GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) women's basketball team will open its 2025-26 home slate by hosting Gardner-Webb on Friday at 7:00 p.m. in Bodford Arena. The Spartans will then take a short trip down I-40 East to Chapel Hill on Sunday to take on No. 14 North Carolina at Carmichael Arena for a 6:00 p.m. tip-off.
 

Game 5: UNC Greensboro (1-3, 0-0 SoCon) vs Gardner-Webb (2-4, 0-0 Big South)
Date	Friday, Nov. 21
Time	7:00 p.m.
Location	Greensboro, N.C. (Bodford Arena)
Tickets	Purchase Here
Promotion	Championship Celebration (Giveaway)
Coverage	Live Stats: Live Stats | Video: ESPN+
Social Media	Twitter: @uncgwbb Instagram: @uncgwbb Facebook: UNCGWomen'sBasketball

 

Game 6: UNC Greensboro (1-3, 0-0 SoCon) at No. 14 North Carolina (3-1, 0-0 ACC)
Date	Sunday, Nov. 23
Time	6:00 p.m.
Location	Chapel Hill, N.C. (Carmichael Arena)
Tickets	Purchase Here
Coverage	Live Stats: Live Stats | Video: ACCN
Social Media	Twitter: @uncgwbb Instagram: @uncgwbb Facebook: UNCGWomen'sBasketball

 
FLEMING GYMNASIUM RENAMED BODFORD ARENA

• On Saturday, Nov. 8, Fleming Gymnasium, home to UNCG volleyball, women's basketball and men's basketball was renamed to Bodford Arena.
• This historic moment for the department was made possible through a transformational $2 million gift from the Bodford family.
• This generous support represents the largest unrestricted gift in the history of UNCG Athletics, as well as the first associated with naming a competitive athletic facility.  
• The University is already familiar with the Bodford name - the Bodford Family Speed, Strength & Conditioning Center was dedicated in October 2020.  

LAST TIME OUT FOR THE SPARTANS

• UNCG picked up its first win of the 2025-26 season with a 57-53 victory at Presbyterian last Friday in the Templeton Center.
• Makiah Asidanya led all scorers with 18 points, while Jeni Levine added 17 points.
• Rylan Moffitt chipped in 11 points to round out the Spartans in double figures.
• In her Spartan debut, Mia Simpson led UNCG with seven rebounds.
• Presbyterian maintained the advantage in the fourth quarter until a three-pointer from Asidanya with 20 seconds remaining gave the Spartans a 55-53 lead.

ABOUT THE SPARTANS

• UNCG was voted to finish second with two first-place votes in The Southern Conference (SoCon) Preseason Coaches' Poll.
• Jaila Lee and Asidanya were selected to the SoCon Preseason All-Conference Team after both of their stellar performances last season.
• The reigning SoCon Coach of the Year, Head Coach Trina Patterson is in her 10^th year with the Blue & Gold this season.
• The 2025-26 roster features five returners and eight newcomers. Four of the newcomers are freshmen, while the other four are transfer students.
• Asidanya's career-best 22 points at Auburn this season led her to be named SoCon Player of the Week in the first round of weekly awards on Nov. 11.
• She leads the SoCon with a 16.3 points per game average and is second in the league with a 3.00 three-pointers per game average.
• Levine paces the conference with 61 field goal attempts.
• Moffitt is leading the Spartans in the post with 22 rebounds and seven steals.
• Lee leads the squad with seven dimes this season.
• UNCG comes into the 2025-26 season after a historic 2024-25 campaign.
• The Spartans earned a spot in the NCAA Tournament last season for the first time since 1998. The team defeated Chattanooga, 64-57, in The 2025 SoCon Championship, earning an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament.
• The team fell to No. 1 USC in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament at the Galen Center in Los Angeles, California.

 SCOUTING GARDNER-WEBB

• The Runnin' Bulldogs come to Greensboro with a 2-4 overall start to the 2025-26 season.
• Gardner-Webb recently collected a 65-56 win over UNC Wilmington on Wednesday night in Boiling Springs.
• Amira Ofunniyin led the team with 19 points, while Amina Gray followed closely behind with 16 points.
• Ofunniyin is pacing the Big South with 42 rebounds and an 8.4 rebounds per game average.
• Nyla Walker stands out at the charity stripe as she is second in the league with 20 free throws and 28 free throw attempts.
• Head Coach Terri Williams is in her first season at the helm of the Gardner-Webb women's basketball program.
• Gardner-Webb was voted to finish seventh in the Big South Preseason Poll.
• Anaya Harris was selected to the Big South Preseason All-Conference Second Team.
• The 2025-26 roster welcomes five returners and seven newcomers.
• Gardner-Webb concluded the 2024-25 season 11-18 overall and 8-8 in the Big South.

SERIES HISTORY VS GARDNER-WEBB
The Runnin' Bulldogs hold the slight advantage over the Spartans in the overall meetings at 4-3. The two teams last met on Nov. 26, 2023, with the Spartans capturing the 64-47 win in Greensboro.

SCOUTING NO. 14 NORTH CAROLINA

• The No. 14 North Carolina Tar Heels are currently 3-1 overall.
• The team most recently went 1-1 at the WBCA Challenge in Las Vegas, Nevada, falling to No. 3 UCLA, 78-60, but earning an 82-68 win over Fairfield.
• The Tar Heels will travel to Greensboro to take on North Carolina A&T on Thursday at 7:00 p.m. before hosting UNCG on Sunday.
• North Carolina is currently 45^th nationally and third in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in bench points per game with a 31.5 average.
• Laine Grant is among 17 players that lead the country at 100 percent from the free throw line.
• Indya Nivar is 18^th nationally with a 3.75 steals per game average and 21^st with 15 steals this season.
• Three Tar Heels are averaging double-figures: Nivar (11.8), Ciera Toomey (11.0) and Nyla Harris (10.0).
• North Carolina was selected to the finish third with one vote for first place in the ACC Predicted Order of Finish.
• Reniya Kelly was named to the Preseason All-ACC Team, while Nyla Brooks was selected to the Preseason All-Freshman Team.
• Head Coach Courtney Banghard is in her seventh season with the Tar Heels and has led the team to a 128-65 record during her time.
• North Carolina concluded the 2024-25 season 29-8 overall and 13-5 in the ACC.
• North Carolina made it to the Sweet 16 last season, but the season was concluded with a 47-38 loss to the Duke Blue Devils.

SERIES HISTORY VS NO. 14 NORTH CAROLINA
The Tar Heels lead in the overall series with the Spartans at 15-5. Sunday's meeting marks the third consecutive season UNCG has traveled to Chapel Hill. North Carolina picked up last season's contest, 80-56, in Carmichael Arena.

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UNCG WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TICKET INFORMATION 
To secure your tickets for UNCG women's basketball home games click HERE for options including single games, group discounts and full season ticket options. All (14) home games will be played on campus in Bodford Arena. UNCG faculty/staff and students are free with their ID. To learn more about upcoming ticket promotions or to purchase over the phone call the UNCG Ticket Office at 336-334-3250 or email admoore10@uncg.edu.

UP NEXT
The Spartans will take a short trip to Durham, North Carolina, to face North Carolina Central on Wednesday, Nov. 26 at 11:00 a.m. in McDougald-McLendon Arena.