GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) women's basketball team secured a 77-32 victory over the Bulldogs of South Carolina State on Monday afternoon inside Bodford Arena.
 
Four Spartans reached double-figures in the contest. Jeni Levine led the game by matching her season-best 21 points. Makiah Asidanya followed closely behind with 16 points. Rylan Moffitt recorded her fifth career double-double and second of the season with 11 points and a season-best 14 rebounds. Tasia Johnson rounded out the double-figure scoring with 10 points.
 
The win over the Bulldogs marks 23-straight home wins for the Spartans and makes the team 34-1 over the past two seasons.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
A turnaround jumper from Johnson at 9:14 put the Spartans on the board first in the contest. South Carolina State tied the game up twice before Levine scored six-straight points to grant the Spartans with a six-point advantage, 10-4, at 5:49. UNCG never allowed South Carolina State to gain the lead in the game. Despite the Bulldogs collecting the final bucket of the frame, UNCG held an 18-12 advantage going to the bench.
 
After heavy defense kept both teams scoreless for the first 3:17 of the second quarter, a three-pointer from Asidanya at 6:43 propelled the Spartans to outscore the Bulldogs 20-5 the rest of the way. Both teams went into the locker room with the Blue & Gold holding a 38-17 lead at the half.
 
The third quarter was more evenly matched, but the Spartans were still able to hold the 16-11 scoring advantage over the Bulldogs in the stanza. Asidanya knocked down her fourth three-pointer of the game at 3:32, beginning a 10-0 Spartan run, 54-23. South Carolina State secured the final two baskets of the third quarter, but UNCG maintained the 54-28 advantage at the break.  
 
The Spartans picked up the momentum in the final frame, outscoring South Carolina State, 23-4. This was the 14^th time this season and second time in today's contest that UNCG held a team to single digits in a quarter. UNCG strung together its best scoring run of the game to begin the final frame with a 20-2 margin. South Carolina State secured the final bucket of the game with 13 seconds on the clock, but UNCG walked away comfortably with the 77-32 win.

BY THE NUMBERS

• Asidanya led the contest with four three-pointers.
• 10 different Spartans recorded at least one rebound.
• Johnson led the game with five assists.
• Moffitt paced the contest with three blocks.
• Asidanya and Mia Simpson notched three steals each.
• UNCG led the way in points off turnovers (24-2), rebounds (41-21), second chance points (12-3), bench points (11-10), points in the paint (26-18), fast break points (14-6), blocks (4-1), steals (12-7) and assists (18-6).

RECORDS
UNCG: 8-5, 0-0 SoCon
SC STATE: 3-12, 0-0 MEAC



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UP NEXT
The Spartans take a short break before hosting Carolina University on Thursday, Jan. 1 at 1:00 p.m. in Bodford Arena. The game against the Bruins is a part of a doubleheader with UNCG men's basketball opening its Southern Conference (SoCon) slate with Chattanooga at 4:00 p.m. in Bodford Arena.