LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - The UT Arlington women's basketball team will look to pick up the season sweep of Little Rock and take over sole possession of third place in the Sun Belt standings, when they face the Trojans on Saturday, Feb. 15 at the Jack Stephens Center. The matchup, which is set to tip-off at 2:00 p.m., will be televised on ESPN+ with Ben Creighton and Reyana DeGray calling the action.

Matchup: UTA (14-10, 8-4 SBC) at Arkansas State (10-13, 8-4 SBC)
When: Saturday, February 15 | 2:00 p.m.
Where: Jack Stephens Center | Little Rock, Ark.
Live Stats | ESPN+

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)
- 2nd in the Sun Belt Conference in scoring (16.8 ppg)
- Ranked 8th in the league in rebounding (7.0 rpg)
- Named Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week 4x this season
- Scored a career-high 30 points vs. Louisiana on Jan. 16
- Shooting .532 from the field this season, to rank 4th in the SBC
#20 Claire Chastain (G)
- Ranks 24th in the Sun Belt in scoring (10.2)
- Ranks 9th in the SBC in 3pt FG made per game (1.5)
#21 Terryn Milton (G)
- Ranks t-1st in the Sun Belt in assists/turnover ratio (2.2)
- Ranks 4th in the Sun Belt in assists per game (4.0)
- Dished out a career-high 10 assists at App State on Jan. 9
#24 Aysia Evans (G)
- Scored a career-high 24 points vs. Coastal Carolina on Feb. 8
- Ranks 4th in the SBC in steals (2.0)
- Shooting .344 from 3-pt range to rank 10th in the SBC
#41 Katie Ferrell (F)
- Ranks in the top 15 in the conference in rebounds (14th; 6.2), assists (3rd; 4.1), steals (11th; 1.6) and assist/turnover ratio (4th; 1.7)

COLLEGEINSIDER.COM MID-MAJOR TOP 25
The UTA women's basketball team earned 5 votes in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top-25 Poll that was released on Tuesday, February 11. UTA is one of three Sun Belt Conference squads to appear in the poll, as Troy was ranked No. 17 and Coastal Carolina was ranked No. 19 this week.

South Dakota held down the top spot in the poll (13 first-place votes; 756 points), while Princeton took the No. 2 position. Gonzaga (702 points), FGCU (686 points) and Missouri State (672 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 49th in the country. UTA also ranks in the top 100 nationally in Assists (23rd; 16.8), field goal percentage (53rd; 43.4%), assist/turnover ratio (56th; 1.06) and scoring defense (93rd; 61.0).

DROPPIN' DIMES AND MAKING HISTORY
Katie Ferrell currently has 241 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) – 241
10. Melissa Nix (1989-92) – 215

UTA'S BIG 3
Marie Benson, Claire Chastain and Aysia Evans have combined to account for 55.1 percent (36.3 points per game) of UTA's scoring. The trio is also combining to shoot .444 (324-of-729) from the floor.

DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Minus the three games against a pair of top-10 opponents (#1 Oregon, #8 Louisville) and a Big XII opponent (Okla. St.) at the 2019 Paradise Jam, UTA has allowed 1,236 total points this season, holding the opposition to just 58.9 points per game, which would rank t-61st nationally.

The Lady Mavs have held opponents below 65 points 16 times this season, while also holding this year's opposition below 55 points or fewer on 10 occasions.
UTA has also limited eight opponents to less than 31 percent shooting from the floor, while forcing 19 of their 24 opponents into 14+ turnovers.

WE'LL TAKE THE COMPLIMENT
Despite going 0-3 at the 2019 Paradise Jam, the Lady Mavs played hard and left an impression on fans and opponents during the event.

Louisville head coach Jeff Walz was very complimentary of UTA in his postgame interview..."I expected this. I told our kids that UTA played a physical brand of basketball. I was very impressed with watching them in film study."

He followed those comments up with a tweet to Coach Gerlich following the Lady Mavs' matchup with the Cardinals..."I will be following your team all season long! Love the spirit and passion they play with. It's good for our game and something that fans will come watch."