UCA men at Western Michigan
WHEN 1 p.m. Central
WHERE University Arena, Kalamazoo, Mich. RECORDS UCA 1-3; Western Michigan 1-4 SERIES First meeting
RADIO KUCA-FM, 91.3, in Conway
INTERNET ESPN3.com
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
CENTRAL ARKANSAS
POS., NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Jordan Howard, 5-11, Jr. 18.8 4.0 G Mathieu Kamba, 6-5, Jr. 12.8 7.3 G Jeff Lowery, 6-2, Sr. 7.5 1.0 F Albert Christensson, 6-9, Jr. 2.0 2.8 F Derreck Brooks, 6-6, Sr. 16.3 4.7 COACH Russ Pennell (10-50 in third season at UCA, 103-108 in seventh season overall) WESTERN MICHIGAN
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Thomas Wilder, 6-3, Jr. 14.8 2.2 G Bryce Moore, 6-2, So. 5.8 0.8 F Brandon Johnson, 6-8, Fr. 9.8 6.0 F Tucker Haymond, 6-5, Sr. 12.8 5.2 C Seth Dugan, 7-0, So. 5.2 6.8 COACH Steve Hawkins (238-192 in 14th season at Western Michigan, 375-303 in 23rd season overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
UCA WMU 70.5 Points for 72.0 83.0 Points against 80.6 -0.8 Rebound margin +2.6 -3.3 Turnover margin +2.0 40.9 FG pct. 40.3 40.7 3-pt. pct. 25.3 70.4 FT pct. 70.0 CHALK TALK Central Arkansas got its first victory of the season last week, beating Army 81-76 when Jordan Howard scored 21 points and Derreck Brooks had 20. … Brooks made 7 of 14 shots in the game and 3 of 5 three-pointers while scoring a season-high point total. It came after he missed a loss against Tennessee-Chattanooga while recovering from a concussion. … Western Michigan has lost all four games against Division I teams this season, all by 10 points or more.
— Troy Schulte
UALR women vs. Saint Louis
WHEN 3 p.m.
WHERE Jack Stephens Center, Little Rock RECORDS UALR 1-4, Saint Louis 5-0
SERIES Saint Louis leads 2-0
TICKETS $17 (lower level), $13 (upper level), $7 (general admission). $40 (Family four pack includes four tickets, four hot dogs and four drinks.
RADIO KARN-AM, 920, in central Arkansas
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
UALR
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Monique Townson, 5-6, Jr. 9.0 2.6 G Sharde Collins, 5-9, Sr. 12.0 3.8 G Raeyana DeGray, 6-0, So. 2.4 2.4 F Ronjanae DeGray, 6-0, So. 3.6 4.2 F Kaitlyn Pratt, 6-1, Sr. 10.8 6.0 COACH Joe Foley (265-148 in 14th season at UALR, 721-258 in 30th season overall) SAINT LOUIS
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Jordyn Frantz, 6-0, So. 14.6 3.4 G Jackie Kemph, 5-7, Jr. 18.8 2.6 G Jenny Vliet, 6-2, Jr. 7.0 3.4 F Olivia Jakubicek, 5-10, Sr. 6.6 7.0 C Sadie Stipanovich, 6-3, Sr. 13.2 8.4 COACH Lisa Stone (70-61 in fifth season at Saint Louis, 573-298 in 31st season overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
UALR SLU 44.8 Points for 79.6 57.8 Points against 59.0 -4.2 Rebound margin +7.6 -0.2 Turnover margin +2.4 30.9 FG pct. 48.8 21.2 3-pt. pct. 31.5 70.4 FT pct. 74.8 CHALK TALK The two teams are meeting for the second time this calendar year. Saint Louis beat UALR 70-69 in the first round of the WNIT last season. The Billikens then beat Ball State before losing to Western Kentucky in the tournament, ending their season at 26-8. … UALR’s Kaitlyn Pratt had 12 points and 7 rebounds in last year’s loss to Saint Louis, while Jenny Vliet and Sadie Stipanovich combined for 25 points and 12 rebounds in the game. … UALR is 1-4 for the first time since 2004-2005 when it started 1-6 in Coach Joe Foley’s second season.