vs. USC Upstate, 11/23/10Three-pointers: 3, vs. High Point, 1/8/11

Free throws: 8, at Appalachian State, 12/2/10Minutes: 37, vs. Brevard, 11/29/10Blocks: 2, vs. Montreat, 11/12/10

Steals: 4, (3x), last at Mercer, 12/22/10

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|----TOTAL----| |----3-PTS----| |-----REBOUNDS-----| GP-GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg GP-GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2010-11 30-21 701 23.4 68-163 .417 14-45 .311 51-74 .689 13 49 62 2.1 71 1 102 121 3 50 201 6.722009-10 26-2 289 11.1 17-61 .279 1-8 .125 7-12 .583 9 12 21 0.8 51 1 36 67 0 13 42 1.62

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TOTAL 56-23 990 17.7 85-224 .379 15-53 .283 58-86 .674 22 61 83 1.4 122 2 138 188 3 63 243 4.3T

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GENTRY MANLEYG • 5-10 • JR • ASHEVILLE, N.C.

Overview: Walk-on who can play both in the backcourt and front court...transfer from Catawba Valley Community College...local product who played her high school ball at T.C. Roberson HS...gave the Bulldogs some solid minutes last season and is a hard worker...last summer went to Brazil as a part of Sports Reach.

2010-2011: Played in 12 games and earned one start vs. Charleston Southern (2-19)...really played well at the end of the season with a career-best nine points and fi ve rebounds at High Point (3-6)...pumped in seven points and collected career-high six rebounds in near upset at Liberty (3-4)...in Liberty game went 5-of-8 from free throw line...scored fi rst career basket and picked up two rebounds at Campbell (11-20)...grabbed fi ve rebounds in fi ve minutes of action vs. Brevard (11-29).

Before UNC Asheville: Played in four games for CVCC during the 2009-10 season...graduated from Roberson in 2008 and was selected to play in Blue-White All-Star game.

22Career-Highs

Points: 9, at High Point, 3/6/11Rebounds: 6, at Liberty, 3/4/11

Assists: 1, at Campbell, 11/20/10Field goals: 1, (2x), last vs. Brevard, 11/29/10

Three-pointers: 0Free throws: 5, at Liberty, 3/4/11

Minutes: 20, at Liberty, 3/4/11Blocks: 0

Steals: 1, (2x), last at Appalachian State, 12/2/10

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|----TOTAL----| |----3-PTS----| |-----REBOUNDS-----| GP-GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg GP-GS Min A FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Av F FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2010-11 12-1 106 8.8 7-17 .412 0-0 .000 8-13 .615 8 12 20 1.7 12 0 2 5 0 2 22 1.82

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TOTAL 12-1 106 8.8 7-17 .412 0-0 .000 8-13 .615 8 12 20 1.7 12 0 2 5 0 2 22 1.8T

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ABRA SICKLESC • 6-4 • SO • HARRODSBURG, KY

Overview: Will be the tallest player on the Bulldogs roster at 6-4...soph-omore post player who showed improvement as a freshman and should play more of a role in 2011-2012...attended Mercer County HS in Har-rodsburg, Ky.

2010-2011: Started the fi rst two games of the season and fi nal three...tallied season-high six points at High Point (3-6)...collected season-high six rebounds at Liberty (3-4)...scored four points in her college debut vs. Montreat (11-12)...also had four rebounds at High Point (3-6)...blocked three shots in eight minutes of play in home victory vs. Furman (12-11)...tallied three points with two rebounds in late-season road win at Win-throp (2-28).

Before UNC Asheville: Enjoyed a strong senior season at Mercer Coun-ty where she averaged 11 points, eight rebounds and four blocked shots per game...earned fi rst team All-Area honors along with All-District and All-Region accolades.

23Career-Highs

Points: 4, vs. Montreat, 11/12/10Rebounds: 6, at Liberty, 3/4/11

Assists: 0Field goals: 2, vs. Montreat, 11/12/10

Three-pointers: 0Free throws: 1, vs. Radford, 1/3/11

Minutes: 19, at Liberty, 3/4/11Blocks: 3, vs. Furman, 12/11/10

Steals: 1, (2x), last vs. Furman, 12/11/10

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|----TOTAL----| |----3-PTS----| |-----REBOUNDS-----| GP-GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg GP-GS Min A FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Av F FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2010-11 22-5 164 7.5 10-30 .333 0-0 .000 4-8 .500 12 11 23 1.0 44 4 0 13 7 3 24 1.12

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TOTAL 22-5 164 7.5 10-30 .333 0-0 .000 4-8 .500 12 11 23 1.0 44 4 0 13 7 3 24 1.1T

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GRACE BLAYLOCKG • 5-7 • JR • BLUE RIDGE, VA

Overview: Hard worker who gets better and better each season...excel-lent three-point shooter who is an outstanding student...named to pres-tigious Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association Scholar-Athlete Team for her work in the classroom and on the court last spring...was one of only 10 women’s basketball players to be honored...niece of Bull-dog head coach Betsy Blose.

2010-2011: Played in all 30 games and started 27 times, including 27 of the fi nal 28 games...averaged 7.2 points per game...second on team in three-pointers made with 59...fourth on club in assists with 42...had 70 fi eld goals on the season with 59 being treys...scored in double fi gures nine times with career-best 18 points in two different games...tallied 18 points and knocked down six 3-pointers in comeback victory at Mercer (12-22) and then had 18 points on fi ve treys at Longwood (2-8)...led team in three-point percentage at 32.1 percent...went 17-of-20 from the char-ity stripe for 80 percent...came close to double-double at Campbell with 11 points and nine rebounds (11-20)...collected 3.2 rebounds per game...pumped in 12 points and knocked down four 3-pointers in home win over South Carolina State (12-15)...tallied 12 points and had three steals vs. Radford (1-3)...scored 17 points with six rebounds vs. Gardner-Webb (2-21)...fi fth in Big South Conference in three-pointers per game (2.0).

2009-2010: Played in 30 games and started 19 times...second on team in three-pointers made with 32...averaged 4.4 points per game...scored in double fi gures in three different games...top game was a career-high 15 points at Presbyterian College (1-11) where she knocked down three treys and went 6-of-7 from charity stripe...scored 13 points in win over Blue Hose (2-13) and helped spark Bulldog comeback by knocking down four treys, including three in the second half...tallied 11 points vs. 11 (12-21)...grabbed career-best nine rebounds and had four assists vs. Radford (3-1)...dished out fi ve assists vs. Lees-McRae (11-21)...scored nine points in four different games.

Before UNC Asheville: Played at Lord Botetourt HS in Virginia...senior year averaged 17 points, six rebounds and three assists per game...helped lead program to 79-29 overall record and 20-9 mark as a senior...led Lord Botetourt to regular-season and tournament championship plus trip to Final Four for state championship...was named Blue Ridge District and Metro Player of the Year...fi rst team all-region and second team all-state...named Christmas Tournament MVP...junior year averaged 14 points, fi ve rebounds and three assists per game...played for coach Chuck Pound in high school.

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Career-HighsPoints: 18, at Mercer, 12/22/10

Rebounds: 9, at Campbell, 11/20/10Assists: 5, vs. Lees-McRae, 11/21/09Field goals: 6, at Mercer, 12/22/10

Three-pointers: 6, at Mercer, 12/22/10 Free throws: 6, at Presbyterian, 1/11/10

Minutes: 35, at Appalachian State, 12/2/10Blocks: 1 (2x), last at Campbell, 11/20/10

Steals: 3, vs. Radford, 1/3/11

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|----TOTAL----| |----3-PTS----| |-----REBOUNDS-----| GP-GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg GP-GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2010-11 30-27 888 29.6 70-208 .337 59-184 .321 17-20 .850 19 76 95 3.2 43 2 42 31 1 19 216 7.222009-10 30-19 578 19.3 42-145 .290 32-118 .271 17-25 .680 29 42 71 2.4 50 0 37 57 2 20 133 4.42------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TOTAL 60-48 1466 24.4 112-353 .317 91-302 .301 34-45 .756 48 118 166 2.8 93 2 79 88 3 39 349 5.8T

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BLAKE COKESF • 6-1 • SO • DAYTON, OH

Overview: Sophomore post player from Dayton, Ohio who could give Asheville’s inside game a real lift this season...very athletic and runs the fl oor quite well...earned some playing time as a freshman.

2010-2011: Played in 16 games...top game was near double-double against Liberty (1-9) where she scored nine points and grabbed eight rebounds in 12 minutes of action...opened collegiate career vs. Montreat with fi ve points and seven rebounds (11-12)...pulled down four rebounds vs. West-ern Carolina (11-17)...had two steals at Charleston Southern (1-17).

Before UNC Asheville: Played at Trotwood-Madison HS where she av-eraged 10 points and eight rebounds per game as a senior...helped lead school to conference title last season...also played AAU ball for Cincinnati Finest.

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|----TOTAL----| |----3-PTS----| |-----REBOUNDS-----| GP-GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2010-11 16-0 143 8.9 8-18 .444 0-0 .000 8-24 .333 15 9 24 1.5 20 0 0 16 3 5 24 1.5------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TOTAL 16-0 143 8.9 8-18 .444 0-0 .000 8-24 .333 15 9 24 1.5 20 0 0 16 3 5 24 1.5

Career-HighsPoints: 9 vs. Liberty, 1/9/11

Rebounds: 8, vs. Liberty, 1/9/11Assists: 0

Field goals: 2, vs. Montreat, 11/12/10Three-pointers: 0

Free throws: 3, vs. Liberty, 1/9/11Minutes: 24, vs. Montreat, 11/12/10

Blocks: 1, vs. Montreat, 11/12/10Steals: 1, vs. Western Carolina, 11/17/10

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KATIE WISEC • 6-3 • JR • LANDIS, N.C.

Overview: Red-shirt junior who has battled through injuries during her career... missed her freshman year (2008-09) due to knee injury suffered in high school...second tallest player on team at 6-3...hard worker who has a nice outside shot.

2010-2011: Battled through injuries to play in 14 games...scored two points in six different contests...top game was defensive and rebounding effort in upset win at Gardner-Webb (1-29) as she collected season-high four rebounds...grabbed two rebounds at Campbell (11-20) ...blocked fi ve shots on the season.

2009-2010: Played in 20 games and started eight times...blocked 15 shots on the year...scored 1.6 points and collected 1.8 rebounds per game...scored season-high of fi ve points vs. Elon (12-21)...tallied four points with four blocked shots and three assists during home win over South-ern Wesleyan (12-11)...grabbed a season-best fi ve rebounds vs. Georgia Southern (12-16)...knocked down three-pointer in Big South Tournament vs. Gardner-Webb (3-12)...grabbed at least two rebounds in 10 different games...had four rebounds and two blocked shots in close home loss to Gardner-Webb (2-15).

Before UNC Asheville: Three-year starter at South Rowan HS where as a senior she averaged 14 points, nine rebounds and four assists per game...earned all-conference honors as a junior...played for Carolina Crush AAU program.

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|----TOTAL----| |----3-PTS----| |-----REBOUNDS-----| GP-GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2010-11 14-0 117 8.4 5-18 .278 0-2 .000 2-5 .400 2 12 14 1.0 31 0 3 4 5 1 12 0.92009-10 20-8 197 9.9 13-38 .342 1-5 .200 4-8 .500 9 24 33 1.7 29 0 8 18 15 5 31 1.6------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TOTAL 34-9 314 9.2 18-56 .321 1-7 .142 6-13 .462 11 36 47 1.4 60 0 11 22 20 6 43 1.3

Career-HighsPoints: 5, vs. Elon, 12/21/09

Rebounds: 5, vs. Georgia Southern, 12/16/09Assists: 3, vs. Southern Wesleyan, 12/11/09

Field goals: 2, vs. Southern Wesleyan, 12/11/09Three-pointers: 0

Free throws: 3, vs. Elon, 12/21/09Minutes: 21, vs. Georgia Southern, 12/16/09Blocks: 4, vs. Southern Wesleyan, 12/11/09

Steals: 2, (2x), last vs. Liberty, 2/27/10

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TACEY TRAMMELLG • 5-2 • FR • ROBBINSVILLE, N.C.

Overview: Talented point guard from Robbinsville HS who will compete for playing time right away...signed with Bulldog coaching staff last fall...played AAU basketball for the WNC Lady Royals.

Before UNC Asheville: Four-year starter for Robbinsville and completed her career with 1,557 career points...is the school’s all-time leader in three-pointers made with 101 and shot .432 from long distance...earned All-Conference honors for four consecutive years...was named Smoky Mountain Conference Player of the Year as a sophomore, junior and se-nior...helped lead the Lady Knights to three straight conference champi-onships and regular-season championships...also led Robbinsville to two sectional titles...was a starter on the WNC Lady Royals AAU State Cham-pionship team and a starter on team that placed fourth at the Junior Na-tionals in Washington, D.C...also lettered in cross country at Robbinsville where she was Smoky Mountain Conference Runner of the Year twice and led Lady Knights to 1-A state championship as a junior.

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BRITTANY GWYNG • 5-7 • FR • HIGH POINT, N.C.

Overview: Freshman guard who comes to Asheville via North Carolina prep power High Point Central...excellent athlete who will battle for play-ing time right away...fourth player from Central to play for the Bulldog program in the last 10 years.

High Point Central: Averaged 12.4 points and 3.2 rebounds per game last season...earned All-Conference honors.

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JEANNIE BUCKNERF • 6-0 • FR • JOHNS ISLAND.C.

Overview: Talented freshman forward...fi rst home-schooled player ever signed by Bulldog coaching staff...believed to be the fi rst home-schooled basketball player from South Carolina to ever sign Division I scholarship.

Before UNC Asheville: Played for Lowcountry Lady Wildcats home-school team for six years...averaged 22 points and 13 rebounds, three assists, three blocked shots and two steals per game...helped lead team to three straight South Carolina state championships and East Coast Ho-meschool titles...also captured the North Carolina/South Carolina state title once...also played for the Lowcountry Ballers, an AAU travel team...helped lead them to 15-Under DII National chamiopnship in 2009 and fi nished ninth in the 16-Under DI Nationals in 2010.

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LEAH WORMACKF • 6-1 • FR • CUMBERLAND, MD

Overview: Talented freshman forward from state of Maryland who could make an impact right away with Bulldog program...played her high school career at Allegany HS in Cumberland, Md.

Before UNC Asheville: Averaged 20 points, 13 rebounds, four blocked shots and two steals per game...fi nished her career with 1,081 career points and became the all-time leading scorer for the girls program at Allegany... Player of the Year in her conference in 2009 and 2010 and was a fi rst team All-City honoree for three straight years.

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SHONESE JONESG • 5-2 • FR • ETOWAH, N.C.

Overview: Local product from nearby Brevard HS in Brevard who en-joyed an oustanding career with Blue Devil program...will compete for playing time in the backcourt right away.

Before UNC Asheville: completed her career as the school’s all-time leader in career points for both boys and girls with 2,112 points. Her career point total is seventh best all-time in Western North Carolina. As a senior, Jones averaged 24 points, six rebounds, three assists and three steals per game. She has been named the Hendersonville Times-News Player of the Year for three consecutive years. Jones all earned All-Region and All-Conference honors this past year. She was Brevard’s MVP for four consecutive years.

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Betsy Blose begins her 10th year as head coach of the UNC Asheville women’s basketball program. She is the school’s all-time winningest coach with 128 victories and has produced winning seasons in four of the last seven years. Blose has led the Bulldog program to a trip to the NCAA Tournament and been named Big South Conference Coach-of-the-Year once during her career at Asheville.

Asheville showed tremendous improvement last year under Blose’s leadership. She guided the Bulldogs to 12 victories and a sixth-place fi nish in the Big South Conference after being picked to fi nish in eighth place. Blose coached two players, who scored their 1,000th career points in Kendall Shepard and Lindsey Mont-gomery.

In the 2008-09 season, the Bulldogs struggled through a 10-20 record as Asheville was hit hard with the injury bug. However, her team still managed to earn a win over Southern Conference champion Western Carolina and produced seven Big South Con-ference wins, just a game out of third place.

In the 2007-08 season, she watched a young team battle through an injury-riddled season. The Bulldogs fi nished with seven healthy players but still managed to take second-seeded Radford into double overtime in the Big South Tournament.

The 2006-07 season was a special season as Asheville won its fi rst ever Big South Women’s Basketball Championship.. The Dogs ran off six-straight victories, including the fi rst victory at Liberty since the 1989-90 season. Asheville also picked up its fi rst victory over an ACC school with a 58-53 win at Wake Forest. Asheville not only set a school record for wins but also set records for most points, most free throws made and attempted, most three-pointers made and attempted, and most blocked shots in a sea-son.

The Bulldogs fi nished 2005-06 with a 15-13 overall record, marking the third straight winning season. It is the fi rst time that’s been accomplished at UNC Asheville in more than 20 years.

In the 2004-05 season, the Bulldogs reached the Big South Conference championship game for just the second time in school history before falling to eventual “Sweet 16” participant Liberty. UNC Asheville fi nished with an 18-12 overall record and third place fi nish in the league with an 8-6 mark. The 18 wins was the second highest since the school went Division I.

The 2003-04 season was one of the best stories in college basketball. UNC Asheville fi nished with a 19-9 overall record and posted an amazing 16-game improvement over the previous sea-son’s 3-25 mark. The Bulldogs were the most improved team in the nation and their turnaround was the third best in Division I history. In addition, Asheville fi nished in second place in the Big

BETSY BLOSEHEAD COACH

JAMES MADISON, 1984 • 10th SEASON

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South Conference with a 9-5 mark; easily the best fi nish ever for the Bulldogs and the nine league wins also set a school record. Not bad for a club picked to fi nish in last place in Big South Pre-season Polls.

Blose has preached defense and rebounding everywhere she has coached and that dedication became evident during the 2003-04 season as the Bulldogs fi nished number one in the Big South and ranked seventh nationally in points allowed on defense as their stingy defense allowed opponents to score just 54.8 points per game. The Bulldogs were second in the Big South in rebound-ing margin grabbing 4.8 more rebounds than their opponents.

Prior to coming to Asheville, Blose did an outstanding job at Shepherd University, located in Shepherdstown, W.Va. where she inherited a program in the fall of 1995 that hadn’t had a winning season in eight years. It took her just three seasons to post a win-ning record as the Rams compiled a 93-48 (.660) overall record in her fi nal fi ve seasons. She had a career record of 114-77 at Shepherd in seven seasons. The James Madison graduate led the Rams to the school’s fi rst-ever West Virginia Intercollegiate Ath-letic Conference title during the 1998-99 season. In the 2000-01 season, she guided the Rams to a school record 20-7 mark as her team led the league in scoring defense (58.7 ppg) and in rebound margin (+8.6). She earned her 100th career coaching victory on December 28, 2001 and her team won the Sam Marchio Team Sportsmanship award three times during her tenure. The Har-risonburg, Va. native was inducted into the Shepherd Hall of Fame in 2006.

Blose began her college coaching career at her alma mater, James Madison University in 1987 where she served as an assis-tant coach with the Dukes program for eight seasons. She helped lead the school to three trips to the NCAA tournament and three Colonial Conference championships. Blose was on the staff in 1988 and 1991 when James Madison advanced to the “Sweet 16” of the NCAA tournament

Blose coached at Altavista (Va.) High School in 1984 and led the school to an amazing 69-5 record in three seasons. Blose led Altavista to Seminole District Championships for three straight years and was the District Coach of the Year twice. In 1987, she was named as a Virginia High School League All-Star coach.

This past summer, Blose was one of 28 coaches to take part in the Center for Coaching Excellence that was held at Columbia University. Later in the summer, she was allowed to take part in a mock bracketing seminar hosted by the NCAA in Indianapolis.

Blose earned two awards in 2005 as she was honored by the YWCA as a TWIN honoree for her leadership in the Asheville community. She was also honored by her Alma Mater, James Madison, as the Outstanding Alumni from the Kinesiology De-partment.

A 1984 graduate of James Madison, Blose was a four-year let-terwinner in women’s basketball from 1980 to 1984. She was the program’s team captain during her junior and senior seasons. Blose graduated magna cum laude in 1984 and was awarded the Johnston Senior Award for Excellence in Kinesiology.

The 2006-07 Big South Conference Champions

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TIFFANY GWYNNASSISTANT COACH

LIBERTY, 1998 • 3rd SEASON Tiffany Gwynn is in her third year as an assistant coach with the UNC Asheville program. She began her duties in July of 2009.

“I am so pleased that Tiffany is a part of our coaching staff,” stated Blose. “She has really done a great job with our program since she got here.”

Gwynn had been at Hampton for four years and was the program’s associate head coach her last two seasons. She helped lead the Pirate program to three straight winning seasons. Gwynn’s primary duties at Hampton included recruiting and player development.

Prior to her time at Hampton, she served as an assistant coach at the University of Southern Mississippi from 1999-2004 under Rick Reeves. Gwynn assisted with recruiting, scouting, game preparations and player development.

She played and graduated at fellow Big South member Liberty University. Gwynn was a part of the Flames squad’ that captured the 1997 and 1998 Big South Conference championships. The 1998 squad fi nished the regular season with a 28-0 record and defeated the Bulldogs in the Big South title game. She was an assistant coach at Liberty during the 1998-99 campaign when the Flames won their third straight Big South championship.

“As a former player at Liberty University, she is familiar with the Big South Conference,” declared Blose. “She has extensive Division I recruiting experience and brings a high level of energy and enthusiasm to our program.”

Gwynn graduated from Liberty with a bachelor degree in Communications. She has one son, Tobias who is seven.

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Curtis Metten begins his third year on thet UNC Asheville women’s basketball coaching staff. He joined the program in July of 2009.

“We are delighted that Curtis is a part of our coaching staff,” stated UNC Asheville women’s basketball coach Betsy Blose. “I’ve known him for more than 10 years and he brings loads of college coaching and recruiting experience to our program.”

Metten served as an assistant men’s basketball coach for two years at his alma mater, Davis & Elkins College, before coming to Asheville.

Previously to his time at Davis & Elkins, Metten had been an assistant coach for the women’s basketball program at Eastern Kentucky University for six years (2000-06). He was a part of two Ohio Valley Conference championship teams and helped the Colonels advance to the WNIT for the fi rst time in 2002, earning the program’s fi rst ever post-season win and advancing to the second round. He also helped the school reach the NCAA Tournament in 2005 as the Colonels won 18 straight games to close out the season and win the OVC Tournament. EKU earned a 12th seed,.

Metten was a two-sport standout at Davis & Elkins. He was a four-year starter for the basketball team where he saw action at every position. He was also the starting shortstop/centerfi elder for the school’s baseball team, leading the Senators to the 1995 WVIAC Northern Division Championship.

CURTIS METTENASSISTANT COACH

DAVIS & ELKINS, 1999 • 3rd SEASON

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Lauren Powell begins her second season as an assistant coach for the women’s basketball team. Powell recently complet-ed a stellar career for the Western Carolina, leaving the program as the career three-point leader with 214.

She brings with her a tradition of winning, with three straight 20-win seasons as a Catamount player, as well as a 2007 Southern Conference regular-season title and a 2009 Southern Confer-ence Tournament championship.

Powell is ranked seventh at WCU in scoring for a career with 1,378 points. She was thrice named to the Southern Con-ference Winter All-Academic Team and was also a member of the Catamount squads that were named to the WBCA Academic Top-25 the last three years.

Powell graduated in 2009 with a degree in Nutrition and Di-etetics at Western Carolina and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Health Education at Western Carolina University. A na-tive of Asheville, Powell played for Asheville High School prior to coming to Western Carolina, winning three consecutive North Carolina High School State Championships.

LAUREN POWELLASSISTANT COACH

WESTERN CAROLINA, 2009 • 2nd SEASON

Dana Wagner, a two-year letterwinner on the UNC Asheville women’s basketball team the past two years, will work this year with the program as a student-assistant coach.

Wagner knocked down 23 treys in her two-year ca-reer and went 18-of-19 from the free throw line. She was a perfect 12-of-12 from the line in her junior year. Her top game was a 16-point performance against Lees-McRae as she helped lead the Bulldogs to a victory.

