ASU men at Louisiana-Lafayette
WHEN 7:15 p.m. Central
WHERE Cajundome, Lafayette, La.
RECORDS Arkansas State 11-12, 7-5 Sun Belt Conference; Louisiana-Lafayette 13-8, 9-3
SERIES Louisiana-Lafayette leads 49-23
RADIO KFIN-FM, 107.9, in Jonesboro
KASR-FM, 92.7, in Conway/Little Rock
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
ARKANSAS STATE
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Devin Carter, 6-5, Jr. 17.5 4.6 G Sean Gardner, 6-5, Sr. 10.6 3.5 G Donte Thomas, 6-3, Jr. 11.9 6.4 F Charles Waters, 6-6, Sr. 4.4 4.2 F Anthony Livingston, 6-8, Jr. 15.6 9.0 COACH John Brady (121-121 in eighth season at ASU, 402-337 in 25th season overall) LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Jay Wright, 6-1, Jr. 9.6 3.2 G Steven Wronkoski, 6-5, Sr. 4.1 2.1 G Johnathan Stove, 6-4, So. 7.9 3.1 F Bryce Washington, 6-6, So. 7.9 4.7 F Shawn Long, 6-11, Sr. 19.3 12.9 COACH Bob Marlin (101-85 in fifth season at Louisiana-Lafayette, 326-216 in 18th season overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
ASU ULL 75.1 Points for 82.0 74.5 Points against 73.5 0.0 Rebound margin +8.1 -0.7 Turnover margin -0.1 42.3 FG pct. 45.7 32.1 3-pt. pct. 30.9 73.5 FT pct. 69.1 CHALK TALK ASU’s previous four games and eight of its 12 Sun Belt Conference games have been decided by six points or less, including a 71-69 victory over Louisiana-Lafayette on Jan. 9 in Jonesboro. … ASU ranks second nationally with 30.1 defensive rebounds per game, while Louisiana-Lafayette ranks 11th with 14.4 offensive rebounds per game. … The Ragin’ Cajuns, the preseason Sun Belt favorite, have won eight in a row since the loss to ASU on Jan. 9. ASU is 3-5 since that game. … ASU guards Devin Carter and Sean Gardner have each played at least 40 minutes the past two games. Carter played 43, while scoring 33 points, in last week’s overtime victory over South Alabama.
— Troy Schulte
ASU women at Louisiana-Lafayette
WHEN 5 p.m. Central
WHERE Cajundome, Lafayette, La.
RECORDS Arkansas State 18-3, 12-0 Sun Belt Conference; Louisiana-Lafayette 16-5, 9-3
SERIES ASU leads 49-14
RADIO KNEA-FM, 95.3, in Jonesboro
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
ARKANSAS STATE
POS, NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Aundrea Gamble, 5-9, Sr. 18.0 4.0 G Brittney Gill, 5-8, Sr. 7.4 5.5 G Dominique Oliver, 5-6, Jr. 3.0 1.4 G Jessica Flanery, 5-10, Sr. 9.0 2.4 F K.Brown-Haywood, 5-11, Sr. 16.2 9.6 COACH Brian Boyer (290-226 in 17th season at ASU and overall)
LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Brooklyn Arcenaux, 5-9, Sr. 4.3 4.7 G Kia Wilridge, 5-5, Sr. 12.2 5.1 G Jodi Quinn, 5-7, So. 1.9 2.8 G Keke Veal, 5-6, Sr. 15.1 3.2 F Simone Fields, 6-0, So. 7.5 3.9 COACH Garry Brodhead (63-54 in fourth season at Louisiana-Lafayette and overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
ASU ULL 73.7 Points for 64.1 59.4 Points against 54.8 +0.4 Rebound margin +1.6 +6.4 Turnover margin +6.4 43.8 FG pct. 41.4 32.7 3-pt. pct. 29.7 73.4 FT pct. 68.1 CHALK TALK ASU has won 12 consecutive games and holds three-game lead over second-place Louisiana-Lafayette in the Sun Belt standings with eight games remaining. … Junior guard Dominique Oliver scored 4 points on 1-of-7 shooting in her first career start Saturday against Troy. She was filling in for forward Amanda Lawson, who is not expected to play tonight with an ankle injury. … ASU shot 55.8 percent in an 83-56 victory over Louisiana-Lafayette on Jan. 9 in Jonesboro and has won three consecutive games in the series. … Louisiana-Lafayette guard Jaylyn Gordon has missed the past four games after being suspended indefinitely for a violation of team rules. Gordon was averaging 14.9 points and a team-best 3.9 assists per game.
