GREENSBORO, N.C. - The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) women's basketball team returns to action after Thanksgiving as the Spartans travel to Winthrop to face the Eagles on Sunday at 2 p.m.
GAME INFO
Where: Winthrop Coliseum | Rock Hill, S.C.
When: Sunday, November 27
Time: 2 p.m.
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Live Stats
LAST TIME OUT
- UNCG scored a 54-48 victory over USC Upstate Wednesday evening inside Fleming Gym.
- Kennedy Simpson led all scorers with 15 points on 5-of-9 shooting while adding two steals.
- Faith Price came off the bench to score 10 points.
- Khalis Cain pulled down a game-high 12 rebounds.
- UNCG held USC Upstate to just three field goals for the entire second quarter.
- UNCG shot 39.2 percent for the contest while USC Upstate shot 39.6 percent.
- The difference came in the turnover battle where UNCG held the advantage by committing four less turnovers than USC Upstate, 21-17, while holding a 16-9 edge in points off turnovers.
SCOUTING THE SPARTANS
- Nasia Powell still holds on to the UNCG scoring lead, averaging 11.8 points per game on 40.4 percent shooting. Powell has also added 2.6 assists and 2.2 steals per game.
- Simpson has posted 10.2 points per game on 40.8 percent shooting. She has also collected 2.0 steals per game.\
- Akira Wiggins has added 9.0 points per game and a team-leading 3.0 assists per contest.
- Coming off the bench in 21.4 minutes per game, Price has averaged 8.8 points per game on 40 percent shooting from three-point range.
- Cain has averaged 8.4 points per game, but her biggest impact has come on the glass and defense. The center has posted 9.8 rebounds, 2.2 blocks, and 1.6 steals per game.
- The Spartans' defense has forced 11 steals per game compared to their opponents' 6.4 per contest.
- The Spartans have posted a 3-0 record at home to start the year with wins over Guilford, Radford, and USC Upstate inside Fleming Gym.
SCOUTING WINTHROP
- The Eagles are 1-5 on the season having faced West Virginia and Western Carolina.
- Winthrop earned a 60-29 victory over St. Andrews Wednesday night.
- Ally Ross came off the bench to post a game-high 19 points on 7-of-11 shooting with five rebounds.
- Tori Hall posted eight points, 13 rebounds, two blocks, and two steals.
- Aaishah Berry added seven points, nine rebounds, three blocks, and two steals.
- Shamyjha Price leads the Eagles in scoring with 9.2 points per game and adds 4.8 rebounds and 1.3 steals per contest.
- Jada Rice is the best defensive player for Winthrop, posting 3.0 steals per game while adding 6.5 points per game.
- Winthrop finished 2021-22 with a 6-24 overall record with a 4-14 record in Big South Conference play.
- The Eagles were picked to finish ninth in the Big South Conference's preseason poll.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
- UNCG finishes their matchup against Big South schools this Wednesday with a home contest against Presbyterian at 7 p.m.
- The Spartans then travel to Southeastern Conference (SEC) member Kentucky for a Sunday, December 4 matchup with the Wildcats at 1 p.m.
- Davidson comes to Fleming Gym Thursday, December 8 for a 7 p.m. contest.
- The Spartans then begin a road trip Monday, December 12 with a 5:30 p.m. contest with South Carolina State.
- UNCG concludes the trip with a matchup at Stetson (December 15) and SEC member Florida (December 18).
SERIES HISTORY/LAST MATCHUP
- The Spartans are 20-11 all-time against Winthrop.
- The series dates back to the 1969-70 season.
- UNCG has won 13 of the last 15 matchups against Winthrop in a streak that dates back to the 1988-89 season.
- Parts of the streak include conference matchups when UNCG was a member of the Big South.
- The previous matchup came last season on November 18, 2021 when the Spartans claimed a 69-39 win over the Eagles in Fleming Gym.
- Isys Grady led all scorers with 16 points on 7-of-13 shooting. Grady also posted five rebounds and five assists.
- Cain posted a double-double with 10 points and 14 rebounds while adding two blocks and three steals.
- Nia Howard came off the bench to post 15 points on 5-of-11 shooting, all from three-point range. Howard also added four rebounds.