The Wisconsin native came to Asheville after an out-standing two-year junior college career at Madison Area Technical College. She led the school with a 17.6 scoring average and helped lead MATC to an appearance in the junior college championship game. Wagner completed her career with 1,044 points. She was named as a fi rst team All-American along with earning All-Conference, All-Region and All-State honors.

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MEGAN HAMMONDSATHLETIC TRAINER

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BIG SOUTH OVERALLTeam W L Pct. W L Pct. Home Road Neu. L 10 Streakx-Liberty 14 2 .875 22 11 .667 10-1 10-6 2-4 7-3 L2Radford 11 5 .688 14 16 .467 8-5 6-10 0-1 5-5 L2y-Gardner-Webb 11 5 .688 23 11 .676 11-4 8-5 4-2 8-2 L1High Point 9 7 .563 16 15 .516 9-5 7-8 0-2 6-4 L1Charleston Southern 8 8 .500 14 16 .467 10-3 4-10 0-3 5-5 L1UNC Asheville 5 11 .313 12 18 .400 5-10 7-7 0-1 3-7 L3Winthrop 5 11 .313 13 18 .419 6-10 4-7 3-1 3-7 L1Presbyterian College** 5 11 .313 9 20 .310 5-7 4-13 0-0 4-6 L2Coastal Carolina 4 12 .250 10 19 .345 6-7 4-8 0-4 4-6 L1

** - Not eligible for the Big South Tournament, x - Big South Regular-Season champion, y - Big South Tournament champion

2010-11 BIG SOUTH STANDINGS

First Team All-ConferenceKatie Tull, Charleston Southern

Avery Warley, LibertyDa’Naria Erwin Spencer, Radford

Dominique Hudson, Gardner-WebbDevon Brown, Liberty

Second-Team All-ConferenceMonique Hudson, Gardner-Webb

Kelsey Wasmer, Charleston SouthernShamia Brown, High Point

Kendall Shepard, UNC AshevilleSydnei Moss, Coastal Carolina

All-Freshman TeamDequesha McClanahan, Winthrop

Cheyenne Parker, High PointKarlee Taylor, Presbyterian College

Emily Frazier, LibertyCatrina Green, Gardner-Webb

Academic All-ConferenceKelsey Wasmer, Charleston Southern

Katie White, Coastal CarolinaAll-Academic Team

Kelsey Wasmer, Charleston SouthernKatie White, Coastal CarolinaBrianna Dillard, Gardner-Webb

Mackenzie Maier, High PointRachel McLeod, Liberty

Amanda Mills, Presbyterian CollegeGrace Blaylock, UNC Asheville

Kaylyn Crosier, RadfordLacey Lyons, Winthrop

Player of the YearKatie Tull, Charleston SouthernDefensive Player of the Year

Avery Warley, LibertyFreshman of the Year

Dequesha McClanahan, WinthropCoach of the Year

Tajama Abraham Ngongba, RadfordScholar-Athlete of the YearKatie White, Coastal Carolina

Big South Basketball ChampionshipFirst Round - Friday, March 11

No. 1 Liberty 51 ............................ No. 8 Coastal Carolina 44

No. 4 High Point 77 ............. No. 5 Charleston Southern 49

No. 7 Winthrop 59 .......................................No. 2 Radford 38

No. 3 Gardner-Webb 69 ............... No. 6 UNC Asheville 58

Semifi nals - Saturday, March 12

No. 1 Liberty 76 ....................................... No. 4 High Point 55

No. 3 Gardner-Webb 59 ............................No. 7 Winthrop 44

Championship - Sunday, March 13

No. 3 Gardner-Webb 67 ...............................No. 1 Liberty 66

All-Tournament

Dominique Hudson, Gardner-Webb - MVP

Monique Hudson, Gardner-Webb

Sandra Vaitkute, Gardner-Webb

Avery Warley, Liberty

Jelena Antic, Liberty

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TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS ## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg04 SHEPARD, Kendall 30 30 1035 34.5 156 383 .407 24 89 .270 120 152 .789 40 59 99 3.3 61 0 105 83 1 32 456 15.2 Conference-Only... 16 16 534 33.4 76 194 .392 13 48 .271 58 72 .806 14 29 43 2.7 31 0 43 37 1 18 223 13.921 MONTGOMERY, L. 24 3 631 26.3 105 235 .447 1 2 .500 94 149 .631 74 129 203 8.5 60 1 17 58 25 38 305 12.7 Conference-Only... 16 2 418 26.1 61 147 .415 0 1 .000 60 93 .645 48 91 139 8.7 41 1 11 43 19 25 182 11.413 RILES, Kelli 28 26 777 27.8 116 209 .555 0 0 .000 80 109 .734 83 205 288 10.3 65 1 10 70 5 29 312 11.1 Conference-Only... 14 13 392 28.0 52 97 .536 0 0 .000 43 60 .717 42 95 137 9.8 36 0 4 31 2 14 147 10.512 THOMPSON, L. 29 28 835 28.8 101 300 .337 62 204 .304 48 57 .842 34 76 110 3.8 58 0 49 76 1 23 312 10.8 Conference-Only... 16 15 432 27.0 42 140 .300 28 95 .295 14 18 .778 16 35 51 3.2 29 0 25 40 1 10 126 7.924 BLAYLOCK, Grace 30 27 888 29.6 70 208 .337 59 184 .321 17 20 .850 19 76 95 3.2 43 2 42 31 1 19 216 7.2 Conference-Only... 16 15 481 30.1 33 103 .320 28 92 .304 10 11 .909 10 37 47 2.9 21 0 24 19 0 12 104 6.514 BARKSDALE, Bre 30 21 701 23.4 68 163 .417 14 45 .311 51 74 .689 13 49 62 2.1 71 1 102 121 3 50 201 6.7 Conference-Only... 16 11 364 22.8 37 78 .474 9 24 .375 21 34 .618 8 22 30 1.9 35 0 48 61 1 25 104 6.505 OKOLI, Chioma 18 0 180 10.0 23 55 .418 0 0 .000 22 36 .611 13 24 37 2.1 7 0 5 16 0 10 68 3.8 Conference-Only... 13 0 156 12.0 21 49 .429 0 0 .000 22 36 .611 13 24 37 2.8 5 0 3 11 0 8 64 4.903 BOWSER, Brittney 21 2 187 8.9 13 45 .289 0 3 .000 13 20 .650 14 9 23 1.1 14 0 6 14 1 7 39 1.9 Conference-Only... 11 1 107 9.7 8 27 .296 0 3 .000 5 9 .556 7 4 11 1.0 11 0 4 9 1 2 21 1.920 MANLEY, Gentry 12 1 106 8.8 7 17 .412 0 0 .000 8 13 .615 8 12 20 1.7 12 0 2 5 0 2 22 1.8 Conference-Only... 4 1 54 13.5 5 12 .417 0 0 .000 8 13 .615 7 5 12 3.0 8 0 1 0 0 0 18 4.522 WAGNER, Dana 23 7 235 10.2 13 51 .255 8 37 .216 6 7 .857 1 11 12 0.5 11 0 11 9 0 4 40 1.7 Conference-Only... 10 4 73 7.3 2 14 .143 1 10 .100 2 2 1.000 0 4 4 0.4 2 0 3 2 0 1 7 0.725 COKES, Blake 16 0 143 8.9 8 18 .444 0 0 .000 8 24 .333 15 9 24 1.5 20 0 0 16 3 5 24 1.5 Conference-Only... 9 0 53 5.9 5 12 .417 0 0 .000 5 10 .500 7 3 10 1.1 11 0 0 7 1 3 15 1.723 SICKLES, Abra 22 5 164 7.5 10 30 .333 0 0 .000 4 8 .500 12 11 23 1.0 44 4 0 13 7 3 24 1.1 Conference-Only... 9 2 82 9.1 5 18 .278 0 0 .000 4 8 .500 7 9 16 1.8 25 3 0 7 2 1 14 1.632 WISE, Katie 14 0 117 8.4 5 18 .278 0 2 .000 2 5 .400 2 12 14 1.0 31 0 3 4 5 1 12 0.9 Conference-Only... 7 0 53 7.6 3 6 .500 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 1 6 7 1.0 16 0 1 1 1 1 8 1.1TM Team................ 64 78 142 4.7 0 7 0 Conference-Only... 31 34 65 4.1 0 4 0 Total.......... 30 695 1732 .401 168 566 .297 473 674 .702 392 760 1152 38.4 497 9 352 523 52 223 2031 67.7 Conference-Only... 16 350 897 .390 79 273 .289 254 368 .690 211 398 609 38.1 271 4 167 272 29 120 1033 64.6 Opponents...... 30 821 1946 .422 231 658 .351 321 501 .641 457 759 1216 40.5 545 - 535 467 125 254 2194 73.1 Conference-Only... 16 425 1002 .424 123 345 .357 187 287 .652 233 401 634 39.6 287 4 276 243 78 131 1160 72.5

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 12-18 5-10 7-7 0-1CONFERENCE 5-11 1-7 4-4 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 7-7 4-3 3-3 0-1

Score by periods 1st 2nd Total UNC Asheville 982 1049 2031Opponents 1101 1093 2194

TEAM STATISTICS AVL OPP SCORING 2031 2194 Points per game 67.7 73.1 Scoring margin -5.4 -FIELD GOALS-ATT 695-1732 821-1946 Field goal pct .401 .4223 POINT FG-ATT 168-566 231-658 3-point FG pct .297 .351 3-pt FG made per game 5.6 7.7FREE THROWS-ATT 473-674 321-501 Free throw pct .702 .641 F-Throws made per game 15.8 10.7REBOUNDS 1152 1216 Rebounds per game 38.4 40.5 Rebounding margin -2.1 -

ASSISTS 352 535 Assists per game 11.7 17.8TURNOVERS 523 467 Turnovers per game 17.4 15.6 Turnover margin -1.9 - Assist/turnover ratio 0.7 1.1STEALS 223 254 Steals per game 7.4 8.5BLOCKS 52 125 Blocks per game 1.7 4.2WINNING STREAK 0 - Home win streak 1 -ATTENDANCE 7116 8766 Home games-Avg/Game 15-474 14-583 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 1-602

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Opponent 1st 2nd Score Mar Total FG FG Pct 3-Pointers 3FG Pct Free Throws FT Pct Rebounds Mar Assist TOver Block Steal Fouls

MONTREAT 39/28 39/37 78-65 +13 30-68/22-72 .441/.306 5-21/10-35 .238/.286 13-24/11-22 .542/.500 54/49 +5 13/16 16/20 3/1 9/8 24/21

WCU 27/38 32/40 59-78 (19) 21-52/32-67 .404/.478 4-17/7-13 .235/.538 13-23/7-15 .565/.467 34/42 (8) 13/16 21/13 0/2 4/5 14/22

Campbell 40/37 38/38 78-75 +3 26-67/31-72 .388/.431 9-28/10-24 .321/.417 17-19/3-6 .895/.500 41/43 (2) 20/24 20/23 1/5 9/8 13/18

USC UPSTATE 51/40 44/36 95-76 +19 35-71/27-76 .493/.355 11-25/5-26 .440/.192 14-18/17-25 .778/.680 44/47 (3) 20/15 18/22 1/3 12/9 22/17

BREVARD 23/34 38/37 61-71 (10) 25-68/23-57 .368/.404 4-24/8-28 .167/.286 7-14/17-30 .500/.567 49/40 +9 10/13 22/18 1/1 9/8 22/16

Appalachian State 31/53 40/46 71-99 (28) 23-57/43-76 .404/.566 7-21/6-16 .333/.375 18-23/7-10 .783/.700 28/45 (17) 10/27 19/12 0/6 3/13 9/18

FURMAN 33/32 53/43 86-75 +11 29-65/27-67 .446/.403 5-14/13-32 .357/.406 23-28/8-11 .821/.727 40/41 (1) 15/19 8/15 4/3 11/4 16/21

S.C. STATE 31/40 53/29 84-69 +15 27-55/28-63 .491/.444 9-23/6-20 .391/.300 21-26/7-13 .808/.538 41/26 +15 13/16 22/14 0/0 3/15 16/19

Marquette 15/41 31/34 46-75 (29) 14-49/28-66 .286/.424 4-24/12-24 .167/.500 14-20/7-15 .700/.467 34/42 (8) 6/22 25/13 1/5 5/15 17/18

Mercer 29/37 47/36 76-73 +3 28-58/31-73 .483/.425 7-21/7-25 .333/.280 13-15/4-5 .867/.800 33/38 (5) 20/21 18/16 1/1 11/5 7/14

N.C. Central 40/29 27/27 67-56 +11 22-59/20-64 .373/.313 7-25/4-20 .280/.200 16-21/12-19 .762/.632 42/44 (2) 15/12 13/13 3/3 6/9 16/14

RADFORD 34/43 35/38 69-81 (12) 23-51/34-64 .451/.531 5-15/5-11 .333/.455 18-27/8-13 .667/.615 34/32 +2 14/21 18/12 3/2 8/10 17/20

HIGH POINT 41/48 34/46 75-94 (19) 24-64/34-75 .375/.453 6-17/10-24 .353/.417 21-24/16-20 .875/.800 42/44 (2) 10/21 15/9 3/11 5/7 17/19

LIBERTY 29/27 15/34 44-61 (17) 16-56/24-64 .286/.375 5-24/4-16 .208/.250 7-16/9-12 .438/.750 42/46 (4) 9/17 20/17 2/7 9/12 13/17

Coastal Carolina 33/25 32/28 65-53 +12 25-66/19-65 .379/.292 4-13/5-23 .308/.217 11-19/10-15 .579/.667 50/47 +3 8/12 18/22 1/7 7/7 16/17

Char. Southern 30/49 44/36 74-85 (11) 26-61/28-61 .426/.459 6-16/11-24 .375/.458 16-23/18-21 .696/.857 38/38 - 7/16 15/17 2/2 8/6 23/18

WINTHROP 43/35 21/36 64-71 (7) 20-57/24-51 .351/.471 6-20/4-13 .300/.308 18-24/19-29 .750/.655 33/38 (5) 7/12 21/20 3/3 12/9 21/18

LONGWOOD 36/41 30/35 66-76 (10) 21-54/30-71 .389/.423 5-14/7-12 .357/.583 19-27/9-11 .704/.818 37/44 (7) 9/19 19/14 4/4 6/10 18/24

Gardner-Webb 31/36 29/23 60-59 +1 24-53/21-62 .453/.339 3-17/6-24 .176/.250 9-15/11-18 .600/.611 29/38 (9) 10/16 18/18 2/6 10/8 14/14

Presbyterian 17/21 34/32 51-53 (2) 17-43/19-53 .395/.358 7-16/5-26 .438/.192 10-15/10-18 .667/.556 32/36 (4) 5/10 20/19 0/0 5/7 23/15

Radford 29/20 41/40 70-60 +10 23-57/24-75 .404/.320 2-18/6-22 .111/.273 22-29/6-12 .759/.500 58/35 +23 13/19 17/5 4/3 3/12 16/24

Longwood 32/32 41/45 73-77 (4) 26-63/26-57 .413/.456 8-22/6-21 .364/.286 13-24/19-23 .542/.826 34/43 (9) 12/19 15/20 1/4 11/7 18/17

PRESBYTERIAN 42/33 26/41 68-74 (6) 24-51/25-59 .471/.424 2-12/12-33 .167/.364 18-22/12-18 .818/.667 32/36 (4) 13/21 14/15 0/1 11/4 21/17

GWU 38/37 27/31 65-68 (3) 23-58/26-64 .397/.406 8-19/3-13 .421/.231 11-17/13-21 .647/.619 37/43 (6) 15/16 22/18 2/8 8/13 14/17

Char. Southern 39/58 40/40 79-98 (19) 26-57/35-60 .456/.583 7-15/18-36 .467/.500 20-29/10-16 .690/.625 39/24 +15 13/25 15/8 2/2 4/7 15/16

COASTAL 32/36 35/28 67-64 +3 20-48/26-52 .417/.500 2-12/6-15 .167/.400 25-36/6-14 .694/.429 31/34 (3) 9/16 13/20 1/4 13/8 16/25

WINTHROP 34/21 32/40 66-61 +5 19-48/23-73 .396/.315 6-19/5-22 .316/.227 22-33/10-13 .667/.769 47/42 +5 13/13 22/14 1/6 6/7 12/20

Liberty 25/33 33/39 58-72 (14) 18-52/24-52 .346/.462 6-22/5-13 .273/.385 16-22/19-31 .727/.613 26/47 (21) 10/11 12/16 0/2 5/7 20/15

High Point 27/55 31/51 58-106 (48) 22-75/39-72 .293/.542 4-18/18-30 .222/.600 10-17/10-16 .588/.625 39/54 (15) 11/30 12/13 3/14 6/7 13/15

Gardner-Webb 31/42 27/27 58-69 (11) 18-49/28-63 .367/.444 4-14/7-17 .286/.412 18-24/6-9 .750/.667 32/38 (6) 9/20 15/11 3/9 4/7 14/19

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POINTS G Pts Pts/GSHEPARD, Kendall 30 456 15.2THOMPSON, Lindsey 29 312 10.8RILES, Kelli 28 312 11.1MONTGOMERY, Lindsey 24 305 12.7BLAYLOCK, Grace 30 216 7.2BARKSDALE, Breaira 30 201 6.7OKOLI, Chioma 18 68 3.8WAGNER, Dana 23 40 1.7BOWSER, Brittney 21 39 1.9SICKLES, Abra 22 24 1.1COKES, Blake 16 24 1.5MANLEY, Gentry 12 22 1.8

SCORING AVERAGE G Pts Avg/GSHEPARD, Kendall 30 456 15.2MONTGOMERY, Lindsey 24 305 12.7RILES, Kelli 28 312 11.1THOMPSON, Lindsey 29 312 10.8BLAYLOCK, Grace 30 216 7.2BARKSDALE, Breaira 30 201 6.7OKOLI, Chioma 18 68 3.8BOWSER, Brittney 21 39 1.9MANLEY, Gentry 12 22 1.8WAGNER, Dana 23 40 1.7COKES, Blake 16 24 1.5SICKLES, Abra 22 24 1.1

FG PERCENTAGE FG ATT PctRILES, Kelli 116 209 .555MONTGOMERY, Lindsey 105 235 .447COKES, Blake 8 18 .444OKOLI, Chioma 23 55 .418BARKSDALE, Breaira 68 163 .417MANLEY, Gentry 7 17 .412SHEPARD, Kendall 156 383 .407THOMPSON, Lindsey 101 300 .337BLAYLOCK, Grace 70 208 .337SICKLES, Abra 10 30 .333BOWSER, Brittney 13 45 .289WISE, Katie 5 18 .278

FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS G Att Att/GSHEPARD, Kendall 30 383 12.8THOMPSON, Lindsey 29 300 10.3MONTGOMERY, Lindsey 24 235 9.8RILES, Kelli 28 209 7.5BLAYLOCK, Grace 30 208 6.9

FIELD GOALS MADE G Made Made/GSHEPARD, Kendall 30 156 5.2RILES, Kelli 28 116 4.1MONTGOMERY, Lindsey 24 105 4.4THOMPSON, Lindsey 29 101 3.5BLAYLOCK, Grace 30 70 2.3

3-POINT PERCENTAGE 3FG ATT PctMONTGOMERY, Lindsey 1 2 .500BLAYLOCK, Grace 59 184 .321BARKSDALE, Breaira 14 45 .311THOMPSON, Lindsey 62 204 .304SHEPARD, Kendall 24 89 .270WAGNER, Dana 8 37 .216WISE, Katie 0 2 .000BOWSER, Brittney 0 3 .000

3-POINT FG ATTEMPTS G Att Att/GTHOMPSON, Lindsey 29 204 7.0BLAYLOCK, Grace 30 184 6.1SHEPARD, Kendall 30 89 3.0BARKSDALE, Breaira 30 45 1.5WAGNER, Dana 23 37 1.6

3-POINT FGS MADE G Made Made/GTHOMPSON, Lindsey 29 62 2.1BLAYLOCK, Grace 30 59 2.0SHEPARD, Kendall 30 24 0.8BARKSDALE, Breaira 30 14 0.5WAGNER, Dana 23 8 0.3

FT PERCENTAGE FT ATT PctWAGNER, Dana 6 7 .857BLAYLOCK, Grace 17 20 .850THOMPSON, Lindsey 48 57 .842SHEPARD, Kendall 120 152 .789RILES, Kelli 80 109 .734BARKSDALE, Breaira 51 74 .689BOWSER, Brittney 13 20 .650MONTGOMERY, Lindsey 94 149 .631MANLEY, Gentry 8 13 .615OKOLI, Chioma 22 36 .611SICKLES, Abra 4 8 .500WISE, Katie 2 5 .400

FREE THROW ATT G Att Att/GSHEPARD, Kendall 30 152 5.1MONTGOMERY, Lindsey 24 149 6.2RILES, Kelli 28 109 3.9BARKSDALE, Breaira 30 74 2.5THOMPSON, Lindsey 29 57 2.0

FREE THROWS MADE G Made Made/GSHEPARD, Kendall 30 120 4.0MONTGOMERY, Lindsey 24 94 3.9RILES, Kelli 28 80 2.9BARKSDALE, Breaira 30 51 1.7THOMPSON, Lindsey 29 48 1.7

REBOUNDS G Reb Reb/GRILES, Kelli 28 288 10.3MONTGOMERY, Lindsey 24 203 8.5THOMPSON, Lindsey 29 110 3.8SHEPARD, Kendall 30 99 3.3BLAYLOCK, Grace 30 95 3.2

REBOUND AVERAGE G Reb Avg/GRILES, Kelli 28 288 10.3MONTGOMERY, Lindsey 24 203 8.5THOMPSON, Lindsey 29 110 3.8SHEPARD, Kendall 30 99 3.3BLAYLOCK, Grace 30 95 3.2

ASSISTS G No. A/GSHEPARD, Kendall 30 105 3.5BARKSDALE, Breaira 30 102 3.4THOMPSON, Lindsey 29 49 1.7BLAYLOCK, Grace 30 42 1.4MONTGOMERY, Lindsey 24 17 0.7

STEALS G No. S/GBARKSDALE, Breaira 30 50 1.7MONTGOMERY, Lindsey 24 38 1.6SHEPARD, Kendall 30 32 1.1RILES, Kelli 28 29 1.0THOMPSON, Lindsey 29 23 0.8

OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS G No. Avg/GRILES, Kelli 28 83 3.0MONTGOMERY, Lindsey 24 74 3.1SHEPARD, Kendall 30 40 1.3THOMPSON, Lindsey 29 34 1.2BLAYLOCK, Grace 30 19 0.6

DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS G No. Avg/GRILES, Kelli 28 205 7.3MONTGOMERY, Lindsey 24 129 5.4THOMPSON, Lindsey 29 76 2.6BLAYLOCK, Grace 30 76 2.5SHEPARD, Kendall 30 59 2.0

BLOCKED SHOTS G No. Blk/GMONTGOMERY, Lindsey 24 25 1.0SICKLES, Abra 22 7 0.3WISE, Katie 14 5 0.4RILES, Kelli 28 5 0.2BARKSDALE, Breaira 30 3 0.1COKES, Blake 16 3 0.2

MINUTES G No. Min/GSHEPARD, Kendall 30 1035 34.5BLAYLOCK, Grace 30 888 29.6THOMPSON, Lindsey 29 835 28.8RILES, Kelli 28 777 27.8BARKSDALE, Breaira 30 701 23.4

FOULS G No. Per/GBARKSDALE, Breaira 30 71 2.4RILES, Kelli 28 65 2.3SHEPARD, Kendall 30 61 2.0MONTGOMERY, Lindsey 24 60 2.5THOMPSON, Lindsey 29 58 2.0

FOULOUTS G No.SICKLES, Abra 22 4BLAYLOCK, Grace 30 2RILES, Kelli 28 1BARKSDALE, Breaira 30 1MONTGOMERY, Lindsey 24 1

TURNOVERS G No. TO/GBARKSDALE, Breaira 30 121 4.0SHEPARD, Kendall 30 83 2.8THOMPSON, Lindsey 29 76 2.6RILES, Kelli 28 70 2.5MONTGOMERY, Lindsey 24 58 2.4

