UALR vs. LSU
WHEN 6:30 p.m. WHERE Jack Stephens Center, Little Rock RECORDS UALR 3-7; LSU 6-3 RADIO KARN-AM, 920, in Little Rock
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
UALR POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Monique Townson, 5-6, Sr. 6.7 3.2 G Raeyana DeGray, 6-0, Jr. 9.0 4.5 F Teal Battle, 6-1, Fr. 3.4 0.8 F Anna Hurlburt, 6-1, So. 2.4 2.6 F Keanna Keys, 6-1, Gr. 8.4 5.2 COACH Joe Foley (292-160 in 15th season at UALR, 748-241 overall in 30 seasons)
LSU POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Chloe Jackson, 5-9, Jr. 15.0 5.0 G Shanice Norton, 5-8, Jr. 2.1 2.7 G Raigyne Louis, 5-10, Sr. 16.7 6.4 G Jaelyn Richard-Harris, 5-4, So. 4.1 1.4 F Ayana Mitchell, 6-2, So. 8.8 6.6 COACH Nikki Fargas (119-86 in seventh season at LSU, 191-112 overall in 10 seasons)
TEAM COMPARISON
UALR LSU 57.1 Points for 63.6 62.0 Points against 54.9 -2.9 Rebound margin +5.2 +2.6 Turnover margin +4.6 38.7 FG pct. 43.1 25.0 3-pt. pct. 16.7 74.8 FT pct. 58.0 CHALK TALK A victory over LSU would mark the second time that UALR has beaten both LSU and Oklahoma in the same season. It last happened during the 2014-2015 season. … LSU’s Raigyne Louis is the only Lady Tiger to record 1,300 points, 600 rebounds, 200 steals and 275 assists in a career. Formerly Raigyne Moncrief, the defending SEC Defensive Player of the Year married former LSU football player Lamar Louis over the summer and will go by her married name for her senior year.
— Brooks Kubena
UCA vs. Clemson
WHEN 1 p.m. Central WHERE Ocean Bank Convocation Center, Miami RECORDS Central Arkansas 5-4; Clemson 9-2 RADIO KUCA-FM, 91.3, in Conway
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
CENTRAL ARKANSAS POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Antonija Bozic, 5-10, Jr. 4.7 1.6 G Taylor Sells, 5-7, So. 8.8 4.6 G Angel Williams, 5-7, Jr. 6.3 1.3 F Taylor Baudoin, 5-11, Jr. 15.1 5.9 F Mekaylan Hicks, 6-0, Fr. 6.4 5.0 COACH Sandra Rushing (109-54 in six seasons at UCA, 512-310 overall in 29 seasons)
CLEMSON POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Danielle Edwards, 5-7, Jr. 10.8 3.5 G Francesca Tagliapietra, 5-9, Jr. 3.5 2.2 G Destiny Thomas, 5-10, Fr. 2.8 1.6 F Ivy Atkism, 6-2, Sr. 2.8 2.9 F Aliyah Collier, 5-10, Jr. 7.5 5.9 COACH Audra Smith (50-84 in five seasons at Clemson, 188-222 overall in 14 seasons)
TEAM COMPARISON
UCA CU 67.2 Points for 55.3 51.2 Points against 49.7 +4.5 Rebound margin +1.7 +4.2 Turnover margin +0.5 44.9 FG pct. 35.8 35.9 3-pt. pct. 22.6 71.6 FT pct. 69.7 CHALK TALK This will be the first game of the Florida International Holiday Tournament, which involves Central Arkansas, Clemson, Florida International and North Dakota State. A championship and consolation game will be played on Thursday. … It will be the first meeting between Clemson and Central Arkansas. … Clemson is ranked first in the Atlantic Coast Conference and third in the nation in both scoring defense (49.7 points allowed per game) and field goal percentage defense (31.4).
— Brooks Kubena