Game 17 • South Alabama Jaguars (11-5, 4-1) vs. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (10-7, 4-2)
January 18, 2018 • 5:05 p.m. (C.T.) • Mitchell Center • Mobile, Ala.

THE COACHES
South Alabama
Terry Fowler (Lane [Tenn.], 1986)
Record at USA: 50-84 (5th year)
Overall Record: 257-262 (18th year)

Coastal Carolina
Jaida Williams
(Cal Poly Ponoma, '05)
Record at Coastal Carolina: 62-75 (5)
Overall Record: 62-75 (5)

LAST GAME.
South Alabama defeated Troy, 79-68, at Mitchell Center behind four double-digit scoring efforts, including 20 points from Savannah Jones.

NEXT GAME
The Jaguars host Appalachian State on Saturday at 1:05 p.m.

ON THE AIR
On the web: http://usajaguars.com/watch/?Live=1013&type=Archive
On the air: https://www.iheart.com/live/995-the-jag-mobile-7117/; 99.5 FM The Jag, pbp JT Crabtree
Live stats: http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=196094
 
RANKINGS (Games played through Jan. 16)
USA: #104 RPI
CCU: #283 RPI

THE SERIES
This will be the third meeting between the two programs, including the second as conference foes.
 
OPENING TIP
- The Jaguars defended their home court advantage at the Mitchell Center with a 79-68 victory over Troy.
- South Alabama is 7-2 at home.
- Savannah Jones scored 20 points, while Chyna Ellis recorded 13 points and nine rebounds.
- USA had four double-digit scorers for the third time season in the matchup against Troy.
- South Alabama is 60.6 percent from the field in the first-half against Georgia Southern, the best shooting percentage of any half this season.
- South Alabama grabbed 50 rebounds against Georgia Southern, the second time this season they have grabbed 50 or more rebounds in a game.
- The Jags' seven non-conference wins are the most since the 2012-13 season when they won seven.
- South Alabama received a vote in the USA Today Top 25 Coaches' Poll during week 9 of the poll, marking the first time since the 2008-09 season the Jags have received a vote in the poll.
- Perrymond recorded a career-high 9 assist, while Ellis collected six blocks, the most by a Jag this season, when they faced Central Arkansas.
- South Alabama leads the SBC in seven statistical categories, assists (275), assists per game (17.2), blocks (108), blocks per game (6.8) and defensive rebounds (29.7), shooting percentage (43 percent) and defensive field goal percentage holding opponents to 34.5 percent from the field, good for 11th in the nation.
- USA shot a season-best 51.1 percent from the field and 52.9 percent from beyond the arc in the contest against UCA.
- The Jags capped off November with an .833 winning percentage, their best winning percentage in November since the 2008-09 season.
- South Alabama has had at least two players score 10 or more point per game in every contest except for one.
- USA has had eight 20 or more point scoring efforts this season. Ellis has had five, including a career-high 24 points against Southern Mississippi.
- Ellis has led South Alabama in scoring in 8 games.
- The senior center has seven double-doubles this season.
- Ellis has had double-digit points in 14 games, while recording double-digit rebounds in seven.
- Savannah Jones has scored in double-digits 11 times this season, while Erin Autio has done so three times.
- South Alabama has five scorers averaging seven or more points per contest, Ellis (15.4), Jones (14.1), Shaforia Kines (8.0), Antoinette Lewis (7.4), and Perrymond (7.2).
- USA has had three players record three blocks in a game this season, Ellis eight-times, Lewis twice and LaNeetra Guillory twice.
- USA is shooting 43.0 percent from the including 35.6 percent from the three-point arc this season.
- Ellis became the 19th women's basketball player in program history reach 1,000 points.
- Ellis has 276 blocks for her career and is second all-time in Sun Belt Conference history. She needs 4 blocks to become the all-time leader in SBC history.
- South Alabama is 2-2 in games decided by single digits.
- The Jags have won nine of their 11 games by double digits, including six by 20 or more points.
- South Alabama has been outrebounded six times this season and have won two of those six games.
- The Jags have trailed at halftime five-times this season, at North Carolina State (Nov. 19), at home against Jacksonville (Dec. 3), at Ole Miss (12/9), at home against UAB (Dec. 21) and at Texas State (Jan. 4) and at UTA (Jan. 6), winning their first game after trailing at the half at UTA.
- USA is 4-3 on the road and will not play a neutral site game until the SBC Tournament in New Orleans.
- USA is 9-0 when outrebounding its opponent.
- When scoring 60 or more points South Alabama is 11-2, including 7-0 when scoring 70 or more.
- Coastal Carolina is 10-7 this season, 4-2 in Sun Belt play.
- The Chanticleers are coming off a weekend sweep of Georgia State and Georgia Southern.
- DJ Williams leads Coastal Carolina in assists, steals and rebounds.
- Jas Adams averages 18.1 points per game.
- CCU outrebounds its opponents by 7.8 boards per contest to lead the Sun Belt.

THEY SAID IT
Head Coach Terry Fowler
On the matchup with Troy: "Troy does an outstanding job of rebounding the basketball. In the past, we have had trouble with their press. We have to handle those two things. They're a team that has a lot of pride and we are going to get their best shot on Saturday. It should be a great game."
 
On carrying momentum from last week's win into Saturday: "Each day is its own day. We just have to continue to focus on the process. We focus on getting better every day and then on gameday the actions we have done before will take care of themselves."
 
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