Game 12 • South Alabama Jaguars (11-1, 0-1 SBC) vs. Coastal Carolina (8-4, 0-1 SBC) January 5, 2019 • 1:00 p.m. (CST) • HTC Center • CONWAY, S.C.

THE COACHES
South Alabama
Terry Fowler, (Lane [Tenn.], '86)
Record at USA: 71-93, 35-60 SBC (6)
Overall: 278-271, 35-60 SBC (20)
vs. Coastal Carolina: 1-2

Coastal Carolina
Jaida Williams, (Cal Poly Pomona, 2005) 
Record at Coastal Carolina: 76-86, 41-55 SBC (6)
Overall: 76-86, 41-55 SBC (6)
vs. South Alabama: 2-1

LAST GAME
The University of South Alabama women's basketball team lost its first game of the season, 63-71 vs. Appalachian State on Thursday night at the Holmes Center in the first game of Sun Belt play. 
While the Jaguars were in control for the majority of the contest, the Mountaineers took a 59-57 at the five-minute mark in the fourth quarter and didn't relinquish it for the remainder of the contest. 
Shaforia Kines had a game to remember for South, the junior point guard made her 44th-career start tonight and notched the first double-double of her career. Kines went for 15 points and 10 rebounds, the first time she has gone for double-figure rebounds while at South. 
Appalachian State was led by the duo of Lainey Gosnell and Pre Stanley, who added 18 and 17 points respectively. Bayley Plummer added 16 rebounds for the Mountaineers, who out-rebounded the Jags 53-43. 

NEXT GAME
South Alabama returns home to the Mitchell Center to face off against Arkansas State on Thursday Jan. 10. Tip off vs. the Red Wolves is set for 7 p.m. in Mobile, Ala. 

MULTIMEDIA
Television: Chanticleer Sports Network 
Radio: 99.5 The Jag FM
Live Stats: USAJaguars.com
Live Audio: USAJaguars.com
Live Video: USAJaguars.com

SERIES NOTES    
South Alabama and Coastal Carolina are tied up at two apiece in the all-time matchup. Since Coastal became a member of the Sun Belt the Jags are 1-2 against the Chanticleers, getting their lone conference win last season on Jan. 18 at the Mitchell Center. South and Coastal split last season, with the Chanticleers taking the matchup in Conway 71-57 over the Jags. The Jags took the first meeting between the programs on Dec. 20 at the Carolina Beach Classic in a 74-53 win.

OPENING TIP
The Jags were one win away from tying the 12-0 mark set by the 1984-1985 team for the best start in program history. 
South ranks third in the Sun Belt in scoring (73.6) and first in field-goal percentage (.445), field-goal percentage defense (.345), three-point field-goal percentage (.362), and blocked shots per game (5.1). 
Kines posted the first double-double of the season by a Jaguar this season other than Antoinette Lewis. Kines leads South with 14.5 points per game. 
Savannah Jones put up a team-high 17 points, shooting 3-of-5 from behind the arc. Jones leads South and ranks second in the Sun Belt with a .459 shooting percentage from behind the arc.
Lewis once again posted 10 rebounds in a game, adding six points to go along with them. Lewis leads South with 9.1 rebounds per contest and ranks ninth in the NCAA with a .641 field-goal percentage, averaging 13.6 points per game. 
Damaya Telemaque led the Jags in assists against App State for the seventh time this season with five. Telemaque's 46 assists leads the Jags. 
Coastal Carolina (8-4) is coming off of a one-point loss to Troy, falling 81-82 at home in the Sun Belt opener. The Chanticleers held a 17-point lead heading into the fourth before allowing Troy to go on a 19-0 run and take the lead.
D.J. Williams leads the Chanticleers and the Sun Belt in scoring with 18 points per game. 
Coastal finished up last season at 17-14 (10-8, Sun Belt) falling 78-69 against Texas State on day two of the conference tournament. 

They Said It
Head Coach Terry Fowler 
On Coastal Carolina: "Coastal is a team that is very athletic. They pressure you, get after you, and give you multiple defenses. They can score in waves, they are one of the highest scoring teams in the league. It's a difficult matchup, a great environment at their place. We have to really shore up some things so we make sure we can go out and compete tomorrow night." 

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