UCA women
vs. New Orleans
WHEN 7 p.m.
WHERE Farris Center, Conway
RECORDS Central Arkansas 13-4, 6-0 Southland Conference; New Orleans 7-10, 3-3
RADIO KUCA-FM, 91.3, in Conway
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
CENTRAL ARKANSAS
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Kamry Orr, 5-6, Jr. 15.1 3.5 G Taylor Sells, 5-7, Soph. 5.6 4.9 G Angel Williams, 5-6, Sr. 5.1 1.0 F Taylor Baudoin, 6-0, Sr. 14.3 6.9 C Kierra Jordan, 6-1, Sr. 9.7 7.5 COACH Sandra Rushing (117-54 in six seasons at UCA, 520-309 overall in 29 seasons)
NEW ORLEANS
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Randi Brown, 5-6, Sr. 8.8 3.1 G Kayla Mundy, 5-10, Sr. 14.8 9.9 G Mariah Wright, 5-6, Jr. 13.4 3.3 F Asia Woods, 5-8, Soph. 5.9 3.9 C Shania Woods, 6-3, Jr. 7.9 4.8 COACH Keeshawn Davenport (40-141 in seven seasons at New Orleans and overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
UCA NO 64.3 Points for 65.8 48.0 Points against 68.7 +5.6 Rebound margin -2.9 +3.5 Turnover margin +1.6 44.5 FG pct. 37.0 36.5 3-pt. pct. 31.7 70.0 FT pct. 77.1 CHALK TALK Central Arkansas has started the Southland Conference season 6-0 for the first time since the 2009-2010 season, when the Sugar Bears finished 21-8 but missed postseason play. … UCA leads the conference in scoring defense (48.0), which ranks second nationally. … UCA is the only team that New Orleans has not beaten since joining the Southland for the 2013-2014 season. The Bears have won all six games between the programs.
— Brooks Kubena
UCA men
at New Orleans
WHEN 7 p.m. Central
WHERE Lakefront Arena, New Orleans
RECORDS Central Arkansas 9-10, 3-3 Southland Conference; New Orleans 8-9, 5-1
RADIO KUCA-FM, 91.3, in Conway
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
CENTRAL ARKANSAS
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Jordan Howard, 5-11, Sr. 24.3 3.5 G Mathieu Kamba, 6-5, Sr. 12.7 6.3 G Thatch Unruh, 6-5, Jr. 9.4 4.1 G DeAndre Jones, 6-5, Jr. 7.1 2.9 C Hayden Koval, 7-0, Fr. 9.6 5.3 COACH Russ Pennell (26-81 in four seasons at Central Arkansas, 135-148 overall in eight seasons)
NEW ORLEANS
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Diontae Champion, 6-5, Jr. 5.5 3.1 G Bryson Robinson, 6-4, Soph. 8.4 2.1 G Ezekiel Charles, 6-4, Jr. 5.2 3.2 F Makur Puou, 6-9, Sr. 8.2 5.3 F Travin Thibodeaux, 6-8, Sr. 16.5 6.0 COACH Mark Slessinger (85-107 in seven seasons at New Orleans and overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
UCA NO 82.8 Points for 69.9 79.8 Points against 70.2 -4.4 Rebound margin +4.3 +2.5 Turnover margin -0.9 44.7 FG pct. 46.0 37.1 3-pt. pct. 36.4 71.5 FT pct. 68.2 CHALK TALK Central Arkansas is tied for seventh in the Southland Conference standings and will play a New Orleans team that is tied for first with Nicholls State. The Bears lost to Nicholls 86-79 on Saturday. … UCA senior guard Mathieu Kamba led the Bears with 20 points and 8 rebounds in the loss to Nicholls, when UCA let a six-point halftime lead slip away. … New Orleans’ Travin Thibodeaux has 16.5 points per game (tied for fourth in the Southland) and 55.6 percent shooting (third in the Southland).