Central Ark. men vs. Houston Baptist
WHEN 7 p.m. WHERE Farris Center, Conway RECORDS Central Arkansas 10-14, 5-6 Southland Conference; Houston Baptist 7-14, 3-7 SERIES Series tied 3-3. RADIO KUCA 91.3-FM, in Conway
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
CENTRAL ARKANSAS POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G DeAndre Jones, 5-11, So. 12.9 3.7 G Thatch Unruh, 6-5, Sr. 11.4 3.8 G Khaleem Bennett, 6-4, Fr. 6.3 3.3 F Eddy Kayouloud, 6-7, Fr. 9.9 4.0 C Hayden Koval, 7-0, So. 12.5 5.8 COACH Russ Pennell (43-103 in his fifth season at Central Arkansas and 137-163 in 11th season overall) HOUSTON BAPTIST POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Ian DuBose, 6-4, So. 17.9 6.0 G Braxton Bonds, 6-2, Sr. 7.7 4.8 G Stephen O’Suji, 6-0, Sr. 6.7 1.9 G Ty Dalton, 6-4, So. 4.5 3.4 C Edward Hardt, 6-10, Sr. 11.9 5.4 COACH Ron Cottrell (482-403 in 28th season at Houston Baptist and overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
UCA Houston Baptist 72.3 Points for 79.5 75.7 Points against 81.7 -3.4 Rebound margin +3.7 -0.7 Turnover margin 0.0 43.2 FG pct. 45.4 35.3 3-pt pct. 32.3 71.8 FT pct. 67.2 CHALK TALK Central Arkansas is looking to snap a four-game losing streak vs. Houston Baptist. … Houston Baptist leads the Southland in scoring offense (79.5 points per game) and is last in scoring defense
(81.7 ppg).
— Christian Boutwell
Central Ark. women at Houston Baptist
WHEN 7 p.m. Central WHERE Sharp Gym, Houston RECORDS Central Arkansas 9-12, 4-7 Southland Conference; Houston Baptist 7-13, 2-8 SERIES UCA leads 8-2. INTERNET UCAsports.com
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
CENTRAL ARKANSAS POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Kamry Orr, 5-6, Sr. 15.9 4.1 G Carley Hudspeth, 5-11, Fr. 2.1 1.3 G Maddie Goodner, 5-7, Jr. 2.7 1.2 F Alanie Fisher, 5-8, Sr. 4.8 0.6 F Hannah Langhi, 6-2, So. 6.0 4.9 COACH Sandra Rushing (138-72 in seventh season at Central Arkansas, 541-327 in 30th season overall) HOUSTON BAPTIST POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Amanda Johnson, 6-1, Sr. 12.6 2.0 G Sophie Taylor, 5-9, Jr. 9.9 2.8 G Takara Wade, 5-4, Jr. 4.4 4.2 C Natalie Gwarda, 6-3, Sr. 4.4 3.9 C Kennedy Collins, 6-1, Sr. 3.3 2.9 COACH Donna Finnie (57-91 in sixth season at Houston Baptist and overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
UCA Houston Baptist 64.0 Points for 67.6 56.0 Points against 68.8 +2.4 Rebound margin -2.5 +2.2 Turnover margin -0.4 38.4 FG pct. 39.4 27.6 3-pt. pct. 30.4 68.2 FT pct. 66.7 CHALK TALK Central Arkansas has won two consecutive games, and Houston Baptist is on a two-game losing streak. … UCA has won the past two games by 64 combined points. … Houston Baptist (2-8) is tied for last in the Southland.
— Christian Boutwell