The UNC Asheville Bulldogs (5-6, 4-2 Big South) visit the Radford Highlanders (1-5, 1-3 Big South) after Nadiria Evans scored 20 points in the Bulldogs 65-58 victory over Charleston Southern. The game airs on ESPN+ at 5:00 PM ET on Friday, January 22, 2021.

Radford knocked off Presbyterian 61-55 on Thursday in the team's last action, with Ashley Tudor leading the effort by notching 18 points in the win.

UNC Asheville defeated Charleston Southern 65-58 in the team's last outing on Saturday. Evans put up a team-leading 20 points in the victory.

Radford Team Stats

Radford enters Friday's matchup with a 57.7 points per game average, 7.8 less than the 65.5 UNC Asheville gives up per contest. Even when scoring more than 66, the Highlanders have a 1-2 this season.

The Highlanders are shooting 65.4 percent from the charity stripe as a team, good for seventh in the Big South. Ariel Williams is leading Radford with 2.2 made free throws a game (shooting 65.000 percent from the line).

UNC Asheville Team Stats

UNC Asheville heads into Friday's matchup scoring an average of 62.2 points per game, 13 fewer than the 75.2 Radford allows per contest. When they do score more than 75, the Bulldogs are 5-4 this season.

The Bulldogs hit 68 percent of their free throws as a team, the sixth-best mark in the Big South. Evans makes 7.3 free throws per game to lead UNC Asheville while connecting on 74 percent of her attempts at the line.

Radford Players to Watch

Tina Lindenfeld, Radford's top scorer, is averaging 9.2 points per game. Bryonna McClean leads the Highlanders with 5.4 rebounds per game and adds 7.0 points, while Williams paces the team with 2.3 assists and averages 6.8 points.

Lindenfeld is the most prolific shooter for Radford, knocking down 2.2 three-pointers per game while shooting 46 percent from beyond the arc.

Player stats reflect six of six games this season.

UNC Asheville Players to Watch

Evans' 19.4 points and 3.0 assists per game are both team-high figures for UNC Asheville. Kai Carter adds 14.3 points and 7.2 rebounds for the Bulldogs, and Amaryah Corpening averages 11 points and 1.5 steals per game.

Carter is a player to watch on the perimeter for UNC Asheville. She leads the Bulldogs shooting attack, making 38 percent of her shots from downtown while averaging 2.5 makes per game.

Player stats reflect 10 of 11 games this season.

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