2020-21 UNCG Women’s Basketball
2020-21 Schedule Games 13 & 14 Date Opponent Time/Result 11/28 at North Carolina L, 96-35 Jan. 22/24, 2021 12/1 CAMPBELL L, 42-38 at Johnson City, Tenn. 12/4 BELMONT ABBEY L, 63-60 12/7 NC WESLEYAN L, 52-37 (2-10, 0-3) (2-8, 0-3) Brooks Gymnasium 12/11 at UNCW L, 60-55 Broadcast Radio Live Stats 12/14 NORTH CAROLINA A&T W, 49-46 ESPN+ 640 WXSM Live Stats link at 12/18 at Elon L, 58-40 www.uncgspartans.com Follow @uncgwbb 12/20 at Tennessee L, 66-40 1/3 CONVERSE W, 69-37 1/10 WESTERN CAROLINA L, 49-42 UNCG women’s basketball (2-10, 0-3) faces its 1/14 MERCER L, 53-43 first road challenge of the SoCon season, pre- UNCG Please paring for a pair of contests at ETSU (2-8, 0-3) 1/16 MERCER L, 73-58 this coming Friday and Sunday. Both teams Please refer to UNCG as simply UNCG 1/22 at ETSU 7 p.m. will be looking for their first win of the SoCon (preferred), the Spartans or UNC 1/24 at ETSU 2 p.m. season, while the Spartans hope to expand the Greensboro. Please do not refer to 1/28 WOFFORD 7 p.m. current three-game winning streak they have UNCG as North Carolina-Greensboro, over the Bucs. 1/30 WOFFORD 2 p.m. North Carolina at Greensboro, or 2/4 at Samford 7 p.m. HOW’S THEIR FORM? UNC-Greensboro in print or any other 2/6 at Samford 3 p.m. -- Both sides are on a three-game skid to open media channel. Thank you 2/11 FURMAN 7 p.m. the Southern Conference season with UNCG falling to Western Carolina and dropping a 2/13 FURMAN 2 p.m. pair of decisions to Mercer. ETSU meanwhile 2/19 at Chattanooga 7 p.m. opened conference play with a loss to Chattanooga and was most recently swept in a two-game series 2/21 at Chattanooga 1 p.m. with Wofford 2/25 at Western Carolina 6 p.m. -- This is going to be the Spartans’ first road test of the SoCon season, inversely this will be the first time ETSU has hosted since the start of conference play. The Buccaneers are just 1-2 when playing 3/4 SoCon Quarterfinals^ TBA at home in Brooks Gym 3/6 SoCon Semifinals^ TBA SCOUTING THE SPARTANS 3/7 SoCon Finals^ TBA -- UNCG has a candidate for SoCon Freshman of the Year with forward Khalis Cain ranking fourth in the conference in blocked shots per game (1.1) and sixth in rebounds per game (6.8), leading all SoCon * - Southern Conference game freshmen and sophomores in those categories. Those numbers go up even higher when you consider ^ - SoCon Championship Tournament that Cain did not become a regular starter until after four games into the season. She’s averaging 7.3 (Ashville, N.C. - Harrah’s Cherokee Center) points, 9.4 rebounds and 1.6 blocks in her eight starts since -- The Spartans have one of the top-ranked defenses in the conference this year, with their 57.9 points All home games played at allowed per game trailing only Mercer (57.8) for the top spot in the SoCon. UNCG’s scoring defense Fleming Gymnasium currently ranks 44th in the country, and recently held the top offense in the conference, Mercer, to an average of 63 points per game this past weekend Media Information -- Senior guard Tori Powell currently ranks fifth in the SoCon with 19 three-pointers on the year. She tied a personal season-high with four threes in game one of last weekend’s Mercer series, matching the four that she hit against Tennessee back in December Assistant Director of Communications SCOUTING ETSU Mark Pinkerton (primary contact) -- The Buccaneers are the top team in the SoCon when it comes to steals, averaging 9.8 per contest. email: [email protected] They rank second in the conference with a +1.9 turnover margin -- ETSU’s offense runs through forward Mykia Dowell. The redshirt sophomore leads the Bucs with 10.4 points, 5.8 boards and a .433 shooting percentage from beyond the arc Associate AD for Communications SERIES HISTORY Robert Knox -- UNCG is 17-19 against ETSU all-time, but is currently on a three-game winning streak against the email: [email protected] Bucs -- That three-game winning streak can be attributed to the trio of victories the Spartans had over their phone: 336-334-5615 SoCon rival in the 2019/20 season. The Bucs did not reach 50 points in any of those games.
