ARLINGTON  – UT Arlington concludes a brief two-game homestand on Saturday with a matchup against Coastal Carolina. Tipping off at 2 p.m. on ESPN+, UTA is looking to push its winning streak to three games. 

The Lady Mavericks improved their overall record to 10-4 with a double-overtime thriller on Thursday night against Appalachian State. The win propelled UTA's SBC record to 2-1. Senior Cierra Johnson lifted the Lady Mavs with a career-high 29 points, while Katie Ferrell grabbed the team's first double-double of the season, and the first of her young career, with 21 points and 17 rebounds. The 17 rebounds were the second most for a player under coach Krista Gerlich at UTA and most since Rebekah VanDijk last January. Coastal Carolina is winless in three close games in league play and enter 8-6 overall. 

Winning the team's sixth consecutive overtime win and second of the season, two others were in double figures with Lauren Billie scoring 15 and Claire Chastain returned with 10. The 99 points scored tied for the sixth most scored in a Lady Maverick game, matching the season-high set in the season opener against Jackson State. 

UTA is 3-1 all-time against the Chanticleers, splitting games last season with each taking the win on the home court. The Lady Mavs survived a comeback bid at CPC in winning 65-63. In the road contest, it was CCU that caught fire in the fourth to take a double-digit win. 

FOLLOWING THE LADY MAVERICKS 
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KNOWLEDGE NUGGETS
UTA is 2-0 all-time at home against CCU. UTA is 27-7 at CPC since the 2016-17 season... UTA is 8-0 when forcing more turnovers, 10-2 when picking up more steals and 8-0 when leading at halftime... Johnson grabbed six steals on Thursday, the 10th time of her career with six or more in a game and tied ninth in single-game history. She moved up to eighth in SBC steals history with 279. She is just six away from tying for the program's all-time mark. 

LOCKING DOWN THE HOME COURT
UTA was 13-2 at College Park Center during the 2017-18 season with the lone losses coming to Houston and South Alabama... UTA is 27-7 at CPC dating back to the 2016-17 season... The Lady Mavs went over the .500 mark during last season for the first time since opening CPC in 2012. UTA is 52-46 all-time at CPC. 

RECORD-BREAKING NONCONFERENCE
UTA's 8 wins in nonconference were the most in program history in non-league action. UTA has reached 7 several times, last in 2016... UTA posted a 5-game road winning streak to close non-league action... Cierra Johnson led the team in scoring with 13.3 points per game. She became the 19th player in program history with 1,000 or more points... UTA had featured wins of 20 or more points in 5 of the nonconference matchups... UTA defeated Houston for the first time after dropping the first 10 meetings.
 
COACHING STAFF
UTA coach Krista Gerlich is in her sixth season at the helm of UTA and enters with a record of 254-131 overall and 86-79 at UTA. Talby Justus was named the program's associate head coach during the offseason, while Jordan Vessels was named an assistant coach after serving as the team's Director of Operations. Assistant coach Ashley Crawford remains the team's recruiting coordinator. 

HOME TICKET INFORMATION
Single-game tickets start at just $6 for women and $8 for men, with group rates, military discounts and other cost-saving packages available as well. For additional information related to group tickets, contact Assistant Director of Marketing & Outbound Sales Jeremy Malnes at 817-272-9607 or via email at jeremy.malnes@uta.edu. Season tickets also remain on sale for as low as $50 per seat. For seating options and pricing, as well as Maverick Club benefits, click here. 

Additionally, with a purchase of men's basketball season tickets (Starting at $99), fans are eligible to receive complimentary season tickets to women's basketball, volleyball, softball and baseball for the entire 2018-19 season via the Mav Mania All Sports Pass. For more information on opting in to this complimentary package, or for any other season-ticket questions, please contact the UTA Box Office at 817-272-9595 or visit the College Park Center during regular business hours.

CLEAR BAG POLICY
In an effort to enhance public safety and the fan experience, for all UTA men's and women's home games this season the College Park Center will implement a clear-bag policy. All purses, containers, backpacks or anything larger than a small clutch bag are prohibited, and items must be placed in a clear tote bag not to exceed 12" x 6" x 12". For more information, fans are encouraged to visitUTAMavs.com/BasketballGameday.