Game 3 • South Alabama Jaguars at North Carolina Tar Heels
November 19, 2017 • 2:00 p.m. (C.T.) • Carmichael Arena • Chapel Hill, N.C.

THE COACHES
South Alabama
Terry Fowler (Lane [Tenn.], 1986)
Record at USA: 40-80 (5th year)
Overall Record: 246-257 (18th year)

Sylvia Hatchell
(Carson-Newman, '74)
at North Carolina: 720-295 (31)
Overall: 992-375 (42) 

LAST GAME
South Alabama fell to North Carolina State in Raleigh, N.C., 71-50 on Friday.

NEXT GAME
The Jaguars return to the Mitchell Center on Friday (Nov. 24) for a contest against New Orleans. Tip is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.

ON THE AIR
On the web: http://www.espn.com/watch/_/id/3198089/south-alabama-vs-north-carolina-w-basketball
Live stats: http://www.statbroadcast.com/events/statbroadcast.php?t=1&gid=unc
 
RANKINGS (Through end of 2016-17 season)
USA: #229 RPI
NC STATE: #118 RPI

THE SERIES
This will be the first match up between the two programs.
 
OPENING TIP
- South Alabama has two scorers averaging double-digit points this season, Chyna Ellis and Savannah Jones.
- Ellis had a career-high 14 rebounds to go with 12 points for her 17th career double-double against Georgia Southwestern.
- After recording seven boards at NC State, Ellis s 12 rebounds away from cracking the top-10 in the statistic in program history.
- Savannah Jones is averaging 15 points per game after USA's first two games. Jones is coming off a season-ending knee injury from the 2016-17 season.
- Genesis Perrymond tied a career-high in steals against NC State with four. It was the fifth time in her career she has had four steals in a game.
- Ellis has six blocks this season and needs 43 more rejections to be the all-time leader in Sun-Belt Conference history.
- Antoinette Lewis has five rebounds in each of her first two career games.
- Perrymond leads the Jaguars in assists with 14.
- North Carolina dropped its 2017-18 opener at home to Hampton, 70-66, but has rebounded during their last two matchups taking games against Colorado and Radford, 87-80 in overtime and 79-46 respectively.
- Coming into the contest, the Tar Heels have three student-athletes averaging double-digits in points, Paris Kea (23.3), Jamie Cherry (15.3) and Janelle Bailey (13.7).
- Kea also leads UNC in assists (18) and steals (11).
- Bailey is coming off a double-double against Radford on Nov. 16 when she put up 19 points and brought down 10 defensive boards, both game-highs.
- The Tar Heels shot 49.2 percent from the field and 10.5 percent from the charity stripe.
- As of Nov. 17, Kea is 28th in the nation in points per game.
 
THEY SAID IT
Head Coach Terry Fowler
On what they're trying to improve upon for the Tar Heels after the loss to NC State: "We have to rebound the ball. They are both similar teams. They are going to rebound it and play with a different pace than NC State. Their Individual players are special with the basketball and we have to focus on those players and play quality team defense."
 
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