Feb. 28, 2014
UT Arlington (4-22, 3-12) vs. WKU (18-8, 10-5)
Saturday, March 1 | 5 p.m. CT
Live video/stats: utamavs.com
College Park Center (Arlington, Texas)
Series: WKU leads 1-0
THE GAME: UT Arlington women's basketball hosts WKU Saturday evening at 5 p.m. at College Park Center. The Lady Toppers defeated the Mavericks in January 59-46 in Kentucky in the first match up between the two schools.
LIVE STREAM/STATS: Live stats and video stream are available at utamavs.com
RADIO: Live audio is available at UTARadio.com.
SCOUTING WKU: The Lady Toppers are in second place in the Sun Belt Conference standings with a 10-5 league record. Junior forward Chastity Gooch leads her team in scoring (17.8 ppg) and rebounding (8.8). Alexis Govan, Bianca McGee and Micah Jones are all averaging in the double figures as well.
LAST TIME OUT: UT Arlington scored a season high in Wednesday night's 85-72 victory over the Georgia State Panthers at College Park Center. UT Arlington snapped a four-game losing streak and also swept the two-game season series over Georgia State. UTA junior Tahlia Pope tied her career-high with 15 points. Freshman Allea Harris score in double figures for the first time since late November with 19 points.
WHO TO WATCH: Nwanguma is leading the league with 9.3 rebounds per game, shooting 54.3 percent from the floor. She also averages 1.5 blocks per contest in Sun Belt play. Nwanguma scored a career-high 34 points this season when the Mavericks defeated UL Lafayette 73-54. She has recorded seven double-doubles this season.
GERLICH ERA: Krista Gerlich is in her first season at UTA after seven years at West Texas A&M. Gerlich compiled an impressive record of 168-53 in seven seasons at West Texas A&M. Her teams won four consecutive South Division Lone Star Conference titles from 2007-10 and three consecutive Lone Star Conference championships from 2008-10.
LINEUP CHANGE: Coach Gerlich has used seven lineups in 26 games so far this season. Senior Laila Suleiman is the only Maverick to start all 26 contests.
MAVERICKS IN 2013-14: UT Arlington returns eight letterwinners and two starters from last year. The Mavericks welcome two freshmen as well as four transfers (one sophomore and three juniors) for the 2013-14 season.