— Troy Schulte
UALR women at Louisiana-Monroe
WHEN 5:15 p.m. Central
WHERE Fant-Ewing Coliseum, Monroe, La. RECORDS UALR 10-11, 8-4 Sun Belt Conference; Louisiana-Monroe 9-12, 3-9
SERIES UALR leads 20-3
RADIO KARN-AM, 920, in Little Rock
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
UALR
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Monique Townson, 5-6, So. 6.5 3.0 G Sharde’ Collins, 5-9, Jr. 9.2 3.2 G Alexius Dawn, 5-4, Sr. 11.1 2.8 F Kaitlyn Pratt, 6-1, Jr. 8.4 6.7 F Shanity James, 5-11, Sr. 14.9 6.9 COACH Joe Foley (254-142 in 13th season at UALR, 710-223 in 29th season overall)
LOUISIANA-MONROE
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Aundrea Davis, 5-4, Sr. 6.0 3.0 G Daja Chase, 5-10, So. 8.4 8.6 G Chelsea Tieuel, 5-9, So. 11.3 2.9 G Ashley Aune, 5-8, Sr. 4.6 1.8 F Alayshia Hunter, 6-1, Sr. 16.9 7.1 COACH Jeff Dow (21-29 in second season at Louisiana-Monroe, 242-135 in 13th season overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
UALR ULM 59.4 Points for 58.8 57.3 Points against 60.0 +2.3 Rebound margin +1.6 +1.8 Turnover margin -1.9 41.7 FG pct. 37.8 30.1 3-pt. pct. 31.5 63.9 FT pct. 69.2 CHALK TALK UALR is on a season-long fivegame winning streak and are averaging 68.0 points per game during the streak. … UALR scored 68 points just once before the streak began with a Jan. 23 victory at Texas-Arlington. … UALR has won the past eight games in the series. … Alexius Dawn scored 23 points in UALR’s 56-44 victory over Louisiana-Monroe on Jan. 9 in Little Rock. … Louisiana-Monroe has lost four of its past five games.
UALR men at Louisiana-Monroe
WHEN 7 p.m. Central WHERE Fant-Ewing Coliseum, Monroe, La. RECORDS UALR 21-2, 11-1 Sun Belt Conference; Louisiana-Monroe 11-12, 7-5 SERIES UALR leads 14-12 RADIO KKPT-FM, 94.1, in Little Rock
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
UALR POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Josh Hagins, 6-1, Sr. 12.4 4.2 G Kemy Osse, 6-1, Jr. 5.6 2.3 G Marcus Johnson Jr., 5-11, Jr. 13.2 2.8 F Roger Woods, 6-5, Sr. 8.5 3.7 F Lis Shoshi, 6-11, Jr. 6.7 5.5 COACH Chris Beard (21-2 in first season at UALR, 87-27 in fourth season overall)
LOUISIANA-MONROE POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Nick Coppola, 5-11, Jr. 11.1 3.0 G Justin Roberson, 6-1, Sr. 13.3 4.6 F DeMondre Harvey, 6-7, Sr. 6.7 4.9 F Jamaal Samuel, 6-9, Sr. 9.3 4.7 F Majok Deng, 6-10, Sr. 19.4 7.1 COACH Keith Richard (59-116 in sixth season at Louisiana-Monroe, 209-233 in 15th season overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
UALR ULM 70.4 Points for 72.7 57.2 Points against 70.6 +0.7 Rebound margin +2.8 +3.9 Turnover margin -1.1 44.5 FG pct. 45.7 37.6 3-pt. pct. 34.7 73.4 FT pct. 71.1 CHALK TALK UALR’s 21-2 start equals the best start for a Sun Belt Conference team. New Orleans did it in 1992-1993. … The Trojans earned one vote in this week’s USA Today Coaches Top 25 poll. … UALR is 9-2 on the road this season, but has lost its past two games at Fant-Ewing Coliseum and are 6-6 all-time in Monroe, La. … UALR beat Louisiana-Monroe 58-57 on Jan. 9 in Little Rock, but the Warhawks have been better offensively over their past six games. They’ve won five of their past six while averaging 85.3 points per game during that stretch. … The Warhawks lead the Sun Belt with a 45.7 fieldgoal percentage, and UALR leads the Sun Belt by holding teams to 37.0 percent.