GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNCG women's basketball team takes on Triad rival High Point for the first time since 2010 when the Spartans welcome the Panthers to Fleming Gymnasium Sunday afternoon. The Spartans and Panthers will tip at 2 p.m. Live stats and a live video feed with audio commentary by Evan Moesta and Morgan Freeman are available free of charge through www.uncgspartans.com.

Both teams have played well recently as the Blue and Gold has won three of its last four contests while High Point is the winner of three-straight games. UNCG is 2-1 at home thus far while the Panthers bring a 1-1 road record into the tilt. The game is the third contest of a current seven-game homestand for the Blue and Gold.

UNCG enters the game with a 3-3 record after dropping a 95-72 affair to VCU Wednesday at Fleming Gymnasium. The Rams knocked down 38 field goals on 63 attempts – including 10 three-point field goals – to end up at 60.3 percent from the field. VCU entered the contest shooting just 39 percent. The visitors also eclipsed their average from beyond the arc, shooting 58.8 percent from range after making just 26 percent of their three-point attempts coming in. UNCG (3-3) shot 55.6 percent from the field in the second half and ended up at 41 percent for the game (24-of-59). Thanks to 16 offensive rebounds, the Spartans won the battle on the glass by a 33-32 margin. UNCG limited VCU to 10 offensive boards – seven under its season average.

Senior forward Janae' Stevenson (Columbia, S.C./Eau Claire) tallied the only double-double of any player on the floor with 21 points and 14 rebounds – her fourth-straight double-double. The reigning Southern Conference Player of the Week was as good as advertised, going 7-for-9 at the charity stripe while pulling down seven offensive rebounds. Stevenson has posted four-straight double-doubles and is pacing the Spartans in scoring average at 14.0 points per game and leads the SoCon in rebounding average at 10.2 boards per contest. UNCG averages 66.7 points per game while shooting 35.4 percent from the field and averaging 40.0 rebounds per outing.

High Point sports a 4-1 overall record and brings a three-game winning streak into Sunday's contest with victories over USC Upstate, William and Mary and Davidson during the stretch. The Panthers average 73.8 points per game and 38.6 rebounds per contest while shooting 44.5 percent from the field, 35.5 percent from beyond the arc and 59.8 percent at the foul line. Tayler Tremblay is the leading scorer by average for High Point at 13.8 points per game and Stacia Robertson leads the way in rebounding with 7.4 boards per outing.

UNCG leads the series with High Point 11-10 but the Panthers have captured the last two meetings.

The Spartans own an all-time record of 122-59 against current members of the Big South Conference. UNCG lost a 71-60 decision at Gardner-Webb earlier this season. The Spartans have never faced VMI or Presbyterian. VMI will join the Southern Conference next season but the Keydets have discontinued their women's basketball program.

After its contest with High Point, UNCG continues its homestand Thursday, Dec. 5, against Atlantic Coast Conference member Clemson. The teams will tip at 7 p.m.

UNCG AT A GLANCE
Record: 3-3 (.500) >> Southern Conference Record/Standing (0-0/T-2nd) >> Last five games: 3-2 (.600) >> Last 10 games: 5-5 (.500) >> Last 15 games: 6-9 (.400) >> Miscellaneous: UNCG plays the 67th game in Palmer's tenure as the Spartans host High Point. UNCG's all-time record stands at 682-484 (.585).