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2010-11 POINTS•REBOUNDS•ASSISTS

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UNC Asheville - TEAM GAME HIGHS

POINTS 95 USC UPSTATE (11/23/10)

86 FURMAN (12/11/10)

84 S.C. STATE (12/15/10)

79 CSU (02/19/11)

78 at Campbell (11/20/10)

78 MONTREAT (11/12/10)

FIELD GOALS MADE 35 USC UPSTATE (11/23/10)

30 MONTREAT (11/12/10)

FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 75 at High Point (03-06-11)

71 USC UPSTATE (11/23/10)

FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE .493 (35-71) USC UPSTATE (11/23/10)

.491 (27-55) S.C. STATE (12/15/10)

3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE 11 USC UPSTATE (11/23/10)

9 S.C. STATE (12/15/10)


3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 28 at Campbell (11/20/10)

25 at N.C. Central (12/29/10)


3 PT FG PERCENTAGE .467 (7-15) CSU (02/19/11)

.440 (11-25) USC UPSTATE (11/23/10)

FREE THROWS MADE 25 COASTAL (02/21/11)

23 FURMAN (12/11/10)

FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 36 COASTAL (02/21/11)

33 at WINTHROP (2-28-11)

FREE THROW % .895 (17-19) at Campbell (11/20/10)

.875 (21-24) HIGH POINT (01-08-11)

REBOUNDS 58 at Radford (2/5/11)

54 MONTREAT (11/12/10)

ASSISTS 20 at Mercer (12/22/10)



STEALS 13 COASTAL (02/21/11)

12 WINTHROP (01-22-11)


BLOCKED SHOTS 4 at Radford (2/5/11)

4 LONGWOOD (01/24/11)

4 FURMAN (12/11/10)

TURNOVERS 25 at Marquette (12/18/10)

22 at WINTHROP (2-28-11)

22 GARDNER-WEBB (02/14/11)

22 S.C. STATE (12/15/10)

22 BREVARD (11/29/10)

FOULS 24 MONTREAT (11/12/10)

23 at Presbyterian (1-31-11)

23 at CSU (1-17-11)

Opponent - TEAM GAME HIGHS

POINTS 106 at High Point (03-06-11)

99 at Appalachian State (12/2/10)

98 CSU (02/19/11)

94 HIGH POINT (01-08-11)

85 at CSU (1-17-11)

FIELD GOALS MADE 43 at Appalachian State (12/2/10)

39 at High Point (03-06-11)

FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 76 at Appalachian State (12/2/10)


FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE .583 (35-60) CSU (02/19/11)

.566 (43-76) at Appalachian State (12/2/10)

3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE 18 at High Point (03-06-11)

18 CSU (02/19/11)

3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 36 CSU (02/19/11)

35 MONTREAT (11/12/10)

3 PT FG PERCENTAGE .600 (18-30) at High Point (03-06-11)

.583 (7-12) LONGWOOD (01/24/11)

FREE THROWS MADE 19 at Liberty (03-04-11)

19 at Longwood (2/8/11)

19 WINTHROP (01-22-11)

FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 31 at Liberty (03-04-11)

30 BREVARD COLLEGE (11/29/10)

FREE THROW PERCENTAGE .857 (18-21) at CSU (1-17-11)

.826 (19-23) at Longwood (2/8/11)

REBOUNDS 54 at High Point (03-06-11)

49 MONTREAT (11/12/10)

ASSISTS 30 at High Point (03-06-11)

27 at Appalachian State (12/2/10)

STEALS 15 at Marquette (12/18/10)

15 S.C. STATE (12/15/10)

BLOCKED SHOTS 14 at High Point (03-06-11)

11 HIGH POINT (01-08-11)

TURNOVERS 23 at Campbell (11/20/10)

22 at Coastal Carolina (1/15/11)


FOULS 25 COASTAL (02/21/11)

24 at Radford (2/5/11)

24 LONGWOOD (01/24/11)

2010-11 GAME HIGHS

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UNC ASHEVILLE - INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Points 29 THOMPSON at App. State (12/2/10)

28 SHEPARD vs GWU (03-11-11)

26 THOMPSON vs Upstate (11/23/10)

25 MONTGOMERY vs Furman (12/11/10)

24 MONTGOMERY at Longwood (2/8/11)

24 THOMPSON at Campbell (11/20/10)

Field Goals Made 11 RILES at Mercer (12/22/10)

11 MONTGOMERY vs Furman (12/11/10)

Field Goal Att. 21 THOMPSON at NC Central (12/29/10)

19 SHEPARD at Liberty (03-04-11)

19 MONTGOMERY at Longwood (2/8/11)

19 THOMPSON at App. State (12/2/10)

3-Point FG Made 6 BLAYLOCK at Longwood (2/8/11)

6 BLAYLOCK at Mercer (12/22/10)

3-Point FG Att. 15 THOMPSON at NC Central (12/29/10)

13 BLAYLOCK at Mercer (12/22/10)

Free Throws Made 10 SHEPARD vs Gardner-Webb (03-11-11)

10 SHEPARD vs Coastal (02/21/11)

10 MONTGOMERY at Radford (2/5/11)

10 THOMPSON at Campbell (11/20/10)

Free Throw Att. 12 SHEPARD vs Coastal (02/21/11)

12 MONTGOMERY vs Coastal (02/21/11)


Rebounds 22 RILES at Radford (2/5/11)

16 RILES vs SC State (12/15/10)

Assists 8 SHEPARD vs USC Upstate (11/23/10)

7 SHEPARD at WINTHROP (2-28-11)

7 BARKSDALE vs Liberty (01/09/11)

7 BARKSDALE at Mercer (12/22/10)

Steals 5 RILES vs Coastal Carolina (02/21/11)

5 BARKSDALE at GWU (1/29/11)

Blocked Shots 3 MONTGOMERY vs GWU (03-11-11)

3 MONTGOMERY at HPU (03-06-11)


3 MONTGOMERY vs Winthrop (01/22/11)

3 SICKLES vs Furman (12/11/10)

Turnovers 7 BARKSDALE vs Longwood (01/24/11)

7 BARKSDALE vs Radford (01/03/11)

7 BARKSDALE at App. State (12/2/10)

OPPONENT - INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Points 27 BROWN at Liberty (03-04-11)

27 TULL at Charleston Southern (1-17-11)

27 THOMPSON, vs Furman (12/11/10)

26 McClanahan vs WINTHROP (01-22-11)

25 Garrison vs Longwood (01/24/11)

Field Goals Made 10 WARLEY at Liberty (03-04-11)

10 DEWART at Appalachian State (12/2/10)

Field Goal Att. 23 COPNEY vs USC Upstate (11/23/10)

21 Bullock vs Montreat College (11/12/10)

3-Point FG Made 8 WEIBEL at Marquette (12/18/10)

8 THOMPSON vs Furman (12/11/10)

3-Point FG Att. 15 Bullock vs Montreat College (11/12/10)

14 THOMPSON vs Furman (12/11/10)

Free Throws Made 8 HUDSON, D. at GWU (1/29/11)

7 PARKER at High Point (03-06-11)

7 HUDSON, D. vs GWU (02/14/11)

7 Smith at Longwood (2/8/11)

7 McClanahan vs WINTHROP (01-22-11)

7 Nwachukwu at NC Central (12/29/10)

Free Throw Att. 12 McClanahan vs WINTHROP (01-22-11)

11 Nwachukwu at NC Central (12/29/10)

Rebounds 16 PARKER at High Point (03-06-11)

14 PIETROWSKI vs Presbyterian(02/12/11)

14 Billups at Longwood (2/8/11)

Assists 10 HUDSON, D. vs GWU (03-11-11)

10 BOYKIN at Mercer (12/22/10)

10 MURPHY vs Furman (12/11/10)

Steals 5 COPNEY vs USC Upstate (11/23/10)

4 POPE vs Gardner-Webb (02/14/11)

4 DAVID at Presbyterian (1-31-11)

4 McMORRIS at Marquette (12/18/10)

4 Fiedrowicz at Marquette (12/18/10)

4 EDWARDS at App. State (12/2/10)

Blocked Shots 9 MAIER at High Point (03-06-11)

6 PARKER vs High Point (01-08-11)

Turnovers 9 HUDSON, M. at GWU (1/29/11)

6 MORGAN at Liberty (03-04-11)

6 IRICK vs Coastal Carolina (02/21/11)

6 HUDSON, D. vs GWU (02/14/11)

2010-11 GAME HIGHS

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DATE TIME OPPONENT RESULT SCORE ATTEND HIGH POINTS HIGH REBOUNDS

11/12/10 2 pm MONTREAT COLLEGE W 78-65 478 (22)THOMPSON, Lindsey (14)RILES, Kelli

11/17/10 7 pm WESTERN CAROLINA L 59-78 489 (17)SHEPARD, Kendall (10)RILES, Kelli

11/20/10 1 p.m. at Campbell W 78-75 980 (24)THOMPSON, Lindsey (12)RILES, Kelli

11/23/10 7 pm USC UPSTATE W 95-76 382 (26)THOMPSON, Lindsey (8)RILES, Kelli

11/29/10 7 pm BREVARD COLLEGE L 61-71 367 (18)SHEPARD, Kendall (14)RILES, Kelli

12/2/10 7 p.m. at Appalachian State L 71-99 482 (29)THOMPSON, Lindsey (6)RILES, Kelli

12/11/10 2 pm FURMAN W 86-75 581 (25)MONTGOMERY, Lindsey (15)RILES, Kelli

12/15/10 7 pm SOUTH CAROLINA STATE W 84-69 387 (22)SHEPARD, Kendall (16)RILES, Kelli

(22)RILES, Kelli

12/18/10 7 p.m. at Marquette L 46-75 1068 (12)SHEPARD, Kendall (13)RILES, Kelli

(12)MONTGOMERY, Lindsey

12/22/10 1 p.m. at Mercer W 76-73 813 (22)RILES, Kelli (9)RILES, Kelli

12/29/10 5:30 p.m. at North Carolina Central W 67-56 533 (21)THOMPSON, Lindsey (10)THOMPSON, Lindsey

01/03/11 7 p.m. * RADFORD L 69-81 330 (20)RILES, Kelli (11)RILES, Kelli

01-08-11 2 p.m. * HIGH POINT L 75-94 353 (16)BARKSDALE, Breaira (9)RILES, Kelli

(9)MONTGOMERY, Lindsey

01/09/11 3 pm * LIBERTY L 44-61 287 (10)BARKSDALE, Breaira (8)COKES, Blake

1/15/11 2 pm * at Coastal Carolina W 65-53 421 (13)SHEPARD, Kendall (11)RILES, Kelli

(13)MONTGOMERY, Lindsey (11)MONTGOMERY, Lindsey

1-17-11 7:00 * at Charleston Southern L 74-85 412 (19)RILES, Kelli (13)RILES, Kelli

01-22-11 2 p.m. * WINTHROP L 64-71 887 (20)SHEPARD, Kendall (10)MONTGOMERY, Lindsey

01/24/11 7 p.m. LONGWOOD L 66-76 265 (14)SHEPARD, Kendall (12)RILES, Kelli

1/29/11 3:00 p.m. * at Gardner-Webb W 60-59 437 (18)SHEPARD, Kendall (13)MONTGOMERY, Lindsey

1-31-11 7pm * at Presbyterian College L 51-53 260 (12)BLAYLOCK, Grace (9)RILES, Kelli

2/5/11 3:00 PM * at Radford W 70-60 607 (22)MONTGOMERY, Lindsey (22)RILES, Kelli

2/8/11 7 p.m. at Longwood L 73-77 475 (24)MONTGOMERY, Lindsey (11)MONTGOMERY, Lindsey

02/12/11 2 p.m. * PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE L 68-74 517 (18)RILES, Kelli (13)RILES, Kelli

02/14/11 7 pm * GARDNER-WEBB L 65-68 414 (17)BLAYLOCK, Grace (9)MONTGOMERY, Lindsey

02/19/11 4:41 pm * CHARLESTON SOUTHERN L 79-98 581 (20)MONTGOMERY, Lindsey (12)RILES, Kelli

02/21/11 7 pm * COASTAL CAROLINA W 67-64 798 (22)SHEPARD, Kendall (11)RILES, Kelli

2-28-11 7:10 p.m. * at WINTHROP W 66-61 217 (15)MONTGOMERY, Lindsey (11)MONTGOMERY, Lindsey

03-04-11 7 p.m. * at Liberty L 58-72 1004 (21)SHEPARD, Kendall (6)MANLEY, Gentry

(6) SICKLES, Abra

03-06-11 4:00 p.m. * at High Point L 58-106 455 (12)THOMPSON, Lindsey (9)MONTGOMERY, Lindsey

03-11-11 7:30 p.m. vs Gardner-Webb L 58-69 602 (28)SHEPARD, Kendall (12)RILES, Kelli

* - Big South Conference game

2010-11 RESULTS

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Game OneUNC Asheville 78, Montreat 65 Justice Center - Asheville, N.C.

Bulldogs Open Season With Victory Over Montreat

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Guards Kendall Shepard, Lindsey Thompson and Breaira Barksdale each tallied career highs in points while forward Kelli Riles pulled down a career-best 14 rebounds as the Bulldogs defeated Montreat College 78-65 in the season opener for UNC Asheville at the Justice Center on Saturday afternoon.

“It’s a good win at home,” said Asheville head coach Betsy Blose. “We would build a couple of good leads but Montreat wouldn’t go away. We had some breakdowns defensively but overall we weathered the storm and that’s what young teams have to do.”

Shepard posted 22 points on 7-of-15 shooting while converting 7-of-11 free throws. Thompson converted 9-of-15 fi eld goal attempts including 3-of-5 from behind the 3-point arc to earn a career-best 21 points while Barksdale scored 13 to add to the Bulldogs’ total.

The Cavaliers were led on offense by Chaecie Bullock who scored 20 points, con-verting fi ve 3-pointers in the process. Kaitlyn Clontz scored 16 while Alicia Wallace pulled down a team-high eight rebounds. Myhkiea Russell led all players with seven assists and Bullock chipped in three steals on defense.

Shepard recorded four assists for the Blue & White with Thompson and Grace Blay-lock posting three assists each.

Asheville took an early advantage in the fi rst half and pushed its lead out as much as 18 points before fi nally taking a 39-28 lead into halftime. The Cavaliers did a better job of staying with the Bulldogs in the second half and cut the lead to eight points at 71-63 with 2:58 remaining in the game.

However, Asheville was able to keep Montreat at arm’s length the rest of the way to earn the 78-65 victory, holding the Cavaliers to only two points over the fi nal three minutes.

UNC ASHEVILLE 78, MONTREAT COLLEGE 65MONTREAT COLLEGE (4-1)Bullock, Chaecie 6-21 3-4 20; Clontz, Kaitlyn 5-10 2-4 16; Morrison,Stephanie 3-6 1-1 7; Wallace, Alicia 2-5 2-4 6; Takai, Siutiti 2-7 2-4 6;Battle, Ebony 2-13 1-4 6; Russell, Myhkiea 2-10 0-1 4; Chambers, Caitlyn 0-0 0-0 0; Staley, Kim 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-72 11-22 65.UNC ASHEVILLE (1-0)THOMPSON, Lindsey 9-15 1-1 22; SHEPARD, Kendall 7-15 7-11 21; BARKS-DALE, Breaira 5-10 2-2 13; BLAYLOCK, Grace 2-9 2-3 6; COKES, Blake 2-2 1-6 5; SICKLES, Abra 2-3 0-0 4; RILES, Kelli 2-6 0-0 4; WAGNER, Dana 1-3 0-0 3; BOWSER, Brittney 0-1 0-0 0; WISE, Katie 0-4 0-1 0. Totals 30-68 13-24 78.Montreat College 28 37 65UNC Asheville 39 39 783-point goals--Montreat College 10-35 (Bullock, Chaecie 5-15; Clontz,Kaitlyn 4-9; Battle, Ebony 1-7; Russell, Myhkiea 0-4), UNC Asheville 5-21 (THOMPSON, Lindsey 3-5; BARKSDALE, Breaira 1-3; WAGNER, Dana 1-3; WISE, Katie 0-2; BLAYLOCK, Grace 0-5; SHEPARD, Kendall 0-3). Fouled out--Montreat College-Morrison, Stephanie, UNC Asheville-SICKLES, Abra. Rebounds--Montreat College 49 (Wallace, Alicia 8), UNC Asheville 54 (RILES, Kelli 14). Assists--Montreat College 16 (Russell, Myhkiea 7), UNC Asheville 13 (SHEPARD, Kendall 4). Total fouls--Montreat College 21, UNC Asheville 24. Technical fouls--Montreat College-None, UNC Asheville-None. A-478

Game TwoWestern Carolina 78, UNC Asheville 59

Justice Center - Asheville, N.C.

Women’s Basketball Falls to Western Carolina

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Emily Clarke came off the bench to score 22 points to lead Western Carolina to a 78-59 win over homestanding UNC Asheville Wednesday night at Justice Center.

The Bulldogs (1-1) were led by a trio of players in double fi gures. Kendall Shepard led the home teams with 17 points. Lindsey Thompson added 12 points, while Kelli Riles produced a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Grace Blaylock knocked down three long 3-pointers to fi nish with nine points.

The Lady Catamounts (1-2) had Caitlin Hollifi eld with 18 points and 10 rebounds. Rena Wakama had 12 points. Kendra Carroll contributed 11 points. Clarke went 5-of-6 from beyond the arc on the evening.

“We just couldn’t put it all together tonight at the right time,” explained Asheville coach Betsy Blose. “We would get stops and then we’d turn it over. We made some good runs to get back in the game but then to Western Carolina’s credit they would get a big bucket to stop our momentum.”

“We fought hard and competed and we’re getting better,” added Blose. “But we just weren’t good enough tonight to beat a good team like Western Carolina.”

WCU took control of the game midway through the fi rst half with an 18-3 run. Asheville led 8-7 with 13 minutes to go but could only muster one fi eld goal over the next fi ve minutes. Clarke keyed the run with three long treys. A lay-up from Kristen Lyon gave the Cats a 25-11 lead at the 8:27 mark.

The Bulldogs battled back and crept to 35-27 on a Shepard jumper late in the half before WCU scored the fi nal three points to lead 38-27 at halftime. Clarke scored the fi nal three points of the half.

Asheville got out of the gates quickly in the second half as Blaylock hit back-to-back three-pointers to narrow the margin to 40-35.

However, WCU scored fi ve quick points, including a trey from Clarke to get the lead back to 10 at 45-35.

Asheville made one more run as the Bulldogs got a three-point play from Thompson to close to 58-51 at the 6:27 mark. However, the Lady Cats would outscore the home team 20-8 in the fi nal six minutes to win going away.

UNC Asheville travels to Campbell on Saturday for its fi rst road game of the season. Tip-off at Gore Arena will be at 1 p.m.

WESTERN CAROLINA 78, UNC ASHEVILLE 59WESTERN CAROLINA (1-2)Clarke, Emily 7-10 3-3 22; Hollifi eld, Caitlin 8-19 2-4 18; Wakama, Rena 5-81-2 12; Carroll, Kendra 5-10 0-0 11; Menendez, Kaila’Shea 2-8 1-4 5;McKinney, Janae’ 2-4 0-0 4; Lyon, Kristen 1-1 0-0 2; Terry, Shauna 1-2 0-02; Sanchez, Laura 1-4 0-0 2; Abraham, Alex 0-0 0-0 0; Hunnicutt, Diamond 0-10-2 0. Totals 32-67 7-15 78.UNC ASHEVILLE (1-1)SHEPARD, Kendall 7-14 3-4 17; RILES, Kelli 5-11 2-4 12; THOMPSON, Lind-sey 2-9 7-9 12; BLAYLOCK, Grace 3-6 0-0 9; BARKSDALE, Breaira 1-4 1-2 3; COKES, Blake 1-2 0-4 2; SICKLES, Abra 1-2 0-0 2; WISE, Katie 1-2 0-0 2; WAG-NER, Dana 0-1 0-0 0; BOWSER, Brittney 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 21-52 13-23 59.Western Carolina.............. 38 40 - 78UNC Asheville................. 27 32 - 593-point goals--Western Carolina 7-13 (Clarke, Emily 5-6; Wakama, Rena 1-3;Carroll, Kendra 1-1; Menendez, Kaila’Shea 0-3), UNC Asheville 4-17(BLAYLOCK, Grace 3-6; THOMPSON, Lindsey 1-7; BARKSDALE, Breaira 0-1; WAGNER, Dana 0-1; SHEPARD, Kendall 0-2). Fouled out--Western Carolina-Me-nendez, Kaila’Shea; Hollifi eld, Caitlin, UNC Asheville-None. Rebounds--WesternCarolina 42 (Hollifi eld, Caitlin 10), UNC Asheville 34 (RILES, Kelli 10).Assists--Western Carolina 16 (Carroll, Kendra 3; Wakama, Rena 3; Clarke,Emily 3), UNC Asheville 13 (THOMPSON, Lindsey 3; SHEPARD, Kendall 3). Total fouls--Western Carolina 22, UNC Asheville 14. Technical fouls--WesternCarolina-None, UNC Asheville-None. A-489

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Game ThreeUNC Asheville 78, Campbell 75Gore Arena - Buies Creek, N.C.

Shepard’s Last Second Trey Lifts Bulldogs Over Campbell

BUIES CREEK, N.C. -- With 1.7 seconds left and the score tied at 75-75, UNC Asheville guard Kendall Shepard took an inbounds pass from teammate Grace Blay-lock and hit a 3-pointer as time expired to give the Bulldogs a three point victory over Campbell on Saturday afternoon at Gore Arena.

“I’m really proud of how hard we played and how we stuck together,” said Asheville head coach Betsy Blose. “This win ranks right up there with some wins we’ve had. Assistant coach Curtis Metten drew up the play we for Kendall to be the one to take the shot.”

Lindsey Thompson led the Blue & White in scoring with 24 points with Shepard chipping in 19, none bigger than her last second shot. Forward Kelli Riles recorded her second double-double in as many games with 13 points and 12 rebounds while Blaylock scored 11 to help the Bulldogs improve to 2-1 on the season.

The Camels were led on offense by Tonisha Baker who tallied 20 points in the three-point loss. Kate Cloxton had 11 and Katelyn Bass fi nished a rebound shy of a double-double with 10 points and nine boards. Campbell falls to 0-3 on the year with the loss.

The Bulldogs began the game on a 9-2 run over the fi rst fi ve and a half minutes. Campbell would get hot from behind the 3-point arc to pull to within three points of Asheville at 22-19 with just over nine minutes left in the fi rst half.

Campbell tied the game at 29 points apiece at the 5:01 mark on a Tonisha Baker trey from the left side of the arc. The two teams would trade buckets back and forth before the Blue & White was able to take a 40-37 lead into halftime.

Kelli Riles posted 11 fi rst half points to go with six rebounds while Lindsey Thomp-son recorded 10 points to help the Bulldogs cause.

Campbell took a second half lead at 43-42 just minutes into the second half and ex-tended it to 45-42 before the Bulldogs retook the advantage on a Thompson 3-point-er at the 17:31 mark. Neither the Camels nor the Bulldogs could take an advantage over the next six minutes as the score was tied 52-52 with 11:42 to go in the game.

Asheville took a 64-61 lead over the Camels before a 9-0 Campbell run put them ahead 70-64 with just under minutes left to play. Trailing 75-73 with just 1:03 left Thompson tied the game on a pair of free throws before Shepard’s dagger sealed the win for the Bulldogs.

