Game 24 • South Alabama Jaguars (15-8, 8-4) at Appalachian State Mountaineers (6-18, 4-9)
February 15, 2018 • 4:00 p.m. (C.T.) • Holmes Convocation Center • Boone, N.C.

THE COACHES
South Alabama
Terry Fowler (Lane [Tenn.], 1986)
Record at USA: 54-87 (5th year)
Overall Record: 261-265 (18th year)

Appalachian State
Angel Elderkin
(South Maine, '99)
at Appalachian State: 42-73 (4)
Overall: 42-73 (4)
 
LAST GAME.
South Alabama surged in the second-half, but came up short against Arkansas State on Saturday, 75-60.

NEXT GAME
South Alabama ends its road trip at Coastal Carolina on Saturday. Tipoff is at noon (C.T.)

ON THE AIR
On the web: http://www.espn.com/watch/_/id/3273442/south-alabama-vs-appalachian-state
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=195344

RANKINGS (Games played through Feb. 13)
USA: #121 RPI
Appalachian State: #271 RPI

THE SERIES
The Jags have taken the last four meetings from the Mountaineers.
 
OPENING TIP
- The Jags fell on Saturday to Arkansas State, 75-60.
- USA is on a three-game losing streak for the first-time this season.
- South Alabama is three wins away from the 600th in program history.
- Against Coastal Carolina, Ellis' 10 rejections were a career-high and is now the individual record for a women's basketball player at the Mitchell Center.
- Since Ellis has been at South Alabama, the Jaguars have had 635 blocks. The team only had 697 blocks the previous nine seasons combined.
- South Alabama is 9-4 at home.
- 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 the most by a Jag this season, when they faced Central Arkansas.
- South Alabama has had at least two players score 10 or more point per game in every contest except for one.
- USA has had nine 20 or more point scoring efforts this season. Ellis has had six, including a career-high 24 points against Southern Mississippi.
- Ellis has eight double-doubles this season.
- Ellis has had double-digit points in 19 games, while recording double-digit rebounds in nine.
- Jones has scored in double-digits 14 times this season, while Shaforia Kines has six, and Genesis Perrymond and Erin Autio have done so five times and Antoinette Lewis has scored double-figures in four games.
- South Alabama has six scorers averaging seven or more points per contest, Ellis (14.4), Jones (12.7), Shaforia Kines (7.8), Lewis (7.5), Autio (7.0) and Perrymond (7.0).
- USA has had three players record three blocks in a game this season, Ellis 14 times, Lewis four times and LaNeetra Guillory three times.
- Jones has made 48 three-pointers this season, the second-most by a freshman in program history.
- Ellis became the 19th women's basketball player in program history reach 1,000 points earlier this season.
- Ellis has 305 blocks for her career and is in the top-10 for blocks for a season during all four-years of her career at South Alabama. No other player has done that in any category in program history.
- South Alabama is 5-2 in games decided by single digits.
- The Jags have won 10 of their 15 games by double digits, including six by 20 or more points.
- USA is 6-4 on the road and will not play a neutral site game until the SBC Tournament in New Orleans.
- USA is 10-0 when outrebounding its opponent.
- When scoring 60 or more points South Alabama is 13-4, including 8-1 when scoring 70 or more.
- The Mountaineers are 6-18, including a conference record of 4-9.
- App State is 3-7 at home.
- The Mountaineers are currently on a three-game losing streak.
- Tierra Wilson leads App averaging 11.3 points per game.
- LaPresha Stanley averages 10 points per contest and leads the Mountaineers with 25 steals.
- Bayley Plummer is the SBC's leading rebounder with 11.7 per game.
 
THEY SAID IT
Head Coach Terry Fowler
On the upcoming road trip to the Carolinas: "We are going through a tough portion of the schedule right here. Now we go out on the road and play against two teams that play well at home. App State has great size with Bayley Plummer. LaPresha Stanley came in here and had a great day. They can score the basketball and Appalachian State is tough at home."
 
On what he's told his shooters after the last three games: "Shooters are finicky. Some need to keep shooting and some need take some time off. That's what we told all of our players. Do whatever works for you. That's what you need to do. This team has been resilient all year. Bouncing back isn't necessarily about winning and losing. It's about playing well. That's what our focus has to be on is us playing well and continuing to get better everyday."
 
On the atmosphere for Kids' Day tomorrow: "It will be loud and you won't be able to hear. We are working on our communication in practice. It's going to be one of those games that it is going to be difficult to communicate."
 
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