Social Media Coordinator UNCG’s Projected Starters Off The Bench Contributors Michael Ream #0 Jayla Johnson, So., G #10 Rhianna Council, R-Sr., G email: [email protected] #1 Tori Powell, R-Sr., G #11 Excellanxt Greer, So., G #12 CeCe Crudup, Sr., G #21 Chatori Tyler, Jr., G Creative Content Producer #15 Khalis Cain, Fr., F/C #22 Lilian Izundu, R-Jr., C Darian Phillips #20 Amber Redmond, So., G #24 Jaylynn Brown, Jr., G email: [email protected] 2020-21 UNCG Women’s Basketball
2020-21 SoCon Standings Overall Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct HEAD COACH Wofford 3 0 1.000 7 3 .700 Samford 3 0 1.000 6 6 .500 Mercer 2 1 .667 8 4 .667 TRINA Chattanooga 2 1 .667 7 5 .583 Furman 1 2 .333 5 7 .417 Western Carolina 1 2 .333 3 9 .250 PATTERSON ETSU 0 3 .000 2 8 .200 UNCG 0 3 .000 2 10 .167 (As of January 20) (5TH YEAR )
School Information School...... UNCG Location...... Greensboro, N.C. Trina Patterson enters her fifth year at UNCG this 2020-21 season. Founded...... 1891 Enrollment...... 20,196 (16,581 undergrad) Nickname...... Spartans UNCG has won at least 20 games in two of the last four years, including a Division I program best Colors...... Navy, Gold & White 23 victories in the 2019-20 season, which was the third best Division I turnaround in women’s bas- Arena...... Fleming Gymnasium ketball nationally. Capacity...... 2,320 Affiliation...... NCAA Division I Overall during her decorated head coaching career, Patterson has guided numerous players to Conference...... Southern Chancellor...... Franklin D. Gilliam Jr. America East, Colonial Athletic Association (CAA), Pac 12, Conference USA and Southern conference Director of Athletics...... Kim Record honors, among those a conference player of the year rookie of the year, and members of all-con- Alma Mater...... Virginia, 1984 ference, all-rookie, all-defensive, all-academic and all-tournament teams. Athletics Dept. Phone...... 336-334-5952 Ticket Office Phone...... 336-334-3250 Named the 2019-20 SoCon Coach of the Year for the second time in four years, Patterson guided the Spartans to one of their finest seasons in program history. In leading UNCG to its first Regular Team Information Season conference title since 2002, the Spartans advanced to the conference tournament champi- 2019-20 Overall Record...... 23-9 onship contest. 2019-20 SoCon Record...... 10-4 SoCon Finish...... T-1st The Spartans went 23-9 with a 10-4 conference record, the most overall wins the team has had Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 7/4 since that title run in 2002. Starters Returning/Lost...... 2/3 Newcomers...... 4 Tale Of The Tape (2020-21)
Coaching Staff UNCG/National Rank ETSU/National Rank Head Coach...... Trina Patterson Scoring Defense 57.9/44th 68.6/221st Alma Mater...... Virginia, 1987 Scoring Offense 47.2/332nd 58.8/274th Career Record...... 250-361 (21 seasons) Scoring Margin -10.8/289th -9.8/280th Record at UNCG...... 67-61 (4 seasons) Assistant Coach...... Cetera DeGraffenried Alma Mater...... North Carolina, 2011 Free Throw % .662 (98-of-148)/234th .604 (93-of-154)/313th Assistant Coach...... Ido Singer Field Goal % .310 (204-of-658)/333rd .348 (218-of-626)/300th Alma Mater...... Capella Assistant Coach...... Alex Miller Field Goal Defense .401 (271-of-676)/176th .405 (244-of-603)/190th Alma Mater...... North Carolina, 2009 Three-Point FG % .243 (60-of-247)/308th .284 (59-of-208)/232nd Director of Operations...... Ariel Caraway Three-Point FG Defense .266 (59-of-222)/50th .338 (79-of-234)/265th Alma Mater...... McNeese, 2010 Three-Point FG Per Game 5.0/241st 5.9/168th
Media Information Total Rebounds/Game 34.3/282nd 39.0/133rd Rebounding Margin -5.3/284th -4.1/263rd Associate AD for Comm...... Robert Knox Email...... [email protected] Offensive Rebounds/Game N/A N/A Asst. Director of Comm...... Mark Pinkerton Defensive Rebounds/Game N/A N/A Email...... [email protected] Cell Phone...... 757-555-5555 Asst. Director of Marketing...... James Nance Blocked Shots Per Game 1.9/287th 2.5/235th Media Relations Office...... 336-334-5615 Assists Per Game 7.8/331st 11.0/262nd Website...... www.uncgspartans.com Steals Per Game 6.8/241st 9.8/52nd Mailing Address...... UNCG Athletics ...... PO Box 26168 Turnover Margin -1.0/213th +1.9/103rd ...... Greensboro, NC 27402-6168 Turnovers Forced Per Game 15.5/209th 21.9/14th Assist/Turnover Ratio 0.5/314th 0.6/298th 2020-21 UNCG Women’s Basketball
UNCG’s 13 home wins were just a single victory record. UNCG outlasted Furman in a double shy of tying a program record, as the Spartans overtime victory just two days later. Coaching Career led the conference in field goal percentage 2016-present: UNCG (Head Coach) 2013-16: Old Dominion (Assistant Coach) (42.9), field goal percentage defense (36.8), The one senior, Ajemba, made her mark 2012-14: Stanford (Assistant Coach) free throw percentage (77.1), scoring defense on the UNCG program in her lone season. 2002-10: Albany (Head Coach) (55.3), scoring margin (+8.7) and three-point Ajemba set single season rebounding records 1999-2000: MDESU (Head Coach) field goal percentage defense (28.3). The for with 260 defensive rebounds, averaging 1991-99: William & Mary (Head Coach) Spartans’ scoring defense ranked 16th in all 8.4 per game to rank sixth in the nation. She Career Honors of Division I women’s basketball during that set new Division I era school records for re- SoCon Coach of the Year (2020 & 2017) campaign. bounds in a single game (22) and recorded 17 Achieving Coaching Excellence College Basketball Coaching double-doubles, nearly doubling the previous Honor Roll (2020) America East Coach of the Year (2008) Nadine Soliman and Te’ja Twitty both earned school record. CAA Coach of the Year (1994) SoCon All-Conference honors under Patterson in 2020, with the former receiving First Team UNCG then knocked off the SoCon’s second- Old Dominion Highlights honors and the team’s first-ever Player of the place team ETSU at home, earning a 65-61 • Worked under head coach Karen Barefoot. • During her time at ODU, the Lady Monarchs posted three Year recognition. win before hitting the road. UNCG defeated straight appearances in the Women’s National Invitation Wofford in overtime in Spartanburg with Tournament (WNIT). Soliman became the program leading scorer Ajemba breaking her own school record by • Helped Old Dominion bring in recruiting classes ranked in against Samford, retiring with a UNCG all- grabbing 22 rebounds in the victory. the top-50 in the nation her last two seasons. • The Lady Monarchs had six All-Conference honorees, includ- time best 2,084 points, 177 more than any ing Jennie Simms, who was named the 2015 C-USA Newcomer other player in history. She also set a program UNCG had a pair of Second Team All-SoCon of the Year and was a two-time Conference USA All-Confer- record in games played (128) under Patterson, performers in Ajemba and Soliman. Ajemba ence First Team selection. in addition to career field goals made (751) earned SoCon All-Tournament honors for her Stanford Highlights and three-point field goals made (222). Her performance during the SoCon Tournament • Worked under Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame coach Tara 709 rebounds rank fourth in Division I program and Ajemba set numerous UNCG records in VanDerveer. history. her lone season as a Spartan. • Stanford racked up a 68-5 record, capturing the Pac-12 double (conference regular-season and tournament titles) each season, earning a No. 1 ranking and reaching its fifth In 2018-19, UNCG was tough to beat at home Patterson made an immediate impact in her straight Final Four in 2012. with a 9-4 record in Fleming Gymnasium that first year leading the Spartans to 20 wins and • Patterson worked with Stanford’s post players. included four SoCon victories. The Spartans their first trip to the postseason since the 2001- • Nnemkadi and Chiney Oguwmike were named All-Americans once again swept the season series against 02 season. and drafted No. 1 overall in their repsective WNBA drafts.