UNC ASHEVILLE 78, CAMPBELL 75UNC ASHEVILLE (2-1)THOMPSON, Lindsey 5-15 10-10 24; SHEPARD, Kendall 7-16 3-3 19; RILES, Kelli 6-9 1-2 13; BLAYLOCK, Grace 4-12 0-0 11; BARKSDALE, Breaira 3-9 3-4 9; MANLEY, Gentry 1-2 0-0 2; WAGNER, Dana 0-3 0-0 0; BOWSER, Brittney 0-0 0-0 0; SICKLES, Abra 0-0 0-0 0; WISE, Katie 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-67 17-19 78.CAMPBELL (0-4) BAKER, Tonisha 8-13 1-2 20; CLOXTON, Kate 4-10 0-0 11; BASS, Katelyn 5-7 0-1 10; YESH, Lauren 4-9 0-0 9; MOORE, Jessica 3-7 0-0 9; O’NEILL, Amanda 2-8 2-3 6; CANNON, Courtney 2-4 0-0 4; SPRY, Monique 2-6 0-0 4; COOPER, Jazmine 1-3 0-0 2; BEADLE, Heather 0-2 0-0 0; PRESLEY, Roslyn 0-0 0-0 0; JAMES, Ashley 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 31-72 3-6 75.UNC Asheville 40 38 78Campbell 37 38 753-point goals--UNC Asheville 9-28 (THOMPSON, Lindsey 4-12; BLAYLOCK, Grace 3-9; SHEPARD, Kendall 2-4; WAGNER, Dana 0-2; BARKSDALE, Breai-ra 0-1), Campbell 10-24 (MOORE, Jessica 3-4; CLOXTON, Kate 3-5; BAKER, Tonisha 3-6; YESH, Lauren 1-1; SPRY, Monique 0-2; CANNON, Courtney 0-2; O’NEILL, Amanda 0-4). Fouled out--UNC Asheville-None, Campbell-BASS, Katelyn. Rebounds--UNC Asheville 41 (RILES, Kelli 12), Campbell 43 (BASS, Katelyn 9; BAKER, Tonisha 9). Assists--UNC Asheville 20 (BARKSDALE, Breai-ra 6), Campbell 24 (CLOXTON, Kate 7). Total fouls--UNC Asheville 13, Campbell 18. Technical fouls--UNC Asheville-None, Campbell-None. A-980

Game FourUNC Asheville 95, USC Upstate 76


Thompson Goes For 26, Bulldogs Upend USC Upstate

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Junior guard Lindsey Thompson scored a career-high 26 points while fellow Bulldog Kendall Shepard tied her career-high for assists with eight as the UNC Asheville women’s basketball team earned a 95-76 victory over USC Upstate on Tuesday evening at Justice Center.

Four Bulldogs scored in double fi gures including Shepard, who scored 19 for the second consecutive game. Breaira Barksdale scored 15 to go along with her six assists and Kelli Riles scored 12 while leading the team in rebounds with eight. Asheville improves to 3-1 on the season with the win.

“We really raised the tempo in the game and took them out of what they wanted to do,” said Asheville head coach Betsy Blose. “We got contributions from so many people. Lindsey Thompson is getting better and better each week and all of the kids are starting to buy into our style of play.”

USC Upstate was led by Asheville native and former T.C. Roberson standout Tee’Ara Copney, who fi nished the contest with 21 points. Madisen Webb posted 18 points and nine rebounds for the Spartans, who fall to 1-2 on the year.

The two teams traded the lead back-and-forth early before Barksdale hit a layup to give the Bulldogs the lead at 18-16 with 12:56 remaining in the fi rst half. Over the rest of the frame Asheville gradually extended its lead, taking a 51-40 lead into halftime.

Thompson scored 21 of her 26 points in the fi rst half, including converting 4-of-7 from behind the 3-point line. Webb posted 13 of her 18 points in the fi rst period to lead all Spartans.

Upstate came out fi ring in the second half and pulled to within six points of the Bull-dogs in just 41 seconds. The Blue & White regrouped and extended its lead, only to have Copney pull the Spartan within six again at the 18:21 mark.

However, the Spartans’ rally was short lived as the Bulldogs never let Upstate get within 10 points of their lead over the fi nal 17 minutes, with Asheville leading by as much as 25 at one point.

The Bulldogs’ defense was stout in the second half, forcing 16 turnovers by the Spartans.

The 95 points scored by the Bulldogs was the most scored since Dec. 11, 2009, when Asheville scored 94 against Southern Wesleyan in a victory at the Justice Center. UNC ASHEVILLE 95, USC UPSTATE 76USC UPSTATE (1-2)COPNEY, Tee’Ara 8-23 2-4 21; WEBB, Madisen 6-10 6-7 18; McMILLAN, Chel-sea 4-5 1-3 9; ROACH, Kim 2-8 5-6 9; WADELINGTON, S. 3-10 1-1 8; WAL-LACE, Kendra 1-5 2-2 5; JACOBS, Kyana 2-8 0-2 4; FREDS, Kelci 1-6 0-0 2; PITMAN, Kimberly 0-1 0-0 0; DOWNEY, Katie 0-0 0-0 0; CASTLEBURY, Logan 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-76 17-25 76. UNC ASHEVILLE (3-1)THOMPSON, Lindsey 9-18 3-3 26; SHEPARD, Kendall 6-12 7-7 19; BARKS-DALE, Breaira 6-12 1-3 15; RILES, Kelli 5-7 2-2 12; WAGNER, Dana 3-6 0-0 8;BLAYLOCK, Grace 3-8 0-0 8; BOWSER, Brittney 2-4 1-3 5; WISE, Katie 1-2 0-02; SICKLES, Abra 0-2 0-0 0; MANLEY, Gentry 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 35-71 14-18 95.USC Upstate 40 36 76UNC Asheville 51 44 953-point goals--USC Upstate 5-26 (COPNEY, Tee’Ara 3-12; WADELINGTON, S. 1-5; WALLACE, Kendra 1-3; JACOBS, Kyana 0-2; FREDS, Kelci 0-4), UNC Asheville 11-25 (THOMPSON, Lindsey 5-11; BARKSDALE, Breaira 2-3; BLAY-LOCK, Grace 2-7; WAGNER, Dana 2-4). Fouled out--USC Upstate-JACOBS, Kyana, UNC Asheville-None. Rebounds--USC Upstate 47 (WEBB, Madisen 9), UNC Asheville 44 (RILES, Kelli 8). Assists--USC Upstate 15 (COPNEY, Tee’Ara 8), UNC Asheville 20 (SHEPARD, Kendall 8). Total fouls--USC Upstate 17, UNC Asheville 22. Technical fouls--USC Upstate-None, UNC Asheville-None. A-382

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Game FiveBrevard College 71, UNC Asheville 61


Brevard Downs Bulldogs, 71-61

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The UNC Asheville women’s basketball team dropped a 71-61 decision to Brevard College on Monday evening at the Justice Center as the Bulldogs could never get their offense on track, converting 36.8 percent of their shots from the fl oor and making only 7-of-14 free throw attempts.

The Tornadoes converted on eight 3-pointers en route to shooting 40.4 percent for the game. BC went to the line 30 times and made 17 attempts on their way to the 10-point victory, as it improves to 4-4 on the season.

Asheville got a game-high 18 points from senior guard Kendall Shepard who also garnered seven rebounds, six assists and four steals in over 39 minutes of play. Kelli Riles recorded her third double-double of the season with 14 points and 14 rebounds while Lindsey Thompson had 13 points and nine rebounds.

Along with Riles, Shepard and Thompson, starters Breaira Barksdale and Grace Blaylock accounted for 59 of the Bulldogs’ 61 points as they fall to 3-2 on the year.

Brevard’s bench chipped in 30 points to the Tornadoes’ total, with Anna Schlobohm leading the way with 13 points.

The Tornadoes took a 34-23 lead into halftime as the Blue & White turned the ball over 14 times in the opening frame. Brevard also sunk fi ve 3-pointers in the fi rst half to distance themselves from the Bulldogs.

The second half saw Asheville try to fi ght its way back into the contest, but the Bull-dogs could never cut the Brevard lead to less than six points in the entire half. In the end the Tornadoes were able to ice the game with free throws as Asheville could not buy a 3-pointer in the second half.

The Bulldogs will have to regroup quickly as they will play Southern Conference opponent and region-rival Appalachian State on Thursday evening on the campus of the Mountaineers. The game is scheduled for 7 p.m. BREVARD COLLEGE 71, UNC ASHEVILLE 61BREVARD COLLEGE (4-4)Schlobohm,Anna 5-9 2-4 13; Watkins,Micheala 3-9 6-10 12; Worley,Brianna 4-100-0 11; Flippo,Holli 3-5 3-6 10; Brendle,Lindsay 3-9 1-2 8; Whitaker,Amanda2-7 2-4 6; Fritz,Candice 1-3 3-4 5; Roberts,Amber 1-2 0-0 3; Mack,Tempestt1-2 0-0 3; Watkins,Asheley 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 23-57 17-30 71.UNC ASHEVILLE (3-2)SHEPARD, Kendall 7-17 3-7 18; RILES, Kelli 7-12 0-3 14; THOMPSON, Lindsey 4-15 2-2 13; BARKSDALE, Breaira 4-11 0-0 8; BLAYLOCK, Grace 2-8 2-2 6;MANLEY, Gentry 1-2 0-0 2; WISE, Katie 0-1 0-0 0; COKES, Blake 0-0 0-0 0;SICKLES, Abra 0-1 0-0 0; WAGNER, Dana 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 25-68 7-14 61.Brevard College 34 37 71UNC Asheville 23 38 613-point goals--Brevard College 8-28 (Worley,Brianna 3-9; Schlobohm,Anna 1-3;Brendle,Lindsay 1-6; Mack,Tempestt 1-2; Roberts,Amber 1-2; Flippo,Holli 1-3;Whitaker,Amanda 0-2; Watkins,Micheala 0-1), UNC Asheville 4-24 (THOMPSON, Lindsey 3-11; SHEPARD, Kendall 1-5; BARKSDALE, Breaira 0-2; BLAYLOCK, Grace 0-5; WAGNER, Dana 0-1). Fouled out--Brevard College-None, UNCAsheville-BARKSDALE, Breaira; BLAYLOCK, Grace. Rebounds--Brevard Col-lege 40 (Whitaker,Amanda 9), UNC Asheville 49 (RILES, Kelli 14). Assists--Bre-vard College 13 (Watkins,Micheala 4), UNC Asheville 10 (SHEPARD, Kendall 6).Total fouls--Brevard College 16, UNC Asheville 22. Technical fouls--BrevardCollege-None, UNC Asheville-None. A-367

Game SixAppalachian State 99, UNC Asheville 71

Holmes Center - Boone, N.C.

Asheville Suffers Setback To Appalachian State, 99-71

BOONE, N.C. -- Despite a career-high 29 points from junior guard Lindsey Thomp-son the UNC Asheville women’s basketball team suffered a 99-71 setback to region rival Appalachian State on Thursday evening at the Holmes Center on the campus of the Mountaineers.

“We played a very good team in Appalachian State and gave up way too many points,” said Asheville head coach Betsy Blose. “We didn’t contest their shooters enough and needed to commit more to the defensive end of the fl oor. We’ve also got to get more from our bench.”

Thompson’s 29 was also a game-high as she was one of three Bulldogs to score in double fi gures. Kendall Shepard scored 16 and Breaira Barksdale scored 10 in the loss. The Asheville starting fi ve accounted for 66 total points with the bench contrib-uting only fi ve on the night. With the loss the Bulldogs fall to 3-3 on the year with a 1-1 mark on the road.

ASU improved their record to 6-1 on the season with the 28-point victory. The Mountaineers had six players score in double fi gures with Sam Ramirez scoring 22 and Ashlen Dewart scoring 21. ASU’s Kelsey Sharkey recorded a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds. Anna Freeman chipped in 16 points to go along with eight assists in the contest.

Thompson was the lone bright spot for the Bulldogs in the fi rst half, as she posted 16 points on 6-of-12 shooting. Riles pulled down fi ve rebounds and Kendall Shepard picked up four assists.

In the fi rst half Ramirez posted 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting including three 3-point-ers. Ramirez also had four assists to lead ASU. Freeman was also in double digits with 12 for the Mountaineers. The high-pressure ASU defense forced 13 turnovers by the Bulldogs. As a team the Mountaineers shot 63.9 percent from the fl oor in the frame.

The Mountaineers led 53-31 heading into the break.

The Bulldogs showed improvement in the second half, committing only six turn-overs against the press defense of the Mountaineers, but the Mountaineers’ offense was still rolling. For the game ASU shot an impressive fi eld goal percentage of 56.6. ASU also won the rebounding margin, 45-to-28.

Appalachian State is now 12-3 lifetime against the Bulldogs. APPALACHIAN STATE 99, UNC ASHEVILLE 71UNC ASHEVILLE (3-3)THOMPSON, Lindsey 10-19 4-4 29; SHEPARD, Kendall 7-14 2-5 16; BARKS-DALE, Breaira 1-3 8-10 10; RILES, Kelli 2-6 2-2 6; BLAYLOCK, Grace 1-5 2-2 5; WAGNER, Dana 1-2 0-0 3; SICKLES, Abra 1-2 0-0 2; COKES, Blake 0-2 0-0 0;MANLEY, Gentry 0-1 0-0 0; BOWSER, Brittney 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 23-57 18-23 71.APPALACHIAN STATE (6-1)RAMIREZ, Sam 8-14 2-2 22; DEWART, Ashlen 10-17 0-0 21; FREEMAN, Anna 8-12 0-0 16; SOUTHWORTH, Hillary 5-9 0-0 11; EDWARDS, Canesha 5-7 0-0 10; SHARKEY, Kelsey 3-4 4-6 10; FREEMAN, Courtney 3-8 1-2 7; TAYLOR, Michelle 1-2 0-0 2; HACKETT, Haley 0-2 0-0 0; WILLIAMS, Catherine 0-1 0-0 0; BARRIOS, Jessica 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 43-76 7-10 99.UNC Asheville 31 40 71Appalachian State 53 46 993-point goals--UNC Asheville 7-21 (THOMPSON, Lindsey 5-12; BLAYLOCK, Grace 1-5; WAGNER, Dana 1-2; BARKSDALE, Breaira 0-1; SHEPARD, Kendall 0-1), Appalachian State 6-16 (RAMIREZ, Sam 4-7; DEWART, Ashlen 1-5; SOUTH-WORTH, Hillary 1-2; FREEMAN, Anna 0-2). Fouled out--UNC Asheville-None, Appalachian State-None. Rebounds--UNC Asheville 28 (RILES, Kelli 6), Appa-lachian State 45 (SHARKEY, Kelsey 11). Assists--UNC Asheville 10 (SHEPARD, Kendall 5), Appalachian State 27 (FREEMAN, Anna 8). Total fouls--UNC Asheville 9, Appalachian State 18. Technical fouls--UNC Asheville-None, AppalachianState-None. A-482

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Game SevenUNC Asheville 86, Furman 75Justice Center - Asheville, N.C.

Women’s Basketball Rolls Past Furman 86-75

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Lindsey Montgomery and Kelli Riles each recorded double-doubles as UNC Asheville roared past Furman 86-75 in women’s college basketball action at Justice Center Saturday afternoon.

Montgomery scored 25 points and collected 10 rebounds, while Riles added a ca-reer-best 21 points with 15 rebounds.

Furman was led by Raegan Thompson’s 27 points. She went 8-of-14 from the three-point line. The Paladins (5-3) four-game win streak was halted with the loss.

Also scoring in double fi gures for Asheville was Breaira Barksdale with 14 points. She added six assists and four steals. Kendall Shepard fi nished with 13 points and fi ve assists.

The Bulldogs took control of the game midway through the second half. Trailing 49-45 with 14 minutes to go in the game, Asheville scored 10 straight points to take the lead for good at 55-49. Riles had fi ve points and four rebounds during the run. Senior Dana Wagner’s long trey put Asheville ahead to stay at 50-49.

The Paladins were within 59-56 at the 7:21 mark before Asheville went on another big run. Montgomery scored eight straight points to lead an 8-1 run to push the lead to 67-57 at the 4:26 mark.

The Bulldogs led by much as 13 and Furman never got closer than nine as the Bull-dogs stopped a two-game losing streak. Asheville was 12-for-12 from the free throw line in the fi nal two minutes.

Asheville dominated the paint area as it held a 46-22 advantage in scoring. The Bull-dogs’ bench out-scored Furman’s 28-4 as Montgomery came off the bench.

The fi rst half was nip-and-tuck as neither led team by more than fi ve points. Asheville went on a 10-5 run to break a 16-16 tie and lead 26-21. Riles had six points during the run.

The Bulldogs led 33-32 at halftime. Riles was especially dominant in the fi rst half with eight points and 11 rebounds. Shepard had nine points in the fi rst half. Thomp-son had 11 points in the opening half as she knocked down three treys.

Asheville has a season-low eight turnovers in the game, just two in the second half. The Bulldogs had a decisive edge at the free throw line as they went 23-of-28 for 82 percent. The Paladins were 8-of-11 for the game.

UNC ASHEVILLE 86, FURMAN 75FURMAN (5-3)THOMPSON, Raegan 8-18 3-4 27; MURPHY, Kaitlin 9-17 0-0 21; O’CONNOR, Kelly 3-15 3-4 11; LEDFORD, Lakyn 3-7 0-0 6; BERRY, Kendra 3-7 0-0 6; ROB-ERTS, Jánice 1-3 2-3 4; KEETON, Brooke 0-0 0-0 0; ROBINSON, Martha 0-0 0-0 0; MORRISSEY, Brigid 0-0 0-0 0; RANDOLPH, Ayanna 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-67 8-11 75.UNC ASHEVILLE (4-3)MONTGOMERY, Lindsey 11-18 3-4 25; RILES, Kelli 7-10 7-10 21; BARKS-DALE, Breaira 4-9 5-6 14; SHEPARD, Kendall 3-14 6-6 13; THOMPSON, Lindsey 2-6 2-2 7; BLAYLOCK, Grace 1-3 0-0 3; WAGNER, Dana 1-5 0-0 3; SICKLES, Abra 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-65 23-28 86.Furman 32 43 75UNC Asheville 33 53 863-point goals--Furman 13-32 (THOMPSON, Raegan 8-14; MURPHY, Kaitlin 3-7;O’CONNOR, Kelly 2-11), UNC Asheville 5-14 (THOMPSON, Lindsey 1-5; SHEP-ARD, Kendall 1-1; BARKSDALE, Breaira 1-2; WAGNER, Dana 1-3; BLAY-LOCK, Grace 1-3). Fouled out--Furman-LEDFORD, Lakyn; BERRY, Kendra, UNC Asheville-None. Rebounds--Furman 41 (LEDFORD, Lakyn 8), UNC Asheville 40 (RILES, Kelli 15). Assists--Furman 19 (MURPHY, Kaitlin 10), UNC Asheville 15 (BARKSDALE, Breaira 6). Total fouls--Furman 21, UNC Asheville 16. Technicalfouls--Furman-None, UNC Asheville-None. A-581

Game EightUNC Asheville 84, South Carolina State 69


Bulldogs Rally Past South Carolina State, 84-69

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Kelli Riles and Kendall Shepard each scored a career-high 22 points to lead UNC Asheville to an 84-69 comeback victory over visiting South Carolina State Wednesday night at Justice Center.

Riles fi nished with her sixth double-double of the season as she scored 22 points and collected 16 rebounds. Shepard went 7-for-11 from the fi eld, 3-of-4 from the three-point line and 5-of-6 from the charity stripe.

Grace Blaylock added 12 points for the Bulldogs, while Lindsey Montgomery had a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds.

The win was the Bulldogs (5-3) second straight victory, while the South Carolina State Lady Bulldogs had a two-game winning streak snapped and fell to 3-4.

South Carolina State was led by Whitney Kiles with 15 points. Trinese Fox added 10 points.

The Bulldogs trailed 40-31 at halftime but out-scored the visitors 53-29 in the sec-ond half to earn the victory.

The Bulldogs trailed 40-31 at halftime and 42-31 early in the second half. However, Asheville went on a 19-5 run in the middle part of the second half to seize control of the game and grab a 56-51 lead with 10:20 left. Riles scored eight points during the run, while Shepard added seven as Asheville took the lead for good.

The home team put the game away with a late 8-0 run to race to 73-59 advantage with 3:05 remaining. Breaira Barksdale fi nished the run by going 4-of-4 from the free throw line. She fi nished 7-of-7 for game and had nine points.

Asheville shot 55 percent (15-of-27) from the fi eld in the second half. The Bulldogs were also hot from the three-point line (6-of-11 for 54%) and free throw line (17-of-19 for 89%) in the second half.

South Carolina State controlled the fi rst half as the Lady Bulldogs broke a 14-14 with a 14-4 run to lead 28-18. The visitors had good balance in the run as they got points from six different players to build a lead. They got three-pointers from Brijan Turner and Knotts to help fuel the run.

South Carolina State shot a season-high 53.3% (16-of-30) from the fi eld in the open-ing half. The Lady Bulldogs also had seven steals in the half.

UNC ASHEVILLE 84, SOUTH CAROLINA STATE 69SOUTH CAROLINA STATE (3-4)WILEY,Whitney 6-17 0-0 15; FOX,Trinese 5-8 0-0 10; FLOWERS,Tracey 4-10 1-2 9; KNOTTS,Tiara 4-9 0-0 9; HEMPHILL,Tiana 3-5 2-4 8; TURNER,Brijan 2-6 0-1 6; ALSTON,Paris 2-4 2-4 6; FLOYD,Cherisha 1-2 2-2 4; WALKER,Joi 1-1 0-0 2; BAKER,Mary-Regina 0-0 0-0 0; BRAILEY,LaTeia 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 28-63 7-13 69 .UNC ASHEVILLE (5-3)SHEPARD, Kendall 7-11 5-6 22; RILES, Kelli 8-11 6-6 22; BLAYLOCK, Grace 4-10 0-0 12; MONTGOMERY, Lindsey 4-8 2-5 11; BARKSDALE, Breaira 1-5 7-7 9; THOMPSON, Lindsey 3-9 1-2 8; SICKLES, Abra 0-0 0-0 0; WAGNER, Dana 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-55 21-26 84.South Carolina State 40 29 - 69UNC Asheville 31 53 - 843-point goals--South Carolina State 6-20 (WILEY,Whitney 3-9; TURNER,Brijan2-6; KNOTTS,Tiara 1-2; BRAILEY,LaTeia 0-1; FLOWERS,Tracey 0-1; FOX,Trinese 0-1), UNC Asheville 9-23 (BLAYLOCK, Grace 4-10; SHEPARD, Kendall 3-4; MONTGOMERY, Lindsey 1-1; THOMPSON, Lindsey 1-6; WAG-NER, Dana 0-1; BARKSDALE, Breaira 0-1). Fouled out--South Carolina State-ALSTON,Paris, UNC Asheville-None. Rebounds--South Carolina State 26 (ALSTON,Paris 6), UNC Asheville 41 (RILES, Kelli 16). Assists--South Carolina State 16 (KNOTTS,Tiara 7), UNC Asheville 13 (SHEPARD, Kendall 4). Total fouls--South Carolina State 19, UNC Asheville 16. Technical fouls--South CarolinaState-TEAM 2, UNC Asheville-None. A-387 Technical Foul issued to Doug Robert-son of South Carolina State in the second half.

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Game NineUNC Asheville 46, Marquette 75Justice Center - Asheville, N.C.

Asheville Falls On The Road To Marquette, 75-46

MILWAUKEE, Wis. – The UNC Asheville women’s basketball team fell to Mar-quette University 75-46 on Saturday evening at the Al McGuire Center as the Gold-en Eagles’ Courtney Weibel set the school record for 3-pointers made in a game, hitting eight treys to lead all players with 24 points in the contest.

Marquette (9-2) held Asheville to its lowest point total this season. The Bulldogs (5-4) previous low was against Western Carolina on Nov. 17 when the Blue & White posted 59 in a 19-point loss.

Weibel was one of three Golden Eagles to score in double fi gures with teammates Paige Fiedorowicz and Katherine Plouffe scoring 16 and 10, respectively. Sarina Simmons pulled down a team-high nine rebounds and Angel Robinson dished out fi ve assists for Marquette.

The Bulldogs were led on offense by Lindsey Montgomery and Kendall Shepard who each posted 12 points. Lindsey Thompson scored 11 and Kelli Riles pulled down a game-high 13 rebounds.

Wisconsin native Dana Wagner scored seven points and pulled down four rebounds in front of family and friends who made the trip from her hometown of Sun Prairie. It was her fi rst game in her home state since coming to Asheville.

