Game 14 | January 15, 2022 | 2 pm (CST) | Mobile, Ala. | Mitchell Center
South Alabama (7-7, 1-0 Sun Belt)
Rankings: — AP | — Coaches | — RPI
Head Coach: Terry Fowler (Lane [Tenn.] '86)
Record at USA (season): 114-132 (9th)
Career Record (season): 321-310 (22nd)
Record vs. ULL: 6-8
Statistical Leaders
Pts: Jaylin Powell (10.4)
Rebs: Zena Elias (9.5)
Asts: Mahogany Vaught (40)
Blks: Destiny Samuel (8)
Stls: Mahogany Vaught (24)
Louisiana (10-3, 2-1 Sun Belt)
Rankings: — AP | — Coaches | — RPI
Head Coach: Garry Brodhead
Record at ULL (years): 151-129 (10th)
Career Record (years): same
Record vs. USA: 5-5
Statistical Leaders
Pts: Brandi Williams (15.3)
Rebs: Ty'Reona Doucet (6.3)
Asts: Destiny Rice (44)
Blks: Ty'Reona Doucet (22)
Stls: Destiny Rice (17)
Multimedia
Televison/Video: ESPN +
JD Byars (pxp) and Pat Greenwood (analysis)
Radio: 97.1 FM The Prowl
Jaret Bates (pxp)
Live Stats: usajaguars.com
Twitter: @WeAreSouth_WBB
Series History
Overall: 40-18, South Alabama
Longest USA Streak: 10
Longest ULL Streak: 3
Current Streak: Louisiana - 1
First Meeting: 11/27/87
Last Meeting: 3/6/21
Opening Tip
- This is South Alabama's first home game in over a month.
- The last time the Jags played the Rajun' Cajuns was in the Sun Belt Conference tournament on March 6.
- South last defeated Louisiana at home 78-63 on February 6, 2020. It was also the last regular season game between the teams.
- USA has now won its first conference matchup three seasons in a row.
- Against ULM, Jaylin Powell led the Jags in points (20), rebounds (7), blocks (1) and steals (2).
- The contest also marked the first time this season five players have recorded double figures.
Last time with Louisiana
- It was the first time in five tries that the Cajuns defeated the Jags at the Sun Belt Conference Tournament.
-South still holds a 40-18 edge in the all-time series with Louisiana.
-Antoinette Lewis concluded her Jaguar career with 80 games recording 10-plus points and 40 double-doubles.
-It was the first occasion Mahogany Vaught has led USA in scoring since a Jan. 29 victory over Georgia State, while her 15 outings posting a double-figure point total this season were most on the team.
-The junior also fell one rebound shy of equaling her career-best total after recording more than five for the first time since a Feb. 19 match-up with Appalachian State.
-It marked the first occasion in her career that Janelle Jones finished with a double-digit scoring total in consecutive games.
Notes from ULM
- South has now won each of the last eight games against ULM.
- The last time South Alabama had five players with double-digit scoring totals was against Arkansas State on March 5.
- The Jags went 14-for-19 at the line for their highest free throw percentage of the season (73.7).
- South recorded just six steals, its lowest total this season.
- This was the second occasion that Jaylin Powell has scored 20 points or more.
- Mahogany Vaught exceeded five assists for the second time this season with seven.
- Dee Haymer was perfect from the line, going 8-for-8, the most made free throws of any Jag this season.
- Along with new scoring totals, Kiana Anderson and Tyrielle Williams surpassed their previous field-goals made by one each.
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