Western Carolina, had a win against all but Albany Highlights one conference team and finished sixth in the Following the SoCon Tournament, Patterson • 2007-08 America East Coach of the Year. league standings. led the Spartans on a tremendous postseason • Guided the Great Danes to a school-record 10 wins in run in the Women’s Basketball Invitational. conference play. • Albany advanced to the semifinals of the America East Nadine Soliman garnered her third-straight UNCG earned a road victory at Charleston Tournament. All-SoCon selection with her first as a first- Southern before knocking off Brown and Mil- teamer, and Te’ja Twitty was picked to the waukee at Fleming Gymnasium to advance to William & Mary Highlights second team. Soliman turned in one of the best the WBI Championship Game. • 1993-94 CAA Coach of the Year. • Took over a program that had not experienced a winning individual scoring seasons in program history, season at the Division I level. leading the league and ranked 38th in the After leading the turnaround for the Spar- • In her second year at the helm, Patterson guided the Tribe to nation in points per game (19.1). She scored the tans, she was named the 2017 SoCon Coach the championship game of the 1993 CAA Tournament. second-most points by a Spartan in a season of the Year. UNCG had three players earn • In her third season, she led the team to a 20-8 record and a third-place finish in the conference standings. (573) and was also second in three-point field all-conference nods, headlined by unanimous goals (70). SoCon Freshman of the Year and second team USA Basketball Highlights honoree Soliman. Senior guard Bailey Williams • First USA Basketball coaching stint was in 1998, as she served Twitty ranked second in the league in re- garnered a third team selection, while forward on Nell Fortner’s staff for the R. William Jones Cup squad that went 5-0 and captured the gold medal. This team included bounding at 7.9 rebounds per game while Te’ja Twitty received all-freshman recognition. future Olympians Tamika Catchings and Becky Harmon. being one of the most efficient scorers with a • She would next reunite with former college head coach Deb- .500 field goal percentage (fifth-best and 60th THE TRINA PATTERSON FILE bie Ryan, serving on Ryan’s staff as an assistant coach with the in D-I). Placing eighth in scoring (12.5 ppg), Hometown: 2003 USA Basketball Pan-American Games Team that won the silver medal. she did her damage more so on the offensive Newport News, Virginia glass, ranking second in the SoCon at 3.7 per Virginia Highlights Education: game. • Patterson earned four varsity letters and was a member of Virginia, 1987 (Bachelor’s, rhetoric and communica- four consecutive NCAA Tournament teams under head coach tion studies) Debbie Ryan at Virginia from 1983-87. In her second year at the helm, Patterson led National University, 2002 (Master’s, human resource • The Cavaliers went 95-23, winning 20-plus games each sea- the Spartans to 13 wins with the youngest team management) son, capturing three Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season in the nation – a squad featuring 10 under- titles and helping UVA to a No. 3 national ranking. classmen and two upperclassmen with one se- Husband: • Led Virginia in rebounding in the 1985-86 season. • As a team captain during her senior season (1986-87), Pat- Carl nior and a junior. The team started season fast; terson helped Virginia post a 26-5 record and reach the Round winning four of the first five games, including a of 16 in the NCAA Tournament. 13-point victory at home over VCU. Children: Carl Jr., Matthew and Joshua
In SoCon action, UNCG earned four SoCon Birthday: wins at home, starting the run off with a July 7 15-point win over Wofford at home, where Ije Ajemba first set the Division I era rebounding 2020-21 UNCG Women’s Basketball
2020-21 UNCG Women’s Basketball Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown/Previous School 0 Jayla Johnson G 5-8 So. Cocoa, Fla./Florida Prep Academy 1 Tori Powell G 5-7 R-Sr. Durham, N.C./Providence Day 5 Jordan Releford G 5-5 R-Fr. Decatur, Ga./Collin Hills 10 Rhianna Council G 5-11 R-Sr. Durham, N.C./St. Bonaventure 11 Excellanxt Greer G 5-6 So. Charlotte, N.C./Zebulon B. Vance 12 CeCe Crudup G 5-8 Sr. Richmond, Va./Highland Springs 14 Aja Boyd G/F 6-2 R-Sr. Petersburg, Va./LIU Brooklyn 15 Khalis Cain F 6-3 Fr. Durham, N.C./Mt. Zion Christian 20 Amber Redmond G 5-8 So. Asheville, N.C./Asheville 21 Chatori Tyler G 5-9 Jr. Summit, Ill./Mobley Area C.C. 22 Lilian Izundu C 6-3 R-Jr. Onitsha, Anambra, Nigeria/Forest Trail Acad. 24 Jaylynn Brown G 5-8 Jr. Jeffersonville, Ind./Lincoln Trail College 33 Pernilla Sorensen G/F 6-0 Sr. Taby, Sweden/Broward (Fl.) College 45 Jay’lin Hastings F 6-1 Fr. DeLand, Fla./DeLand
2020-21 UNCG Women’s Basketball Alphabetical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown/Previous School 14 Aja Boyd G/F 6-2 R-Sr. Petersburg, Va./LIU Brooklyn 24 Jaylynn Brown G 5-8 Jr. Jeffersonville, Ind./Lincoln Trail College 15 Khalis Cain F 6-3 Fr. Durham, N.C./Mt. Zion Christian 10 Rhianna Council G 5-11 R-Sr. Durham, N.C./St. Bonaventure 12 CeCe Crudup G 5-8 Sr. Richmond, Va./Highland Springs 11 Excellanxt Greer G 5-6 So. Charlotte, N.C./Zebulon B. Vance 45 Jay’lin Hastings F 6-1 Fr. DeLand, Fla./DeLand 22 Lilian Izundu C 6-3 R-Jr. Onitsha, Anambra, Nigeria/Forest Trail Acad. 0 Jayla Johnson G 5-8 So. Cocoa, Fla./Florida Prep Academy 1 Tori Powell G 5-7 R-Sr. Durham, N.C./Providence Day 20 Amber Redmond G 5-8 So. Asheville, N.C./Asheville 5 Jordan Releford G 5-5 R-Fr. Decatur, Ga./Collin Hills 33 Pernilla Sorensen G/F 6-0 Sr. Taby, Sweden/Broward (Fl.) College 21 Chatori Tyler G 5-9 Jr. Summit, Ill./Mobley Area C.C.
