STATESBORO, Ga.  – Seeing the end of a five-game road winning streak on Thursday evening with a last-second shot from Georgia State, UT Arlington looks to get back into the win column on Saturday afternoon at Georgia Southern. 

Tipping off at 1p.m. CT, the Lady Mavericks are 8-4 and 0-1 in the Sun Belt as they close out a three-game road trip against the Eagles (5-7, 0-1). UTA came back from a six-point deficit with two minutes to play on Thursday night, but after tying the game up in the final minute, Georgia State banked in a short jumper with just 0.8 on the clock to nip UTA late. 

Despite the setback, the road has been kind to this UTA team in suffering just its second loss to go with five wins. UTA is averaging 71.0 points away from home, holding opponents to just 58.0. Cierra Johnson, Claire Chastain and Terryn Milton are each averaging double figures during the run, with Johnson leading at 13.4 points per game. The Lady Mavs are shooting 44.9 percent away from CPC, while holding opponents to just 35.7 percent. 

A pivotal component of UTA's success for Saturday afternoon will be getting out to a lead. The Lady Mavs are 6-0 when leading at halftime and 7-1 when leading going into the final 10 minutes. UTA has fallen behind early in both of its road defeats this season.

FOLLOWING THE LADY MAVERICKS 
Saturday's matchup will be featured on ESPN+ with a production hosted by Georgia Southern. Fans that already subscribe to the service for home games will get access to the action on the road. 

All of UTA's 14 home games at College Park Center will be featured on ESPN+. Fans can subscribe to ESPN+ for just $4.99 per month, or $49.99 per year and cancel anytime. Fans wishing to see behind-the-scenes action and get updates from the court are encouraged to follow the team's Twitter account at www.twitter.com/ladymavhoops. Live stats for each of UTA's games can be found at UTAStats.com. 
 
KNOWLEDGE NUGGETS
UTA is 6-1 all-time against Georgia Southern and 3-1 at Hanner Fieldhouse, dropping the road meeting last year... UTA is 14-4 against the SBC Georgia foes and 14-5 when playing in the Eastern Time Zone under coach Krista Gerlich... UTa is 7-0 when forcing more turnovers, but 0-4 when giving more up... UTA has not been 0-2 in league play since the 2013-14 season when it was 3-15 in the league... UTA has not had a two-game SBC losing streak since dropping three in a row last January... Cierra Johnson needs 13 points to pass Jeannie Curry for 15th in UTA scoring history. Johnson has 1,057 in her career. She needs 13 steals to claim the all-time UTA mark, she has 273 entering Saturday. She needs two steals to move into ninth in Sun Belt History, four to move into eighth... A win on Saturday would be UTA's 650th all-time. 

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 26-7 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 51-46 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 252-131 overall and 84-79 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.