GREENSBORO, N.C. - The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) women's basketball team returns home to Fleming Gymnasium for a special 11 a.m. contest Wednesday, November 16 against the Radford Highlanders in an Education Day contest.
GAME INFO
Where: Fleming Gymnasium | Greensboro, N.C.
When: Wednesday, November 16
Time: 11 a.m.
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RECORDS
Radford: 1-2, 0-0 Big South
UNCG: 1-1, 0-0 Southern Conference
SEASON LOOK AHEAD
- UNCG will have two Power-5 opponents this season, both against members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
- The Spartans will play the Kentucky Wildcats on December 4th for a Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. in Lexington.
- Later in the month, they will head down south to Florida for another matinee against the Florida Gators with a start time at 2 p.m. on December 18th.
- Four of seven games in November will be inside of Fleming Gym.
- The Spartans will open SoCon play with a trip to the reigning conference champions, Mercer Bears on January 5 at 7 p.m.
- The Southern Conference Tournament will be held at the Harrah's Cherokee Center in Asheville, N.C. from March 2-5.
LAST TIME OUT
- The Spartans dropped a Saturday afternoon road contest to Gardner-Webb, 83-66.
- Nasia Powell posted a career-high 20 points on 8-of-17 shooting.
- Kennedy Simpson was the remaining Spartan in double-figure scoring with 11 points on 5-of-9 shooting.
- Khalis Cain added defensive pressure in the post with six rebounds and three blocks to go along with eight points on 4-of-5 shooting.
- UNCG shot 8-of-16 from the field in the first quarter, but 17-of-40 throughout the remainder of the contest.
- Nitzan Amar came off the bench to post six points, four rebounds, and five assists.
- Gardner-Webb posted six fewer turnovers than the Spartans, 21-15.
SCOUTING THE SPARTANS
- Powell leads the Spartans with 16 points per game through two games.
- Simspon is currently shooting 50 percent (10-of-20) from the field and averaging 12 points per game.
- Akira Wiggins is the remaining Spartan averaging double-figures with 11 points per game while adding four assists per game.
- Antoniette Emma-Nnopu has been a spark off the bench for the Spartans, averaging 9.5 points per game on 7-of-10 shooting with 5.5 rebounds per contest.
- Cain has added defense to the Spartans lineup with 6.5 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game to complement her seven points per game effort.
- UNCG has posted 15 assists per game in 2022-23 compared to eight per game from their opponents.
- The Spartans have shot 47.3 percent from the field through two games compared to 50.4 percent from their opponents.
- UNCG is picked to finish seventh in the Southern Conference coaches poll and sixth in the media poll.
- The Spartans finished the 2021-22 with a 9-19 overall record and a 5-9 record in Southern Conference play.
SCOUTING RADFORD
- The Highlanders come off a 62-53 loss at Cincinnati Sunday, November 13
- Ashlyn Traylor was the lone Highlander in double-figures with 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting.
- Radford shot 34.5 percent for the contest, but shot 64.3 percent for the third quarter.
- Radford is 1-2 on the season with a season-opening loss to Kentucky where the Highlanders lost by only four points to the Wildcats, 82-78.
- The Highlanders only victory on the season comes against Division II Emory & Henry, 68-39, on November 10 at home.
- Radford finished 2021-22 with a 7-23 record overall, and 3-15 in Big South play.
- The Highlanders are picked to finish fourth in the Big South Conference this season.
SERIES HISTORY
- The Spartans at 11-9 all-time versus Radford.
- Their last matchup came November 28, 2017 at Radford, which was also an 11 a.m. contest, where the Highlanders earned a 56-53 win over the Spartans.
- Radford has won the last four matchup against the Spartans.