Head Coach: Trina Patterson (Virginia ’87, 5th year) Assistant Coach: Cetera DeGraffenreid (North Carolina ’11, 3rd year) Assistant Coach: Ido Singer (Capella University, 3rd year) Assistant Coach: Alex Miller (North Carolina ‘09, 1st year) Director of Basketball Operations: Ariel Caraway (McNeese ‘10, 3rd year) Graduate Assistants: Cameron Gooding, DD Rogers, Kianna Funderburk 2020-21 UNCG Women’s Basketball
2020-21 Miscellaneous Statistics
2020-21 Game-By-Game Starting Lineups Double-Figure Scoring Games 11/28 at North Carolina Powell Crudup Redmond Sorensen Izundu 2020-21 Career CeCe Crudup 6 17 12/1 vs Campbell Powell Crudup Redmond Sorensen Izundu Tori Powell 5 6 12/4 vs Belmont Abbey Powell Crudup Redmond Sorensen Izundu Amber Redmond 3 4 12/7 vs NC Wesleyan Releford Crudup Redmond Greer Izundu Khalis Cain 2 2 12/11 at UNCW Powell Crudup Redmond Sorensen Cain Pernilla Sorensen 2 2 Chatori Tyler 1 1 12/14 vs NC A&T Powell Crudup Redmond Sorensen Cain Jayla Johnson 1 1 12/18 at Elon Powell Crudup Redmond Sorensen Cain Aja Boyd 0 54 12/20 at Tennessee Powell Crudup Tyler Cain Izundu Rhianna Council 0 1 1/3 vs Converse Powell Crudup Redmond Cain Izundu 20 Points or More Scoring Games 1/10 vs Western Carolina* Powell Crudup Redmond Cain Izundu 2020-21 Career 1/14 vs Mercer* Powell Crudup Redmond Cain Johnson CeCe Crudup 1 1 1/16 vs Mercer* Powell Crudup Redmond Cain Johnson Aja Boyd 0 5 Double-Double Games 2020-21 Career Khalis Cain 1 1 Aja Boyd 0 12
Games Led UNCG In Scoring 2020-21 Career CeCe Crudup 6 6 Pernilla Sorensen 2 2 Tori Powell 2 2 Khalis Cain 2 2 Jayla Johnson 1 1 Aja Boyd 0 9
Games Led UNCG In Rebounding 2020-21 Career Khalis Cain 6 6 CeCe Crudup 3 4 Lillian Izundu 2 2 Pernilla Sorensen 1 1 Amber Redmond 1 1 Chatori Tyler 1 1 Aja Boyd 0 20
2020-21 Miscellaneous Statistics Largest Lead: Home Games...... 2-6 When opponent shoots 35%+ from 3...... 0-4 ..... 36; vs Converse, 3rd & 4th Quarter (1/3/21) Away Games...... 0-4 When opponent shoots <35% from 3...... 2-6 Largest Deficit: Neutral Games...... 0-0 When hitting seven or more 3’s...... 0-2 ....65 vs. North Carolina, 4th Quarter (11/28/20) Conference Games...... 0-3 When hitting less than seven 3’s...... 2-7 Largest Margin of Victory Non-Conference Games...... 2-7 When opponent hits < 7 3’s...... 2-8 ...... 33; vs Converse (1/3/21) Overtime Games...... 0-0 When opponent hits 7+ 3’s...... 0-2 Largest Margin of Defeat Games versus ranked opponents...... 0-0 When committing 15 or more TO’s...... 1-7 ...... 61; at North Carolina (11/28/20) Games decided by 5 points or less...... 1-3 When commiting less than 15 TO’s...... 1-3 Largest Halftime Lead: Games decided by 6-10 points...... 0-1 When forcing 15 or more to’s...... 2-5 ...... 23; vs Converse (1/3/21) Games decided by 10+ points...... 1-6 When failing to force 15 turnovers...... 0-5 Largest Halftime Deficit: When ahead at the half...... 1-2 When handing out 10+ assists...... 1-2 ...... 40; at North Carolina (11/28/20) When trailing at the half...... 1-8 When handing out <10 assists...... 1-8 Largest Halftime Deficit In Win: When tied at the half...... 0-0 When recording 6+ steals...... 2-7 ...... 14; vs NC A&T (12/14/20) When outrebouding opponent...... 1-4 When recording fewer than 6 steals...... 0-3 Largest Lead In Loss: When outrebounded or tied...... 1-6 When UNCG bench outscores opp...... 0-4 ...... 12; vs Campbell (12/1/20) When scoring 70+ points...... 0-0 When UNCG bench is outscored or tied...... 2-6 Largest Deficit In Win: When scoring 60-69 points...... 1-1 When Sorensen leads UNCG in scoring...... 0-2 ...... 16; vs NC A&T (12/14/20) When scoring 50-59 points...... 0-2 When Crudup leads UNCG in scoring...... 1-5 Most Points Scored In A Half: When scoring 40-49 points...... 1-4 When Powell leads UNCG in scoring...... 0-2 ...... 37; 2nd half vs Converse (1/3/21) When scoring under 40 points...... 0-3 When Cain leads UNCG in scoring...... 1-1 Most Points Allowed In A Half: When opponent scores under 50...... 2-2 When Johnson leads UNCG in scoring...... 0-1 ...... 51; at North Carolina (11/28/20) When opponent scores 50-59...... 0-3 Against the ACC ������������������������������������������0-1 Most Points Scored In A Game: When opponent scores 60-69...... 0-3 Against the Big South...... 0-1 ...... 69; vs Converse (12/3/21) When opponent scores 70-79...... 0-1 Against the CAA...... 0-2 Most Points Allowed In A Game: When opponent scores 80+...... 0-1 Against the MEAC...... 1-0 ...... 96; at North Carolina (11/28/20) When shooting 45% or better...... 1-0 Against the SEC...... 0-1 Fewest Points Allowed In Half When shooting under 45%...... 1-10 On a Friday...... 0-3 ...... 9; 1st half vs Converse (1/3/21) When holding opponents under 45%...... 2-7 On a Saturday...... 0-2 Fewest Points Allowed In Game When opponent shoots over 45%...... 0-3 On a Sunday...... 1-2 ...... 37; vs Converse (1/3/21) When shooting 70% or better from FT...... 0-4 On a Monday...... 1-1 When shooting under 70% from FT...... 2-6 On a Tuesday...... 0-1 When shooting 35% or better from 3...... 1-1 On a Thursday...... 0-1 When shooting under 35% from 3...... 1-9 2020-21 UNCG Women’s Basketball
Jayla Johnson’s Notebook Played three minutes against North Carolina (11/28) ... had two points and a pair of boards in 11 minutes against NC Wesleyan (12/7) ... played 27 minutes at UNCW (12/11) ... had a career day against NC A&T (12/14), scoring six while adding four as- sists ... four points and a pair of steals against Western Carolina (1/10) ... averaged 10 points over two games against Mercer, scoring a career-high of 13 in game two (1/16), nine of those points came at the foul line, going a perfect 9-for-9 at the charity stripe ...
