UALR women vs. Arkansas State
WHEN 7 p.m. Central
WHERE Lakefront Arena, New Orleans
RECORDS UALR 27-4, Arkansas State 23-9 RADIO KPZK-AM, 1250, in Little Rock; KNEAFM, 95.3, in Jonesboro; KNEA-AM, 970, in Jonesboro
INTERNET ESPN3, ualrtrojans.com, astateredwolves.com astateredwolves.com
TEAM COMPARISON
UALR ASU 64.9 Points for 71.6 50.4 Points against 64.1 +1.8 Rebound margin +0.7 +5.5 Turnover margin +2.0 44.4 FG pct. 45.0 37.6 3-pt. pct.FT. 32.0 66.6 pct.FT pct. 69.6
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
UALR
POS. NAME, HT., YR. PPG RPG G Alexius Dawn, 5-4, Jr. 10.5 2.7 G Taylor Gault, 5-8, Sr. 15.3 3.0 G Ka’Nesheia Cobbins, 5-10, So. 5.9 5.3 F Shanity James, 5-11, Jr. 11.3 7.3 F Kaitlyn Pratt, 6-1, So. 6.9 4.6 COACH Joe Foley (698-211 overall)
ARKANSAS STATE
POS. NAME, HT., YR. PPG RPG G Jamie Ruffins, 5-8, So. 2.1 2.6 G Aundrea Gamble, 5-9, Jr. 18.8 5.2 G Hanna Qedan, 5-11, Sr. 9.8 3.5 F K. Brown-Haywood, 5-11, Jr. 11.8 6.0 F Jasmine Hunt, 6-2, Sr. 11.3 6.3 COACH Brian Boyer (271-221 overall)
CHALK TALK This is the second time the teams have met in the Sun Belt Tournament, and the first time they’ve met in the final. … The teams split the season series. … UALR’s Alexius Dawn is 12 of 21 from behind the three-point line in the tournament. The record for three-pointers in the tournament is 14. … ASU is 2 of 18 as a team from three-point range in the tournament. … ASU’s Jasmine Hunt has had 15 points and nine rebounds in both tournament games.