Central Arkansas at Abilene Christian
WHEN 2 p.m. Central WHERE Moody Coliseum, Abilene, Texas RECORDS Central Arkansas 18-8, 11-4 Southland Conference; Abilene Christian 15-10, 9-6 RADIO KUCA-FM, 91.3, in Conway
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
CENTRAL ARKANSAS POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Taylor Sells, 5-7, Soph. 4.4 4.5 G Angel Williams, 5-6, Sr. 4.1 1.0 G Maddie Goodner, 5-6, Soph. 3.0 0.9 F Taylor Baudoin, 6-0, Sr. 15.2 6.8 F Mekaylan Hicks, 6-0, Fr. 4.7 4.3 COACH Sandra Rushing (122-58 in sixth season at Central Arkansas, 525-313 overall in 29th season) ABILENE CHRISTIAN POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Breanna Wright, 5-8, Soph. 14.0 3.8 G Sara Williamson, 5-10, Jr. 10.9 3.7 G D. Golightly, 5-11, Soph. 13.1 6.4 F Lexi Kirgan, 6-4, Soph. 3.8 2.6 F Sierra Allen, 6-1, Sr. 6.8 5.4 COACH Julie Goodenough (120-54 in sixth season at Abilene Christian, 408-274 overall in 24th season)
TEAM COMPARISON
UCA ACU 61.8 Points for 71.6 50.0 Points against 66.8 +5.1 Rebound margin +3.5 +2.2 Turnover margin -1.3 42.9 FG pct. 42.9 32.6 3-pt. pct. 34.9 68.1 FT pct. 72.6 CHALK TALK Central Arkansas is in third place in the Southland Conference standings with three games left. The top eight teams qualify for the Southland Tournament, and the top two seeds start in the semifinals. The Sugar Bears are three games behind Stephen F. Austin, which beat them 55-50 on Wednesday. … Baudoin was named Southland Conference Player of the Week on Monday, the third time she won the award this season. She averaged 29.5 points and 7.5 rebounds in victories over McNeese State and Nicholls State. … Abilene Christian has lost two consecutive games, including a 70-51 loss at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Wednesday. UCA beat ACU 63-45 on Jan. 20.
— Brooks Kubena
UALR vs. Appalachian State
WHEN 3 p.m. WHERE Jack Stephens Center, Little Rock RECORDS UALR 17-9, 14-1 Sun Belt Conference; Appalachian State 7-20, 5-11 RADIO KARN-AM, 920, in Little Rock
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
UALR POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Monique Townson, 5-6, Sr. 7.3 4.5 G Tori Lasker, 5-7, Fr. 7.6 2.4 G Terrion Moore, 5-8, Fr. 4.0 3.0 F Ronjanae DeGray, 6-0, Jr. 13.9 5.4 F Keanna Keys, 6-1, Sr. 8.9 5.2 COACH Joe Foley (306-162 in 15th season at UALR, 762-243 overall in 30th season) APPALACHIAN STATE POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Tierra Wilson, 5-8, Fr. 11.2 3.3 G Nicola Mathews, 5-8, Soph. 7.2 2.4 G LaPresha Stanley, 5-9, Fr. 10.5 5.1 F Armani Hampton, 5-11, Soph. 4.3 4.1 F Bayley Plummer, 6-4, Sr. 9.1 11.6 COACH Angel Elderkin (43-75 in fourth season at Appalachian State and overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
UALR APP 58.8 Points for 57.8 53.4 Points against 66.9 +2.4 Rebound margin +2.7 +2.5 Turnover margin -7.4 42.0 FG pct. 37.5 28.1 3-pt. pct. 31.4 71.9 FT pct. 61.8 CHALK TALK UALR clinched the No. 1 seed in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament with a 53-44 victory over Coastal Carolina on Thursday, and the Trojans can clinch an outright regular season conference championship with a victory against Appalachian State. … Trojans junior Ronjanae DeGray started for the first time since Dec. 10 at Mississippi State against Coastal Carolina and had 14 points with six rebounds. … Appalachian State has lost two consecutive games, including a 69-52 loss to Arkansas State on Thursday night. UALR beat Appalachian State 52-40 on Jan. 25. … Appalachian State senior forward Bayley Plummer leads the Sun Belt with 11.6 rebounds per game, which ranks 12th nationally.
