GREENVILLE, S.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) women's basketball has their last away game of the regular season against Furman on Saturday, February 11 with a tip off at 11:30 a.m. in Timmons Arena.
Game Info
Where: Greenville, SC | Timmons Arena
When: Saturday, February 11
Time: 11:30 a.m.
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STATS
LAST TIME OUT
- UNCG had four tally doubld digit points en route to a 68-64 win over Wofford Thursday night.
- UNCG outscored Wofford in the second and fourth quarters.
- The Spartans had 20 bench points to Wofford's three.
- UNCG was 17-for-19 in free throws.
- The lead changed 14 times, and the game was tied 11 times.
- Nia Howard and Isys Grady each scored 13 points as a team high.
- Grady tallied her second double-double this season, grabbing 10 rebounds.
- Khalis Cain was second in the game with eight rebounds.
- Howard chipped in a career-high of six rebounds
- Nitzan Amar and Kennedy Simpson contributed 10 points each.
UNCG SPARTANS
- UNCG is nationally ranked 24th in offensive rebounds per game (14.6) and 80th in turnovers per game (14.5).
- The Spartans are leading the conference in blocks per game (3.2).
- UNCG is second in the conference in assist/turnover ratio (0.85), assists per game (12.3), three-point attempts per game (20.5), and turnovers forced per game (16.33).
- UNCG averages 1.2 steals more per game than their opponents.
- Akira Wiggins is ranked first in the conference in total assists (106) and assists per game (4.4).
- Wiggins is nationally ranked 58th in total assists, and 70th in assists per game.
- Cain is leading the conference in total blocks (33), total rebounds (228), offensive rebounds per game (4.9), and rebounds per game (9.5).
- Nationally, Cain is ranked fourth in offensive rebounds per game, 31st in total rebounds, and 35th in rebounds per game.
- Faith Price is first in the conference in three-point attempts (189), total three-pointers (65), and three-pointers per game (2.71).
- Price is nationally ranked eighth in three-point attempts, 23rd in total three pointers, and 35th in three-pointers per game.
- Price is only 29 three-point attempts away from South Florida's Sammie Puisis who is number one in the country.
FURMAN PALADINS
- Furman snapped its five-game losing streak with a win over Western Carolina, 66-53.
- The Paladins are leading the conference in free-throw attempts per game (19.71), free-throws made per game (13.96), offensive rebounds per game (17.2), rebounds per game (42.88), rebounds margin (7.4), three-point percentage defense (27.6), and turnovers forced per game (16.54).
- Furman is nationally ranked fourth in offensive rebounds per game, 14th in rebounds per game, 28th in rebound margin, 39th in three-point percentage defense, 59th in free-throws made per game, and 62nd in free-throw attempts per game.
- Grace Van Rij is leading the conference and is nationally ranked 40th in field goal percentage (53.8).
- Van Rij is averaging 12.9 points per game to lead the Paladins.
- Janay Outten is second in the conference and is nationally ranked 49th in assists/turnover ratio (2.15).
- Jada Session is ranked second in the conference in rebounds (185).
- Sydney James is second in the conference in rebounds per game (8.1).
- James is leading the Paladins in rebounds averaging 8.1 per game.
- Jaelyn Acker is nationally ranked 40th and second in the conference in three-point attempts (164).
Upcoming Schedule
UNCG is back home in Fleming Gym on Saturday February 18
th against Western Carolina with a tip off at 4 p.m. The Spartans continue the home stand with a game against ETSU on February 23 and Chattanooga on February 25 to finish out regular season play. February 25 will be the Spartans' senior night.
Series History/ Last Matchup
UNCG won 60-49 in the matchup earlier this season (Jan 12) and lead the series 29-27.
The Spartans have won the last eight out of 13 games, dating back to the 2016-17 season.