UALR at Troy
WHEN 2 p.m. Central
WHERE Trojan Arena, Troy, Ala.
RECORDS UALR 22-3, 15-1 Sun Belt; Troy 16-9, 11-5
RADIO KARN-AM, 920, in Little Rock
INTERNET ualrtrojans.com
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
UALR
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Alexius Dawn, 5-4, Jr. 10.0 2.8 G Taylor Gault, 5-8, Sr. 14.9 2.9 G Ka’Nesheia Cobbins, 5-10, Sr. 5.3 5.1 F Shanity James, 5-11, Jr. 11.8 7.3 F Keanna Keys, 6-1, So. 6.3 4.9 COACH Joe Foley (236-129 in 12th season at UALR, 692-210 in 28th season overall)
TROY
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Ashley Beverly-Kelley, 5-6, Jr. 17.8 4.5 G Aissata Maiga, 5-6, Sr. 7.0 2.7 F Kourtney Coleman, 6-0, Sr. 7.4 3.7 F Ronita Garrett, 6-0, Sr. 15.7 11.1 C Caitlyn Ramirez, 6-2, Sr. 6.1 3.2 COACH Chanda Rigby (35-51 in third season at Troy and overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
UALR TROY 64.8 Points for 77.1 50.2 Points against 74.3 +1.9 Rebound margin -2.4 +5.8 Turnover margin +5.3 43.8 FG pct. 40.0 36.8 3-pt. pct.FT. 29.5 66.5 pct.FT pct. 69.9
CHALK TALK A victory would secure at least a top-two seed for UALR in next month’s Sun Belt Tournament. A UALR victory and an Arkansas State loss to Louisiana-Monroe would ensure at least a tie for the regularseason title. … Troy is the Sun Belt’s highestscoring team, and its average of 77.1 points per game ranks 17th nationally. … Taylor Gault scored 22 points in Thursday’s victory, her sixth 20-point game this season.
— Troy Schulte
Central Arkansas vs. Sam Houston State
WHEN 2 p.m.
WHERE Farris Center, Conway
RECORDS UCA 14-11, 7-6 Southland Conference; Sam Houston State 6-16, 5-7
TICKETS $15 courtside, $10 reserved, $8 general admission
RADIO KUCA-FM, 91.3, in Conway
INTERNET ucasports.com
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
CENTRAL ARKANSAS
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Maggie Proffitt, 5-7, So. 13.9 3.3 G Jameka Watkins, 5-6, Jr. 4.0 4.0 G Brianna Mullins, 5-6, So. 10.8 5.2 F Kendara Watts, 5-10, Jr. 11.4 3.5 F Terai Sadler, 5-10, Sr. 4.1 4.6 COACH Sandra Rushing (47-38 in third season at UCA, 450-292 in 26th season overall)
SAM HOUSTON STATE
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Shernise Robertson, 5-6, Jr. 18.7 2.7 G Morghen Day, 5-6, So. 5.4 2.9 G Taylor Dorsey, 5-6, So. 12.9 5.0 F Saundra Guillory, 6-1, Fr. 5.2 6.6 P Shadijah Moore, 6-2, Jr. 5.0 5.7 COACH Brenda Welch-Nichols (97-162 in eighth season at Sam Houston State, 229-310 in 19th season overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
UCA SHSU 57.9 Points for 59.6 56.4 Points against 68.0 +0.4 Rebound margin -2.5 -1.1 Turnover margin -4.7 40.0 FG pct. 39.4 34.7 3-pt. pct.FT. 30.4 71.9 pct.FT pct. 66.1
CHALK TALK Central Arkansas, which lost to McNeese State on Thursday night at the Farris Center in Conway, has won four of its past six games.
— Jeremy Muck
ASU vs. La.-Monroe
WHEN 3:05 p.m.
WHERE Convocation Center, Jonesboro
RECORDS ASU 17-8, 12-3 Sun Belt; Louisiana-Monroe 10-14, 6-9
TICKETS $8 (includes both men’s and women’s games)
RADIO KNEA-FM, 95.3, in Jonesboro; KNEAAM, 970, in Jonesboro
INTERNET astateredwolves.com
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
ARKANSAS STATE
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Jamie Ruffins, 5-8, So. 2.0 2.6 G Aundrea Gamble, 5-9, Jr. 19.4 5.5 G Hanna Qedan, 5-11, Sr. 10.6 3.4 F K. Brown-Haywood, 5-11, Jr. 10.8 5.6 F Jasmine Hunt, 6-2, Sr. 10.2 5.9 COACH Brian Boyer (265-220 in 16th season at ASU and overall)
LOUISIANA-MONROE
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Jade Wharton, 5-7, Sr. 6.4 2.2 G Aundrea Davis, 5-4, Jr. 3.0 1.7 G Daja Chase, 5-10, Fr. 7.3 5.0 F Christina Gray, 5-9, Sr. 5.2 6.5 C Sharnice Brooks, 6-2, Sr. 14.8 6.3 COACH Jeff Dow (10-14 in first season at Louisiana-Monroe, 231-123 in 12th season overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
ASU ULM 71.8 Points for 60.4 64.3 Points against 65.0 -0.5 Rebound margin +2.2 +1.9 Turnover margin -5.0 45.8 FG pct. 39.7 33.4 3-pt. pct. 28.9 67.5 FT pct. 72.3
CHALK TALK Arkansas State is 6-0 in Sun Belt home games this season and has won 12 consecutive home conference games dating to last season. … Louisiana-Monroe has lost its past two games by a combined four points, one of which was in double overtime.
UAPB at Texas Southern
WHEN 5:30 p.m. Central
WHERE H&PE Arena, Houston
RECORDS UAPB 6-18, 4-9 SWAC; Texas Southern
INTERNET uapblionsroar.com
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
UAPB
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Ajia Richardson, 5-5, Fr. 6.8 2.7 G Destiny Brewton, 5-7, Fr. 7.8 2.1 G Carlisha Walker, 5-10, Sr. 7.6 6.0 G Diamond Richardson, 5-6, Jr. 5.3 3.5 F Mollie Campbell, 6-0, So. 3.5 3.7 COACH Nate Kilbert (21-63 in third season at UAPB, 132-217 in 12th season overall)
TEXAS SOUTHERN
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Brianna Sidney, 5-9, Jr. 11.7 4.0 G Miracle Davis, 5-9, Sr. 4.4 3.0 G Diamonisha Sophus, 5-5, Jr. 9.7 2.1 F Alexus Johnson, 6-2, So. 12.2 7.8 F Morgan Simmons, 6-1, Sr. 8.3 6.0 COACH Johnetta Hayes-Perry (34-22 in second season at Texas Southern and overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
UAPB TSU 52.6 Points for 64.8 67.6 Points against 59.0 -8.3 Rebound margin +1.7 -3.0 Turnover margin +0.7 35.5 FG pct. 41.7 22.4 3-pt. pct.FT. 26.1 58.3 pct.FT pct. 64.5
CHALK TALK Shami Goodman had 17 points in Arkansas-Pine Bluff’s 51-49 victory over Alcorn State on Tuesday in Pine Bluff. …The Lady Lions ended a three-game losing streak Tuesday. … Texas Southern leads the Southwestern Athletic Conference by a half-game over Southern University of Baton Rouge.