#0 JAYLA JOHNSON Sophomore
Season Highs
Points...... 13; vs Mercer (1/16) Rebounds...... 4; at Elon (12/18) Assists...... 4; vs NC A&T (12/14) Steals...... 2; 2x, last vs WCU (1/10) Blocks...... NA FG Made...... 2; 5x, last vs Mercer (1/16) FG Att...... 8; vs NC A&T (12/14) 3FG Made...... NA 3FG Att...... 2; vs Mercer (1/14) FT Made...... 9; vs Mercer (1/16) FT Att...... 9; vs Mercer (1/16)
Career Highs
Points...... 13; vs Mercer (1/16/21) Rebounds..... 4; 2x, last at Elon (12/18/20) Assists...... 4; vs NC A&T (12/14/20) Steals...... 2; 3x, last vs WCU (1/10/21) Blocks...... NA FG Made...... 3; vs Richmond (11/5/19) FG Att...... 8; vs NC A&T (12/14/20) 3FG Made...... NA 3FG Att...... 2; vs Mercer (1/14/21) FT Made...... 9; vs Mercer (1/16/21) FT Att...... 9; vs Mercer (1/16/21)
Jayla Johnson’s Career Statistics 2020-21 UNCG Women’s Basketball
Tori Powell’s Notebook Scored nine against Campbell, while pulling down four boards (12/1) ... tied a career- high of five steals against NC Wesleyan (12/7), adding a block and four assists ... hit double-digits with three three-pointers at UNCW (12/11) ... tallied a career-high with three more three-pointers against NC A&T (12/14), scoring 12 with four assists ... had three steals against Elon while adding an assist and nine points (12/18) ... scored a career-high of 16 on the road against Tennessee (12/20) sinking four three-pointers on the night ... scored in double-digits for the fourth time in five games against Converse (1/3), pouring in 12 ...
#1 TORI POWELL Redshirt-Senior
Season Highs
Points...... 16; at Tennessee (12/20) Rebounds...... 5; vs Belmont Abbey (12/4) Assists...... 4; 2x, last vs NC A&T (12/14) Steals...... 5; vs NC Wesleyan (12/7) Blocks...... 1; vs NC Wesleyan (12/7) FG Made...... 6; at Tennessee (12/20) FG Att...... 14; at Tennessee (12/20) 3FG Made...... 4; 2x, last vs Mercer (1/14) 3FG Att...... 8; at Tennessee (12/20) FT Made...... 2; 3x, last vs Mercer (1/16) FT Att...... 5; at Elon (12/18)
Career Highs (UNCG)
Points...... 16; at Tennessee (12/20/20) Rebounds... 5; 2x, last vs Belmont Abbey (12/4/20) Assists...... 5; vs Georgia State (12/7/19) Steals.....5; 2x, last vs NC Wesleyan (12/7/20) Blocks.....1; 4x, last vs NC Wesleyan (12/7/20) FG Made...... 6; at Tennessee (12/20/20) FG Att...... 14; at Tennessee (12/20/20) 3FG Made...... 4; 2x, last vs Mercer (1/14/21) 3FG Att...... 8; at Tennessee (12/20/20) FT Made...... 3; vs Erskine (11/26/19) FT Att.. 4; 2x, last at North Carolina (11/28/20)
Tori Powell’s Career Statistics 2020-21 UNCG Women’s Basketball
Jordan Releford’s Notebook Scored six in her debut as a Spartan against North Carolina, knocking down a three in the fourth quarter (11/28) ... added five points against Campbell (12/1) ... another five against Belmont Abbey (12/4), adding an assist and a steal ... two boards and five points against NC Wesleyan (12/7) ...
#5 JORDAN RELEFORD Redshirt-Freshman
Season Highs
Points...... 6; at North Carolina (11/28) Rebounds...... 2; vs NC Wesleyan (12/7) Assists....1; 2x, last vs NC Wesleyan (12/7) Steals...... 1; vs Belmont Abbey (12/4) Blocks...... NA FG Made... 2; 2x, last vs Belmont Abbey (12/4) FG Att...... 11; vs NC Wesleyan (12/7) 3FG Made...... 1; at North Carolina (11/28) 3FG Att...... 4; at North Carolina (11/28) FT Made...3; 2x, last vs NC Wesleyan (12/7) FT Att...... 4; 2x, last vs NC Wesleyan (12/7)
Career Highs
Points...... 6; at North Carolina (11/28/20) Rebounds...... 2; vs NC Wesleyan (12/7/20) Assists.... 1; 2x, last vs NC Wesleyan (12/7/20) Steals...... 1; vs Belmont Abbey (12/4/20) Blocks...... NA FG Made.....2; 2x, last vs Belmont Abbey (12/4/20) FG Att...... 11; vs NC Wesleyan (12/7/20) 3FG Made.. 1; at North Carolina (11/28/20) 3FG Att...... 4; at North Carolina (11/28/20) FT Made. 3; 2x, last vs NC Wesleyan (12/7/20) FT Att...... 4; 2x, last vs NC Wesleyan (12/7/20)
Jordan Releford’s Career Statistics 2020-21 UNCG Women’s Basketball
Rhianna Council’s Notebook Played 12 minutes against North Carolina, pulling down one board (11/28) ... secured four rebounds over 10 minutes against NC Wesleyan (12/7) ... career-day at Tennessee (12/20), scoring five with five boards and hitting a three-pointer ... first career assist against Western Carolina (1/10) ... pulled down five boards in game one of the Mercer series (1/14), following up with a career-high of 10 points in game two (1/16), gitting 4-of-5 from the floor ...
