Radford and UNC Asheville square off in conference matchup

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UNC Asheville Bulldogs (2-18, 0-7 Big South) at Radford Highlanders (7-13, 4-3 Big South)

Radford, Virginia; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Joi Williams and Radford host Abigail Wilson and UNC Asheville in Big South play Wednesday.

The Highlanders are 5-3 in home games. Radford gives up 67.1 points and has been outscored by 7.2 points per game.

The Bulldogs have gone 0-7 against Big South opponents. UNC Asheville is 1-10 against opponents over .500.

Radford averages 6.6 made 3-pointers per game, 2.4 more made shots than the 4.2 per game UNC Asheville gives up. UNC Asheville's 37.1% shooting percentage from the field this season is 3.4 percentage points lower than Radford has allowed to its opponents (40.5%).

The Highlanders and Bulldogs square off Wednesday for the first time in Big South play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Williams is averaging 11.1 points for the Highlanders. Cate Carlson is averaging 8.8 points over the last 10 games.

Dakota McCaughan is averaging 7.3 points, 3.3 assists and 2.1 steals for the Bulldogs. Lalmani Simmons is averaging 11.3 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Highlanders: 6-4, averaging 66.7 points, 32.8 rebounds, 12.6 assists, 6.3 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 41.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 61.1 points per game.

Bulldogs: 1-9, averaging 56.7 points, 28.1 rebounds, 12.0 assists, 8.4 steals and 2.3 blocks per game while shooting 36.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.1 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.