WHEN 1:30 p.m. Central today
WHERE Merrell Center, Katy, Texas
RECORDS UCA 18-11; McNeese State 18-12
SERIES Central Arkansas leads 11-5
RADIO KUCA-FM, 91.3, in Conway
INTERNET ucasports.com; southland.org
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
CENTRAL ARKANSAS
POS., NAME, HT., YR. PPG RPG G
Brianna Mullins, 5-6, Fr. 10.2 3.6 G
Maggie Proffitt, 5-7, Fr. 10.0 2.5 G
Micah Rice, 5-8, Sr. 5.7 3.7 F
Brittany Agee, 5-11, Jr. 5.0 4.2 C
Courtney Duever, 6-1, Sr. 15.0 9.4
COACH Sandra Rushing (33-26 in second season at UCA; 436-271 in 24th season overall)
McNEESE STATE
POS., NAME, HT., YR. PPG RPG G
Allison Baggett, 5-9, So. 18.2 3.7 G
Jayln Johnson, 5-5, So. 9.9 2.0 F
Arianna James, 5-10, Sr. 3.3 6.0 F
Cecilia Okoye, 6-1, Sr. 12.0 9.0 C
NeTanya Jones, 6-4, Sr. 6.7 5.9
COACH Brooks Donald Williams (122-101 in sixth season at McNeese State and overall)
CHALK TALK Central Arkansas enters the Southland Conference Tournament as the league’s best defensive team, allowing an average of 56.8 points per game, but the Sugar Bears have allowed 64.6 points in their past three losses to Lamar, Northwestern (La.) State and Stephen F. Austin.
Sports, Pages 27 on 03/14/2014