Asheville was out-rebounded 42-34 by the Golden Eagles while also committing 25 turnovers on offense. Marquette picked up 15 steals in the contest.

The Bulldogs will be back in action on Wednesday afternoon when they hit the road once again to take on Mercer University of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

MARQUETTE 75, UNC ASHEVILLE 46UNC ASHEVILLE (5-4)SHEPARD, Kendall 6-14 0-0 12; MONTGOMERY, Lindsey 3-8 6-10 12; THOMP-SON, Lindsey 3-11 2-2 11; WAGNER, Dana 2-8 2-2 7; RILES, Kelli 0-0 4-6 4; MANLEY, Gentry 0-0 0-0 0; OKOLI, Chioma 0-0 0-0 0; BOWSER, Brittney 0-2 0-0 0; BLAYLOCK, Grace 0-3 0-0 0; SICKLES, Abra 0-0 0-0 0; COKES, Blake 0-0 0-0 0; BARKSDALE, Breaira 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 14-49 14-20 46.MARQUETTE (9-2)WEIBEL, Courtney 8-11 0-0 24; FIEDOROWICZ, Paige 6-12 4-6 16; PLOUFFE,Katherine 4-8 2-4 10; SIMMONS, Sarina 3-9 0-0 6; McMORRIS, Tatiyiana 2-8 0-0 6; ROBINSON, Angel 2-10 1-5 6; COLLINS, Jasmine 2-3 0-0 4; YOUNG, Katie 1-4 0-0 3; MINIX, Gabi 0-0 0-0 0; THOMAS, Courtney 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 28-66 7-15 75.UNC Asheville 15 31 - 46Marquette 41 34 - 753-point goals--UNC Asheville 4-24 (THOMPSON, Lindsey 3-9; WAGNER, Dana 1-6;BLAYLOCK, Grace 0-3; BARKSDALE, Breaira 0-1; SHEPARD, Kendall 0-5),Marquette 12-24 (WEIBEL, Courtney 8-11; McMORRIS, Tatiyiana 2-7; ROBIN-SON, Angel 1-3; YOUNG, Katie 1-3). Fouled out--UNC Asheville-None,Marquette-None. Rebounds--UNC Asheville 34 (RILES, Kelli 13), Marquette 42(SIMMONS, Sarina 9). Assists--UNC Asheville 6 (SHEPARD, Kendall 3), Mar-quette 22 (ROBINSON, Angel 5). Total fouls--UNC Asheville 17, Marquette 18. Technical fouls--UNC Asheville-None, Marquette-None. A-1068 Courtney Weibel sets MU single-game record with 8 3-pointers made

Game 10UNC Asheville 76, Mercer 73

University Center - Macon, Ga.

Riles’ Layup Lifts Bulldogs Over Mercer, 76-73

MACON, Ga. – Sophomore forward Kelli Riles scored 22 points including the go-ahead layup with 27 seconds left in the game to help lead the UNC Asheville wom-en’s basketball team past Mercer on Wednesday afternoon, as the Bulldogs earned a 76-73 victory over the home-standing Bears.

“A year ago we wouldn’t have won this game,” said head coach Betsy Blose. “We showed a lot of toughness and tenacity in the second half and we were able to come out with a big win on the road.”

The Bulldogs (6-4) also got 20 points off the bench from Lindsey Montgomery and another 18 from Grace Blaylock. The 22 points by Riles tied a career-high and Blaylock’s 18 set a new career-high. Mercer’s Kendra Grant scored a team-high 18 points as the Bears fell to 1-9 on the year.

Asheville struggled early in the fi rst half, turning the ball over nine times in the fi rst half including six in the fi rst 10 minutes of the game. The Bears led by as much as 12 in the fi rst half before taking a 37-29 lead into halftime.

In the second half the Bulldogs came out fi ring, closing the gap to 42-40 on a 3-pointer by Blaylock. Mercer was able to extend its lead to as much as nine points three times over the fi nal 10 minutes before the Bulldogs were able to claw their way back into the game.

Another trey by Blaylock at the 3:46 mark pulled Asheville within a point of the Bears at 67-66 before Montgomery gave the Bulldogs their fi rst lead just 30 seconds later when she hit a layup in the paint. The two teams traded the lead back and forth over the fi nal three minutes before Mercer went up 73-72 on a Briana Williams layup with 37 seconds to go.

Riles would get the ball on the low post and hit the go-ahead layup with 27 seconds left in the game off of a pass from Montgomery. On the next possession by Mercer Breaira Barksdale forced a Bears turnover with 16 seconds left to give the Bulldogs possession. Mercer was forced to foul and Lindsey Thompson converted two free throws to push Asheville’s lead to 76-73.

Williams attempted a desperation three that went for naught and UNC Asheville would pick up its sixth win of the season.

Riles pulled down a game-high nine rebounds and Barksdale dished out a season-high seven assists. She also recorded a game-high four steals. Asheville is now 3-0 against members of the Atlantic Sun Conference this season, having defeated Campbell and USC Upstate earlier this season. The Bulldogs are also now 2-2 on the road.

UNC ASHEVILLE 76, MERCER 73UNC ASHEVILLE (6-4)RILES, Kelli 11-13 0-0 22; MONTGOMERY, Lindsey 6-9 8-9 20; BLAYLOCK, Grace 6-13 0-0 18; SHEPARD, Kendall 1-10 2-2 4; WAGNER, Dana 1-2 0-0 3; BOWSER, Brittney 1-1 1-2 3; THOMPSON, Lindsey 0-4 2-2 2; BARKSDALE, Breaira 1-3 0-0 2; SICKLES, Abra 1-1 0-0 2; OKOLI, Chioma 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 28-58 13-15 76.MERCER (1-9)GRANT, Kendra 7-18 0-0 18; WILLIAMS, Briana 6-15 0-0 13; HAZEL, Brittnee 6-8 0-0 12; SMITH, Sharmesia 3-7 3-3 9; CLANTON, Rebecca 3-9 0-0 8; PHIL-LIPS, Alex 3-4 1-2 7; CARTER, Kourtney 3-6 0-0 6; CHATMON, Amber 0-2 0-0 0; BLAKNEY, Keema 0-0 0-0 0; BOYKIN, Sharnea 0-3 0-0 0; BARNES, Ariel 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 31-73 4-5 73.UNC Asheville 29 47 - 76Mercer 37 36 - 733-point goals--UNC Asheville 7-21 (BLAYLOCK, Grace 6-13; WAGNER, Dana 1-2; SHEPARD, Kendall 0-4; THOMPSON, Lindsey 0-2), Mercer 7-25 (GRANT, Kendra 4-12; CLANTON, Rebecca 2-7; WILLIAMS, Briana 1-5; BOYKIN, Sharnea 0-1). Fouled out--UNC Asheville-None, Mercer-None. Rebounds--UNC Asheville 33 (RILES, Kelli 9), Mercer 38 (GRANT, Kendra 7). Assists--UNC Asheville 20(BARKSDALE, Breaira 7), Mercer 21 (BOYKIN, Sharnea 10). Total fouls--UNCAsheville 7, Mercer 14. Technical fouls--UNC Asheville-None, Mercer-None.A-813

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Game 11UNC Asheville 67, North Carolina Central 56McDougald-McLendon Gym - Durham, N.C.

Thompson’s Double-Double Leads Asheville Past Eagles

DURHAM,N.C. – Four Bulldogs scored in double fi gures with junior guard Lindsey Thompson scoring a game-high 21 points as the UNC Asheville women’s basketball team earned a 67-56 victory over North Carolina Central on Wednesday evening at McDougald-McLendon Gym on the campus of the Lady Eagles.

“We’re still learning how to win on the road and this was a good victory for us,” said Asheville head coach Betsy Blose. “We let them get back into the game after build-ing a big lead so we’ve got to learn how to put teams away.”

Lindsey Montgomery and Kendall Shepard each scored 15 for the Blue & White with Kelli Riles chipping in 12 to the Bulldogs’ total. Thompson also led the team in rebounds with 10, giving the Copper Hill, Va. native her fi rst career double-double. It was also Thompson’s fi fth 20-point game of the season.

The Bulldogs improve to 7-4 on the season with the win and are now 3-2 on the road.

NC Central got a team-high 19 points from Jori Nwachukwu who also posted a team-high 10 rebounds. Chasidy Williams scored 12 for the Lady Eagles who fall to 2-10 this season.

For the second consecutive game, Asheville’s Riles fi nished one rebound short of her sixth double-double of the season as the sophomore secured nine boards for the Bulldogs, including eight in the fi rst half.

The fi rst half saw the two teams struggle early before each offense was able to settle down. The Bulldogs took a 40-29 lead into halftime against NCCU on the strength of 16 fi rst half points by Thompson. Thompson connected on four 3-pointers and combined with Montgomery (13 points) for 29 of Asheville’s fi rst half points.

The Lady Eagles were able to contain Montgomery and Thompson in second half as the two combined to score only seven points. In contrast Shepard scored 12 of her 15 points in the second period in helping lead the Bulldogs to the 11-point win.

“Fortunately for us there’s not one player you can key on,” added Blose. “If it’s not Lindsey Thompson then it’s Kendall (Shepard) or somebody else stepping up. It shows how much balance we have this year.”

Asheville is now 3-1 lifetime against NCCU.

UNC ASHEVILLE 67, NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL 56UNC ASHEVILLE (7-4)THOMPSON, Lindsey 8-21 0-0 21; SHEPARD, Kendall 4-8 5-6 15; MONTGOM-ERY, Lindsey 5-9 5-9 15; RILES, Kelli 4-9 4-4 12; BOWSER, Brittney 0-1 2-2 2;WAGNER, Dana 1-3 0-0 2; BLAYLOCK, Grace 0-4 0-0 0; SICKLES, Abra 0-0 0-0 0; MANLEY, Gentry 0-0 0-0 0; BARKSDALE, Breaira 0-3 0-0 0; OKOLI, Chioma 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 22-59 16-21 67.NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL (2-10)NWACHUKWU,Jori 6-18 7-11 19; WILLIAMS,Chasidy 6-11 0-0 12; HOUSTON,Blaire 2-4 2-4 7; BLANKS,Shanise 2-15 0-0 6; JENKINS,Alesha 2-4 1-2 5; MILLS,Sheresa 1-1 2-2 4; SOLOMON,Sierra 1-5 0-0 3; POLLOCK,J’Mia 0-0 0-0 0; GARY,Tiffany 0-0 0-0 0; NEELY,Tenika 0-6 0-0 0. Totals 20-64 12-19 56. UNC Asheville 40 27 - 67NC Central 29 27 - 563-point goals--UNC Asheville 7-25 (THOMPSON, Lindsey 5-15; SHEPARD, Ken-dall 2-3; WAGNER, Dana 0-2; BLAYLOCK, Grace 0-4; BARKSDALE, Breaira 0-1), North Carolina Central 4-20 (BLANKS,Shanise 2-13; HOUSTON,Blaire 1-2;SOLOMON,Sierra 1-3; NEELY,Tenika 0-1; WILLIAMS,Chasidy 0-1). Fouled out--UNC Asheville-RILES, Kelli, North Carolina Central-None. Rebounds--UNC Asheville 42 (THOMPSON, Lindsey 10), North Carolina Central 44 (NWACHUKWU,Jori 10). Assists--UNC Asheville 15 (BARKSDALE, Breaira 6), North Carolina Central 12 (NEELY,Tenika 3; POLLOCK,J’Mia 3). Total fouls--UNC Asheville 16, North Carolina Central 14. Technical fouls--UNC Asheville-None, North Carolina Central-None. A-533

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Game 12*Radford 81, UNC Asheville 69Justice Center - Asheville, N.C.

Hot-Shooting Radford Downs UNC Asheville 81-69

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Kayln Crosier scored a career-high 20 points as Radford led from start to fi nish and defeated homestanding UNC Asheville 81-69 in the Big South Conference opener at Justice Center.

Crosier went 9-of-14 from the fi eld and a perfect 2-of-2 from beyond the arc to help the Highlanders (4-10, 1-0 BSC) break a fi ve-game losing streak.

The Bulldogs (7-5, 0-1 BSC) were led by Kelli Riles with 20 points and 12 rebounds. The sophomore forward earned her seventh double-double of the season and went 8-of-10 from the fi eld. Kendall Shepard fi nished with 12 points and six assists. Lind-sey Montgomery added 11 points before fouling out with four minutes left.

Radford had Brooke McElroy with 14 points and eight rebounds. Erica Rivera came off the bench to score 11 points. Denay Wood chipped in 10 points.

The Highlanders were red-hot from the fi eld the entire night as they shot 53 percent (34-of-64) from the fi eld and 45 percent (5-of-11) from the three-point line.

“You have to give Radford all the credit in the world tonight,” explained Asheville coach Betsy Blose. “They moved the ball around very well, got good shots and made them throughout the evening.

“We’ve got to start playing better defense,” added Blose. “You can’t let your oppo-nent shoot better than 50 percent from the fi eld, give up 81 points and expect to win too many games. We’ll learn from this and get better.”

Radford took the game over midway through the fi rst half when it went on a 13-3 run to build a 25-12 lead. Crozier had eight points during the run.

The lead ballooned to 34-16 on Crozier’s trey with 5:34 left to go in the half before the Bulldogs made a late run to get back in the game. Asheville scored eight straight points to get to 38-30 on a lay-up from Shepard. Radford led 43-34 at halftime.

In the second half, the Highlanders slowly built on the lead and got the margin up to 21 points on a trey from Wood at the 10:36 mark. The Bulldogs would get no closer than the fi nal margin.

RADFORD 81, UNC ASHEVILLE 69RADFORD (4-10, 1-0 BSC)CROSIER, Kaylyn 9-14 0-0 20; MCELROY, Brooke 7-11 0-0 14; RIVERA, Erica 3-6 4-4 11; WOOD, Denay 4-13 0-0 10; ERWINSPENCER, Da’Nar 4-10 1-5 9; VICK, Kahealani 3-5 3-4 9; HAYES, Ciara 4-5 0-0 8; RESKOSKA, Ema 0-0 0-0 0; TABB, Sarah 0-0 0-0 0; HAMILTON, Victoria 0-0 0-0 0; GORDON, Breshara 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-64 8-13 81.UNC ASHEVILLE (7-5, 0-1 BSC)RILES, Kelli 8-10 4-4 20; BLAYLOCK, Grace 4-7 0-0 12; SHEPARD, Kendall 3-10 6-8 12; MONTGOMERY, Lindsey 4-6 3-5 11; OKOLI, Chioma 2-2 3-6 7; THOMPSON, Lindsey 1-5 0-0 3; BOWSER, Brittney 1-2 0-0 2; BARKSDALE, Breaira 0-6 1-2 1; SICKLES, Abra 0-2 1-2 1; WAGNER, Dana 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 23-51 18-27 69.Radford 43 38 - 81UNC Asheville 34 35 - 693-point goals--Radford 5-11 (WOOD, Denay 2-5; CROSIER, Kaylyn 2-2; RIVERA, Erica 1-3; ERWINSPENCER, Da’Nar 0-1), UNC Asheville 5-15 (BLAYLOCK, Grace 4-7; THOMPSON, Lindsey 1-5; BARKSDALE, Breaira 0-1; WAGNER, Dana 0-1; SHEPARD, Kendall 0-1). Fouled out--Radford-None, UNC Asheville-MONTGOMERY, Lindsey. Rebounds--Radford 32 (MCELROY, Brooke 8), UNC Asheville 34 (RILES, Kelli 11). Assists--Radford 21 (ERWINSPENCER, Da’Nar 8), UNC Asheville 14 (SHEPARD, Kendall 6). Total fouls--Radford 20, UNC Asheville 17. Technical fouls--Radford-None, UNC Asheville-Team. A-330

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Game 14*Liberty 61, UNC Asheville 44


Liberty Downs Asheville 61-44

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Defending Big South Conference champion Liberty went on a 19-2 run to start the second as the Lady Flames went on to defeat UNC Asheville 61-44 at Justice Center Sunday afternoon.

The game was played a day earlier than scheduled to an incoming winter storm that was scheduled to hit the Asheville area sometime Sunday night and Monday morning.

The Flames (8-7, 3-0 BSC) were led by Avery Warley with a double-double as she scored 11 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. Tolu Omotola and Emily Frazier fi nished with 10 points each.

The Bulldogs (7-7, 0-3 BSC) lost for the third straight time. They were led in scoring by Breaira Barksdale with 10 points. She also had seven assists and six rebounds. Freshman Blake Cokes fi nished with a career-high nine points and eight rebounds.

Liberty trailed 29-27 at halftime but scored the fi rst 10 points of the second half to race to a 37-29 lead. The Lady Flames pounded the ball inside and got baskets from Warley and Omotola to take the lead for good.

Asheville got a fi eld goal from Barksdale to cut the lead to 37-31 but Liberty scored the next eight points to lead 45-31. The home team would get no closer than 14 points the rest of the game. However, one bright spot was the play of Cokes. The freshman forward did all her damage in the fi nal 10 minutes of the game

The visitors outscored the Bulldogs 34-15 in the second half. Asheville shot 24 per-cent (5-of-21) from the fi eld in the second half and committed 12 turnovers.

In the fi rst half, Liberty used an early 11-0 run to race to an 18-7 lead. The Lady Flames used points from four different players during the run to build the early margin.

The Bulldogs slowly fought back as they got clutch three-point shots from Barks-dale and Blaylock to slowly carve into the Liberty lead. Asheville went on a 12-2 run to sprint to a 25-22 lead on a Montgomery lay-up at the 4:20 mark. Blaylock had two long three-pointers in the run.

Asheville settled for a 29-27 halftime lead. Liberty scored just seven points in the fi nal seven minutes of the half.

LIBERTY 61, UNC ASHEVILLE 44LIBERTY (8-7, 3-0 BSC)WARLEY, Avery 4-5 3-5 11; FRAZIER, Emily 2-4 4-4 10; OMOTOLA, Tolu 5-7 0-0 10; McLEOD, Rachel 4-7 0-0 9; BROWN, Devon 3-10 1-1 8; ANTIC, Jelena 2-7 1-2 5; MORGAN, Dymond 2-10 0-0 4; BEECHER, Kylee 1-1 0-0 2; DALE, Danika 1-5 0-0 2; MAINE, Kittery 0-0 0-0 0; CAMPBELL, Brittany 0-4 0-0 0; GARDNER, Jasmine 0-2 0-0 0; LUNSFORD, Terika 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 24-64 9-12 61. UNC ASHEVILLE (7-7, 0-3 BSC)BARKSDALE, Breaira 4-11 0-0 10; COKES, Blake 3-4 3-6 9; BLAYLOCK, Grace 2-8 0-0 6; MONTGOMERY, Lindsey 2-8 1-6 5; THOMPSON, Lindsey 2-6 0-0 5; SHEPARD, Kendall 1-9 2-2 4; OKOLI, Chioma 1-4 1-2 3; RILES, Kelli 1-4 0-0 2; SICKLES, Abra 0-1 0-0 0; BOWSER, Brittney 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 16-56 7-16 44.Liberty....................... 27 34 - 61UNC Asheville................. 29 15 - 443-point goals--Liberty 4-16 (FRAZIER, Emily 2-3; BROWN, Devon 1-4; McLEOD, Rachel 1-1; MORGAN, Dymond 0-2; CAMPBELL, Brittany 0-2; LUNSFORD, Terika 0-1; ANTIC, Jelena 0-3), UNC Asheville 5-24 (BLAYLOCK, Grace 2-8; BARKSDALE, Breaira 2-6; THOMPSON, Lindsey 1-5; SHEPARD, Kendall 0-5). Fouled out--Liberty-None, UNC Asheville-None. Rebounds--Liberty 46 (WARLEY, Avery 11), UNC Asheville 42 (COKES, Blake 8). Assists--Liberty 17 (FRAZIER, Emily 6), UNC Asheville 9 (BARKSDALE, Breaira 7). Total fouls--Liberty 17, UNC Asheville 13. Technical fouls--Liberty-None, UNC Asheville-None. A-287

Game 13*High Point 94, UNC Asheville 75Justice Center - Asheville, N.C.

High Point Downs UNC Asheville, 94-75

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Leading by seven at halftime, the Panthers of High Point opened the second half on a 28-to-8 run to pull away from the UNC Asheville Bull-dogs en route to a 94-75 HPU victory on Saturday afternoon at the Justice Center in Big South Conference women’s basketball action.

Shamia Brown and Amy Dodd led the Panthers on offense with 18 points apiece with Jurica Hargraves chipping in 17 to the High Point total. Hargraves also dished out seven assists as the Panthers improved to 7-8 overall with a 1-1 mark in the Big South.

Asheville was led on offense by Breaira Barksdale who scored 16 points while tal-lying a team-high four assists. However, the Bulldogs’ defense could not slow down the high-powered Panthers as the Blue & White gave up its second highest point total to an opponent this season.

“It’s frustrating because we’ve really been working hard on our defense in practice and it’s just not showing,” said Asheville head coach Betsy Blose. “We may need to try some different things to shake things up, in practice and in games.”

The Bulldogs fall to 7-6 on the season with a 0-2 record in league play.

Grace Blaylock, Lindsey Montgomery, Kelli Riles and Kendall Shepard each scored 10 points for the Bulldogs with Montgomery and Riles earning nine rebounds apiece. Montgomery also came away with a season-high three steals in the contest.

LaTeisha Dean also scored in double fi gures for the Panthers, adding 16 to the High Point total. As good as the offense was for the Panthers it was the defense that put the game out of reach. High Point tallied 11 blocks as a team with Cheyenne Parker recording a game-high six rejections coming off the bench.

The Bulldogs started the game hitting on all cylinders, jumping out to a 24-19 lead over the fi rst nine minutes of the game. Minutes later a 3-pointer by Hargraves gave the Panthers a 26-24 lead and High Point would never trail the rest of the way.

HPU built its lead to as much as 11 in the fi rst half before Asheville was able to close the advantage to only seven points heading into the break, trailing 48-41.

The Panthers would come out in the second half fi ring and built their lead to 76-49 over the fi rst 10 minutes of the frame, holding Asheville to only eight points in that span. HPU would lead by as much as 28 on their way to the 19-point victory.

HIGH POINT 94, UNC ASHEVILLE 75HIGH POINT (7-8, 1-1 BSC)DODD, Amy 6-13 5-5 18; BROWN, Shamia 8-13 2-3 18; HARGRAVES, Jurica 5-12 2-2 17; DEAN, LaTeisha 6-16 2-2 16; REYNOLDS, Erin 4-8 0-0 9; PARKER, Cheyenne 3-4 1-4 7; FIELDS, Frances 2-4 2-2 7; WHITT, Laura 0-1 2-2 2; CRO-MARTIE, Jazmin 0-1 0-0 0; TREMBLAY, Tayler 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 34-75 16-20 94.UNC ASHEVILLE (7-6, 0-2 BSC)BARKSDALE, Breaira 5-6 3-6 16; BLAYLOCK, Grace 2-6 4-4 10; MONTGOM-ERY, Lindsey 4-9 2-2 10; SHEPARD, Kendall 3-10 4-4 10; RILES, Kelli 4-8 2-2 10; OKOLI, Chioma 2-5 4-4 8; THOMPSON, Lindsey 2-8 0-0 5; BOWSER, Brittney 1-6 2-2 4; SICKLES, Abra 1-2 0-0 2; COKES, Blake 0-0 0-0 0; WAGNER, Dana 0-3 0-0 0; MANLEY, Gentry 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 24-64 21-24 75.High Point.................... 48 46 - 94UNC Asheville................. 41 34 - 753-point goals--High Point 10-24 (HARGRAVES, Jurica 5-10; DEAN, LaTeisha 2-4; DODD, Amy 1-5; REYNOLDS, Erin 1-3; FIELDS, Frances 1-2), UNC Asheville 6-17 (BARKSDALE, Breaira 3-3; BLAYLOCK, Grace 2-5; THOMPSON, Lind-sey 1-4; BOWSER, Brittney 0-1; WAGNER, Dana 0-2; SHEPARD, Kendall 0-2). Fouled out--High Point-None, UNC Asheville-SICKLES, Abra. Rebounds--High Point 44 (PARKER, Cheyenne 9), UNC Asheville 42 (MONTGOMERY, Lindsey 9; RILES, Kelli 9). Assists--High Point 21 (HARGRAVES, Jurica 7), UNC Asheville 10 (BARKSDALE, Breaira 4). Total fouls--High Point 19, UNC Asheville 17. Tech-nical fouls--High Point-None, UNC Asheville-None. A-353

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Game 15*UNC Asheville 65, Coastal Carolina 53

Kimbel Arena - Conway, S.C.

