Game 15 • South Alabama Jaguars (9-5, 2-1) at UTA Mavericks (8-6, 2-1)
January 6, 2018 • 2:00 p.m. (C.T.) • College Park Center • Arlington, Texas

THE COACHES
South Alabama
Terry Fowler (Lane [Tenn.], 1986)
Record at USA: 48-84 (5th year)
Overall Record: 255-262 (18th year)

UTA
Krista Gerlich
(Texas Tech, '93)
Record at UTA: 66-79 (6)
Overall Record: 233-121 

LAST GAME
South Alabama fell in its SBC road opener at Texas State, 78-63.

NEXT GAME
The Jaguars return to the Mitchell Center on Saturday for a matchup with Troy.

ON THE AIR
On the web: http://www.espn.com/watch/_/id/3244698/south-alabama-vs-ut-arlington-w-basketball
On the air: https://www.iheart.com/live/995-the-jag-mobile-7117/; 99.5 FM The Jag, pbp JT Crabtree
Live stats: http://www.utamavs.com/gametracker/launch/gt_wbaskbl.html?event=1558959&school=txar&sport=wbaskbl&camefrom=&startschool=&
 
RANKINGS (Games played through Jan. 4)
USA: #143 RPI
UTA: #127 RPI

THE SERIES
This will be the 11th meeting between the programs.
 
OPENING TIP
- The Jaguars fell on the road at Texas State, 78-63, in their Sun Belt Conference road opener.
- USA started 2-0 in SBC action for the first time since the 2013-14 season.
- USA shot 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 the Eagles, 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 Chyna Ellis collected six blocks, the most by a Jag this season, when they faced Central Arkansas.
- South Alabama leads the SBC in five statistical categories, assists (236), assists per game (16.9), blocks (93), blocks per game (6.6) and defensive rebounds (29.6).
- 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.
- The Jags have had four-double digit scorers twice this season, at Southern Miss and at home against Georgia State.
- South Alabama has had at least two players score 10 or more point per game in every contest except for one.
- USA has had seven 20 or more point scoring efforts this season. Ellis has had four including a career-high 24 points against Southern Mississippi.
- Ellis has led South Alabama in scoring in nine games.
- The senior center has six double-doubles this season, with the most recent occurrence at Texas State on Jan. 4.
- Ellis has had double-digit points in 12 games, while recording double-digit rebounds in six.
- Savannah Jones has scored in double-digits 10 times this season, while Erin Autio has done so three times.
-  Perrymond's 14 points against UAB tied a season-high for the senior guard.
- South Alabama has five scorers averaging seven or more points per contest, Ellis (15.3), Jones (14.0), Kines (7.6), Antoinette Lewis (7.5), and Perrymond (7.4).
- USA has had three players record three blocks in a game this season, Ellis seven-times, Lewis twice and LaNeetra Guillory once.
- USA is shooting 42.4 percent from the including 35.1 percent from the three-point arc this season.
- Ellis needs 6 more points to reach 1,000 for her career.
- Ellis has 269 blocks for her career and is second all-time in Sun Belt Conference history. She needs 11 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 seven of their nine games by double digits, including six by 20 or more points.
- South Alabama has been outrebounded four times this season and won its first contest in this situation against Central Arkansas.
- 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 are 0-4 when trailing at halftime.
- USA is 3-3 on the road and 6-2 at home.
- USA is 7-0 when outrebounding its opponent.
- When scoring 60 or more points South Alabama is 9-2, including 5-0 when scoring 70 or more.
- UTA is 8-6 this season, including 2-1 in SBC play.
- The Mavericks took their matchup against Troy on Friday.
- UTA's Rebekah VanDijk was voted Preseason SBC Player of the Year.
- VanDijk is averaging 11.3 points and 9 rebounds per game.
- Crystal Allen is their leading scorer averaging 13.2 points per contest.
- The Mavs have a scoring margin of -3 and average 61.5 points per game.
- UTA struggles from beyond the arc as it is shooting 28.3 percent on three-point attempts. 


THEY SAID IT
Head Coach Terry Fowler
On what he's looking for the tea to improve on for tomorrow's game: "We turned the ball over too much. We have to take care of the ball. Texas State took 15 more shots than we did. That was basically from turnovers. With teams that score like they can you can't give them an extra 15 opportunities."
 
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