Central Ark. women at Incarnate Word
WHEN 6 p.m. Central WHERE McDermott Center, San Antonio RECORDS Central Arkansas 11-4, 4-0 Southland Conference; Incarnate Word 3-11, 2-1 RADIO KUCA-FM, 91.3, in Conway
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
CENTRAL ARKANSAS POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Kamry Orr, 5-6, Jr. 12.9 3.8 G Taylor Sells, 5-7, Soph. 5.8 2.4 G Angel Williams, 5-6, Sr. 5.8 1.1 F Taylor Baudoin, 6-0, Sr. 14.7 6.5 C Kierra Jordan, 6-1, Sr. 10.0 7.8 COACH Sandra Rushing (115-54 in six seasons at UCA, 518-309 overall in 29 seasons) INCARNATE WORD POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Gabbi Bowie, 5-8, Jr. 8.2 2.9 G Imani Robinson, 5-11, Soph. 10.6 4.4 G Melina Merrit, 5-7, Sr. 3.8 2.6 G Haley Frias, 5-8, Sr. 3.6 2.0 C Quincy Baker, 6-2, Jr. 3.9 4.6 COACH Christy Smith (12-31 in two seasons at Incarnate Word and overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
UCA UIW 64.5 Points for 51.1 48.9 Points against 72.0 +5.0 Rebound margin -6.8 +3.4 Turnover margin -2.6 44.5 FG pct. 31.9 36.5 3-pt. pct. 24.3 69.7 FT pct. 61.2 CHALK TALK Central Arkansas is undefeated in Southland Conference play and Incarnate Word was 1-10 during nonconference play before winning its past two league games against Sam Houston State and Nicholls State. … UCA leads the conference in scoring defense (48.9), which ranks second nationally. … Utah transfer guard Gabbi Bowie is UIW’s second-leading scorer with 8.2 points per game.
— Brooks Kubena
Central Ark. men vs. Incarnate Word
WHEN 7 p.m. Central WHERE Farris Center, Conway RECORDS Central Arkansas 8-9, 2-2 Southland Conference; Incarnate Word 5-8, 0-3 RADIO KUCA-FM, 91.3, in Conway
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
CENTRAL ARKANSAS POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Jordan Howard, 5-11, Sr. 23.9 3.2 G Mathieu Kamba, 6-5, Sr. 12.8 6.2 G Thatch Unruh, 6-5, Jr. 9.6 4.2 G DeAndre Jones, 6-5, Jr. 6.5 3.0 C Hayden Koval, 7-0, Fr. 8.8 5.1 COACH Russ Pennell (25-80 in fourth season at Central Arkansas, 134-147 overall in eighth season) INCARNATE WORD POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Cody Graham, 5-10, Fr. 3.2 0.8 G Keaton Hervey, 6-7, Fr. 6.5 2.2 G Shawn Johnson, 6-5, Sr. 10.0 6.7 F Charles Brown III, 6-7, Jr. 11.6 4.8 F Christian Peevy, 6-6, Fr. 11.1 4.5 COACH Ken Burmeister (182-125 in 12th season at Incarnate Word, 310-249 overall in 21st season)
TEAM COMPARISON
UCA UIW 82.5 Points for 74.7 79.7 Points against 76.8 -4.1 Rebound margin -3.9 +2.3 Turnover margin +0.1 44.7 FG pct. 43.6 37.1 3-pt. pct. 34.3 70.5 FT pct. 72.6 CHALK TALK Central Arkansas won its second Southland Conference game 100-91 over Lamar on Saturday in double overtime. … UCA true freshman point guard DeAndre Jones recorded just UCA’s second triple-double against Lamar, with 13 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists. NBA Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen had the only other triple-double in 1987. … UCA senior guard Jordan Howard became the Southland Conference career leader in three-pointers (332) when he made 3 three-pointers against Lamar, surpassing McNeese State’s Demond Mallett’s 331 (1997-2001).