UALR at Georgia State
WHEN 11 a.m. Central
WHERE GSU Sports Arena, Atlanta
RECORDS UALR 8-2, 1-0 Sun Belt; Georgia State 6-4, 1-0
SERIES Tied 1-1
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. 8.9 1.7 G Taylor Gault, 5-8, Sr. 12.6 2.2 G Ka’Nesheia Cobbins, 5-10, Sr. 4.3 4.2 F Shanity James, 5-11, Jr. 10.2 6.7 F Keanna Keys, 6-1, So. 4.9 4.8 COACH Joe Foley (223-128 in 12th season at UALR, 679-209 in 28th season overall)
GEORGIA STATE
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Makeba Ponder, 5-8, Fr. 13.5 1.6 G Kayla Nolan, 5-8, Sr. 12.7 6.0 G Ashley Watson, 5-6, Sr. 6.1 2.4 F Haley Gerrin, 6-2, So. 3.4 4.5 C Brittany Logan, 6-4, Sr. 11.9 10.4 COACH Sharon Baldwin-Tener (51-80 in fifth season at Georgia State, 246-222 in 16th season overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
UALR GSU
60.5 Points for 73.2
54.7 Points against 66.4
-1.9 Rebound margin +3.9
+5.5 Turnover margin +0.8
42.3 FG pct. 40.9
31.4 3-pt. pct.FT. 38.1
65.4 pct.FT pct. 71.7
CHALK TALK Tuesday’s 67-41 victory over Louisiana-Lafayette was UALR’s largest of the season, and its largest over a Sun Belt team since it defeated South Alabama 65-34 on Feb. 2, 2013. … Georgia State has the second-best scoring offense in the Sun Belt and UALR has the second-best scoring defense. … Georgia State’s Brittany Logan is one of three Sun Belt players averaging at least 10 points and 10 rebounds per game.
— Troy Schulte
Arkansas State vs. Appalachian State
WHEN 3:05 p.m.
WHERE Convocation Center, Jonesboro
RECORDS ASU 6-5, 1-0 Sun Belt; Appalachian State 5-4, 0-0
SERIES Appalachian State leads 1-0
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 Hanna Qedan, 5-11, Sr. 9.2 3.3 G Jamie Ruffins, 5-8, So. 2.2 1.5 G Aundrea Gamble, 5-9, Jr. 19.3 5.5 F K. Brown-Haywood, 5-11, Jr. 8.9 4.8 F Jasmine Hunt, 6-2, Sr. 7.5 3.9 COACH Brian Boyer (254-217 in 16th season at ASU and overall)
APPALACHIAN STATE
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Joi Jones, 5-6, Jr. 8.8 2.8 G Katie Mallow, 5-9, Sr. 13.3 2.6 F Maryah Sydnor, 6-1, Sr. 18.6 7.9 F Mia Marshall, 6-2, So. 3.7 3.6 C KeKe Cooper, 6-2, Jr. 5.4 5.8 COACH Angel Elderkin (5-4 in first season at Appalachian State and overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
ASU APP. ST.
67.9 Points for 73.3
62.1 Points against 76.9
-1.2 Rebound margin -5.3
+4.1 Turnover margin -0.7
44.5 FG pct. 42.6
30.0 3-pt. pct. 33.3
65.6 FT pct. 73.6
CHALK TALK Sun Belt Conference newcomer Appalachian State is playing its first ever Sun Belt game today. … ASU guard Jamie Ruffins scored a career high 10 points in Tuesday’s victory at South Alabama. … ASU guard Aundrea Gamble scored 19 points against South Alabama, extending her streak of scoring 10 points or more against Sun Belt members to 21 games.
UAPB vs. Miss. Valley State
WHEN 5 p.m. WHERE H.O. Clemmons Arena, Pine Bluff RECORDS UAPB 2-9, MVSU 2-9 INTERNET uapblionsroar.com
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
UAPB POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Ajia Richardson, 5-5, Fr. 6.5 2.8 G Destiny Ham, 5-7, Sr. 4.4 1.6 G Diamond Richardson, 5-6, Jr. 5.6 2.8 F Jazmyne Victorian, 6-0, Sr. 8.1 6.4 F Mollie Campbell, 6-0, So. 4.4 4.9 COACH Nate Kilbert (18-53 in third season at UAPB, 129-209 in 12th season overall)
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Christina Reed, 5-10, So. 12.0 7.7 F Ashley Beals, 6-0, So. 9.4 5.5 F A’Shanti Weathers, 5-10, Sr. 8.6 3.0 F Kahdejah Stevens 6-0, Fr. 3.8 5.2 C Chelsea Mabry, 6-3, So. 3.4 4.3 COACH Elvis Robinson (28-45 in third season at Mississippi Valley and overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
UAPB MVSU
51.8 Points for 48.3
72.2 Points against 71.2
-8.5 Rebound margin +2.5
-4.9 Turnover margin -13.6
33.3 FG pct. 39.8
24.8 3-pt. pct.FT. 24.5
59.6 pct.FT pct. 65.3
CHALK TALK The game is the Southwestern Athletic Conference opener for both teams. … The Devilettes have lost games to SEC opponents Mississippi (91-38), Vanderbilt (63-37), Mississippi State (104-41) and Alabama (71-40) by a combined 329-156 score. … UAPB is ninth in the SWAC in scoring margin (-20.4), followed by Mississippi Valley (-22.9). … The Devilettes are last in the conference in turnover margin (-13.6) and have turned the ball over 28.9 times per game. … Jazmyne Victorian, UAPB’s leading scorer at 8.1 points per game, ranks 17th in the SWAC.