GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) women's basketball team continues its home non-conference stretch by welcoming Triad foe Elon on Wednesday night at 7:00 p.m. in Bodford Arena.

This will be the 50^th overall meeting between the Phoenix and Spartans. UNCG leads the overall series at 26-23. The two teams last met on Dec. 10, 2023, in Greensboro when the Blue & Gold picked up a 52-47 victory over Elon.
 

Game 12: UNC Greensboro (6-5, 0-0 SoCon) vs Elon (3-6, 0-0 CAA)
Date	Wednesday, Dec. 17
Time	7:00 p.m.
Location	Greensboro, N.C. (Bodford Arena)
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LAST TIME OUT FOR THE SPARTANS

• UNCG dominated in a 119-35 win over Bob Jones Saturday in Bodford Arena.
• The last time UNCG scored 100 points in a contest was in a 104-21 victory over Greensboro College on Dec. 31, 2024.
• All 13 Spartans scored in the contest.
• Ella Pierre-Louis and Salimata Traore notched their first collegiate points of their career.
• Five Spartans reached double-figures in the game.
• Jeni Levine notched her first career double-double after leading the contest with 19 points and adding a career-best 10 boards.
• Leyla Minor followed closely behind with a new career-best 15 points.
• Makiah Asidanya and Mia Simpson chipped in 14 points apiece, marking a new season-best for Simpson.
• Tasia Johnson rounded out the Spartans in double-figures after matching her season-best of 12 points.
• UNCG led the way in just about every statistical category including: three-pointers (13-4), free throws (16-3), turnovers forced (33-10), points off turnovers (50-8), rebounds (50-21), second chance points (22-6), bench points (60-2), points in the paint (60-14), fast break points (31-0), blocks (4-0), steals (25-2) and assists (25-8).

ABOUT THE SPARTANS

• The Spartans are leading The Southern Conference (SoCon) in assist/turnover ratio (0.87), scoring defense (57.0), scoring margin (6.5) and turnover margin (4.82).  
• UNCG is second in the league in assists per game (12.9), rebound margin (-0.2), steals per game (9.5), three-point attempts per game (25.3), three-pointers per game (7.5) and turnovers forced per game (19.64).
• Levine is second in the SoCon in points (167) and points per game (15.2).
• Levine (15.2) and Asidanya (12.0) continue to lead the Blue & Gold in double-figures this season.
• Asidanya stands out from behind the arc, shooting 36.1 percent.
• Levine is pacing the team in steals, averaging 1.7 a game.
• Johnson is the best facilitator on the team with a 2.8 average on assists per game. 
• Rylan Moffitt stands out in the post with 6.7 boards per game and 1.1 blocks per game.
• The Spartans are currently on a 21-game winning streak at home and are 32-1 at home over the past two seasons.
• 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.
• UNCG was voted to finish second with two first-place votes in the 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.
• 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 THE PHOENIX

• Elon makes the short trip to Greensboro with a 3-6 overall record.
• The Phoenix most recently dropped a back-and-forth battle with the Longwood Lancers on Sunday in Elon, North Carolina, 67-66.
• Elon was voted to finish fifth in the 2025-26 Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) Preseason Poll out of the 13-team league.
• Jayda Angel was named to the 2025-26 All-CAA Preseason First Team.
• This marks the second SoCon opponent Elon will face in its non-conference schedule as the team earned a 65-56 overtime win over ETSU on Nov. 3, in Johnson City.
• The Phoenix are leading the CAA in bench points per game (27.3) and three-point percentage defense (25.1).
• Maaja Pass is third in the league with a 1.93 assist/turnover ratio. She leads Elon with 14 steals and 27 assists this season.
• LaNae' Corbett paces the team in double figures with a 10.3 scoring average.
• Tyana Walker stands out from behind the arc with 14 three-pointers this season.
• Quinzia Fulmore leads the team with a 5.8 rebounds per game average and six blocks.
• Head Coach Charlotte Smith is in her 15^th season at the helm of the Elon Phoenix women's basketball program. She has led the program to a 224-205 record during her time.

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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.  
   

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 continue its non-conference slate at home by hosting South Carolina State on Monday, Dec. 22 at 2:00 p.m. in Bodford Arena.