GREENSBORO, N.C. - The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) women's basketball team returns home early Wednesday evening for a pre-Thanksgiving clash with the USC Upstate Spartans inside Fleming Gym.
GAME INFO
Where: Fleming Gym | Greensboro, N.C.
When: Wednesday, November 23
Time: 5 p.m.
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LAST TIME OUT
- UNCG fell to Elon, 75-58, Saturday afternoon on the road.
- Khalis Cain posted 13 points and nine rebounds (six on the offensive glass).
- Faith Price led all Spartans with 15 points off the bench on 5-of-8 shooting, all from three-point range.
- Kennedy Simpson added 10 points on 4-of-10 shooting while adding four rebounds and three steals.
- UNCG shot 37.5 percent for the contest, but finished the fourth quarter making eight of their last 12 shots.
- The Spartans won the turnover battle over the Phoenix, 18-15.
- UNCG and Elon both stood even in second chance points, 12-12.
SCOUTING UNCG
- Nasia Powell leads the Spartans in scoring, averaging 13.5 points per game on 41.2 percent shooting.
- The sophomore has added 3 assists and 2.8 steals per game
- Cain averages 10 points and 9.3 rebounds per game while shooting 57.7 percent from the field.
- On the defensive end, the junior has also added 2.3 blocks and 1.5 steals per game.
- Simpson and Akira Wiggins have each complemented the Spartans with nine points per game with Wiggins also adding a team-leading 3.3 assists per contest.
- Price has boasted 8.5 points per game on 40.9 percent shooting, including 42.1 percent shooting from three-point range.
- UNCG boasts a margin of +3.5 in assists (12.5-9.0) over their opponents and +5 (11.8-6.8) in steals.
SCOUTING USC UPSTATE
- USC Upstate is 1-3 on the season with an early season schedule including West Virginia and a ranked Virginia Tech squad.
- Upstate dropped a Friday evening contest to Western Carolina, 58-48, at home
- Shayane Poirot-Allard led the Spartans with 19 points on 6-of-14 shooting and added three assists.
- Reagan Trumm added 15 points on 4-of-12 shooting and posted a 6-of-6 effort from the foul line.
- Mya Love rounded out USC Upstate's double-figure scorers with 12 points on 6-of-15 shooting. Love also added six rebounds and three steals.
- Audrey Meyers collected a game-high seven steals while adding 6 rebounds.
- USC Upstate went 22-8 overall in 2021-22 with a 14-4 record in Big South Conference play.
- The Spartans of USC Upstate are picked to finish eighth in the Big South preseason poll.
UNCG AGAINST THE BIG SOUTH
- The contest with USC Upstate marks the third of five UNCG contests against Big South Conference foes with UNCG holding a 1-1 record against the Big South.
- UNCG dropped the first contest at Gardner-Webb, 83-66, on November 12.
- The Spartans claimed a 72-54 victory over Radford on November 16 in UNCG's second contest against a Big South opponent.
- A road trip to Winthrop is UNCG's next contest against a Big South school. The Spartans and the Eagles square off Sunday at 2 p.m. in Rock Hill, S.C.
- The final matchup with a Big South school comes Wednesday, November 30 with a home contest with Presbyterian at 7 p.m.
SERIES HISTORY
- UNCG holds a 2-4 record all-time against USC Upstate with the first matchup coming in the 1989-90 season.
- USC Upstate won the last meeting on December 4, 2021 with a 57-46 victory over UNCG.
- Isys Grady led UNCG with 12 points while adding four rebounds.
- Khalis Cain was the remaining UNCG player in double-figure scoring with 10 points while adding five rebounds.
