MOBILE, Ala. - The UT Arlington women's basketball team will battle South Alabama in a rematch of the 2019 Sun Belt Championship semifinals on Thursday, Jan. 23. Tip-off for the contest is set for 7:00 p.m.

Matchup: UTA (11-7, 5-1 SBC) at South Alabama (9-9, 4-2 SBC)
When: Thursday, January 23 | 7:00 p.m.
Where: Mitchell Center | Mobile, Ala.
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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 (6.5 rpg)
- Named Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week 4x this season
- Scored a career-high 30 points vs. Louisiana on Jan. 16
- Shooting .551 from the field this season, which ranks 2nd in the SBC
- Waiver to play immediately approved by the NCAA prior to the Nov. 15 UNT game
#20 Claire Chastain (G)
- Ranks 10th in the Sun Belt in 3pt FG made per game (1.5)
- 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 1st in the Sun Belt in assists/turnover ratio (2.3)
- Ranks 3rd in the Sun Belt in assists per game (3.9)
- Dished out a career-high 10 assists at App State on Jan. 9
#24 Aysia Evans (G)
- Scored a career-high 20 points vs. ULM on Jan. 18
- Ranks 5th in the SBC in steals (1.9)
- Shooting 34.4 percent from long distance, to rank 11th in the SBC
#41 Katie Ferrell (F)
- Ranks in the top 15 in the conference in rebounds (14th; 6.2), assists (2nd; 4.3), steals (12th; 1.4) and assist/turnover ratio (5th; 1.7)

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.

SUN BELT PLAYER OF THE WEEK...FOR THE 4TH TIME
For the fourth time this season, senior Marie Benson was honored by the Sun Belt Conference as the league's Player of the Week. The senior from Waco averaged 24.0 points and 8.5 rebounds and led UTA to wins over Louisiana (W, 79-52) and ULM (W, 72-34) last week.

The Sun Belt Conference's leading scorer finished with a career-high 30 points on 10-of-11 shooting from the field and 10-of-11 from the charity stripe in the Lady Mavs' win over Louisiana on Thursday, Jan. 16. She also added seven boards in the win over the Ragin' Cajuns. In UTA's win over ULM on Saturday (Jan. 18), Benson registered her third double-double of the season (30th of career) with 18 points and 10 rebounds.

COLLEGEINSIDER.COM MID-MAJOR TOP 25
The UTA women's basketball team earned 6 votes in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top-25 Poll that was released on Tuesday, January 21. UTA is one of three Sun Belt Conference squads to appear in the poll, as Coastal Carolina was ranked No. 21 this week and Troy received 8 votes.

Gonzaga held down the top spot in the poll (31 first-place votes; 774 points), while South Dakota took the No. 2 position. Princeton (699 points), FGCU (672 points) and Missouri State (647 points) rounded out the top-five.

The CollegeInsider.com Women's Mid-Major Top-25 is now in its 10th season of existence. The poll is made up of teams from the following conferences: America East, Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, Colonial, Horizon, Ivy, Metro Atlantic, Mid-American, Mid-Eastern, Missouri Valley, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, Southern, Southland, Southwestern, Summit, Sun Belt, West Coast, Western Athletic and is voted on by a panel of 31 coaches.

NATIONAL RANKINGS
The Lady Mavericks are limiting opponents to just 36.7 percent shooting, which ranks 59th in the country. UTA also ranks in the top 100 nationally in Assists (25th; 16.9), field goal percentage (52nd; 44.0%) and assist/turnover ratio (58th; 1.06).

DROPPIN' DIMES AND MAKING HISTORY
Katie Ferrell currently has 220 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) – 220
10. Melissa Nix (1989-92) – 215