SPARTAN ESSENTIALS
Who: Winthrop (0-2)
Where: Fleming Gym | Greensboro, N.C.
When: Thursday, November 18 | 7 p.m. 
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Game Notes: UNCG | Winthrop

GREENSBORO, N.C. – After an encouraging effort at Wake Forest this past Sunday, the UNC Greensboro (UNCG) women's basketball team returns home to host a pair of contests.
 
The first contest is against Winthrop on Thursday at 7 p.m. in Fleming Gym.
 
Winthrop and UNCG will be meeting each other for the first time in 6,202 days (or 886 weeks, if anybody is counting). The Spartans captured the last matchup, 62-52, on Nov. 26, 2004. Overall, UNCG leads the series, 19-11.
 
This will UNCG's second contest against a school from the Big South. The Spartans defeated UNC Asheville in their season opener.
 
In their most recent contest this past Sunday, the Spartans led Wake Forest by three points early in the fourth quarter before falling short of their second straight triumph in the series. Yet, there were plenty of positives from the contest, ones in which head coach Trina Patterson will yield some beautiful results throughout the season.
 
A Look At UNCG (1-1)

• Through two games, Khalis Cain leads the Spartans in scoring (13.0 points per game) and rebounding (10.5).
• Cain notched her fourth career double-double (14 points, 13 rebounds) to lead UNCG against Wake Forest.
• Cain is 17th in the nation in blocked shots per game (3.00) and 42nd in rebounds per game (10.5).
• Jaylynn Brown is averaging 11 points per contest.
• Brown scored a team-high 19 points in the win over UNC Asheville.
• Isys Grady is contributing 10.0 points per game and 7.5 rebounds, which is second on the Spartans.
• Grady had a career best 14 points and nine rebounds against Wake Forest.
• UNCG is holding teams to 32.3 percent shooting through two games.
• The Spartans have also forced 27 turnovers.

 
A Look At Winthrop (0-2)

• The Eagles have dropped road games to Duke and Iona to begin the season.
• In the Eagles' 67-45 setback to Iona, Myra Strickland (14 points, three rebounds, two assists, one steal) and J'Mani Ingram (13 points, five rebounds, four steals, one assist, one block) were the scoring leaders.
• Sydney Hunter and Ally Ross combined for 10 rebounds in the Iona loss.
• Ingram led Winthrop with 13 points in the setback to Duke.
• Winthrop was picked to finish 11th in the 12 team Big South preseason poll.
• Winthrop has seven new players, including six freshmen and a graduate transfer.

 
Up Next

• UNCG finishes its homestand against Lenoir-Rhyne on Sunday at 2 p.m.