ARLINGTON - The UT Arlington women's basketball team will look to earn the season split with Coastal Carolina, when they welcome the Chanticleers to College Park Center on Saturday, Feb. 8. The matchup, which is set to tip-off at 2:00 p.m., will be televised on ESPN+ with Ron Thulin (play-by-play) and Jada Butts (analyst) calling the action.

Matchup: UTA (13-9, 7-3 SBC) vs. Coastal Carolina (18-3, 8-2 SBC)
When: Saturday, February 8 | 2:00 p.m.
Where: College Park Center | Arlington, Texas
Live Stats | ESPN+ | Tickets

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 (17.2 ppg)
- Ranked 8th in the league in rebounding (7.1 rpg)
- Named Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week 4x this season
- Scored a career-high 30 points vs. Louisiana on Jan. 16
- Shooting .529 from the field this season
#20 Claire Chastain (G)
- Ranks 9th in the Sun Belt in 3-point FG made per game (1.5)
- Averaging 10.0 ppg, ranking 2nd on the team
#21 Terryn Milton (G)
- Ranks 1st in the Sun Belt in assists/turnover ratio (2.2)
- 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)
- Scored a career-high 20 points vs. ULM on Jan. 18
- Ranks 4th in the SBC in steals (2.0)
- Shooting .337 from 3-pt range
#41 Katie Ferrell (F)
- Ranks in the top 20 in the conference in rebounds (15th; 6.2), assists (2nd; 4.2), steals (15th; 1.5) and assist/turnover ratio (4th; 1.7)

UTA BEATS CANCER
The UT Arlington women's and men's basketball teams will continue the UTA Beats Cancer campaign at a pair of upcoming home games to raise funds and awareness for the cause. The women's game at College Park Center will take place on Saturday, Feb. 8, at 2 p.m. against Coastal Carolina, while the men's contest will occur the following Saturday, Feb. 15, also at 2 p.m. versus Little Rock.

New this year is that each team will have the opportunity choose what type of cancer awareness for which to raise funds. The Lady Mavs will be supporting Breast Cancer Awareness, while the men will be backing Lymphoma Cancer Awareness.

UTA Athletics will be fundraising at both games, with proceeds benefiting local cancer patient and outreach platforms in Arlington through the Moncrief Cancer Institute. The fundraising goal for the 2019-20 academic year is $10,000, and fans can join the cause by easily donating online by clicking on this link. The UTA Beats Cancer initiative is a year-round effort which began in the fall with volleyball raising more than $2,000.

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 4. UTA is one of three Sun Belt Conference squads to appear in the poll, as Troy was ranked No. 16 and Coastal Carolina was ranked No. 19 this week.

Gonzaga held down the top spot in the poll (31 first-place votes; 775 points), while South Dakota took the No. 2 position. Princeton (718 points), FGCU (678 points) and Missouri State (663 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 36.6 percent shooting, which ranks 46th in the country. UTA also ranks in the top 100 nationally in Assists (32nd; 16.3), field goal percentage (56th; 43.3%), assist/turnover ratio (66th; 1.02) and scoring defense (79th; 60.0).

DROPPIN' DIMES AND MAKING HISTORY
Katie Ferrell currently has 235 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) – 235
10. Melissa Nix (1989-92) – 215

UTA'S BIG 3
Marie Benson, Claire Chastain and Aysia Evans have combined to account for 55.2 percent (35.9 points per game) of UTA's scoring. The trio is also combining to shoot .442 (292-of-661) 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 1,094 total points this season, holding the opposition to just 57.6 points per game, which would rank t-44th nationally.

The Lady Mavs have held opponents below 65 points 15 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 17 of their 22 opponents into 14+ turnovers.