ARLINGTON, Texas – The UT Arlington women's basketball team will welcome the Warhawks of ULM to College Park Center on Saturday, Jan. 18. Tip-off for the contest, which will also be Dallas Wings Day/Nat'l Girls & Women In Sports Day at CPC, is set for 2:00 p.m.
Matchup: UTA (10-7, 4-1 SBC) vs. ULM (3-13, 1-4 SBC)
When: Saturday, January 18 | 2:00 p.m.
Where: College Park Center | Arlington, Texas
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UTA PROBABLE STARTERS
#12
Marie Benson | F
#20
Claire Chastain | G
#21
Terryn Milton | G
#24
Aysia Evans | G
#41
Katie Ferrell | G
STARTING 5 QUICK HITS
#12 Marie Benson (F)
- Leads the Sun Belt Conference in scoring (18.4 ppg)
- Ranked 12th in the league in rebounding (6.3 rpg)
- Named Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week 3x this season
- Scored a career-high 30 points vs. Louisiana on Jan. 16
- Shooting .544 from the field this season, which ranks 1st in the SBC
- Waiver to play immediately approved by the NCAA prior to the Nov. 15 UNT game
#20 Claire Chastain (G)
- Ranks 8th in the Sun Belt in 3pt FG made per game (1.6)
- Scored 22 points vs. #8 Louisville in the Paradise Jam
- Knocked down a career-high 5 treys at App State on Jan. 9
#21 Terryn Milton (G)
- Ranks 2nd in the Sun Belt in assists/turnover ratio (2.1)
- Ranks 4th in the Sun Belt in assists per game (3.8)
- Dished out a career-high 10 assists at App State on Jan. 9
#24 Aysia Evans (G)
- Ranks t-4th in the SBC in steals (2.0)
- 5th on the squad in assists (1.4)
#41 Katie Ferrell (F)
- Ranks in the top 15 in the conference in rebounds (14th; 5.9), assists (2nd; 4.4), steals (t-13th; 1.5) and assist/turnover ratio (4th; 1.7)
- Ranked in the top 100 nationally in total steals (48th), steals per game (54th), assist-to-turnover ratio (56th), total assists (88th) and assists per game (92nd) last season
30 BALL
Marie Benson dropped a career-high 30 points vs. Louisiana on Thursday, Jan. 16. Her 30-point performance is the first 30-point game by a Lady Mav since Rebekah Van Dijk (31 points) accomplished the feat at Arkansas State on Jan. 12, 2018.
NATIONAL RANKINGS
The Lady Mavericks are limiting opponents to just 37.1 percent shooting, which ranks 75th in the country. UTA also ranks in the top 100 nationally in Assists (29th; 16.8), field goal percentage (55th; 43.9%) and assist/turnover ratio (62nd; 1.05).
TAKE 'EM AND MAKE 'EM
Misty Dossey has been extremely efficient shooting the ball over her six seven games. The sophomore has made 71.4 percent (20-of-28) of her shots from the field for the Lady Mavs over those six outings.
Dossey has also averaged 6.8 ppg, 4.7 rpg and 1.7 bpg during that span.
DROPPIN' DIMES AND MAKING HISTORY
Katie Ferrell currently has 217 career assists, which ranks her No. 9 in program history. She has done this in less than two seasons with the Lady Mavs.
Assists
1. Krystal Buchanan (2001-05) - 562
2. Terra Wallace (2003-07) - 408
3. Tamara Simmons (2007-11) - 341
4. Shalyn Martin (2007-11) - 334
5. Gale Haynes (1993-97) - 332
6.
Cierra Johnson (2014-2019) - 315
7. Stacie Terry (1994-98) - 250
Allison Gray (1980-84) – 250
9. Katie Ferrell (2018-Pres) – 217
10. Melissa Nix (1989-92) - 215