#10 RHIANNA COUNCIL Redshirt-Senior
Season Highs
Points...... 10; vs Mercer (1/16) Rebounds...... 5; 2x, last vs Mercer (1/14) Assists...... 1; 2x, last vs Mercer (1/14) Steals...... 2; 2x, last vs WCU (1/10) Blocks...... 1; vs Mercer (1/16) FG Made...... 4; vs Mercer (1/16) FG Att...... 5; vs Mercer (1/16) 3FG Made...... 2; vs Mercer (1/16) 3FG Att...... 4; at Tennessee (12/20) FT Made...... 2; 3x, last vs Converse (1/3) FT Att...... 4; vs Converse (1/3)
Career Highs (UNCG)
Points...... 5; at Tennessee (12/20/20) Rebounds... 5; 2x, last vs Mercer (1/14/21) Assists...... 1; 2x, last vs Mercer (1/14/21) Steals...... 2; 2x, last vs WCU (1/10/21) Blocks...... 1; vs Mercer (1/16/21) FG Made...... 4; vs Mercer (1/16/21) FG Att...... 5; vs Mercer (1/16/21) 3FG Made...... 2; vs Mercer (1/16/21) 3FG Att...... 4; at Tennessee (12/20/20) FT Made.... 2; 3x, last vs Converse (1/3/21) FT Att...... 4; vs Converse (1/3/21)
Rhianna Council’s Career Statistics 2020-21 UNCG Women’s Basketball
Excellanxt Greer’s Notebook Played 20 against Campbell (12/1), hitting two of three and pulling down what was then a career-high of three boards ... tied a career-high with her five points against Belmont Abbey (12/4) ... added another five with three boards and two steals three days later against NC Wesleyan (12/7) ... scored a career-high while sinking a pair of threes at Tennessee (12/20) ...
#11 EXCELLANXT GREER Sophomore
Season Highs
Points...... 6; at Tennessee (12/20) Rebounds....3; 2x, last vs NC Wesleyan (12/7) Assists...... 3; 2x, last vs Mercer (1/14) Steals...... 2; vs NC Wesleyan (12/7) Blocks...... 1; vs Mercer (1/16) FG Made...... 2; 3x, last at Tennessee (12/20) FG Att...... 11; at Tennessee (12/20) 3FG Made...... 2; at Tennessee (12/20) 3FG Att...... 7; at Tennessee (12/20) FT Made...... 2; vs Belmont Abbey (12/4) FT Att...... 4; vs Belmont Abbey (12/4)
Career Highs
Points...... 6; at Tennessee (12/20/20) Rebounds.....3; 2x, last vs NC Wesleyan (12/7/20) Assists...... 3; 3x, last vs Mercer (1/14/21) Steals...... 2; vs NC Wesleyan (12/7/20) Blocks...... 1; vs Mercer (1/16/21) FG Made....2; 3x, last at Tennessee (12/20/20) FG Att...... 11; at Tennessee (12/20/20) 3FG Made...... 2; at Tennessee (12/20/20) 3FG Att...... 7; at Tennessee (12/20/20) FT Made...2; 2x, last vs Belmont Abbey (12/4/20) FT Att...... 4; vs Belmont Abbey (12/4/20)
Excellanxt Greer’s Career Statistics 2020-21 UNCG Women’s Basketball
CeCe Crudup’s Notebook Had four boards at North Carolina (11/28) ... led the Spartans with 11 points against Campbell (12/1) ... had a career-high of 22 against Belmont Abbey (12/4), pulling down seven rebounds and four steals ... had 12 rebounds and eight assists against UNCW (12/11), coming within two helpers of becoming the first Spartan to reach a rebound- assist double-double since the turn of the century ... poured in 16 with eight boards against NC A&T (12/14) coming within two rebounds of her first double-double ... led the Spartans with 12 points at Elon (12/18) ... scored all 15 of her points against West- ern Carolina (1/10) in the second half, knocking down three three-pointers ... first block of the season against Mercer (1/14) ...
