GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) women's basketball team will host the Western Carolina Catamounts on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. in The Southern Conference (SoCon) action inside Bodford Arena.
 

Game 22: UNC Greensboro (12-9, 2-4 SoCon) vs Western Carolina (3-17, 0-6 SoCon)
Date	Sunday, Feb. 1
Time	2:00 p.m.
Location	Greensboro, N.C. (Bodford Arena)
Tickets	Free Admission for Sunday's game!
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LAST TIME OUT FOR THE SPARTANS

• UNCG dropped both its matches at home last week with a 52-40 loss to Chattanooga on Thursday and falling to ETSU on Saturday, 58-48.
• In the team's game against ETSU, Jeni Levine led all scorers with 20 points, marking her 17^th game this season in double-figures.
• She went 4-for-5 from behind the arc, matching her career-best in three-pointers made.
• Levine, Kristina Rakotobe and Ciara Harris picked up five boards each against the Bucs.
• Levine and Tasia Johnson paced the Spartans with three assists each.
• Levine also led UNCG with three steals.

ABOUT THE SPARTANS

• UNCG comes into Sunday's contest 12-9 overall and 2-4 in the SoCon, sitting in a tie for fifth place with Mercer in the conference standings.
• UNCG is leading the SoCon in six statistical categories: assist/turnover ratio (0.96), assists per game (14.1), scoring defense (54.6), scoring margin (11.6), three-point percentage (32.7) and turnover margin (3.90).
• The Blue & Gold are second in the league in offensive rebounds per game (13.2), three-point attempts per game (24.3) and three-pointers per game (8.0).
• The Spartans' 54.6 scoring defense is ninth in the country.
• Levine paces the SoCon in points (312) and points per game (14.9). She's second in the league with 276 field goal attempts this season.
• Makiah Asidanya leads the conference with a 39.1 three-point percentage.
• Jaila Lee is second in the SoCon at the charity stripe with a 90.7 percentage.
• Levine (14.9) and Asidanya (11.4) are pacing the Spartans in double-figure scoring this season.
• UNCG is leading its opponents in several statistical categories: points (66.1-54.6), field goals (23.6-19.7), three-pointers (8.0-5.0), free throws (11.0-10.1), rebounding (37.4-33.4), assists (14.1-9.7), assist/turnover ratio (1.0-0.5), points off turnovers (18.3-11.5), steals (9.5-7.2) and blocks (3.0-2.9).
• Asidanya (Nov. 11) and Lee (Jan. 13) have both picked up SoCon Player of the Week accolades for the 2025-26 season.
• UNCG was voted to finish second with two first-place votes in the SoCon Preseason Coaches' Poll.
• 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 CATAMOUNTS

• Western Carolina comes to Greensboro at last place in the SoCon standings with a 3-17 overall record and 0-6 conference mark.
• The Catamounts dropped both of their home contests last week against ETSU, 60-52 on Thursday and Chattanooga, 61-52 on Saturday.
• Ary Dizon is second in the SoCon with 29 total blocks and a 1.53 blocks per game average.
• Ally Hollifield is second in the league with a 2.05 steals per game average and 132 three-point attempts this season.
• Hollifield stands out from behind the arc, averaging 1.8 three-pointers a game. She also paces the team with a 5.5 rebounding average and a 3.8 assists average.
• Hollifield (12.1) and Taj Hunter (11.2) are leading the Catamounts in double-figures this season.
• The Catamounts were picked to finish seventh in the 2025 SoCon Preseason Coaches' Poll.
• Head Coach Jonathan Tsipis is in his second season at the helm of the Western Carolina women's basketball program.

SERIES HISTORY VS THE CATAMOUNTS
The Spartans are 41-40 in the all-time series against the Catamounts. UNCG claimed all three games against Western Carolina last season with a 66-58 win in Cullowhee on Jan. 25, a 57-53 win in Greensboro on Feb. 22 and a 50-43 victory in the SoCon Quarterfinals on March 6. In addition, UNCG is 9-1 in the last 10 meetings with Western Carolina.

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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 their SoCon slate on the road next week by traveling to Macon, Georgia, to take on the Mercer Bears on Thursday, Feb. 5 at 7:00 p.m. in Hawkins Arena. UNCG will conclude the week at Samford on Saturday, Feb. 7 for a 3:00 PM EST/2:00 PM CST tip-off in the Pete Hanna Center.