Post by The Cats on Feb 19, 2024 14:31:38 GMT -5
Who: UNCG Spartans
Where: Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC
When: Wednesday, February 21, 2023
Time: 6 pm
Radio: Catamount Sports Network
Video/TV: CBS Sports Network
Live Stats: Live Stats
Enrollment: 19,764
Nickname: Spartans
Colors: Gold, White, and Blue
Head Coach: Mike Jones enters his third season as head coach of the UNCG program
Jones' Record at UNCG: 51-32 (3rd season)
Jones' Record vs. WCU: 5-0
Gray's Record vs. UNCG: 0-5
UNCG's Current Record: 19-8 overall, 9-3 home, 7-5 away, 3-0 neutral, 10-4 SoCon.
UNCG's Last Season Record: 20-12 overall, 11-3 home, 8-6 away, 1-3 neutral, 14-4 SoCon.
The Series: Western has a 32-31 overall record in the series with UNCG that tipped off in 1979. The Cats are 1-9 in the last 10 games played and are 11-16 overall in games played in Greensboro. The Cats are currently on a 5 game-losing streak against the Spartans.
The Spartans were picked second in the SoCon preseason coaches poll and 4th in the media poll. Currently, the Spartans sit in second place in the conference standings with a 5-1 record. Their lone loss so far is to the Samford Bulldogs, with wins over Furman and Chattanooga.
UNCG is currently 5th in the SoCon in scoring, putting up 77.1 points per game, and comes in second in scoring defense giving up an average of 68 points per game.
The Spartans are currently tied for second place with Chattanooga in the conference standings and come into this game on a two-game winning streak.
