UALR women at Coastal Carolina
WHEN 5 p.m. Central WHERE HTC Center, Conway, S.C. RECORDS UALR 9-8, 5-1 Sun Belt Conference; Coastal Carolina 8-8, 0-5 SERIES UALR leads 4-0. RADIO KARN-AM, 920, in Little Rock INTERNET ESPN Plus
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
UALR POS. NAME, HT, YR. PPG RPG G Kyra Collier, 5-9, Jr. 14.4 5.1 G Tori Lasker, 5-7, So. 6.7 1.8 G Terrion Moore, 5-8, So. 6.2 4.1 F Ronjanae DeGray, 6-0, Sr. 13.7 6.2 F Raeyana DeGray, 5-11, Sr. 6.2 4.2 COACH Joe Foley (321-171 in 16th season at UALR, 777-252 in 30th season overall) COASTAL CAROLINA POS. NAME, HT, YR. PPG RPG G DJ Williams, 5-10, Jr. 17.1 6.5 G Torrie Cash, 5-6, Jr. 5.8 3.2 G Mery Visone, 5-8, So. 3.5 2.3 C Naheria Hamilton, 6-4, Jr. 10.3 8.0 C Aja Blount, 5-11, Fr. 6.1 3.2 COACH Jaida Williams (76-90 in seventh season at Coastal Carolina and overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
UALR Coastal Carolina 58.9 Points for 75.9 58.4 Points against 67.9 -3.8 Rebound margin +8.6 +4.0 Turnover margin -0.1 40.2 FG pct. 41.8 32.3 3-pt. pct. 30.2 71.7 FT pct. 70.0 CHALK TALK Coastal Carolina’s five-game losing streak is its longest since a six-game drought in the 2015-2016 season. UALR is tied with Troy for first in the Sun Belt standings at 5-1. Coastal Carolina is in last place at 0-5.
— Christian Boutwell
Arkansas St. women at Appalachian St.
WHEN 5:30 p.m. Central WHERE Holmes Center, Boone, N.C. RECORDS Arkansas State 8-9, 3-3 Sun Belt Conference; Appalachian State 9-7, 3-2 SERIES Tied at 6-6 RADIO KNEA-FM, 95.3, in Jonesboro
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
ARKANSAS STATE POS. NAME, HT, YR. PPG RPG F Peyton Martin, 5-11, So. 15.0 6.6 G Akasha Westbrook, 5-10, Sr. 9.9 5.5 G Payton Tennison, 5-11, Jr. 5.2 1.5 G Lycia Peevy, 6-2, So. 3.3 2.3 G Jireh Washington, 5-9, Fr. 8.8 3.5 COACH Brian Boyer (329-278 in 20th season at Arkansas State and overall) APPALACHIAN STATE POS. NAME, HT, YR. PPG RPG G Madi Story, 5-10, Sr. 11.4 4.1 G Pre Stanley, 5-9, So. 10.6 4.9 G Ashley Polacek, 5-5, Jr. 9.1 2.9 F Lainey Gosnell, 6-1, So. 9.9 4.7 C Bayley Plummer, 6-4, Jr. 6.8 11.4 COACH Angel Elderkin (55-85 in fifth season at Appalachian State and overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
Arkansas St. Appalachian St. 69.1 Points for 69.0 73.9 Points against 72.1 -5.1 Rebound margin +5.9 +1.5 Turnover margin -2.1 40.2 FG pct. 38.2 29.5 3-pt. pct. 30.0 62.6 FT pct. 67.0 CHALK TALK Arkansas State’s most recent victory at Appalachian State was during the 2015-2016 season. … Appalachian State (72.1 points per game) and Arkansas State (73.9 ppg) rank 11th and 12th, respectively, of the 12 Sun Belt teams in scoring defense.
— Christian Boutwell
Arkansas women vs. Alabama
WHEN 7 p.m. WHERE Walton Arena, Fayetteville RECORDS Arkansas 14-5, 3-2 Alabama 10-9, 2-4 SERIES Arkansas leads 22-15. RADIO Razorback Sports Network INTERNET ArkansasRazorbacks.com, SEC Network-Plus
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
ARKANSAS POS. NAME HT. YR. PPG RPG G Chelsea Dungee, 5-11, Sr. 17.1 4.4 G Alexis Tolefree, 5-8, Jr. 11.5 3.3 G Malica Monk, 5-5, Sr. 12.9 2.1 G Jailyn Mason, 5-9, Jr. 7.2 3.3 F Kiara Williams, 6-1, Jr. 7.0 7.5 COACH Mike Neighbors (27-22 in second season at Arkansas, 125-64 in sixth season overall) ALABAMA POS. NAME HT. YR. PPG RPG G Cierra Johnson, 5-10, Jr. 14.4 4.7 G Megan Abrams, 5-9, Fr. 2.9 1.6 G Shaquera Wade, 6-0, Sr. 9.4 4.2 F Ariyah Copeland, 6-3, So. 7.9 6.6 F Jasmine Walker, 6-3, So. 13.8 7.1 COACH Kristy Curry (94-88 in sixth season at Alabama, 403-237 in 20th season overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
Arkansas Alabama 74.4 Points for 67.9 65.9 Points against 65.2 -4.2 Rebound margin +1.1 +7.3 Turnover margin -1.3 38.5 FG pct. 39.6 31.3 3-pt pct. 31.4 68.4 FT pct. 69.9 CHALK TALK The Razorbacks’ 80-point output against Tennessee in an 80-79 victory Monday marked the eighth time the team has put up 80 this season. Last year, the team did so only four times.
— Andrew Epperson
Arkansas St. men vs. Appalachian St.
WHEN 7 p.m. WHERE First National Bank Arena, Jonesboro RECORDS Arkansas State 8-11, 2-4 Sun Belt Conference; Appalachian State 5-13, 0-5 SERIES Tied at 5-5 RADIO KFIN-FM, 107.9, in Jonesboro INTERNET ESPN Plus
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
ARKANSAS STATE POS. NAME, HT, YR. PPG RPG G Ty Cockfield, 6-0, Sr. 20.9 4.0 G Grantham Gillard, 6-4, Sr. 9.2 5.4 G Marquis Eaton, 6-2, So. 12.3 3.3 F Malik Brevard, 6-8, Jr. 4.1 5.9 F Salif Boudie, 6-8, Jr. 5.0 5.5 COACH Mike Balado (19-30 in second season at Arkansas State and overall) APPALACHIAN STATE POS. NAME, HT, YR. PPG RPG G Ronshad Shabazz, 6-5, Sr. 18.4 2.7 G Justin Forrest, 6-2, So. 15.1 3.3 G Adrian Delph, 6-3, Fr. 7.1 2.4 F Isaac Johnson, 6-9, Jr. 10.6 8.9 F Hunter Seacat, 6-9, Jr. 5.2 3.4 COACH Jim Fox (50-91 in fifth season at Appalachian State and overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
Arkansas St. Appalachian St. 73.8 Points for 80.6 76.7 Points against 79.3 +2.7 Rebound margin -2.7 -2.2 Turnover margin +0.6 41.6 FG pct. 45.4 34.3 3-pt pct. 35.6 72.7 FT pct. 72.3 CHALK TALK Arkansas State is 3-2 vs. Appalachian State in Jonesboro. … Appalachian State (0-5) is the only Sun Belt team without a conference victory and has lost six in a row. … Appalachian State is 0-8 on the road this season.
— Christian Boutwell