HIGH POINT vs. UNC ASHEVILLE
WHEN: Jan. 19, 2019 | 2:00 p.m.
WHERE: Asheville, N.C. | Kimmel Arena (3,200)
RECORDS: HPU (10-5, 3-1) | Asheville (7-9, 2-3)
SERIES RECORD: HPU leads 37-14
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HIGH POINT, N.C. – The High Point University women's basketball team will travel to Asheville, N.C. to play UNC Asheville Saturday, Jan. 19. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. in Kimmel Arena on Asheville's campus.
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High Point (10-5, 3-1) is coming off a win at Gardner-Webb, while Asheville (7-9, 2-3) defeated USC Upstate in overtime on Tuesday, Jan. 15.
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History vs. UNC Asheville
This will be the 52nd meeting all-time between the two programs. HPU currently leads the series 37-14. UNC Asheville took a 78-59 win in the Millis Center on Feb. 11, 2018.
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Paw Prints
All-Time Records
• The Panthers are 113-89 all-time under head coach
DeUnna Hendrix.
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• Hendrix is 5-1 when her teams are playing at UNC Asheville.
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• Senior
Emma Bockrath leads the Purple & White with 16.7 points per game and 7.1 rebounds per game.
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•The Dayton, Ohio native ranks second in the Big South in steals per game (3.1), third in scoring (16.7), field goal percentage (.440) and assist/turnover ratio (1.5), fourth in assists per game (3.7), eighth in rebounding (7.1). Bockrath is 24th in the NCAA in steals per game.
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• Senior
Lindsey Edwards is second in points per game for High Point at 11.5. Edwards also adds 4.7 rebounds per game.
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• The Perry Hall, Md. native ranks fifth in the Big South in steals per game and 13th in points per game. Edwards is 42nd in the NCAA in steals per game.
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• Senior
Bria Gibson's 5.8 rebounds per game is second for HPU. Gibson adds 7.6 points per game.
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• Senior
Shea Morgan is third on the team in rebounds per game (5.5) and in assists per game (2.9) and fourth in points per game (10.7).
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• Morgan set a career-high with eight assists against Gardner-Webb.
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• Junior
Camryn Brown is tops on the team and second in the Big South in assists per game at 4.1. She leads the Big South in assist/turnover ratio at 1.5.Â
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• The Copley, Ohio native is third on the team with 10.7 points per game.
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• High Point averages 73.6 points per game, which leads the Big South.
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• The Panthers also lead the conference in field goal percentage (.430), assists (16.53) and assist/turnover ratio (0.99).
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• The Panthers average 11.3 steals per game, which ranks tied for 26th in the NCAA.
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• As a team, High Point grabbed a season-high 20 steals against Greensboro.
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• In its 10 wins, High Point has held its opponents to an average of 56.9 points per game.
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• The Panthers posted a season-high 53.2 percent shooting from the field at Gardner-Webb (Jan. 12). This was the highest shooting percentage since HPU made 54.2 percent of its shots Feb. 6, 2018.
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• The Panthers have shot over 50 percent from the field three times this season with 50.7 percent against Mars Hill, 51.6 percent against Norfolk State and 53.2 percent at Gardner-Webb.
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A LOOK AT THE BULLDOGS (7-9, 2-3)
• Sonora Dengokl leads UNC Asheville with 14.9 points per game. Dengokl ranks fourth in the Big South in the category.
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• Jessica Wall is second on the team in scoring at 10.2 per game.
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• Brooke Jordan-Brown leads the Bulldogs in rebounds per game at 5.1.
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• Wall leads the Big South in 3-point field goal percentage at 35.3 percent. She also leads the conference in 3-point field goals made per game at 2.8.
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•Zip Scott leads Asheville in assists at 2.2 a game. Scott adds 6.3 points per game and 3.9 rebounds.
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• Dengokl ranks second in the conference in field goal percentage at 49.5 percent.
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• During conference play, Dengokl leads the Big South with 17.8 points per game.
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• Asheville ranks third in the Big South in rebounding defense only allowing its opponents to grab 35.9 rebounds per game.
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• During conference paly, the Bulldogs are second in rebounding offense at 42.6 a game.
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• Head coach Brenda Mock Kirkpatrick is in her seventh season at UNC Asheville. She has led the Bulldogs to two NCAA Tournaments and three consecutive postseason berths.
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• She was named the 2015-16 Big South Conference Coach of the Year.
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DeUnna Hendrix vs. UNC Asheville & Big South Opponents
• HPU head coach
DeUnna Hendrix is 9-3 in her career against UNC Asheville. She has compiled a 77-41 all-time record against Big South teams. Hendrix has a 5-1 record in Asheville, N.C.
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Up Next
The Panthers will welcome Campbell to the Millis Center Tuesday, Jan. 22, at 7 p.m.
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#GoHPU
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