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UNC Asheville Bulldogs

UNC Asheville Bulldogs

Collegiate sports club in the United States

The UNC Asheville Bulldogs are the athletic teams that represent the University of North Carolina at Asheville (UNCA). They participate in Division I of the NCAA and are a member of the Big South Conference. UNCA fields varsity teams in 12 sports, 6 for men and 6 for women.

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UNC Asheville is a member of the Big South Conference.

In 1984, the UNCA women's basketball team won the NAIA national championship.

Sports teams

UNCA competes in the NCAA in the following sports:[2]

Men's Sports

Women's Sports

Athletic facilities

  • Crowne Plaza Tennis Center: Home of UNCA tennis.[3]
  • Greenwood Baseball Field: Completed in the spring of 1988, home of UNCA baseball. Capacity for 300 people.
  • Greenwood Soccer Field: Opened in 1989, capacity for 1,000 people. Home of UNCA soccer.[4]
  • Kimmel Arena: Home of UNCA basketball and volleyball from 2011, replaces the smaller Justice Center. Holds 3,400 people.
  • Karl Straus Track: Home of UNCA's track and field programs.[5]

Championships

Baseball

  • Big South tournament (1): 2006

Men's basketball

  • Big South regular season (8): 1997, 1998, 2002 (shared with Winthrop), 2008 (shared with Winthrop), 2012, 2017, 2018, 2023
  • Big South tournament (6): 1989, 2003, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2023

UNC Asheville men's basketball won at least 15 games in a season for a league-record 11 consecutive seasons from the 2007-08 season until the 2017-18 season. UNC Asheville's 11th straight 15 or more win season allowed the Bulldogs to pass the old mark of 10 it shared with Winthrop (1998-08).

Women's basketball

Main article: UNC Asheville Bulldogs women's basketball
  • NAIA National Champions (1): 1984
  • Big South tournament (3): 2007, 2016, 2017
  • Big South regular season (1): 2016

Men's soccer

  • Big South regular season (1): 2001

Women's soccer

  • Big South regular season (2): 2004, 2005
  • Big South tournament (2): 1995, 2006

Women's Tennis

  • Big South regular season (1): 2023

Women's volleyball

  • National Invitational Volleyball Championship (NIVC) champions (1): 1991
  • Big South regular season (5): 1990, 1991 (shared), 1992, 2002, 2009
  • Big South tournament (2): 1991, 1992

References

  1. [1]
    "Color Palette | Communication and Marketing". Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  2. [2]
    "UNC Asheville Bulldogs Official Athletics Site". www.uncabulldogs.com. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  3. [3]
    "Facilities". www.uncabulldogs.com. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  4. [4]
    "Facilities". www.uncabulldogs.com. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  5. [5]
    "Facilities". www.uncabulldogs.com. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
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