Asheville Earns 65-53 Victory Over Coastal Carolina For First Big South Win

CONWAY, S.C. – UNC Asheville’s Lindsey Montgomery and Kelli Riles each re-corded double-doubles against Coastal Carolina on Saturday afternoon at the Kim-bel Arena as the Bulldogs picked up their fi rst Big South Conference victory of the season with a 65-53 decision over the Chanticleers in women’s basketball action.

The win for the Bulldogs snapped a three-game losing skid and was the fi rst victory for the Blue & White in Conway, S.C. since the 2006-07 season. Asheville also matches its win total from last season with the 12-point win.

Montgomery and fellow senior Kendall Shepard each scored a game-high 13 points with Riles chipping 12 to the Asheville total. Lindsey Thompson scored 11 points for the Bulldogs who improve to 8-7 overall and 1-3 in the Big South.

“This was a great win for us on the road,” said Asheville head coach Betsy Blose. “We played a more consistent 40 minutes, and we showed good balance. We didn’t shoot the ball particularly well, but our defense did a good job of getting us the lead.”

Asheville held Coastal to 29.2 percent shooting from the fl oor, including 26.5 per-cent in the second half.

The Chanticleers were led on offense by Sydnei Moss who scored 10 points in 29 minutes of action. Shanika Maddox pulled down a team-high nine rebounds and Katie White posted four blocks for CCU. Coastal falls to 6-9 on the season and 0-3 in conference play.

Montgomery and Riles each pulled down 11 rebounds for the Bulldogs with Thomp-son contributing seven. It was Riles’ seventh double-double of the season and the third for Montgomery.

The Bulldogs jumped out to an early lead in the fi rst half and led 18-11 with 9:58 to go in the frame. Asheville would keep the Chanticleers at arm’s length the rest of the half and took a 33-25 lead into the break.

The two teams traded points back-and-forth over the fi rst fi ve minutes before a Shep-ard 3-pointer put the Bulldogs up by 10 at 40-30 with 14:55 to go. Asheville would push its lead to as much as 15 before eventually earning the 12-point victory.

UNC ASHEVILLE 65, COASTAL CAROLINA 53UNC ASHEVILLE (8-7, 1-3 BSC)SHEPARD, Kendall 5-11 2-2 13; MONTGOMERY, Lindsey 6-10 1-3 13; RILES, Kelli 5-11 2-4 12; THOMPSON, Lindsey 3-12 3-5 11; BARKSDALE, Breaira 3-8 2-2 8; BLAYLOCK, Grace 1-5 1-2 4; OKOLI, Chioma 2-6 0-1 4; COKES, Blake 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 25-66 11-19 65.COASTAL CAROLINA (6-9, 0-3 BSC)MOSS, Sydnei 3-9 4-6 10; IRICK, Olivia 3-15 1-1 8; CARTER, Kira 3-11 1-2 8;MADDOX, Shanika 3-4 1-2 7; AHAUS, Katie 2-5 0-0 6; NOLL, Jessica 1-2 1-2 4;COOK, Kayla 2-12 0-0 4; EPLEY, Taylor 1-1 0-0 2; HENRY, Angelica 1-4 0-0 2;PUCKETT, Alexx 0-0 2-2 2; GRAMBLEY, Courtney 0-0 0-0 0; WHITE, Katie 0-2 0-0 0; GROCHOWSKI, Lauren 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 19-65 10-15 53.UNC Asheville................. 33 32 - 65Coastal Carolina.............. 25 28 - 533-point goals--UNC Asheville 4-13 (THOMPSON, Lindsey 2-6; BLAYLOCK, Grace 1-5; SHEPARD, Kendall 1-2), Coastal Carolina 5-23 (AHAUS, Katie 2-4; IRICK, Olivia 1-7; CARTER, Kira 1-5; NOLL, Jessica 1-2; COOK, Kayla 0-3; MOSS, Sydnei 0-2). Fouled out--UNC Asheville-None, Coastal Carolina-None.Rebounds--UNC Asheville 50 (MONTGOMERY, Lindsey 11; RILES, Kelli 11),Coastal Carolina 47 (MADDOX, Shanika 9). Assists--UNC Asheville 8 (THOMP-SON, Lindsey 3), Coastal Carolina 12 (AHAUS, Katie 3; CARTER, Kira 3). Totalfouls--UNC Asheville 16, Coastal Carolina 17. Technical fouls--UNCAsheville-None, Coastal Carolina-None. A-421

Game 16*Charleston Southern 85, UNC Asheville 74Buccaneer Fieldhouse - Charleston, S.C.

Women’s Basketball Falls at Charleston Southern, 85-74

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. - Katie Tull scored 27 points, while Helen Terry added 23 points to lead Charleston Southern to an 85-74 Big South Conference vic-tory over visiting UNC Asheville Monday night at the CSU Fieldhouse.

The Bulldogs (8-8, 1-4 BSC) trailed by 25 points in the fi rst half but rallied to close to nine midway through the second half but just couldn’t get any closer.

Asheville was led by Kelli Riles with her ninth double-double of the season as she scored 19 points and had 13 rebounds. Kendall Shepard fi nished with 16 points. Lindsey Montgomery scored all 13 of her points in the second half. Lindsey Thomp-son added 12 points on four 3-pointers.

“We did a nice job coming back in the second half but you can’t spot a team like Charleston Southern a 25-point lead and expect to come back,” commented Bulldog coach Betsy Blose. “We didn’t do a good job defending in the fi rst half, and we let Katie Tull and Helen Terry get going on offense and that put us in a big hole. Charleston Southern was also quite physical with us in the fi rst half, and we just didn’t match that.”

CSU (9-9, 3-2 BSC) led from start to fi nish. Terry scored 13 points in the fi rst 10 minutes to help get the Lady Bucs going. Her 14 points helped the home team jump in front 24-16 midway through the half.

Then Tull got hot. She scored 17 of CSU’s next 19 points as the Lady Bucs stormed to a 43-18 lead. The senior guard knocked down three straight 3-pointers and then scored on a three-point play on the next possession. Tull ended the run with a long trey as Lady Bucs led by 25 with 4:42 left in the half.

The Bulldogs got six points from freshman Brittney Bowser in the fi nal three min-utes as Asheville crept to 49-30 at halftime.

Asheville stormed back in the second half. The Bulldogs trailed 59-35 after a trey by Tull before the visitors went on a 17-2 run to close to 61-52 on a Montgomery lay-up at the 12-minute mark. Montgomery had eight points during the run and was just relentless inside. Asheville also forced six CSU turnovers during the run.

The Bulldogs were within 64-55 at the 11-minute mark but CSU was very effi cient on offense over the next fi ve minutes. The Lady Bucs went on an 18-10 run as they got points from fi ve different players to build an 81-62 lead.

Asheville would get no closer than the fi nal margin.

CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 85, UNC ASHEVILLE 74UNC ASHEVILLE (8-8, 1-4)RILES, Kelli 6-14 7-8 19; SHEPARD, Kendall 7-13 1-1 16; MONTGOMERY, Lindsey 4-7 5-7 13; THOMPSON, Lindsey 4-11 0-1 12; BOWSER, Brittney 3-9 2-4 8; BARKSDALE, Breaira 1-1 0-0 3; COKES, Blake 1-3 1-2 3; BLAYLOCK, Grace 0-3 0-0 0; OKOLI, Chioma 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-61 16-23 74.CHARLESTON SOUTHERN (9-9, 3-2)TULL, Katie 9-15 4-5 27; TERRY, Helen 8-17 2-2 23; ALSTON, Lakeitha 4-7 3-411; WASMER, Kelsey 5-14 0-1 11; RUTLEDGE, Kiki 1-2 4-4 6; JONES, Shay 0-2 4-4 4; JOHNSON, Lydia 1-2 1-1 3; GIBSON, Danielle 0-0 0-0 0; DOTSON, Anicia 0-2 0-0 0; KIRKPATRICK, Kirklin 0-0 0-0 0; POOLE, Abby 0-0 0-0 0; BRATCHER, Erin 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-61 18-21 85.UNC Asheville................. 30 44 - 74Charleston Southern........... 49 36 - 853-point goals--UNC Asheville 6-16 (THOMPSON, Lindsey 4-10; BARKSDALE,Breaira 1-1; SHEPARD, Kendall 1-2; BLAYLOCK, Grace 0-2; BOWSER, Brittney 0-1), Charleston Southern 11-24 (TULL, Katie 5-9; TERRY, Helen 5-9; WASMER,Kelsey 1-6). Fouled out--UNC Asheville-None, Charleston Southern-ALSTON,Lakeitha. Rebounds--UNC Asheville 38 (RILES, Kelli 13), Charleston Southern38 (WASMER, Kelsey 9). Assists--UNC Asheville 7 (THOMPSON, Lindsey 3),Charleston Southern 16 (TULL, Katie 5). Total fouls--UNC Asheville 23, Charles-ton Southern 18. Technical fouls--UNC Asheville-None, Charleston Southern-None. A-412

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Game 17*Winthrop 71, UNC Asheville 64Justice Center - Asheville, N.C.

Women’s Basketball Falls to Winthrop 71-64

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Dequesha McClannahan scored 26 points and dished out eight assists as Winthrop rallied for a 71-64 Big South Conference women’s basketball victory over homestanding UNC Asheville Saturday afternoon.

The Eagles (9-8, 3-2 BSC) won despite trailing by 15 points in the fi rst half. Win-throp’s defense only allowed fi ve fi eld goals in the second half. The Eagles out-scored the Bulldogs 36-21 in the second stanza.

Asheville (8-9, 1-5 BSC) was led by senior guard Kendall Shepard with 20 points. Breaira Barksdale added 15 points off the bench. Lindsey Montgomery enjoyed a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds.

Kaitlyn Rubino added 15 points for Winthrop.

Asheville led 55-51 with 7:01 left as Barksdale scored on a lay-up. The Eagles then held the Bulldogs without a fi eld goal for the next fi ve minutes as Winthrop went on a 10-2 to take the lead for good at 61-57. McClanahan scored eight points during the run.

Asheville crept to 61-59 on two free throws from Barksdale but a lay-up from Rubi-on and three free throws from McClanahan pushed the lead to 66-59. The Bulldogs made one more charge to cut the lead to 67-64 as Barksdale scored on a lay-up with 38 seconds remaining.

Winthrop would allow the Bulldogs to get no closer as the visitors hit its fi nal four free throws of the game to seal the win. The victory was the Eagles fourth straight at Justice Center.

The Bulldogs jumped in front early as they hit four of their fi rst fi ve 3-point attempts to race to a 30-15 lead.

Winthrop slowly began to get back into the game over the fi nal 10 minutes of the fi rst half. Rubino scored 11 points in the fi nal 10 minutes to allow the Eagles to close to 39-35 with less than a minute to go. The Bulldogs scored the fi nal four points of the half as Grace Blaylock hit a lay-up at the buzzer to give Asheville a 43-35 halftime lead.

Shepard scored 17 for Asheville in the opening half. Montgomery posted 11 points and eight rebounds in the fi rst half.

Winthrop had a 38-33 rebounding advantage over the Bulldogs and out-scored Asheville 34-20 in the paint.

WINTHROP 71, UNC ASHEVILLE 64WINTHROP (9-8, 3-2 BSC)MCCLANAHAN, Dequesha 9-15 7-12 26; RUBINO, Kaitlyn 6-11 2-2 15; HATHA-WAY, Mary 3-7 5-6 11; LYONS, Lacey 2-5 2-2 8; HAMMICK, TaQuoia 2-5 0-1 4;FITZGERALD, Katie 1-2 2-2 4; CHARLES, Tiffany 1-4 1-4 3; JOHNSON, Chantel 0-0 0-0 0; COX, Ashley 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 24-51 19-29 71.UNC ASHEVILLE (8-9, 1-5 BSC)SHEPARD, Kendall 7-14 4-5 20; BARKSDALE, Breaira 5-8 4-4 15; MONTGOM-ERY, Lindsey 4-14 6-8 14; BLAYLOCK, Grace 2-10 0-0 6; RILES, Kelli 1-4 2-2 4; THOMPSON, Lindsey 1-2 0-0 3; COKES, Blake 0-0 1-2 1; BOWSER, Brittney 0-3 1-2 1; WAGNER, Dana 0-0 0-0 0; OKOLI, Chioma 0-2 0-1 0. Totals 20-57 18-24 64.WINTHROP...................... 35 36 - 71UNC Asheville................. 43 21 - 643-point goals--WINTHROP 4-13 (LYONS, Lacey 2-4; RUBINO, Kaitlyn 1-3;MCCLANAHAN, Dequesha 1-2; CHARLES, Tiffany 0-1; HATHAWAY, Mary 0-3), UNC Asheville 6-20 (BLAYLOCK, Grace 2-9; SHEPARD, Kendall 2-6; THOMP-SON, Lindsey 1-2; BARKSDALE, Breaira 1-3). Fouled out--WINTHROP-None, UNC Asheville-None. Rebounds--WINTHROP 38 (HATHAWAY, Mary 10), UNC Asheville 33 (MONTGOMERY, Lindsey 10). Assists--WINTHROP 12 (MCCLA-NAHAN, Dequesha 8), UNC Asheville 7 (BARKSDALE, Breaira 4). Total fouls--WINTHROP 18, UNC Asheville 21. Technical fouls--WINTHROP-None, UNC Asheville-None. A-887

Game 18Longwood 76, UNC Asheville 66Justice Center - Asheville, N.C.

Bulldogs Fall to Longwood, 76-66

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Krystal Garrison scored 25 points to lead Longwood to a 76-66 non-conference win over homestanding UNC Asheville Monday night at Justice Center.

The Bulldogs (8-10) were led by Kendall Shepard with 14 points. Grace Blaylock added 13 points, while Lindsey Montgomery fi nished with 10 points. Kelli Riles led Asheville in rebounding wit 12 boards.

The Lancers (4-13) also had Emilee Dunton with 13 points and six assists off the bench. Mina Jovanovic added 12 points. Brittany Jones came up with 10 points. Garrison was 8-of-11 from the fi eld and 6-of-7 from the charity stripe.

The win snapped a four-game losing streak for Longwood. Asheville lost its fi fth straight home game.

Asheville had trailed 41-36 at halftime but came out of the gates strong in the sec-ond half and surged to a 56-53 lead with 8:29 left on two free throws from Brittney Bowser.

But Longwood went on an 11-0 run over the next two minutes, led by seven points from Garrison to race to a 64-56 lead.

The Bulldogs could get no closer than six points the rest of the game. The Lancers would go 10-of-12 from the charity stripe in the fi nal two minutes to seal the road win.

Longwood controlled much of the fi rst half as Dunton scored 11 of her points in the opening half to help stake the Lancers to a 41-36 halftime lead. Dunton went 3-of-3 from beyond the arc as Longwood went 6-of-10 for the half to keep the visitors in front. Shepard kept Asheville close with 11 fi rst-half points.

Breaira Barksdale came off the bench for the Bulldogs and fi nished with nine points and six assists.

Asheville trailed 47-38 early in the second half but went on a 12-0 run fueled by two long 3-pointers by Blaylock and four points from Montgomery to take a 50-47 lead with 14:37 left.

The teams would exchange 6-0 runs before Longwood went on its 11-0 to take the lead for good.

Asheville had 19 turnovers which led to 23 Lancer points. Longwood out-rebounded the Bulldogs, 44-37 and had 19 second-chance point to just 11 for the home team.

LONGWOOD 76, UNC ASHEVILLE 66LONGWOOD (4-13)Krystal Garrison 8-11 6-7 25; Emilee Dunton 5-7 0-0 13; Mina Jovanovic 5-102-2 12; Brittany Jones 5-9 0-0 10; Brittanni Billups 3-10 0-0 6; Emma Zieverink 2-7 0-0 4; Bria White 1-4 0-0 3; Morgan Smith 1-4 0-0 2; Erin Neal 0-4 1-2 1; Heather Tobeck 0-4 0-0 0; Crystal Smith 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 30-71 9-11 76. UNC ASHEVILLE (8-10)SHEPARD, Kendall 5-15 4-6 14; BLAYLOCK, Grace 4-9 1-2 13; MONTGOM-ERY, Lindsey 3-6 4-6 10; BARKSDALE, Breaira 3-8 2-4 9; BOWSER, Brittney 2-5 4-4 8; RILES, Kelli 2-7 3-4 7; WAGNER, Dana 1-1 1-1 3; OKOLI, Chioma 1-2 0-0 2; WISE, Katie 0-1 0-0 0; COKES, Blake 0-0 0-0 0; MANLEY, Gentry 0-0 0-0 0.Totals 21-54 19-27 66. Longwood...................... 41 35 - 76UNC Asheville................. 36 30 - 663-point goals--Longwood 7-12 (Emilee Dunton 3-4; Krystal Garrison 3-3; Bria White 1-3; Emma Zieverink 0-1; Morgan Smith 0-1), UNC Asheville 5-14 (BLAY-LOCK, Grace 4-9; BARKSDALE, Breaira 1-3; SHEPARD, Kendall 0-2). Fouled out--Longwood-None, UNC Asheville-BLAYLOCK, Grace. Rebounds--Longwood 44 (Brittanni Billups 8), UNC Asheville 37 (RILES, Kelli 12). Assists--Longwood19 (Emilee Dunton 6), UNC Asheville 9 (BARKSDALE, Breaira 6). Total fouls--Longwood 24, UNC Asheville 18. Technical fouls--Longwood-Crystal Smith, UNC Asheville-None. A-265

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Game 19*UNC Asheville 60, Gardner-Webb 59Porter Arena - Boiling Springs, N.C.

Bulldogs Shock Gardner-Webb on the Road, 60-59

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. - Kendall Shepard scored 18 points as UNC Asheville held on at the end to stun defending Big South Conference regular-season champion Gardner-Webb on the road, 60-59 at Paul Porter Arena Saturday afternoon.

The stunning victory stopped a three-game Asheville (9-10, 2-5 BSC) losing streak. The Runnin’ Bulldogs (13-7, 5-2 BSC) had their four-game winning streak snapped.

Lindsey Mongomery posted a double-double for the visitors as she scored 12 points and collected 13 rebounds. Lindsey Thompson added 11 points as she connected on three 3-pointers in the second half. Breaira Barksdale chipped in nine points, all in the second half. She also had fi ve steals and four assists.

The Bulldogs went on a 7-0 run late in the game to push to a 60-53 lead. Lindsey Thompson hit her third trey of the game to give Asheville a seven-point lead with 2:21 left.

The Bulldogs would not score again as Gardner-Webb scored the next six points to cut the lead to 60-59. Dominque Hudson had a chance to tie the game but could only make 1-of-2 free throws with 13 seconds left. She made the fi rst but missed the second. Thompson grabbed the rebound and was fouled.

She missed the front end of a one-and one and Gardner-Webb came down with the rebound. The Runnin’ Bulldogs came down with a chance to win but Monique Hudson’s long three-pointer was short and the ball sailed out of bounds as the buzzer sounded to give Asheville its fourth road victory in the last fi ve games.

The Bulldogs used different zones the whole game until Gardner-Webb’s fi nal pos-session when they went to a man-to-man.

Asheville’s defense limited Gardner-Webb to just 25 percent (7-of-28) shooting from the fi eld in the second half. The Bulldogs shot 48 percent (12-of-25) from the fi eld in the second half.

Gardner-Webb dominated the fi rst 10 minutes of the game as Sandra Vaitkute used her 6-6 size to score inside. She scored nine early points to allow the Runnin’ Bull-dogs to race to a 22-11 lead.

Asheville rallied in the fi nal 10 minutes thanks to Shepard. She scored 10 of her 12 fi rst-half points to get the Bulldogs within 36-31 at halftime.

UNC ASHEVILLE 60, GARDNER-WEBB 59UNC ASHEVILLE (9-10, 2-5 BSC)SHEPARD, Kendall 8-16 2-3 18; MONTGOMERY, Lindsey 4-8 4-6 12; THOMP-SON, Lindsey 4-13 0-1 11; BARKSDALE, Breaira 4-8 1-3 9; RILES, Kelli 2-3 2-2 6; COKES, Blake 1-1 0-0 2; SICKLES, Abra 1-1 0-0 2; WISE, Katie 0-0 0-0 0;BLAYLOCK, Grace 0-3 0-0 0; BOWSER, Brittney 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-53 9-15 60 GARDNER-WEBB (13-7, 5-2 BSC) HUDSON, Dominique 2-10 8-10 12; POPE, LaTroya 4-11 0-0 10; DALE, Jasmine 3-7 0-0 9; VAITKUTE, Sandra 4-7 1-1 9; HUDSON, Monique 2-10 2-2 7; LITTLE, Sierra 3-10 0-5 6; GREEN, Catrina 2-4 0-0 4; DILLARD, Brianna 1-3 0-0 2; MCK-ENNEY, Kim 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-62 11-18 59.UNC Asheville................. 31 29 - 60Gardner-Webb.................. 36 23 - 593-point goals--UNC Asheville 3-17 (THOMPSON, Lindsey 3-9; BARKSDALE, Breaira 0-2; BLAYLOCK, Grace 0-3; SHEPARD, Kendall 0-3), Gardner-Webb 6-24 (DALE, Jasmine 3-7; POPE, LaTroya 2-3; HUDSON, Monique 1-8; DILLARD, Brianna 0-1; HUDSON, Dominique 0-5). Fouled out--UNC Asheville-None, Gard-ner-Webb-HUDSON, Dominique. Rebounds--UNC Asheville 29 (MONTGOM-ERY, Lindsey 13), Gardner-Webb 38 (LITTLE, Sierra 9). Assists--UNC Asheville 10 (BARKSDALE, Breaira 4), Gardner-Webb 16 (HUDSON, Monique 7). Total fouls--UNC Asheville 14, Gardner-Webb 14. Technical fouls--UNC Asheville-None, Gardner-Webb-None. A-437

Game 20*Presbyterian College 53, UNC Asheville 51

Templeton Center - Clinton, S.C.

Presbyterian Survives Slugfest With Asheville, 53-51

CLINTON, S.C. - The UNC Asheville women’s basketball team dropped a 53-51 decision to Big South Conference foe Presbyterian College on Monday evening as the Bulldogs could never get their offense on track against the stingy Blue Hose defense.

Grace Blaylock led the team in scoring with 12 points after connecting on 4-of-8 three-pointers on the night. Kendall Shepard also scored in double fi gures posting 11 points while Lindsey Montgomery posted a game-high nine rebounds. The Bulldogs fall to 9-11 overall on the year with a 2-6 mark in the Big South.

“We had some opportunities to tie the game or take the lead, but we just didn’t get the job done,” said Asheville head coach Betsy Blose. “This is a game we really needed to get. We weren’t executing our offense early on – we just have to be more disciplined on offense.”

The Blue Hose were led offensively by Mariah Pietrowski who scored a game-high 13 points. Amanda Mills scored nine points for PC including two 3-pointers with under two minutes to play to help secure the victory. Presbyterian improves to 6-14 while moving to 3-5 in conference play.

The Bulldogs got off to a sluggish start in the fi rst half, connecting on only 6-of-23 fi eld goal attempts. Blaylock led the team in scoring with a pair of trey’s, fi nishing the frame with six points. The Blue Hose didn’t fair much better, connecting on only 9-of-27 shot attempts. Pietrowski led PC in scoring in the fi rst half with nine points.

In the second half, the Blue & White showed improvement shooting the ball, con-necting on 55 percent of their shots. Asheville just couldn’t close the gap on the Blue Hose over the fi nal frame as the Bulldogs dropped their 11th game of the season.

