GREENSBORO, N.C.  – Looking for a fifth straight win this Thursday, UNCG women's basketball can all but secure a Southern Conference regular season title with a victory at Samford this week. With a 9-3 record in conference play, the Spartans sit just a half a game ahead of Chattanooga (9-4) for the top spot in the SoCon. The Spartans can clinch a conference title with a win over Samford and a UTC loss to ETSU, or back-to-back wins over Samford and Mercer to close out the regular season. 

Who: Samford
Where: Pete Hanna Center | Birmingham, Ala.
When: Thursday, February 27 | 7 PM EDT
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Series History
-- The Spartans are 7-17 against Samford all-time after falling to the Bulldogs 56-42 in Greensboro at the start of the month
-- Samford is the only SoCon squad the Spartans have not beaten this season, with UNCG holding a 4-3 record when playing outside the state of North Carolina during the current campaign

Five Facts To Know
-- After defeating Furman 61-53 at Fleming Gymnasium on Saturday, the Spartans' 13 home wins are one shy of the program record of 14 they set in the 2016-17 campaign
-- The Spartans boast one of the top defensive teams in the country, with their 54.6 points allowed per game leading the SoCon and ranking 12th in Division I women's basketball
-- UNCG's field goal percentage (43.5) and field goal percentage defense (36.4) both lead the Southern Conference this season
-- After scoring 26 against Western Carolina and another nine against Wofford, senior guard Nadine Soliman became the first Spartan in history to clear the 2,000 mark. She now has 2,014 for her career after pouring in 14 against Furman
-- Three of the top-10 rebounders in the SoCon are on UNCG's roster; Te'ja Twitty ranks fourth with 8.1 boards per game, followed by Aja Boyd (7.3) in seventh and Nadine Soliman (6.6) in ninth

The Bulldogs
-- Senior guard Charity Brown ranks 10th in the nation with 158 assists, while the Bulldogs' 391 helpers are the top-mark in the Southern Conference
-- Natalie Armstrong is the Bulldogs' scoring leader with an average of 14.3 points per game, while her 48.5 field goal percentage leads the SoCon

Coming Up Next
The Spartans wrap up the regular season against Mercer on Saturday, facing the Bears in Macon at 2 p.m. UNCG already defeated Mercer when the side came to Greensboro at the end of January by a final score of 67-51.

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