MOBILE, Ala. – After two weeks on the road, the Jaguars return home for their final four games at the Mitchell Center, welcoming in ULM and Georgia Southern this week. South and ULM's contest on Thursday will tip at 5 p.m., while the Jags and Georgia Southern will play Saturday at 1 p.m.
 
South Alabama went 0-2 over the weekend, falling to the 2022-23 Sun Belt champions James Madison on Wednesday and Eastern Michigan on Saturday in the second round of the MAC-SBC Challenge.
 
Jordan Rosier matched her career-high with 23 points in the loss at EMU, making a season-high six made three pointers.
 
South is looking to even the series with ULM this week after dropping the first contest with the Warhawks 51-67 in Monroe. ULM sits at 15-9 on the year and 7-5 in conference play, but is on a four game losing streak after falling to App State and Toledo last week.
 
Georgia Southern is 13-12 on the year with a 3-9 record in conference play. The Eagles have lost nine in a row, with their last win being an 83-77 victory over App State.
 
Thursday's game will celebrate National Girls and Women in Sports Day and the giveaway will be NGWSD t-shirts while supplies last. Saturday will be the annual Mardi Gras game with beads available for fans.
 
Game Info: South Alabama vs ULM
Thursday, Feb. 15 | 5 p.m. CT
Mobile, Ala. | Mitchell Center
ESPN+ | Live Stats | Game Notes
 
Game Info: South Alabama vs Georgia Southern
Saturday, Feb. 17 | 1 p.m. CT
Mobile, Ala. | Mitchell Center
ESPN+ | Live Stats 
 
South Alabama Notes

• Last week, first-year head coach Yolisha Jackson earned her first Sun Belt Conference win. As an assistant at South Alabama from 2013-20, Yolisha Jackson earned 53 wins with the squad.
• South Alabama's win last week broke a 19-game conference road game losing streak, with the last conference road win coming on Jan, 13, 2022.  
• Kelsey Thompson now leads the team with 16 double figure games this season and 31 in her career.
• Junior guard Jordan Rosier is the only Jaguar to start all 25 games this season, playing an average of 29.1 minutes per game, which is second on the team.
• South Alabama has four Jags who are averaging 8+ points per game: Kelsey Thompson (12.5), Jordan Rosier (9.7), Rachel Leggett (8.9), and Michiyah Simmons (8.6).
• USA has had five finish in double figures twice this season, and finished with four in double figures five times this season.
• Seven different Jaguars have led the team in scoring through 23 games, with Kelsey Thompson leading the team eight times.
• The Jags shot 88.9% from the free throw line in the loss at Eastern Michigan, a season high. Kelsey Thompson went 11-12 from the stripe, with her 11 made free throws a new career high.
• South also shot 63.6% from deep, another season high. Jordan Rosier sunk six from deep, a season high.
• Kelsey Thompson is 23rd in the conference with 12.5 ppg.
• Emani Burks is 12th in the conference with 0.8 blocks per game.
• South returns 73.6% of its scoring from a year ago, including SBC Freshman of the Year Kelsey Thompson, who led the Jaguars with 10.7 points per game.

ULM Notes

• The Warhawks have four players averaging 10+ points per game and are led by Daisha Bradford with 19.6 ppg.
• Bradford ranks 4^th in the conference in scoring and is 6^th in rebounding.
• Bradford also leads the team in rebounds per game with 7.8, assists with 106 and steals with 39.
• Bradford and Jakayla Johnson are coming off double-double performances vs Toledo.
• It was Johnson's first double-double as a Warhawk.

Series History vs ULM

• South Alabama is 22-11 all-time vs ULM, with the last meeting being a 67-51 win for ULM in Monroe.

Georgia Southern Notes

• Georgia Southern is 13-12 on the year and 3-9 in conference games.
• Terren Ward leads the team with 22.3 points per game and 9.7 rebounds per game.
• Ward also leads the team with 42 steals.
• Ward ranks second in the conference in scoring.
• Ward leads the conference in rebounding.
• The squad has nine five in a row. 

Series History vs Georgia Southern

• South Alabama is 13-12 all-time against Georgia Southern, with the last meeting being a 75-59 win for the Eagles.

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