Asheville will be back in action on Saturday afternoon when the Bulldogs hit the road to take on Big South foe Radford in a contest set to begin at 3 p.m. Currently the Highlanders sit atop the league’s standings and defeated Asheville earlier this season, 81-69, at the Justice Center.

PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE 53, UNC ASHEVILLE 51UNC ASHEVILLE (9-11, 2-6)BLAYLOCK, Grace 4-8 0-0 12; SHEPARD, Kendall 3-9 3-4 11; MONTGOM-ERY, Lindsey 1-6 5-9 7; RILES, Kelli 3-5 0-0 6; THOMPSON, Lindsey 3-10 0-0 6; BARKSDALE, Breaira 2-2 0-0 5; BOWSER, Brittney 1-2 0-0 2; WAGNER, Dana 0-0 2-2 2; WISE, Katie 0-1 0-0 0; COKES, Blake 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 17-43 10-15 51.PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE (6-14, 3-5)PIETROWSKI, Mariah 5-9 3-4 13; MILLS, Amanda 3-11 0-0 9; STEVENS, Kristen 2-8 2-4 8; SMITH, Sherece 4-6 0-1 8; DAVID, Dria 1-3 4-6 6; PARKER, Chelsea2-5 0-0 4; WRIGHT, Chelsea 1-4 0-1 2; BURNSIDE, Shonda 1-1 0-0 2; TAYLOR,Karlee 0-5 1-2 1; FOTHERGILL, Devin 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 19-53 10-18 53.UNC Asheville................. 17 34 - 51Presbyterian College.......... 21 32 - 533-point goals--UNC Asheville 7-16 (BLAYLOCK, Grace 4-8; SHEPARD, Kendall2-2; BARKSDALE, Breaira 1-1; THOMPSON, Lindsey 0-5), Presbyterian College5-26 (MILLS, Amanda 3-11; STEVENS, Kristen 2-8; DAVID, Dria 0-1; PARKER,Chelsea 0-2; TAYLOR, Karlee 0-4). Fouled out--UNC Asheville-None, Presbyte-rian College-PIETROWSKI, Mariah. Rebounds--UNC Asheville 32 (RILES, Kelli 9), Presbyterian College 36 (DAVID, Dria 8). Assists--UNC Asheville 5 (BARKS-DALE, Breaira 2), Presbyterian College 10 (WRIGHT, Chelsea 3). Total fouls--UNC Asheville 23, Presbyterian College 15. Technical fouls--UNC Asheville-None, Presbyterian College-None. A-260

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Game 21*UNC Asheville 70, Radford 60Dedmon Center - Radford, Va.

Montgomery & Riles Lead Bulldogs Past Radford, 70-60

RADFORD, Va. -- UNC Asheville forwards Lindsey Montgomery and Kelli Riles each recorded double-doubles with Montgomery scoring a game-high 22 points and Riles pulling down a career-high and NCAA Division I school record 22 rebounds against Big South Conference foe Radford on Saturday afternoon as the Bulldogs earned a 70-60 victory over the homestanding Highlanders.

Asheville (10-11, 3-6 BSC) got 22 points from Montgomery and 18 from Riles. Senior guard Kendall Shepard scored 14 for the Bulldogs while racking up six as-sists. Montgomery pulled down 10 boards for the Blue & White, who recorded 58 rebounds as a team.

The win for the Bulldogs avenges an 81-69 loss to the Highlanders earlier this sea-son at the Justice Center.

The Highlanders (10-12, 7-2 BSC) scored only 24 points in the paint and seven second chance points. In the fi rst meeting between the two schools Radford had 44 points in the paint. RU was led on offense by Ashley Buckhannon who posted 11 points in defeat.

The 22 rebounds by Riles breaks the UNC Asheville Division I school record set last season by Montgomery, who pulled down 20 rebounds against Southern Wesleyan on Dec. 11.

Both teams started sluggishly in the fi rst half with the two teams combining for only 11 points over the fi rst eight minutes of the game. Asheville then started to work the ball down into Riles who scored eight in the opening frame. Riles was also a force on the boards, posting 11 rebounds in 16 minutes of play.

The Bulldogs took a 29-20 lead into the break with Riles scoring eight to lead Asheville and Buckhannon leading the Highlanders with six points.

The second half saw the Blue & White push its lead out to as much as 15 over the fi rst fi ve minutes of the frame. However, the Highlanders would keep chipping away at the Bulldogs’ lead until they were able to tie the game at 56-56 with 2:22 remaining.

Two buckets by Montgomery would put the Bulldogs up 60-56 with 1:24 remaining, forcing Radford to foul to conserve time. Asheville would convert 10-12 free throws down the stretch to ice the game and secure the victory for the Bulldogs.

UNC ASHEVILLE 70, RADFORD 60UNC ASHEVILLE (10-11, 3-6 BSC)MONTGOMERY, Lindsey 6-11 10-12 22; RILES, Kelli 7-14 4-9 18; SHEPARD,Kendall 6-10 2-2 14; THOMPSON, Lindsey 2-8 4-4 9; BLAYLOCK, Grace 1-5 0-0 3; BARKSDALE, Breaira 0-2 2-2 2; WISE, Katie 1-1 0-0 2; COKES, Blake 0-0 0-0 0; WAGNER, Dana 0-6 0-0 0. Totals 23-57 22-29 70.RADFORD (10-12, 7-2 BSC)BUCKHANNON, Ashley 4-11 0-1 11; ERWINSPENCER, Da’Nar 4-9 1-2 10; RESKOSKA, Ema 3-5 2-2 8; HAMILTON, Victoria 3-14 0-0 6; CROSIER, Kay-lyn 2-5 0-0 5; VICK, Kahealani 2-6 1-2 5; RIVERA, Erica 2-8 1-4 5; MCELROY, Brooke 2-5 0-0 4; WOOD, Denay 1-8 1-1 3; BROCKETT, Katherine 1-3 0-0 3; GORDON, Breshara 0-1 0-0 0; HAYES, Ciara 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-75 6-12 60.UNC Asheville................. 29 41 - 70Radford....................... 20 40 - 603-point goals--UNC Asheville 2-18 (THOMPSON, Lindsey 1-5; BLAYLOCK, Grace 1-5; SHEPARD, Kendall 0-1; BARKSDALE, Breaira 0-2; WAGNER, Dana 0-5), Radford 6-22 (BUCKHANNON, Ashley 3-7; BROCKETT, Katherine 1-3; CROSIER, Kaylyn 1-2; ERWINSPENCER, Da’Nar 1-2; RIVERA, Erica 0-2; MCELROY, Brooke 0-1; WOOD, Denay 0-2; GORDON, Breshara 0-1; HAMIL-TON, Victoria 0-2). Fouled out--UNC Asheville-None, Radford-None. Rebounds--UNC Asheville 58 (RILES, Kelli 22), Radford 35 (ERWINSPENCER, Da’Nar 7). Assists--UNC Asheville 13 (SHEPARD, Kendall 6), Radford 19 (ERWINSPEN-CER, Da’Nar 6). Total fouls--UNC Asheville 16, Radford 24. Technical fouls--UNC Asheville-None, Radford-None. A-607

Game 22Longwood 77, UNC Asheville 73

Willett Hall - Farmville, Va.

Longwood Sweeps Season Series With Asheville

FARMVILLE, Va. – In a back and forth game that 16 lead changes and nine tie scores, the UNC Asheville women’s basketball team dropped a 77-73 decision to Longwood University on Tuesday evening at Willett Hall on the campus of the Lancers.

“We had our chances in the game but in the end we just couldn’t convert some op-portunities down the stretch,” said Asheville head coach Betsy Blose. “We took a late lead but just couldn’t hold onto it. You’ve got to give Longwood credit, they made the shots when it mattered.”

The Bulldogs were paced on offense by senior forward Lindsey Montgomery, who scored 24 points on the night. She also pulled down 11 rebounds en route to her sev-enth double-double of the season. Sophomore guard Grace Blaylock tied her own school record for 3-pointers in a game fi nishing with 18 points on six made treys.

Kendall Shepard scored 15 for the Blue & White, who fall to 10-12 on the season. This contest was also a rematch from a game earlier this season, a game in which the Lancers won 76-66 at the Justice Center. Asheville is now 1-3 lifetime against Longwood.

Longwood was led on offense by Brittanni Billups who posted 15 points and 14 boards for the Lancers. Crystal Smith contributed 14 to the Lancers’ total with team-mate Chelsea Coward adding 11. Krystel Garrison and Mina Jovanovic each scored 10 to help Longwood improve to 6-16 on the year.

In the fi rst half the Bulldogs fell behind early but were able to make up ground and went into the break tied at 32 with the Lancers. Asheville struggled in the front court defending a bigger Longwood lineup after reigning Big South Conference Player of the Week Kelli Riles had to leave the game with a broken nose three minutes into the contest.

Longwood started the second half on a 12-2 run before Asheville was able to once again chip away at the lead. The Bulldogs retook the lead at the 8:11 mark when Montgomery hit a pair of free throws to give Asheville a 57-56 advantage.

From that point on the two teams traded the lead back and forth until Asheville was able to pull ahead 71-70 on a reverse layup by Shepard with 2:15 remaining. How-ever, Asheville’s lead would be short-lived as Smith hit a jumper 20 seconds later.

The Bulldogs turned the ball over on their next possession and were forced to foul to try and conserve time. The Lancers were able to convert enough free throws down the stretch to put the game out of reach.

LONGWOOD 77, UNC ASHEVILLE 73UNC ASHEVILLE (10-12)MONTGOMERY, Lindsey 10-19 4-6 24; BLAYLOCK, Grace 6-12 0-0 18; SHEPA-RD, Kendall 5-11 5-6 15; THOMPSON, Lindsey 3-11 0-2 8; BARKSDALE, Breai-ra 2-5 1-2 5; COKES, Blake 0-0 2-4 2; WAGNER, Dana 0-1 1-2 1; WISE, Katie 0-1 0-2 0; SICKLES, Abra 0-1 0-0 0; RILES, Kelli 0-2 0-0 0; BOWSER, Brittney 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-63 13-24 73.LONGWOOD (6-16)Brittanni Billups 7-12 1-1 15; Crystal Smith 3-8 7-8 14; Chelsea Coward 4-11 1-2 11; Krystal Garrison 3-6 2-2 10; Mina Jovanovic 5-7 0-0 10; Heather Tobeck 2-3 1-2 5; Emma Zieverink 1-2 2-2 4; Emilee Dunton 1-4 0-0 3; Brittany Jones 0-1 3-4 3; Erin Neal 0-2 2-2 2; Bria White 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-57 19-23 77.UNC Asheville................. 32 41 - 73Longwood...................... 32 45 - 773-point goals--UNC Asheville 8-22 (BLAYLOCK, Grace 6-10; THOMPSON, Lind-sey 2-8; BARKSDALE, Breaira 0-2; SHEPARD, Kendall 0-2), Longwood 6-21 (Chelsea Coward 2-5; Krystal Garrison 2-4; Crystal Smith 1-4; Emilee Dunton 1-4; Bria White 0-1; Emma Zieverink 0-1; Heather Tobeck 0-1; Mina Jovanovic 0-1). Fouled out--UNC Asheville-None, Longwood-None. Rebounds--UNC Asheville 34 (MONTGOMERY, Lindsey 11), Longwood 43 (Brittanni Billups 14). Assists--UNC Asheville 12 (SHEPARD, Kendall 5), Longwood 19 (Crystal Smith 9). Total fouls--UNC Asheville 18, Longwood 17. Technical fouls--UNC Asheville-None, Longwood-None. A-475

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Game 23*Presbyterian College 74, UNC Asheville 68


Blue Hose Rallies for 74-68 Victory over UNC Asheville

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Karlee Taylor scored 21 points as Presbyterian College rallied from a nine-point halftime defi cit to record a 74-68 Big South Conference victory over homestanding UNC Asheville Saturday afternoon at Justice Center.

The Blue Hose (8-15, 4-6 BSC) went on a 20-0 run early in the second half to take the lead for good and pick up its fi rst ever season sweep of a Big South opponent.The Bulldogs (10-13, 3-7 BSC) lost their sixth straight home game. Kelli Riles led Asheville with 18 points and 13 rebounds. It was the sophomore forward’s 10th double-double of the season.

PC had three other players in double fi gures and all of them scored 14 points each. Mariah Pietrowski added 14 rebounds, while Amanda Mills and Dria David also had 14 points.

Asheville had Kendall Shepard with 17 points, while Lindsey Thompson and Chio-ma Okoli added 10 points each.

The Blue Hose went 12-for-33 from the game from long distance as Taylor went 6-of-12 from beyond the arc. She added eight assists and pulled down seven re-bounds.

The Bulldogs shot 63 percent (14-of-22) from the fi eld in the fi rst half to help give Asheville a 42-33 halftime lead. Riles scored 12 points and had nine rebounds in the opening half. Thompson scored all 10 of her points in the fi rst half.

Shepard gave the Bulldogs a 44-33 lead early in the second half with a jumper but that would be the last points the home team would score over the next nine min-utes.

The Blue Hose scored the next 20 points as they hit four 3-pointers and got six points from Pietrowski during the run. A lay-up from Chelsea Wright gave PC the lead for good at 45-44. Back-to-back treys from Mills and Taylor pushed the lead to 51-44. Pietrowski’s lay-up at the 10:21 mark completed the 20-0 run and put PC in front 53-44.

Asheville went 0-for-8 from the fi eld and committed fi ve turnovers in the Blue Hose 20-0 run.

PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE 74, UNC ASHEVILLE 68PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE (8-15, 4-6 BSC)TAYLOR, Karlee 7-16 1-2 21; MILLS, Amanda 4-9 2-2 14; PIETROWSKI, Mariah 6-12 2-6 14; DAVID, Dria 4-10 5-6 14; STEVENS, Kristen 1-5 2-2 5; SMITH,Sherece 2-4 0-0 4; WRIGHT, Chelsea 1-1 0-0 2; TOWERS-SOLIS, Olivia 0-0 0-00; BURNSIDE, Shonda 0-0 0-0 0; FOTHERGILL, Devin 0-1 0-0 0; PARKER, Chelsea 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 25-59 12-18 74.UNC ASHEVILLE (10-13, 3-7 BSC) RILES, Kelli 6-7 6-7 18; SHEPARD, Kendall 7-16 3-4 17; OKOLI, Chioma 3-6 4-6 10; THOMPSON, Lindsey 2-8 4-4 10; MONTGOMERY, Lindsey 3-5 0-0 6; BLAYLOCK, Grace 1-5 1-1 3; WAGNER, Dana 1-2 0-0 2; WISE, Katie 1-2 0-0 2; BARKSDALE, Breaira 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-51 18-22 68.Presbyterian College.......... 33 41 - 74UNC Asheville................. 42 26 - 683-point goals--Presbyterian College 12-33 (TAYLOR, Karlee 6-12; MILLS, Aman-da 4-9; DAVID, Dria 1-5; STEVENS, Kristen 1-5; FOTHERGILL, Devin 0-1; PARKER, Chelsea 0-1), UNC Asheville 2-12 (THOMPSON, Lindsey 2-6; SHEPA-RD, Kendall 0-1; BLAYLOCK, Grace 0-4; WAGNER, Dana 0-1). Fouled out--Pres-byterian College-None, UNC Asheville-None. Rebounds--Presbyterian College 36 (PIETROWSKI, Mariah 14), UNC Asheville 32 (RILES, Kelli 13). Assists--Presby-terian College 21 (TAYLOR, Karlee 8), UNC Asheville 13 (BLAYLOCK, Grace 3; THOMPSON, Lindsey 3; BARKSDALE, Breaira 3; SHEPARD, Kendall 3). Total fouls--Presbyterian College 17, UNC Asheville 21. Technical fouls--Presbyterian College-None, UNC Asheville-None. A-517

Game 24*Gardner-Webb 68, UNC Asheville 65


Gardner-Webb Evens Season Series With Asheville

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - In the second meeting of the season between Gardner-Webb and the UNC Asheville women’s basketball team the Runnin’ Bulldogs avenged a one-point home loss by defeating the Blue & White at the Justice Center, 68-65.

Asheville (10-14, 3-8 BSC) did a lot of damage from behind the 3-point line, con-verting on 8-of-19 in the game, but the Bulldogs could not convert on some key possessions down the stretch and missed on a last second trey that would have sent the game into overtime.

The Bulldogs were led on offense by Grace Blaylock who scored 17 points for Asheville. Kendall Shepard added 14, Chioma Okoli added 13 and Kelli Riles added 10 to the Bulldogs’ total while Lindsey Montgomery pulled down a game-high 13 rebounds for Asheville. The 13 points by Okoli was a season-high for the senior out of Snellville, Ga.

Dominique Hudson scored a game-high 21 points as she led GWU (15-9, 7-4 BSC) offensively. Her sister Monique Hudson scored 12 which put her over 1,000 career points as a Runnin’ Bulldog. Dominique went over 1,000 points earlier in the sea-son, making them the fi fth set of siblings to reach the 1,000-point plateau and the second to do it in the same season in Big South history.

The win also avenges a 60-59 defeat at the hands of Asheville on Jan. 29. The Bull-dogs are now 6-5 against GWU since the Runnin’ Bulldogs joined the Big South.

In the fi rst half Asheville went up by as much as 11 with 10:36 remaining only to have GWU fi nish the frame on a 20-10 run to go into the break with the Bulldogs holding onto a 38-37 lead. Monique Hudson hit a 3-pointer to start the second half and give the Runnin’ Bulldogs the lead only to have Blaylock put Asheville back up with a three of her own.

The two teams traded buckets back and forth throughout the entire second half until a Breaira Barksdale layup tied the game at 62-62 with 1:50 left to go. On the next possession Sandra Vaitkute hit a layup to put GWU by two.

Asheville turned the ball over on the ensuing possession and was forced to foul to conserve time. Down 66-62 with only eight seconds remaining Shepard hit an off-balance 3-pointer to pull the Bulldogs within one. Dominique Hudson was fouled and made both of her free throws to give GWU a 68-65 lead with only seven seconds to go.

With time running out the Bulldogs beat the full court press by GWU and were able to get a 3-point attempt off as time expired, but the baseline shot by Lindsey Thomp-son rattled off the rim as the horn sounded.

GARDNER-WEBB 68, UNC ASHEVILLE 65GARDNER-WEBB (15-9, 7-4 BSC)HUDSON, Dominique 7-13 7-8 21; HUDSON, Monique 5-14 0-2 12; GREEN, Catrina 4-8 2-4 10; VAITKUTE, Sandra 4-8 1-2 9; POPE, LaTroya 3-8 1-2 7; DIL-LARD, Brianna 1-6 2-3 4; DALE, Jasmine 1-4 0-0 3; WINKLER, Breynna 1-1 0-0 2; KOERNER, Tabby 0-2 0-0 0; MCKENNEY, Kim 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-64 13-21 68UNC ASHEVILLE (10-14, 3-8 BSC)BLAYLOCK, Grace 6-10 0-0 17; SHEPARD, Kendall 4-15 4-6 14; OKOLI, Chio-ma 5-9 3-5 13; RILES, Kelli 4-5 2-4 10; THOMPSON, Lindsey 2-8 2-2 7; BARKS-DALE, Breaira 1-3 0-0 2; WISE, Katie 1-2 0-0 2; COKES, Blake 0-1 0-0 0; WAG-NER, Dana 0-0 0-0 0; MONTGOMERY, Lindsey 0-5 0-0 0. Totals 23-58 11-17 65.Gardner-Webb.................. 37 31 - 68UNC Asheville................. 38 27 - 653-point goals--Gardner-Webb 3-13 (HUDSON, Monique 2-6; DALE, Jasmine 1-3;POPE, LaTroya 0-1; DILLARD, Brianna 0-1; HUDSON, Dominique 0-2), UNCAsheville 8-19 (BLAYLOCK, Grace 5-8; SHEPARD, Kendall 2-3; THOMPSON, Lindsey 1-7; BARKSDALE, Breaira 0-1). Fouled out--Gardner-Webb-None, UNCAsheville-None. Rebounds--Gardner-Webb 43 (POPE, LaTroya 8), UNC Asheville37 (MONTGOMERY, Lindsey 9). Assists--Gardner-Webb 16 (HUDSON, Domin-ique 8), UNC Asheville 15 (THOMPSON, Lindsey 5). Total fouls--Gardner-Webb 17, Asheville 14. Technical fouls--Gardner-Webb-None, Asheville-None. A-414

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Game 25*Charleston Southern 98, UNC Asheville 79


Hot-Shooting Buccaneers Sink Bulldogs, 98-79

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - The Charleston Southern women’s basketball team set a new Big South Conference record for made 3-pointers in a game on Saturday afternoon against UNC Asheville, as the Buccaneers converted 18 treys en route to a 98-79 victory over the Bulldogs at the Justice Center.

CSU (11-13, 5-6 BSC) shot 58.3 percent for the game with Kelsey Wasmer leading the way with 23 points. Wasmer hit 7-of-10 three-point attempts, going 4-for-5 in the fi rst half alone. Lakeitha Alston scored 21 for the Bucs while Katie Tull added 14 and Kiki Rutledge chipped in 12.

Asheville (10-15, 3-9) could not fi nd an answer for the CSU offense as the Bulldogs gave up the second most points allowed against them this season. The Blue & White gave up 99 to Appalachian State on Dec. 2.

Lindsey Montgomery and Kelli Riles each recorded double-doubles, with Mont-gomery going for 20 points and 10 boards and Riles going for 11 and a game-high 12 rebounds. Lindsey Thompson scored 17 for the Bulldogs and Kendall Shepard fi nished the game with 12 points and needs just three more to reach 1,000 for her career.

In the fi rst half, the Bucs could do no wrong as they jumped out to a 34-23 lead with 10:05 remaining in the frame. They would extend their lead by as many as 21 before taking a 58-39 lead into halftime.

The second half saw the Bucs run out to 29 point advantage at 77-48 with 13:36 to go, with Alston scoring 16 of her 21 points in the fi nal frame. Asheville could never get closer than 19 points and would eventually lose by that margin.

The game marks the fourth consecutive loss by the Bulldogs, who are also 0-7 in conference games at the Justice Center. With the win Charleston Southern sweeps the season series with Asheville, having earned an 85-74 victory over the Bulldogs on Jan. 17.

Asheville will be back at home on Monday evening for the Bulldogs fi nal home game of the season. The Chanticleers of Coastal Carolina will pay a visit to the Justice Center as the Bulldogs will be celebrating senior night. Montgomery and Shepard, alongside fellow seniors Chioma Okoli and Dana Wagner will be honored before the game for their efforts while wearing the Blue & White. Game time is set for 7 p.m.

CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 98, UNC ASHEVILLE 79CHARLESTON SOUTHERN (11-13, 5-6 BSC)WASMER, Kelsey 8-13 0-0 23; ALSTON, Lakeitha 8-9 2-4 21; TULL, Katie 5-111-3 14; RUTLEDGE, Kiki 4-6 2-2 12; TERRY, Helen 3-8 0-0 7; JONES, Shay 1-23-3 6; JOHNSON, Lydia 3-3 0-0 6; GIBSON, Danielle 2-3 2-4 6; POOLE, Abby 1-2 0-0 3; DOTSON, Anicia 0-0 0-0 0; SPAULDING, Margaret 0-0 0-0 0; KIRKPAT-RICK, Kirklin 0-3 0-0 0; BRATCHER, Erin 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 35-60 10-16 98.UNC ASHEVILLE (10-15, 3-9 BSC)MONTGOMERY, Lindsey 7-17 6-8 20; THOMPSON, Lindsey 6-9 0-0 17; SHEP-ARD, Kendall 4-8 3-4 12; RILES, Kelli 3-6 5-8 11; OKOLI, Chioma 2-4 2-2 6; BOWSER, Brittney 2-3 0-1 4; BLAYLOCK, Grace 1-6 0-0 3; MANLEY, Gentry 0-0 2-2 2; WISE, Katie 0-0 2-2 2; BARKSDALE, Breaira 1-4 0-2 2; SICKLES, Abra 0-0 0-0 0; WAGNER, Dana 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-57 20-29 79.Charleston Southern........... 58 40 - 98UNC Asheville................. 39 40 - 793-point goals--Charleston Southern 18-36 (WASMER, Kelsey 7-10; TULL, Katie3-9; ALSTON, Lakeitha 3-3; RUTLEDGE, Kiki 2-3; JONES, Shay 1-2; TERRY, Helen 1-4; POOLE, Abby 1-2; KIRKPATRICK, Kirklin 0-3), UNC Asheville 7-15(THOMPSON, Lindsey 5-7; SHEPARD, Kendall 1-2; BLAYLOCK, Grace 1-4; BOWSER, Brittney 0-1; BARKSDALE, Breaira 0-1). Fouled out--Charleston Southern-None, UNC Asheville-None. Rebounds--Charleston Southern 24 (WAS-MER, Kelsey 5), UNC Asheville 39 (RILES, Kelli 12). Assists--Charleston South-ern 25 (RUTLEDGE, Kiki 8), UNC Asheville 13 (SHEPARD, Kendall 3; BLAY-LOCK, Grace 3). Total fouls--Charleston Southern 16, UNC Asheville 15. Technical fouls--Charleston Southern-None, UNC Asheville-None. A-581 CSU sets Big South Conference record for 3-pointers in a game.

