SPARTAN ESSENTIALS
Who: UNCG (4-7, 0-0 SoCon) vs. Davidson (6-3, 0-0 A-10)
Where: John M. Belk Arena | Davidson, N.C.
When: Saturday, December 18 | 4 p.m. 
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Game Notes: UNCG (PDF) | Davidson (PDF)


GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) women's basketball team hits the road for the final time in 2021.
 
The Spartans make the short trip to visit former Southern Conference rival, Davidson in a late afternoon start Saturday. UNCG's last road trip was fun as it defeated Maryland Eastern Shore and it is looking for similar success on this one.
 
 A Look At UNCG

• The Spartans are coming off a tough 52-49 loss to Elon Wednesday.
• Jaylynn Brown scored 13 points against Elon to lead the Spartans.
• Brown has scored in double figures in three-straight games.
• Isys Grady leads UNCG in scoring (11.8 points per game).
• Grady is tied for ninth in the Southern Conference in scoring.
• Grady is also among the conference leaders in field goal percentage (fourth, 48.5), free-throw percentage (fifth, 84.8), and rebounding (tied for eighth, 6.5).
• Aja Boyd (8.4 points per game), Khalis Cain (8.3), and Brown (8.1) provide offensive balance for the Spartans.
• Cain leads UNCG in rebounds (8.3 per game) and blocked shots (14).
• Cain is second in the conference in field goal percentage (56.3) and tied for second in blocked shots (1.2).
• Cain's rebounding average is third in the conference.
• Nia Howard and Brown have combined to make 31 3-pointers.
• Howard is sixth in the conference in 3-point field goal percentage (41.5) and 3-pointers made per game (1.5).
• Nitzan Amar has 23 assists to lead UNCG.
• UNCG leads the SoCon in scoring defense (55.3).
• The Spartans are second in the conference in field goal percentage defense (36.9), blocked shots (3.0) and third in rebounding margin (+3.0).

 A Look At Davidson

• Davidson is a member of the Atlantic-10 Conference.
• Elle Sutphin scored a team-high 18 points and Sarah Konstans added a double-double to lead Davidson past Appalachian State 66-48 Wednesday.
• Davidson has won six of its last seven games.
• The Wildcats are 3-1 at home this season.
• Sutphin leads Davidson in scoring (12.8 points per game) and field goal percentage (54.3).
• Suzi-Rose Deegan adds 12.3 points per contest for the Wildcats.
• Issy Morgan is shooting 52.6 percent from the field and chips in 9.9 points per outing.
• In its last three home games, Davidson hasn't allowed an opponent to score more than 58 points.
• Davidson's last three home victories have all been by double digits.

Series History

• UNCG leads the all-time series, 28-21.
• Davidson has won 10 straight against the Spartans, including two in overtime.
• The last meeting between the programs was an 84-80 Davidson win in 2016.
• UNCG's last win over Davidson was a 59-58 victory at home on Dec. 31, 2010.

Up Next
UNCG hosts UNCW Wednesday at 2 p.m. to begin a three-game homestand that extends over the Christmas holiday and into 2022.