GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) women's basketball team will head west for an in-state matchup against Western Carolina on Saturday at 5 p.m. The game will be the second in a double-header for the Catamount's basketball programs.
Who: Western Carolina Catamounts
Where: Liston B. Ramsey Center | Cullowhee, N.C.
When: Saturday, January 29 | 5 p.m.
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SCOUTING THE SPARTANS
--The Spartans claimed their first Southern Conference win of the season last week with a 56-38 win over ETSU Bucs.
--Four Spartans are in triple-digits scoring.
Isys Grady leads with 195.
Khalis Cain follows with 127,
Jaylynn Brown with 120, and
Aja Boyd caps it off with 116.
--As a team, UNCG has allowed 56.5 points by their opponents. They continue to lead the conference in scoring defense.
--UNCG is second in the conference in field goal percentage defense (.385), rebounding offense (38.1), rebounding defense (33.2), blocked shots (2.9), offensive rebounds (13.9), and offensive rebounding percentage (.382).
--Cain and Grady are in the top 10 in the conference in rebounding. Cain sits in fourth with 7.9 per game and Grady sits in ninth with 6.6 per game.
--Grady is third in the SoCon in field goal percentage (.482).
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Nia Howard is fifth in the conference in 3-point percentage (.360).
SCOUTING WESTERN CAROLINA
--The Catamounts are coming off a loss against ETSU on Saturday.
--They are 0-6 in the conference.
--Nadia Marshall leads the Catamounts in points (209) and rebounds (140).
--Zanoria Cruz has dished out 51 assists which leads the team and puts her 10
th in the conference.
--Joi Reid leads the team with 12 blocks.
--Vanessa Oduah leads with 19 three-pointers. Bailey Trumm and Cruz follow with 17.
--Odauah leads the team with 22 steals.
SERIES HISTORY
--Western Carolina leads the all-time series 21-15.
-- The Spartans took the last matchup 54-42.
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CeCe Crudup led the team with 16 points.
-- Cain (12), Brown (12), and
Pernilla Sorensen (10) also scored double-digit points.