GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) women's basketball team will open the 2026-27 season by hosting Big South foe Presbyterian on Monday night at 7:00 p.m. inside Bodford Arena.
UNCG and Presbyterian have faced off five times in the overall series, with the Blue Hose holding the 3-2 edge. The two teams met last season in Clinton, South Carolina, with the Spartans securing the 57-53 contest.
Game 1: UNC Greensboro vs. Presbyterian
UNC Greensboro (0-0, 0-0 SoCon) vs. Presbyterian (0-0, 0-0 Big South)
Date: Monday, Nov. 2
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Greensboro, N.C. (Bodford Arena)
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Scouting the Spartans
- The Spartans concluded the 2025-26 season 14-16 overall and 4-10 in The Southern Conference (SoCon).
- Last season was ended in a 62-50 loss to ETSU in the SoCon Tournament quarterfinals at Harrah's Cherokee Center in Asheville, North Carolina.
- UNCG was selected to finish eighth in the 2026-27 SoCon Preseason Coaches' Poll.
- Head coach Trina Patterson returns for her 11th season at the helm of the UNCG women's basketball team, leading the Spartans to 160 victories during her time.
- The three-time SoCon Coach of the Year, Patterson saw her winningest season as a head coach in the 2024-25 season, leading UNCG to a 25-7 overall record and its second NCAA Tournament appearance in program history.
- The 2026-27 squad features 11 newcomers, including eight freshmen and three transfers.
- Among the returners for the Spartans are Leyla Minor, Joelle Davis and Salimata Traore.
- Minor is the returning leading scorer for the Spartans, averaging 4.7 points per game last season.
- Minor and Rakotobe are the leading returners in rebounding after averaging 2.5 boards per game each last year.
- As a team, the Spartans concluded the 2025-26 season first in the SoCon in five statistical categories, including assist/turnover ratio (0.92), assists per game (13.3), scoring defense (56.5), scoring margin (7.0) and turnover margin (2.87).
- The Spartans' 56.5 scoring defense finished 10th in the country last season.
- Monday night's matchup with Presbyterian will be the first of five Big South contests for the Spartans in their non-conference campaign.
Scouting the Blue Hose
- Presbyterian concluded the 2025-26 campaign 3-27 overall and 1-15 in the Big South.
- The team's season was rounded out with a 60-48 loss to USC Upstate in the first round of the Big South Conference Tournament.
- The Blue Hose were picked to finish eighth in the 2026-27 Big South Preseason Poll.
- Head coach Tiffany Sardin enters her second season at the helm of the Presbyterian women's basketball program.
- The 2026-27 Presbyterian roster features eight newcomers, including five transfers and three freshmen.
- Junior Krystal Haddock is a key returner for the Blue Hose, being named to the Big South All-Conference second team last season.
- Haddock notched three double-doubles, 11 double-figures scoring games and four double-digit rebounding games last year.
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UNCG women's basketball ticket information
To hear about ticket options for UNCG women's basketball home games, contact the ticket office to discuss full season, flex plans, discounted groups tickets, or single game tickets. For more information, please contact Ashlynn Templin in the UNCG Ticket Office at 336-334-3250 or email antemplin@uncg.edu.
The Spartans will continue in Bodford Arena, hosting Columbia College on Thursday at 7:00 p.m. Thursday's contest with the Koalas will be a part of Healthcare Heroes Night.
