GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) women's basketball team will welcome the defeating regular-season champions, Samford Bulldogs, to Fleming Gym on Saturday, Jan. 15. The game has been moved from its original time of 4 p.m. to 2 p.m.
 
Prior to the game, head coach Trina Patterson and the Spartans will recognize Aja Boyd for reaching the milestone of 1,000 career points and 100 career blocks.

Who: Samford Bulldogs  
Where: Fleming Gym | Greensboro, N.C
When: Saturday, January 15 | 2 p.m. 
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SCOUTING THE SPARTANS
-- The Spartans are coming off a 66-60 loss against Mercer on Thursday night.
-- As a team, UNCG forced the Bears to turn the ball over 12 times.
-- Aja Boyd led the team with 15 points, while Isys Grady followed with 13.
-- Grady led the team with three steals.
-- UNCG continues to lead the conference in scoring defense with an average of 55.4 points per game.
-- Grady is in the top 10 scoring in the conference. The freshman is averaging 11.1 points per game.
-- Khalis Cain and Grady rank in the top 10 in rebounding in the SoCon. Cain is fourth with 7.8 and Grady is ninth with 6.8.
-- Nia Howard is third in the conference in 3-point field goal percentage with .400.

SCOUTING SAMFORD
-- Samford is entering the game with a 6-10 overall record, 1-1 in the SoCon.
-- The Bulldogs only conference loss comes from a 71-69 double-overtime loss against Chattanooga.
-- Samford leads the conference in field goal percentage with a .407 and assists with 208, and average of 13.0 per game.
-- Andrea Cournoyer leads the conference in scoring (17.6), free-throw percentage (.902), steals (3.2), and 3-pointers (36).
-- Natalie Armstrong ranks third in the conference in blocked shots with 1.3 per game.

SERIES HISTORY
-- Samford leads the all-time series 21-7.
-- The last time the Spartans defeated the Bulldogs was on Jan. 17, 2019, with a buzzer-beater from Aja Boyd.