GREENSBORO, N.C.  – UNCG women's basketball looks for bragging rights in this weekend's matchup against Triad rival High Point University, with the pair's head-to-head record sitting at 14-14 all-time. The Spartans will be hosting the Panthers inside Fleming Gymnasium for their fifth home contest of the season, looking to extend their homeside winning streak to four straight. This Saturday's game kicks off a seven-game homestand for UNCG, the longest stretch of home games they've had since the 2013-14 campaign. 

Who: High Point
Where: Fleming Gymsnasium | Greensboro, N.C.
When: Saturday, December 21 | 4 PM 
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Series History

-- UNCG will look to take the lead in its all-time series with the Panthers, with the pair tied at 14-14 all-time

-- The last three matchups between the Spartans and High Point have been decided by three possessions or less, with the pair's December 30, 2016 matchup requiring overtime. UNCG won that contest 69-67

Five Facts To Know

-- UNCG remains one of the most efficient shooting teams in the country, with their 45.7 field goal percentage and 37.1 three point percentage ranking 26th and 28th in the country respectively 

-- Scoring an average of 19.1 points per game, senior guard Nadine Soliman trails only Wofford's Chloe Wanink (19.3) for the top mark in the SoCon. She's scored in double-digits in every game this year, thrice breaking the 20-point barrier and scoring a season-high 31 against Erskine on November 26th

-- With 759 career rebounds, senior Te'ja Twitty sits third in Division I Spartan history and is just 46 boards shy of claiming the individual D1 program record

-- UNCG is the only team in the SoCon with three players in the top-eight of the conference's leading rebounders; Nadine Soliman (7.7), Aja Boyd (7.1) and Te'ja Twitty (6.5)

-- The Spartans are 7-1 when hitting better than .250 of their three-point attempts, and 0-3 when shooting .250 or worse

The Panthers

-- The High Point offense relies on shooting the three-ball efficiently, with the Panthers' 10.0 threes per game ranking seventh in the country 

-- At 2-6, the Panthers are yet to defeat a team with a NET ranking of better than No. 264, and lost to College of Charleston at home 79-70, a team the Spartans beat 69-56 on the road last week

Coming Up Next

The Spartans continue their time at home on the 29th, hosting Appalachian State at 2 p.m. inside Fleming Gymnasium. The Spartans are 28-34 against the Mountaineers all-time, and look to stop an 11-game losing skid against the side. This will be just the second time the two programs have met since App State left the Southern Conference at the end of the 2013-14 season. 

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