WBB Preview | UWA at UAH
 
DAY / DATE / TIME
Monday / Feb. 5, 2018 / 5:30 p.m. CST
 
PLACE
Spragins Hall on the campus of the University of Alabama at Huntsville.
 
UAH LIVE VIDEO STREAM
https://www.youtube.com/user/UAHChargers
 
UAH LIVE STATS
http://www.sidearmstats.com/uah/wbball/
 
UWA RADIO
ESPN 104.9 on your radio dial or https://www.twinstatesmedia.com/espn1049. Nicholas J. Finch has the call.
 
THE SERIES
This is the 61^st meeting between West Alabama and UAH. The Tigers lead the series 33-27.
 
RECORDS
West Alabama is 11-10 overall, 8-6 in Gulf South Conference play. UAH is 11-11 and 5-10. The Chargers are 6-5 at home and UWA is 6-3 on the road.
 
4 UP, 4 DOWN
West Alabama comes into the game riding a four-game winning streak, it's longest of the season. Alabama Huntsville has lost four straight, it's longest losing skid of the year.
 
11
Eleven wins are the most for West Alabama in the last five years, dating back to the 2012-13 season when the Tigers won 14.
 
8
Eight GSC wins is the most for a West Alabama team since the 2007-08 season, when the Tigers were 8-4 as a member of the GSC East Division.
 
LAST MEETING
J'Nyiah Daniels scored 19 points and the West Alabama defense limited Alabama Huntsville to just 28 percent shooting from the floor on the way to a 62-55 victory Dec. 3, 2017 at Pruitt Hall Gym in Livingston. Chandler Elder posted a double-double for UAH, scoring 24 points and grabbing 10 rebounds.
 
UWA STAT LEADERS / GSC Standing
Points Per Game: Tazsa Garrett-Hammett, 14.8 / 8th
Rebounds Per Games: Tazsa Garrett-Hammett, 8.8 / 6th
Assists Per Game: J'Nyiah Daniels, 2.0 / 26th
FG%: Tazsa Garrett-Hammett, .600 (114-190) / 2nd (min 5 made per game)
3 FG%: No Qualifier / (min 2.5 made per game)
3 Pointers Made Per Game: J'Nyiah Daniels, 1.0 / 24th
FT%: Chloe Culpepper, .720 (67-93) / 9th (min 2.5 made per game)
Blocked Shots Per Game: Sydney Bozeman, 1.8 / 3rd
Steals Per Game: J'Nyiah Daniels, 1.9 / T4th
 
UAH STAT LEADERS / GSC STANDING
Points Per Game: Katie Speegle, 12.9 / 13th
Rebounds Per Game: Chandler Elder, 8.1 / 10th
Assists Per Game: Chandler Elder, 2.9 / 10th
FG%: Katie Speegle, .537 (117-218) / 4th (min 5 made per game)
3 FG%: No Qualifier / (min 2.5 made per game)
3 Pointers Made Per Game: Loren Foster, 2.0 / 7th
FT%: Baylee Johnson, .732 (52-71) / 8th (min 2.5 made per game)
Blocked Shots Per Game: Katie Speegle, 1.4 / 5th
Steals Per Game: Chandler Elder, 1.6 / 6th
 
THE COACHES
Rusty Cram is 38-64 (.373) in his fourth season at UWA, 305-327 (.483) in his 23^rd year as a collegiate head coach. Cram also coached at Georgia Southern and Belhaven. Andrea Lemmond is 30-44 (.405) in her third year as a collegiate head coach, all at UAH.
 
LAST TIME OUT FOR UWA
After trailing by a dozen and leading by as much as 13 points, both in the second half, West Alabama held off a late Montevallo rally to beat the Lady Falcons, 85-82, Dec. 3 at Trustmark Arena. J'Nyiah Daniels scored a career-high 25 and Tazsa Garrett-Hammett 22 for the Tigers.
 
LAST TIME OUT FOR UAH
Alabama Huntsville fell on the road on Dec. 3, 59-52 at Christian Brothers. Katie Speegle scored 15 points and had three blocked shots. Baylee Johnson chipped in 11 points.
 
NEXT GAME
West Alabama is host to Delta State Thursday at Pruitt Hall Gym. UAH travels to North Alabama on Saturday.