UNC Asheville Bulldogs

{{Short description|Collegiate sports club in the United States}}

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| name = UNC Asheville Bulldogs

| logo = UNC Asheville Bulldogs logo.svg

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| university = University of North Carolina at Asheville

| association = NCAA

| conference = Big South (primary)
CCSA (women's swimming & diving)

| division = Division I

| director = Janet Cone

| location = Asheville, North Carolina

| teams = 12

| soccerstadium = Greenwood Soccer Field

| basketballarena = Kimmel Arena

| baseballfield = Greenwood Baseball Field

| mascot = Rocky

| nickname = Bulldogs

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| pageurl = https://uncabulldogs.com/

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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.

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

Athletic facilities

Crowne Plaza Tennis Center: Home of UNCA tennis.{{cite web|url=http://www.uncabulldogs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=19200&KEY=&ATCLID=1158279 |title=Facilities|website=www.uncabulldogs.com|access-date=January 12, 2018}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.uncabulldogs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=19200&KEY=&ATCLID=1158291|title=Facilities|website=www.uncabulldogs.com|access-date=January 12, 2018}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.uncabulldogs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=19200&KEY=&ATCLID=1158295|title=Facilities|website=www.uncabulldogs.com|access-date=January 12, 2018}}

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=

File:Big South Conference logo in UNC Asheville colors.svg]]

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

External links

{{official website}}

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