UALR women at Eastern Illinois
WHEN 1 p.m. Central
WHERE Lantz Arena, Charleston, Ill.
RECORDS UALR 8-8, 5-0 Ohio Valley Conference; Eastern Illinois 13-3, 5-0
SERIES First meeting
TV None
RADIO KARN-AM, 920, in Little Rock
INTERNET ESPN-Plus
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
UALR
POS. NAME, HT, YR.;PPG;RPG
F Sali Kourouma, 5-11, Jr.;17.0;4.8
G Tia Harvey, 5-9, Jr.;8.8;2.8
F Angelique Francis, 5-11, Sr.;7.8;6.4
G Jaiyah Harris-Smith, 5-6, So.;4.8;6.4
G Jayla Brooks, 5-7, Jr.;4.2;2.6
COACH Joe Foley (385-222 in 20th season at UALR, 841-303 in 36th season overall)
Eastern Illinois
POS. NAME, HT, YR.;PPG;RPG
G Lariah Washington, 5-9, Sr.;19.3;4.4
C Mary McGlone, 6-3, So.;11.8;7.1
G Miah Monahan, 5-8, So.;8.9;3.4
F Taris Thornton, 6-0, S0.;7.7;2.9
G Lyric Johnson, 5-9, Fr.;3.6;4.4
COACH Matt Bollant (73-88 in sixth season at Eastern Illinois, 416-237 in 20th season overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
UALR;;Eastern Illinois
50.6;Points for;72.1
55.4;Points against;64.0
-5.4;Rebound margin;+2.9
+3.3;Turnover margin;+1.9
36.5;FG pct.;44.8
16.7;3-pt. pct.;30.9
63.1;FT pct.;73.1
CHALK TALK The winner of this game will take sole possession of first place in the Ohio Valley Conference. ... UALR enters with the 20th-ranked scoring defense in the nation, allowing 55.4 points per game. ... This is the second time Eastern Illinois has started a season 5-0 in Ohio Valley play.
-- Mitchell Gladstone