#12 CECE CRUDUP Senior
Season Highs
Points...... 22; vs Belmont Abbey (12/4) Rebounds...... 12; at UNCW (12/11) Assists...... 8; at UNCW (12/11) Steals...... 4; vs Belmont Abbey (12/4) Blocks...... 1; vs Mercer (1/14) FG Made...... 8; vs Belmont Abbey (12/4) FG Att...... 19; vs Campbell (12/1) 3FG Made...... 3; 2x, last vs WCU (1/10) 3FG Att...... 6; 3x, last vs WCU (1/10) FT Made...... 4; vs NC A&T (12/14) FT Att...... 5; vs NC A&T (12/14)
Career Highs
Points...... 22; vs Belmont Abbey (12/4/20) Rebounds...... 12; at UNCW (12/11/20) Assists...... 8; at UNCW (12/11/20) Steals....4; 3x, last vs Belmont Abbey (12/4/20) Blocks...... 2; vs Wofford (2/6/19) FG Made.... 8; vs Belmont Abbey (12/4/20) FG Att...... 19; vs Campbell (12/1/20) 3FG Made...... 3; 2x, last vs WCU (1/10/21) 3FG Att...... 6; 3x, last vs WCU (1/10/21) FT Made...4; 3x, last vs NC A&T (12/14/20) FT Att...... 6; at High Point (12/1/18)
CeCe Crudup’s Career Statistics 2020-21 UNCG Women’s Basketball
Aja Boyd’s Notebook Yet to make an appearance
#14 AJA BOYD Redshirt-Senior
Season Highs
Points...... NA Rebounds...... NA Assists...... NA Steals...... NA Blocks...... NA FG Made...... NA FG Att...... NA 3FG Made...... NA 3FG Att...... NA FT Made...... NA FT Att...... NA
Career Highs (UNCG)
Points...... 28; v Mercer (3/6/20) Rebounds... 14; vs Coastal Carolina (12/29/18) Assists..3; 6x, last at Chattanooga (2/6/20) Steals...... 6; vs Young Harris (11/20/18) Blocks...... 3; 8x, last at Wofford (1/25/20) FG Made...... 10; v Mercer (3/6/20) FG Att... 22; vs Coastal Carolina (12/29/18) 3FG Made...... NA 3FG Att.....2; vs UNC Pembroke (11/25/18) FT Made...... 8; 3x, last v Mercer (3/6/20) FT Att...... 10; 3x, last v Mercer (3/6/20)
Aja Boyd’s Career Statistics 2020-21 UNCG Women’s Basketball
Khalis Cain’s Notebook Scored eight points with four rebounds in the first start of her career at UNCW (12/11) ... added another eight points with seven boards against NC A&T (12/14) ... had a career-high of 12 rebounds against Elon, adding a personal best three blocks (12/18) ... improved her career-high in points with 15 against Converse (1/3), hitting 7-of-10 and coming two boards shy of her first double-double ... pulled down 11 rebounds against Western Carolina (1/10), contributing three blocks ... averaged 13.5 rebounds and 9.5 points over two games against Mercer, pulling down 13 boards in game one of that series (1/14) ... followed her performance with her first career double-double at the college level scoring 13 points with a career-high 14 rebounds in game two against Mercer (1/16) ...
#15 KHALIS CAIN Freshman
Season Highs
Points...... 15; vs Converse (1/3) Rebounds...... 14; vs Mercer (1/16) Assists...... 1; 3x, last vs WCU (1/10) Steals...... 5; vs Mercer (1/14) Blocks...... 3; 3x, last vs Mercer (1/14) FG Made...... 7; vs Converse (1/3) FG Att...... 10; 2x, last vs Mercer (1/16) 3FG Made...... NA 3FG Att...... NA FT Made...... 4; vs Mercer (1/14) FT Att...... 6; vs Mercer (1/14)
Career Highs
Points...... 15; vs Converse (1/3/21) Rebounds...... 14; vs Mercer (1/16/21) Assists...... 1; 3x, last vs WCU (1/10/21) Steals...... 5; vs Mercer (1/14/21) Blocks...... 3; 3x, last vs Mercer (1/14/21) FG Made...... 7; vs Converse (1/3/21) FG Att...... 10; 2x, last vs Mercer (1/16/21) 3FG Made...... NA 3FG Att...... NA FT Made...... 4; vs Mercer (1/14/21) FT Att...... 6; vs Mercer (1/14/21)
Khalis Cain’s Career Statistics 2020-21 UNCG Women’s Basketball
Amber Redmond’s Notebook Scored six in 33 minutes at North Carolina (11/28) ... started both of the Spartans’ first two contests ... .625 shooting percentage through the first two games of the year were a team best ... had a career-high 11 points against Belmont Abbey (12/4) ... came within two boards and a bucket of her first career double-double scoring eight and eight against NC Wesleyan (12/7) ... Also had four of UNCG’s 13 steals in that game against Wesleyan ... scored six with five boards and a steal at Elon (12/18) ... scored in double- digits with 10 points against Converse (1/3), adding five rebounds for a third straight appearance ... scored a career-high against WCU (1/10), scoring eight of her 14 in the second half ...
#20 AMBER REDMOND Sophomore
Season Highs
Points...... 14; vs WCU (1/10) Rebounds...... 8; vs NC Wesleyan (12/7) Assists...... 1; 3x, last vs Mercer (1/14) Steals...... 4; vs NC Wesleyan (12/7) Blocks...... 1; vs NC Wesleyan (12/7) FG Made...... 5; 3x, last vs WCU (1/10) FG Att...... 11; vs NC Wesleyan (12/7) 3FG Made...... 1; 2x, last vs WCU (1/10) 3FG Att...... 2; vs WCU (1/10) FT Made...... 3; vs WCU (1/10) FT Att...... 4; 3x, last vs Mercer (1/14)
Career Highs
Points...... 14; vs WCU (1/10/21) Rebounds...... 8; vs NC Wesleyan (12/7/20) Assists...... 3; vs MESU (11/17/19) Steals...... 4; vs NC Wesleyan (12/7/20) Blocks.....1; 4x, last vs NC Wesleyan (12/7/20) FG Made...... 5; 3x, last vs WCU (1/10/21) FG Att...... 11; vs NC Wesleyan (12/7/20) 3FG Made...... 1; 4x, last vs WCU (1/10/21) 3FG Att...... 2; 2x, last vs WCU (1/10/21) FT Made...... 3; vs WCU (1/10/21) FT Att...... 4; 3x, last vs Mercer (1/14/21)
Amber Redmond’s Career Statistics 2020-21 UNCG Women’s Basketball
Chatori Tyler’s Notebook Hit a pair of threes against Belmont Abbey, while making her career debut with the Spartans (12/4) ... pulled down eight rebounds against NC Wesleyan (12/7) ... poured in 11, while hitting three three-pointers at UNCW (12/11) ...
