ARLINGTON, Texas – The UT Arlington women's basketball team (8-9, 4-3 WAC) return home after a three-game road swing to host Abilene Christian (8-7, 4-2 WAC) inside the College Park Center on Saturday at 2 p.m.
 

GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Game 18	UT Arlington (8-9, 4-3 WAC) vs Abilene Christian (8-7, 4-2 WAC)
Date | Time	Saturday, Jan. 20 | 2:00 PM CT
Location	College Park Center (7,000)
Video	ESPN+
Live Stats	StatBroadcast
Tickets	UTATickets.com
Game Notes	UT Arlington | Abilene Christian
WAC Rankings	Standings | Seeding System

SERIES HISTORY
This will be the 18th overall meeting between the two programs, dating back to 1973. The Lady Mavs dropped the matchup earlier in the season, both teams first conference game of the year, by a score of 94-76 in Abilene. The Lady Mavs have a 1-2 record against the Wildcats during Coach Wright's tenure.
 
SCOUTING ABILENE CHRISTIAN
Abilene Christian is sixth in the NCAA with 28.9 three-point field goal attempts per game and 13th nationally in three-pointers per game at 9.3. Wildcat freshman Payton Hull leads the Western Athletic Conference and is 28th in the NCAA with 2.79 three-pointers made per game. ACU is 29th in the nation with its 15.1 offensive rebounds per game. The Cats are also 67th in the NCAA with 40.5 rebounds per game with Bella Earle leading the way at 8.4 per game. Earle is second in the WAC in rebounding. ACU also leads the WAC in rebound margin at 6.6.
 
STREAK HALTED
The Lady Mavs seven game win streak came to a halt at the hands of UT Rio Grande Valley. UTA fell 64-62 on the road in Edinburg. The Lady Mavs were 13-of-22 from the free throw line which ended up being the deciding factor in the outcome of the game.
 
'NET' SO FAST
With the non-conference slate over, the Lady Mavs hold the best Net-Non-Conference Strength of Schedule in the WAC. UTA is the only WAC team to crack the top-100, coming in at 78. UTA also holds the fifth highest NET ranking in the WAC, only behind Grand Canyon, California Baptist, Stephen F. Austin, and Abilene Christian. 
 
THE MACHINE 
Avery Brittingham was named one of the five U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) Ann Meyers Drysdale National Player of the Week for her performance two weeks ago. She posted her first triple-double of the season, first in a Lady Mavs uniform and second career triple-double. She is 6th in the NCAA and 2nd in the WAC. Her triple-double came against her former team, SFA. She has also posted a double-double in six contests so far this season. This has her ranked 49th in the country and sits alone at the top of the WAC leaderboards. 
 
Brittingham has also been a menace on the boards so far this season, averaging 8.3 rebounds per contest to lead the Lady Mavs which also has her ranked 89th in the NCAA and 3rd in the WAC. In 17 games, Brittingham has pulled down 141 rebounds, 1st in the conference and 75th in the country.
 
GOOD AS ADVERTISED
Sharpshooter Taliyah Clark leads the team with 13 points per game and is third on the squad with 4.2 rebounds per game. Clark averages 1.82 three pointers made per contest, which is the 7th best mark in the WAC. During the previous eight games, she is averaging 15.1 points per contest along with 5.3 rebounds per game.
 
Gia Adams is the second leading scorer on the Lady Mavs averaging 12.5 points per game while also averaging 31 minutes played per game which is tops on the team. In the previous eight games, she has posted double digits in five of those contests, dropping 21 in the loss to UTRGV, the most points she's put up in a Lady Mavs uniform.
 
CZECH MATE
5th year transfer Adela Valkova has found her groove these past eight games, posting double digits in all eight contests while averaging 14.8 points per game to go along with 6.9 rebounds per contest. Valkova is shooting 61.7-percent from the floor during the last eight while averaging 29.1 minutes of play. At Jacksonville State, she posted a career high 21 points to help lead the Lady Mavs to victory. Matched her career high of 8 rebounds three times, last coming at UTRGV while setting a new career high of 5 blocks at Utah Valley. Has posted at least one block in all but two of the past eight games.
 
FREEBIES
The Lady Mavs are one of the best teams in the country when it comes to getting to the free throw line, averaging 20 free throw attempts per game. This is the 49th best mark in the country and 2nd best in the WAC, behind Cal Baptist's 22.07 per game.
 
The 14.24 free throws made per game has the Lady Mavs 3rd in the WAC and 57th in the NCAA while their 71.2-percent from the charity stripe is 4th best mark in the conference.
 
DROPPIN DIMES
The Lady Mavs are one of the best teams in the WAC when it comes to dishing out the rock. They average 14.9 assists per game which is the 5th best mark in the WAC and the 91st best mark in the NCAA.
 
Adams in 3rd in the WAC in assist/turnover ratio (1.62), is 11th in the conference averaging 3.2 assists per contest and has 55 assists on the season. Brittingham is 3rd in the conference averaging 3.9 assists per game and is 2nd in the WAC in total assists with 67 on the year. Nya Threatt is third on the Lady Mavs with 43 assists for the season, averaging 2.53 assists a game. 
 
BLOCK PARTY
The Lady Mavs average 3.8 blocks per game, which is 2nd in the WAC and 92nd overall in the NCAA. Valkova leads the charge with 27 blocks on the season, which is 1st in the conference and 60th in the NCAA. She averages 1.59 blocks per game which is 1st in the WAC and 70th overall in the country. Meanwhile Brittingham has 17 blocks on the season, averaging 1 block per contest which is 5th in the WAC.
 
THE PRICE IS WRIGHT
Head coach Shereka Wright just overtook Cindy Salser (1976-79) for the sixth most wins in school history with 52 after a win against Tarleton State on Jan. 4. After the victory over Seattle U, Wright now has 55 wins and trails Krista Gerlich (121), Donna Capps (119), Connie Kelch (117), Mike Dean (115) and Samantha Morrow (74). Wright's .573 winning percentage has her tied with Salser for the best winning percentage in program history.
 
HOME SWEET HOME
Sporting a 99-65 overall record at the College Park Center, the Lady Mavs seem to be at their best when playing in front of the home crowd at the CPC.
 
NEXT UP
The Lady Mavs will hit the road for one game next week when they head to Arizona to take on Grand Canyon from inside the Global Credit Union Arena. Tip-off is slated for 3 p.m. central time.
   
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