— Brooks Kubena
Arkansas State vs. Coastal Carolina
WHEN 3 p.m. WHERE First National Bank Arena, Jonesboro RECORDS Arkansas State 14-12, 9-6 Sun Belt Conference; Coastal Carolina 14-13, 8-8 RADIO KNEA-FM, 95.3, in Jonesboro
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
ARKANSAS STATE POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Starr Taylor, 5-6, Soph. 6.2 2.5 G Jada Ford, 5-8, Soph. 11.0 1.7 G Akasha Westbrook, 5-10, Jr. 13.9 5.5 F Lauren Bradshaw, 6-2, Sr. 8.3 5.9 F Madison Heckert, 6-2, Soph. 4.6 2.9 COACH Brian Boyer (320-266 in 19th season at ASU and overall) COASTAL CAROLINA POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Jas Adams, 5-7, Sr. 18.6 5.1 G Mery Visone, 5-8, Fr. 1.8 1.6 G DJ Williams, 5-10, Soph. 15.3 7.7 F Naheria Hamilton, 6-4, Soph. 10.0 7.8 F Jamie Williams, 6-4, Jr. 1.6 1.0 COACH Jaida Williams (66-81 in fifth season at Coastal Carolina and overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
ASU COASTAL 66.4 Points for 64.6 69.5 Points against 61.1 -1.7 Rebound margin +7.9 +1.3 Turnover margin -2.5 39.4 FG pct. 40.1 32.2 3-pt. pct. 31.9 69.1 FT pct. 67.6 CHALK TALK Arkansas State has won two of its past three games, including a 69-52 victory against Appalachian State on Thursday, during which senior forward Lauren Bradshaw recorded her fifth double-double of the season with 10 points and 11 rebounds. … The Red Wolves are tied for fifth place in the Sun Belt Conference with South Alabama, and they’re one game behind fourth-place Troy. The top four teams earn a bye in the Sun Belt Tournament. … Coastal Carolina saw its three-game winning streak end with a 53-44 loss to UALR on Thursday night. … Coastal Carolina beat Arkansas State 70-63 on Jan. 25. … The Red Wolves have the conference’s third-ranked scoring offense
(66.4 points per game).
— Brooks Kubena
Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Grambling State
WHEN 3 p.m. Central WHERE Fred Hobdy Assembly Center, Grambling La. RECORDS UAPB 6-19, 4-11 Southwestern Athletic Conference; Grambling State 13-12, 10-4 RADIO KUAP-FM, 89.7, in Pine Bluff
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
UAPB POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Destiny Brewton, 5-7, Sr. 7.8 2.8 G Malik Muhammad, 5-6, Sr. 6.7 2.3 F Aiya El Hassan, 5-11, Soph. 4.0 2.8 F Noe’ll Taylor, 5-10, Soph. 4.4 2.9 F Faith Ohanta, 5-10, Sr. 13.3 9.0 COACH Nate Kilbert (50-124 in sixth season at UAPB, 172-324 overall in 17th season) GRAMBLING STATE POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Takerra Parsons, 5-9, Jr. 2.7 2.3 G Monisha Neal, 5-9, Sr. 11.0 5.7 G Shakyla Hill, 5-7, Jr. 14.7 6.8 G Jazmin Boyd, 5-8, Jr. 10.8 2.2 F Alexus Williams, 6-0, Fr. 3.6 2.5 COACH Freddie Murray (19-15 in third season at Grambling State and overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
UAPB GRAM 55.1 Points for 66.1 68.7 Points against 68.4 -1.7 Rebound margin -9.8 -5.3 Turnover margin +2.9 34.9 FG pct. 39.2 20.1 3-pt. pct. 28.3 65.0 FT pct. 68.4 CHALK TALK UAPB snapped its three-game losing streak with a 61-59 victory over Texas Southern on Monday, when junior forward Shawntayla Harris made the game-winning basket. … The Golden Lions are in ninth place in the Southwestern Athletic Conference, 1½ games behind Alabama A&M. Eight teams qualify for the SWAC Tournament. … Grambling State beat UAPB 66-57 on Jan. 27, and the Tigers have won six of their past seven games. … Grambling State junior guard Shakyla Hill ranks eighth in the SWAC in scoring (14.7 points per game) and third in rebounding (6.8 per game).