UNC Asheville 51, at High Point 78

HIGH POINT, N.C. (Interstat) — The High Point Panthers closed the calendar year with a dominant defensive performance, overwhelming the UNC Asheville Bulldogs 78-51 in a Big South Conference women’s basketball game Wednesday afternoon at Qubein Arena. High Point, improving to 12-2 overall, set the tone from the opening tip, forcing a staggering 24 turnovers and converting them into 28 points. The Panthers’ relentless pressure, particularly in the first half, rendered any notion of a competitive contest moot early on. UNC Asheville, which fell to 5-9, managed just 21 first-half points and never recovered from High Point’s initial onslaught. The… Read more...