GREENSBORO, N.C. – Winthrop women's basketball is set to face UNC Greensboro on Thursday, Nov. 18, their third straight road contest to begin 2021-22. The matchup is the second all-time between the Eagles and Spartans.
| Game Information - Winthrop vs. UNC Greensboro |
| Opponent/Date/Time/Location |
UNC Greensboro | Thursday, Nov. 18 | 7:00 p.m. | Greensboro, N.C. |
| Live Stats |
UNC Greensboro |
| Live Stream |
ESPN Plus |
| Series History |
UNC Greensboro leads 1-0 |
| Last Meeting |
Nov. 26, 2004 @ UNC Greensboro (L, 62-52) |
| Social Media |
Twitter - @WinthropWBB / @WUEagles | Instagram - winthropwbb | #ROCKtheHILL | #EverStand |
| COVID Guidelines |
Mask Mandate in place for all buildings at Winthrop University - for more guidelines and attendance policies, CLICK HERE |
SERIES HISTORY VERSUS UNC GREENSBORO
Winthrop and UNC Greensboro meet for the 32nd time with the Spartans but the first time since 2004. In that meeting the Eagles fell 62-52 on the first day of the UNCG Tournament.
A GLANCE AT WINTHROP
Eagles begin their season with a brand-new roster in head coach
Semeka Randall Lay's first season as the permanent head coach. The team has seven new players, including six freshmen and a graduate transfer.
Winthrop is coming off a 6-18 (5-15 Big South) season in 2020-21 with Randall Lay in the interim head coach role. Season highlights included a road non-conference victory against South Carolina State and a home sweep of conference rival Charleston Southern.
Randall Lay is in her first season at the permanent helm of the program after serving as associate head coach and then interim head coach. Entering her 10
th season as a head coach, she has served in the same role at Ohio University (2008-13) and Alabama A&M (2013-16).
BIG SOUTH PRESEASON POLL
Winthrop was voted to finish 11th in the Big South Conference preseason poll. High Point is the preseason favorite with 143 points (11 first-place votes) while Campbell was second with 121 points. They were followed by Longwood (119), North Carolina A&T (114 (one first-place vote)), Gardner-Webb (93), Radford (76), UNC Asheville and Presbyterian (70), Hampton (50), USC Upstate (38), the Eagles (23), and Charleston Southern (18).
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