Central Ark. women at McNeese State
WHEN 6:30 p.m. Central WHERE Burton Coliseum, Lake Charles, La. RECORDS Central Arkansas 16-7, 9-3 Southland Conference; McNeese State 11-12, 7-5
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
CENTRAL ARKANSAS POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Kamry Orr, 5-6, Jr. 13.2 3.3 G Alanie Fisher, 5-9, Jr. 0.4 0.7 G Maddie Goodner, 5-6, Soph. 3.3 1.0 F Taylor Baudoin, 6-0, Sr. 14.2 6.9 F Mekaylan Hicks, 6-0, Fr. 5.0 4.3 COACH Sandra Rushing (120-57 in sixth season at UCA, 523-312 overall in 29th season) MCNEESE STATE POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Caitlin Davis, 5-7, Soph. 11.7 4.0 G Keara Hudnall, 6-0, Sr. 8.8 3.3 G Dede Sheppard, 5-8, Sr. 10.4 3.0 F Jasmyn Carswell, 6-0, Sr. 5.4 6.0 F Bre’Ashlee Jones, 5-7, Fr. 7.5 7.0 COACH Kacie Cryer (25-29 in second season at McNeese State and overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
UCA MSU 62.8 Points for 64.7 50.4 Points against 69.3 +4.8 Rebound margin +2.1 +2.5 Turnover margin +0.6 43.5 FG pct. 36.5 34.7 3-pt. pct.FT 27.4 69.4 pct. 66.4 CHALK TALK Central Arkansas has not won or lost consecutive games since seven games ago, when the Sugar Bears ended an eight-game winning streak with a victory at Nicholls State on Jan. 13. ... UCA’s scoring defense (50.4 points allowed per game) ranks first in the Southland and second nationally. ... Senior forward Taylor Baudoin ranks second in the Southland in field goal percentage
(51.5 percent). ... McNeese State has won three of its past four games, including a 69-47 victory against Southeastern Louisiana. ... McNeese State sophomore guard Caitlin Davis recorded a double-double against Southeast Louisiana with 13 points and 10 assists.
— Brooks Kubena
Central Ark. men vs. McNeese State
WHEN 7 p.m. WHERE Farris Center, Conway RECORDS Central Arkansas 13-12, 7-5 Southland Conference; McNeese State 8-14, 5-7 RADIO KUCA-FM, 91.3, in Conway
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
CENTRAL ARKANSAS POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Jordan Howard, 5-11, Sr. 25.8 3.8 G Mathieu Kamba, 6-5, Sr. 13.6 6.1 G Thatch Unruh, 6-5, Jr. 10.2 3.9 G DeAndre Jones, 6-5, Jr. 7.0 3.5 C Hayden Koval, 7-0, Fr. 9.3 5.3 COACH Russ Pennell (30-84 in fourth season at Central Arkansas, 139-150 overall in eighth season) MCNEESE STATE POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Jarren Greenwood, 6-2, Jr. 13.2 4.2 G James Harvey, 6-2, Jr. 11.5 2.1 G Kalob Ledoux., 6-3, Soph. 15.5 4.4 F Stephen Ugochukwu, 6-7, Sr. 7.6 5.2 F Quatarrius Wilson, 6-8, Jr. 10.7 10.1 COACH Dave Simmons (151-208 in 12th season at McNeese State and overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
UCA MSU 83.9 Points for 75.0 79.7 Points against 76.6 -3.5 Rebound margin 0.0 +1.6 Turnover margin -1.8 46.4 FG pct. 43.0 38.0 3-pt. pct.FT 36.0 73.0 pct. 70.6 CHALK TALK Central Arkansas won its third game in its past four with a 100-80 victory last Wednesday at Houston Baptist, which propelled the Bears into sixth place in the Southland Conference. ... UCA freshman center Hayden Koval recorded a triple-double against Houston Baptist, with 17 points, 10 rebounds and a school-record 11 blocked shots. Senior guard Jordan Howard had 35 points, and his 25.8 points per game ranks third nationally. ... McNeese State has lost four of its past five games, including a 74-67 loss to Southeastern Louisiana on Saturday. ... The Cowboys average the most defensive rebounds per game (27.0) in the Southland, which ranks 68th nationally.