Game 26*UNC Asheville 67, Coastal Carolina 64


Hot-Shooting Buccaneers Sink Bulldogs, 98-79

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - On a night she played her fi nal home game at Justice Center and scored her 1,000th career point, Kendall Shepard made sure UNC Asheville got a win, too.

Shepard scored 22 points to rally the Bulldogs to a 67-64 Big South Conference vic-tory over visiting Coastal Carolina Monday night at Justice Center. She became the 13th player in school history to score 1,000 points when she hit a free throw in the fi rst half. Shepard now has 1,019 career points.

The senior guard went 6-of-12 from the fi eld and 10-of-12 from the charity stripe as she scored 18 points in the second half to help lead Asheville back from a 10-point second half defi cit and snap a frustrating eight-game home-court losing streak. The Bulldogs improved their record to 11-15 overall and 4-9 in the Big South.

Another senior, Lindsey Montgomery, added 14 points and nine rebounds, while Kelli Riles pulled down a game-high 11 rebounds.

Coastal Carolina (9-16, 3-10 BSC) was led by Sydnei Moss with 13 points and eight rebounds. Jessica Noll came off the bench to score 11 points. Taylor Epley fi nished with 10 points.

The Chanticleers led 54-44 with 8:12 remaining as Courtney Grambley hit two free throws to give the visitors the 10-point lead.

Shepard then sparked a 16-1 Asheville run by scoring 10 points and giving out two assists as the Bulldogs roared to a 60-55 lead at the 3:28 mark as Shepard fi nished the run with a 15-footer.

The Chanticleers battled back and trailed 63-62 when Noll knocked down a three-pointer with 1:05 remaining.

Shepard then fed senior Chioma Okoli with a lay-up at the 35-second mark to give Asheville at 65-62 lead. The Chanticleers misfi red on a three-pointer and Montgom-ery got the rebound and was fouled with 15 seconds left. She hit one free throw to give Asheville a 66-62 margin.

Angelica Henry scored on a lay-up at the seven-second mark to narrow the lead to 66-64. Shepard got the ball on the inbounds and was fouled with four seconds left. She hit the fi rst free throw to make it 67-64. Shepard missed the second but Coastal Carolina could only get a half-court heave as the buzzer sounded.

UNC ASHEVILLE 67, COASTAL CAROLINA 64COASTAL CAROLINA (9-16, 3-10 BSC)MOSS, Sydnei 6-14 1-2 13; NOLL, Jessica 4-5 0-3 11; EPLEY, Taylor 4-6 2-410; CARTER, Kira 4-8 0-0 9; HENRY, Angelica 4-6 0-2 9; GRAMBLEY, Courtney 2-3 3-3 7; IRICK, Olivia 1-3 0-0 3; MADDOX, Shanika 1-2 0-0 2; WHITE, Katie 0-3 0-0 0; GROCHOWSKI, Lauren 0-0 0-0 0; AHAUS, Katie 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 26-52 6-14 64.UNC ASHEVILLE (11-15, 4-9 BSC)SHEPARD, Kendall 6-12 10-12 22; MONTGOMERY, Lindsey 3-9 8-12 14; BARKSDALE, Breaira 4-6 1-3 9; RILES, Kelli 2-5 4-5 8; BLAYLOCK, Grace 2-7 2-2 7; OKOLI, Chioma 2-4 0-2 4; WAGNER, Dana 1-1 0-0 3; WISE, Katie 0-0 0-0 0; SICKLES, Abra 0-0 0-0 0; THOMPSON, Lindsey 0-3 0-0 0; BOWSER, Brittney 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 20-48 25-36 67.Coastal Carolina.............. 36 28 - 64UNC Asheville................. 32 35 - 673-point goals--Coastal Carolina 6-15 (NOLL, Jessica 3-4; HENRY, Angelica1-2; IRICK, Olivia 1-2; CARTER, Kira 1-2; AHAUS, Katie 0-1; MOSS, Sydnei0-4), UNC Asheville 2-12 (BLAYLOCK, Grace 1-6; WAGNER, Dana 1-1; THOMP-SON, Lindsey 0-1; MONTGOMERY, Lindsey 0-1; SHEPARD, Kendall 0-3). Fouled out--Coastal Carolina-None, UNC Asheville-None. Rebounds--Coastal Carolina 34 (MOSS, Sydnei 8), UNC Asheville 31 (RILES, Kelli 11). Assists--Coastal Carolina 16 (HENRY, Angelica 4), UNC Asheville 9 (SHEPARD, Kendall 5). Total fouls--Coastal Carolina 25, UNC Asheville 16. Technical fouls--Coastal Carolina-None, UNC Asheville-None. A-798 Senior Night for Lindsey Montgomery, Chioma Okoli, Kendall Shepard and Dana Wagner

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Game 27*UNC Asheville 66, Winthrop 61

Winthrop Coliseum - Asheville, N.C.

Asheville Survives Late Scare From Winthrop

ROCK HILL, S.C. – The UNC Asheville women’s basketball picked up another Big South Conference victory on Monday evening as they defeated the Winthrop Lady Eagles 66-61 at Winthrop Coliseum. The Bulldogs led the entire way but had to withstand a furious comeback attempt by the Lady Eagles who fi nished the game on a 20-to-6 run.

Asheville (12-15, 5-9 BSC) shot the ball well in the fi rst half converting 11-of-22 fi eld goals including going 4-of-8 from behind the 3-point arc. The Blue & White took a 34-21 lead into halftime and pushed its lead to 19 heading into the fi nal media timeout of the game.

Winthrop (12-15, 5-9 BSC) trailed 60-41 with 3:51 remaining, only to hold the Bull-dogs without a fi eld goal over the fi nal four minutes. The Lady Eagles scored 20 points over that time frame, but were forced to foul to conserve time. Asheville was able to convert its free throws to hold on for the fi ve-point victory.

“We played great for 35 minutes but over the last fi ve minutes of the game we panicked against Winthrop’s press defense,” said Asheville head coach Betsy Blose. “But I’m really proud of how we were able to regain our composure and pull out the win. It wasn’t pretty at the end, but a win on the road is huge for us.”

Senior forward Lindsey Montgomery continued her quest for 1,000 career points, as she posted a team-high 15 points en route to her ninth double-double of the season (11 rebounds). Fellow senior Kendall Shepard, already a member of the 1,000 point club, scored 14 for the Bulldogs while Lindsey Thompson chipped in 12 points.

Shepard also recorded seven assists to just one turnover in 30 minutes of action.

Winthrop was led on offense by Dequesha McClannahan who scored a game-high 20 points. McClannahan posted six assists as well but also turned the ball over fi ve times. TaQuoia Hammick also had a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds with Lacey Lyons contributing 14 points to the Lady Eagles’ total.

The win for the Bulldogs avenges a 71-64 loss to Winthrop on Jan. 22 at the Justice Center. The Bulldogs led by as much as 15 in the second half before the Lady Eagles came from behind for the seven-point win.

The Bulldogs will next be in action on Friday evening when they travel to Lynch-burg, Va., to take on Big South Conference regular season champion Liberty in a contest set for 7 p.m. The Lady Flames earned a 61-44 win over Asheville on Jan. 10 at Justice in the fi rst meeting between the two schools.

UNC ASHEVILLE 66, WINTHROP 61UNC ASHEVILLE (12-15, 5-9 BSC)MONTGOMERY, Lindsey 6-11 3-5 15; SHEPARD, Kendall 3-9 6-7 14; THOMP-SON, Lindsey 4-13 1-1 12; BARKSDALE, Breaira 2-2 4-6 8; BLAYLOCK, Grace 2-7 2-2 7; OKOLI, Chioma 1-3 2-3 4; SICKLES, Abra 1-2 1-4 3; RILES, Kelli 0-1 3-5 3. Totals 19-48 22-33 66.WINTHROP (12-15, 5-9 BSC) MCCLANAHAN, Dequesha 6-20 5-6 20; LYONS, Lacey 6-16 0-0 14; HAMMICK, TaQuoia 5-13 2-4 12; RUBINO, Kaitlyn 4-9 1-1 9; CHARLES, Tiffany 1-5 2-2 4; FITZGERALD, Katie 1-1 0-0 2; JOHNSON, Ch-antel 0-0 0-0 0; HATHAWAY, Mary 0-8 0-0 0; COX, Ashley 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 23-73 10-13 61.UNC Asheville................. 34 32 - 66WINTHROP...................... 21 40 - 613-point goals--UNC Asheville 6-19 (THOMPSON, Lindsey 3-9; SHEPARD, Kend-all 2-4; BLAYLOCK, Grace 1-6), WINTHROP 5-22 (MCCLANAHAN, Dequesha 3-8; LYONS, Lacey 2-8; RUBINO, Kaitlyn 0-1; HATHAWAY, Mary 0-5). Fouled out--UNC Asheville-None, WINTHROP-RUBINO, Kaitlyn. Rebounds--UNC Asheville 47 (MONTGOMERY, Lindsey 11), WINTHROP 42 (HAMMICK, Ta-Quoia 11). Assists--UNC Asheville 13 (SHEPARD, Kendall 7), WINTHROP 13 (MCCLANAHAN, Dequesha 6). Total fouls--UNC Asheville 12, WINTHROP 20. Technical fouls--UNC Asheville-None, WINTHROP-None. A-217

Game 28*Liberty 72, UNC Asheville 58Vines Center - Lynchburg, Va.

Montgomery Reaches 1,000-Points In Loss To Liberty

LYNCHBURG, Va. – On a night where UNC Asheville senior forward Lindsey Montgomery reached 1,000 points for her career, the Bulldogs dropped a Big South Conference contest with league-leading Liberty on Friday evening falling by the score of 72-58 at the Vines Center on the campus of the Lady Flames.

Asheville (12-16, 5-10 BSC) got a team-high 21 points out of senior guard Kendall Shepard. Fellow guard Breaira Barksdale added 11 points to the Bulldogs’ total with Gentry Manley and Abra Sickles each posting six rebounds for the Blue & White.

Montgomery scored 10 points against Liberty and now stands at 1,001 for her career. She is now the 14th player in school history to reach 1,000 in a career. She is also the fi fth Bulldog overall to reach a thousand this season as John Williams, Matt Dickey and J.P. Primm reached that mark on the men’s side.

Devon Brown led the way for Liberty (19-9, 13-2 BSC) with a game-high 27 points with fellow Lady Flame Avery Warley recording a double-double with 24 points and 11 rebounds. The Lady Flames took it to the Bulldogs inside as Liberty out-rebounded Asheville 47-26 while also outscoring them 38-12 in the paint.

The Bulldogs took an early lead in the game running out to a 15-8 lead over the fi rst six minutes of the contest. The Lady Flames would then go on a 19-2 run over the next eight minutes to take a 27-17 lead with 5:32 remaining in the fi rst half.

Liberty would take a 33-25 into halftime as the Bulldogs cut the lead to eight with a Shepard 3-pointer to end the half.

In the second half, the Lady Flames kept the Bulldogs at arm’s length until Asheville pulled to within fi ve at 55-50 on a Grace Blaylock trey with 5:49 remaining. How-ever, Liberty would outscore the Bulldogs 17-8 over the fi nal fi ve minutes to earn the win.

With the win the Lady Flames sweep the season series with the Blue & White while also clinching the No. 1 seed in the Big South Conference Tournament beginning next week.

Asheville is still jockeying for the No. 6 seed in the tournament and will close out the season with tournament-host High Point on Sunday afternoon on the campus of the Panthers. Game time is set for 4 p.m. as the Bulldogs will look to avenge a 94-75 on Jan. 8 at Justice.

LIBERTY 72, UNC ASHEVILLE 58UNC ASHEVILLE (12-16, 5-10 BSC)SHEPARD, Kendall 7-19 5-6 21; BARKSDALE, Breaira 4-7 2-2 11; MONTGOM-ERY, Lindsey 3-8 4-6 10; MANLEY, Gentry 1-1 5-8 7; BLAYLOCK, Grace 2-7 0-0 6; THOMpSON, Lindsey 1-8 0-0 3; SICKLES, Abra 0-2 0-0 0; OKOLI, Chioma 0-0 0-0 0; BOWSER, Brittney 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 18-52 16-22 58.LIBERTY (19-9, 13-2 BSC)BROWN, Devon 9-19 4-4 27; WARLEY, Avery 10-12 4-6 24; OMOTOLA, Tolu 2-4 2-5 6; MORGAN, Dymond 1-3 3-6 5; ANTIC, Jelena 0-5 4-6 4; McLEOD, Ra-chel 1-3 0-1 2; DALE, Danika 1-3 0-0 2; CAMPBELL, Brittany 0-1 2-2 2; MAINE, Kittery 0-0 0-0 0; GARDNER, Jasmine 0-0 0-0 0; FRAZIER, Emily 0-1 0-1 0; BEECHER, Kylee 0-1 0-0 0; WASHINGTON, LaKendra 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-52 19-31 72.UNC Asheville................. 25 33 - 58Liberty....................... 33 39 - 723-point goals--UNC Asheville 6-22 (BLAYLOCK, Grace 2-7; SHEPARD, Kendall2-7; BARKSDALE, Breaira 1-2; THOMPSON, Lindsey 1-6), Liberty 5-13 (BROWN, Devon 5-8; MORGAN, Dymond 0-1; ANTIC, Jelena 0-3; CAMP-BELL, Brittany 0-1). Fouled out--UNC Asheville-SICKLES, Abra, Liberty-None. Rebounds--UNC Asheville 26 (SICKLES, Abra 6; MANLEY, Gentry 6), Liberty 47 (WARLEY, Avery 11). Assists--UNC Asheville 10 (BARKSDALE, Breaira 4), Liberty 11 (OMOTOLA, Tolu 3). Total fouls--UNC Asheville 20, Liberty 15. Tech-nical fouls--UNC Asheville-None, Liberty-None. A-1004 Fouled Out: UNCA #23 (7:07, 2nd)

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Game 29*UNC Asheville 58, High Point 106Millis Center - High Point, N.C.

High Point Explodes For 106-58 Win Over Asheville

HIGH POINT, N.C. – In the fi nal regular season game of the year for both squads the High Point University women’s basketball team exploded for over 100 points against UNC Asheville, posting a 106-58 victory over the Bulldogs in Big South Conference action.

The Panthers (15-14, 9-7 BSC) tied a Big South record for made 3-pointers in a game connecting on 18 treys. The record was set earlier this season by Charleston Southern against Asheville on Feb. 19. Cheyenne Parker came off the bench to score 21 points for the Panthers while Amy Dodd added 20 to the High Point total. Parker also had a game-high 16 rebounds to earn the double-double.

Overall, fi ve players scored in double fi gures for the Panthers with the High Point defense recording 14 blocks against Asheville. Senior Mackenzie Maier fi nished the game with 15 points, nine blocks and eight rebounds for HPU.

The Bulldogs could not get their offense on track after the offensive barrage by HPU, as they shot 29.3 percent from the fl oor. Lindsey Thompson led the way for the Blue & White with 12 points with teammate Lindsey Montgomery adding 10.

With the loss Asheville drops to 12-17 on the season with a 5-11 mark in conference play.

The Panthers led the entire way beginning the game on a 25-10 run. The Bulldogs were never able to pull within single digits as they went into halftime trailing 55-27.

The hot shooting for the Panthers continued in the second half as High Point out scored the Bulldogs 29-15 over the fi rst 10 minutes of the frame. Asheville struggled to keep pace with the Panthers, who reached triple digits at the 3:10 mark on a layup by Parker.

The loss for the Bulldogs marks the fi rst time Asheville has allowed 100 points by an opponent all season long.

Asheville will have the week off before starting the Big South Conference Tourna-ment on Friday. The Bulldogs’ opponent will be determined after Monday’s league games.

HIGH POINT 106, UNC ASHEVILLE 58UNC ASHEVILLE (12-17, 5-11 BSC)THOMPSON, Lindsey 5-16 0-0 12; MONTGOMERY, Lindsey 4-13 2-4 10; MAN-LEY, Gentry 4-10 1-3 9; BLAYLOCK, Grace 3-6 0-0 8; SICKLES, Abra 2-8 2-2 6; SHEPARD, Kendall 2-13 1-2 5; OKOLI, Chioma 1-4 3-4 5; BARKSDALE, Breaira 1-4 1-2 3; WAGNER, Dana 0-1 0-0 0; BOWSER, Brittney 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-7510-17 58. HIGH POINT (15-14, 9-7 BSC)PARKER, Cheyenne 7-9 7-10 21; DODD, Amy 6-9 3-4 20; BROWN, Shamia 8-15 0-0 16; MAIER, Mackenzie 5-6 0-0 15; REYNOLDS, Erin 5-7 0-2 13; HAR-GRAVES, Jurica 3-10 0-0 9; DEAN, LaTeisha 3-7 0-0 7; WHITT, Laura 1-5 0-0 3;TREMBLAY, Tayler 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 39-72 10-16 106.UNC Asheville................. 27 31 - 58High Point.................... 55 51 - 1063-point goals--UNC Asheville 4-18 (THOMPSON, Lindsey 2-8; BLAYLOCK, Grace 2-5; SHEPARD, Kendall 0-4; BARKSDALE, Breaira 0-1), High Point 18-30 (DODD, Amy 5-6; MAIER, Mackenzie 5-6; REYNOLDS, Erin 3-3; HARGRAVES, Jurica 3-9; WHITT, Laura 1-3; DEAN, LaTeisha 1-3). Fouled out--UNC Asheville-SICKLES, Abra, High Point-None. Rebounds--UNC Asheville 39 (MONTGOM-ERY, Lindsey 9), High Point 54 (PARKER, Cheyenne 16). Assists--UNC Asheville 11 (BARKSDALE, Breaira 6), High Point 30 (DEAN, LaTeisha 8; REYNOLDS, Erin 8). Total fouls--UNC Asheville 13, High Point 15. Technical fouls--UNC Asheville-None, High Point-None. A-455 Foul Out UNCA #23 (6:00 2nd half)

Game 30Gardner-Webb 69, UNC Asheville 58

Millis Center - High Point, N.C.

Asheville Falls To GWU at Big South Championship

HIGH PONT, N.C. – For the second year in a row the UNC Asheville women’s basketball faced off against Gardner-Webb in the Advanced Auto Parts Big South Conference Championship. For the second year in a row Gardner-Webb was able to slip past the Blue & White, earning a 69-58 victory over the Bulldogs on Friday evening at the Millis Center.

“We’ve had a lot of great games with Gardner-Webb this season,” said Asheville head coach Betsy Blose. “We just had a couple of stretches in the fi rst and second halves where we let them get away from us. Our kids showed great effort and great poise. We just didn’t get it done tonight.”

Asheville got a career-high 28 points from senior point guard Kendall Shepard, with sophomore forward Kelli Riles chipping in 16 to the Bulldogs’ total. Riles also posted 12 rebounds in the contest, giving the sophomore her 12th double-double of the season.

Senior Lindsey Montgomery scored six points to go along with nine rebounds, as Montgomery, Shepard and Riles combined for 50 of Asheville’s 58 points. With the loss, the Bulldogs fi nish the year 12-18 overall and 5-11 in the Big South. Shepard fi nishes her career with the Blue & White with 1,087 points while Montgomery fi nishes with 1,107.

GWU was led by Dominique Hudson who posted 23 points and 10 assists for the Runnin’ Bulldogs. Sandra Vaitkute and Monique Hudson chipped in 14 and 13, re-spectively, to Gardner-Webb’s total. LaTroya Pope posted nine rebounds for the Runnin’ Bulldogs with fi ve blocks on the night.

Gardner-Webb will go on to face Winthrop in the semifi nals of the tournament to-morrow.

In the fi rst half, the Runnin’ Bulldogs jumped out to an early 21-12 lead over the fi rst 10 minutes of the game. Asheville would fi ght its way back into the game over the next three minutes, tying the game at 24-24 a the 6:23 mark on a Shepard 3-point-er.

However, GWU would fi nish the half on an 18-7 run to take an 11-point lead into the break at 42-31.

In the second half the Bulldogs would cut the lead to four on three occasions includ-ing an old-fashioned 3-point play by Shepard with 13:16 left to go, but the Runnin’ Bulldogs would keep Asheville at arm’s length the rest of the way before earning the 69-58 win.

UNC Asheville vs Gardner-Webb03-11-11 7:30 p.m. at Millis Center (High Point, N.C.)At Millis Center (High Point, N.C.)GARDNER-WEBB 69, UNC ASHEVILLE 58UNC ASHEVILLE (12-18, 5-11 BSC)SHEPARD, Kendall 8-18 10-11 28; RILES, Kelli 5-9 6-6 16; MONTGOMERY, Lindsey 2-11 2-7 6; BLAYLOCK, Grace 1-3 0-0 3; THOMPSON, Lindsey 1-7 0-0 3; OKOLI, Chioma 1-1 0-0 2; SICKLES, Abra 0-0 0-0 0; MANLEY, Gentry 0-0 0-0 0; BARKSDALE, Breaira 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 18-49 18-24 58.GARDNER-WEBB (21-10, 11-5 BSC)HUDSON, Dominique 9-15 1-1 23; VAITKUTE, Sandra 6-10 2-4 14; HUDSON, Monique 5-13 1-1 13; DILLARD, Brianna 3-9 0-0 7; POPE, LaTroya 2-6 1-1 5; GREEN, Catrina 1-4 1-2 3; DALE, Jasmine 1-4 0-0 2; KOERNER, Tabby 1-1 0-0 2; BOGGAN, Erin 0-0 0-0 0; WINKLER, Breynna 0-1 0-0 0; MCKENNEY, Kim 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-63 6-9 69.UNC Asheville................. 31 27 - 58Gardner-Webb.................. 42 27 - 693-point goals--UNC Asheville 4-14 (SHEPARD, Kendall 2-5; THOMPSON, Lind-sey 1-6; BLAYLOCK, Grace 1-3), Gardner-Webb 7-17 (HUDSON, Dominique 4-6; HUDSON, Monique 2-6; DILLARD, Brianna 1-4; DALE, Jasmine 0-1). Fouled out--UNC Asheville-None, Gardner-Webb-None. Rebounds--UNC Asheville 32 (RILES, Kelli 12), Gardner-Webb 38 (POPE, LaTroya 9). Assists--UNC Asheville 9 (SHEPARD, Kendall 5), Gardner-Webb 20 (HUDSON, Dominique 10). Total fouls--UNC Asheville 14, Gardner-Webb 19. Technical fouls--UNC Asheville-None, Gardner-Webb-None. A-602

4 • TRAMMELL4 • TRAMMELL 10 • GWYN10 • GWYN 12 • THOMPSON12 • THOMPSON 13 • RILES13 • RILES

14 • BARKSDALE14 • BARKSDALE 15 • BUCKNER15 • BUCKNER 20 • WORMACK20 • WORMACK 22 • MANLEY22 • MANLEY

23 • SICKLES23 • SICKLES 24 • BLAYLOCK24 • BLAYLOCK 25 • COKES25 • COKES

32 • WISE32 • WISE 42 • JONES42 • JONES

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