#21 CHATORI TYLER Junior
Season Highs
Points...... 11; at UNCW (12/11) Rebounds...... 8; vs NC Wesleyan (12/7) Assists...... 2; at Tennessee (12/20) Steals...... 1; 3x, last vs Converse (1/3) Blocks...... NA FG Made...... 4; at UNCW (12/11) FG Att...... 11; vs NC Wesleyan (12/7) 3FG Made...... 3; at UNCW (12/11) 3FG Att...... 8; vs Belmont Abbey (12/4) FT Made...... 1; at Elon (12/18) FT Att...... 2; at Elon (12/18)
Career Highs
Points...... 11; at UNCW (12/11/20) Rebounds...... 8; vs NC Wesleyan (12/7/20) Assists...... 2; at Tennessee (12/20/20) Steals...... 1; 3x, last vs Converse (1/3/21) Blocks...... NA FG Made...... 4; at UNCW (12/11/20) FG Att...... 11; vs NC Wesleyan (12/7/20) 3FG Made...... 3; at UNCW (12/11/20) 3FG Att...... 8; vs Belmont Abbey (12/4/20) FT Made...... 1; at Elon (12/18/20) FT Att...... 2; at Elon (12/18/20)
Chatori Tyler’s Career Statistics 2020-21 UNCG Women’s Basketball
Lilian Izundu’s Notebook Pulled down seven rebounds against Campbell (12/1) ... was 2-for-7 with a career-high seven points against Belmont Abbey (12/4) ... had six points and six rebounds on the road at Tennessee (12/20) ... added another six boards against Converse (1/3), scoring five with a career-high three steals and a block ...
#22 LILIAN IZUNDU Redshirt-Junior
Season Highs
Points...... 7; vs Belmont Abbey (12/4) Rebounds...... 7; vs Campbell (12/1) Assists...... 1; 3x, last vs Converse (1/3) Steals...... 3; vs Converse (1/3) Blocks...... 1; 3x, last vs Converse (1/3) FG Made...... 3; at Tennessee (12/20) FG Att...... 7; vs Belmont Abbey (12/4) 3FG Made...... NA 3FG Att...... NA FT Made...... 3; vs Belmont Abbey (12/4) FT Att...... 4; vs Belmont Abbey (12/4)
Career Highs
Points...... 7; vs Belmont Abbey (12/4/20) Rebounds...... 7; vs Campbell (12/1/20) Assists...... 1; 3x, last vs Converse (1/3/21) Steals...... 2; vs Campbell (12/1/20) Blocks...... 1; 3x, last vs Converse (1/3/21) FG Made...... 3; at Tennessee (12/20/20) FG Att...... 7; vs Belmont Abbey (12/4/20) 3FG Made...... NA 3FG Att...... NA FT Made..... 3; vs Belmont Abbey (12/4/20) FT Att...... 4; vs Belmont Abbey (12/4/20)
Lilian Izundu’s Career Statistics 2020-21 UNCG Women’s Basketball
Jaylynn Brown’s Notebook One board against NC Wesleyan (12/7) ... hit a pair at UNCW (12/11), adding two boards and two assists over 10 minutes of play ... hit two more driving the lane against Converse (1/3) ...
#24 JAYLYNN BROWN Junior
Season Highs
Points...... 4; 2x, last vs Converse (1/3) Rebounds...... 2; 2x, last vs Converse (1/3) Assists...... 2; at UNCW (12/11) Steals...... 2; vs Mercer (1/14) Blocks...... NA FG Made...... 2; 2x, last vs Converse (1/3) FG Att...... 9; vs Mercer (1/14) 3FG Made...... 1; vs Mercer (1/14) 3FG Att...... 4; vs Mercer (1/14) FT Made...... NA FT Att...... NA
Career Highs
Points...... 4; 2x, last vs Converse (1/3/21) Rebounds... 2; 2x, last vs Converse (1/3/21) Assists...... 2; at UNCW (12/11/21) Steals...... 2; vs Mercer (1/14/21) Blocks...... NA FG Made... 2; 2x, last vs Converse (1/3/21) FG Att...... 9; vs Mercer (1/14/21) 3FG Made...... 1; vs Mercer (1/14/21) 3FG Att...... 4; vs Mercer (1/14/21) FT Made...... NA FT Att...... NA
Jaylynn Brown’s Career Statistics 2020-21 UNCG Women’s Basketball
Pernilla Sorensen’s Notebook Had a career-high 11 points with three three-pointers made at North Carolina (11/28) ... pulled down seven boards as well for another career-high ... hit five three-pointers against UNCW (12/11) ... pair of blocks against Elon (12/18) ...
#33 PERNILLA SORENSEN Senior
Season Highs
Points...... 15; at UNCW (12/14) Rebounds...... 7; at North Carolina (11/28) Assists...... 1; 2x, last at Elon (12/18) Steals...... 1; at Elon (12/18) Blocks...... 2; at Elon (12/18) FG Made...... 5; at UNCW (12/14) FG Att...... 12; at North Carolina (11/28) 3FG Made...... 5; at UNCW (12/14) 3FG Att...... 11; 2x, last at UNCW (12/14) FT Made...... 2; 2x, last at Elon (12/18) FT Att...... 2; 2x, last at Elon (12/18)
Career Highs (UNCG)
Points...... 15; at UNCW (12/14/20) Rebounds.. 7; at North Carolina (11/28/20) Assists...... 2; vs Erskine (11/26/19) Steals...... 2; vs Concord (1/4/20) Blocks...... 2; 2x, last at Elon (12/18/20) FG Made...... 5; at UNCW (12/14/20) FG Att...... 12; at North Carolina (11/28/20) 3FG Made...... 5; at UNCW (12/14/20) 3FG Att.... 11; at North Carolina (11/28/20) FT Made...... 2; 3x, last at Elon (12/18/20) FT Att...... 2; 4x, last at Elon (12/18/20)
Pernilla Sorensen’s Career Statistics 2020-21 UNCG Women’s Basketball
Jay’lin Hastings’ Notebook Yet to make an appearance
#45 JAY’LIN HASTINGS Freshman
Season Highs
Points...... NA Rebounds...... NA Assists...... NA Steals...... NA Blocks...... NA FG Made...... NA FG Att...... NA 3FG Made...... NA 3FG Att...... NA FT Made...... NA FT Att...... NA
Career Highs
Points...... NA Rebounds...... NA Assists...... NA Steals...... NA Blocks...... NA FG Made...... NA FG Att...... NA 3FG Made...... NA 3FG Att...... NA FT Made...... NA FT Att...... NA
Jay’lin Hastings’ Career Statistics 2020-21 UNCG Women’s Basketball 2020-21 UNCG Women’s Basketball 2020-21 UNCG Women’s Basketball