UWA at West Georgia | WBB Preview
 
DAY / DATE / TIME
Thursday / Jan. 25, 2018 / 4:30 p.m. CST
 
PLACE
The Coliseum on the campus of the University of West Georgia in Carrollton, Georgia.
 
WEST GEORGIA LIVE VIDEO STREAM
http://bit.ly/2rBORg2
 
LIVE STATS
http://bit.ly/2rBnCCb
 
RADIO
ESPN 104.9 on your radio dial or https://www.twinstatesmedia.com/espn1049. Nicholas J. Finch has the call.
 
SERIES
This is the 73^rd meeting West Alabama and West Georgia. The Wolves lead the series 39-33. UWG has won the last eight games in the series.
 
MAKE IT 5 FOR TGH
After averaging a double-double in three games last week, Tazsa Garrett-Hammett has earned GSC Freshman of the Week honors for the fifth time this season. In games against Delta State, Union and Christian Brothers, Garrett-Hammett averaged 17.0 points, 11.7 rebounds and 3.3 assists while shooting 69 percent from the field (16-of-23).
 
LEAGUE LEADERS
The game features a pair of conference statistical leaders. West Alabama freshman phenome Tazsa Garrett-Hammett leads the GSC in field goal percentage at .618, making 97-of-157. UWG's Aysha Harris lead the conference in steals with 3.6 per game.
 
UWA STAT LEADERS / GSC Standing
Points Per Game: Tazsa Garrett-Hammett, 14.8 / 8th
Rebounds Per Games: Tazsa Garrett-Hammett, 8.1 / 8th
Assists Per Game: J'Nyiah Daniels, 2.1 / 27th
FG%: Tazsa Garrett-Hammett, .618 (97-157) / 1st (min 5 made per game)
3 FG%: No Qualifier / (min 2.5 made per game)
3 Pointers Made Per Game: J'Nyiah Daniels, 1.1 / 20th
FT%: Chloe Culpepper, .676 (48-71) / 12th (min 2.5 made per game)
Blocked Shots Per Game: Sydney Bozeman, 1.7 / 3rd
Steals Per Game: J'Nyiah Daniels, 1.9 / 7th
 
UWG STAT LEADERS
Points Per Game: Kayla Carter, 13.8 / 10th
Rebounds Per Game: A'Kia Harris, 6.8 / 14th
Assists Per Game: Aysha Harris, 3.1 / 7th
FG%: Kayla Carter, .429 (85-198) 10th (min 5 made per game)
3 FG%: No Qualifier, (min 2.5 made per game)
3 Pointers Made Per Game: Jessica Brown, 1.1 / 19th
FT%: Kayla Carter, .701 (54-77) 10th (min 2.5 made per game)
Blocked Shots Per Game: De'Ashia Jones, 1.9 / 2nd
Steals Per Game: Aysha Harris, 3.6 / 1st
 
LAST MEETING
West Georgia notched at 91-77 victory on Feb. 13, 2017.
 
THE COACHES
Rusty Cram is 35-64 (.354) in his fourth season at UWA, 302-327 (.480) in his 23^rd year as a collegiate head coach. Scott Groninger is 98-116 (.458) in his eighth year as head coach of the Wolves, 183-201 in his 16^th season as a head coach.
 
100 FOR RUSTY
The game at West Georgia is the 100^th game at West Alabama for head coach Rusty Cram.
 
RECORDS
West Alabama is 8-10 overall, 5-6 in Gulf South Conference play. West Georgia is 10-8 and 6-5.
 
STREAKS
UWG has lost its last two games. The Wolves longest winning streak of the season is six games from Nov. 21 through Dec. 18. UWA has won one. The Tigers longest win streak is two games on two separate occasions.
 
EQUALING LAST YEAR
The win over Christian Brothers last Saturday gives UWA eight wins, equaling last season's total victories with nine regular season games to play.
 
LAST TIME OUT
In a game where the lead changed hands 17 times, West Alabama ran away down the stretch to defeat Christian Brothers, 70-58, in a women's Gulf South Conference basketball game Saturday at Pruitt Hall. Tazsa Garrett-Hammett scored 18 points to lead UWA and was a rebound short of her fifth double-double. J'Nyiah Daniels chipped in 14 points.
 
NEXT GAME
West Alabama plays the second of a four-game road swing Saturday at AUM. West Georgia is host to Montevallo on Saturday.