UWA Women’s Hoops Preview Versus West Florida, Montevallo

UWA Women's Hoops Preview Versus West Florida, Montevallo

Thursday, Jan. 24 vs. West Florida, 5:30 p.m. CST
Saturday, Jan. 26 vs. Montevallo, 2 p.m. CST

Where
Both games are scheduled for Pruitt Hall Gym on the University of West Alabama campus in Livingston.

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West Alabama
The Tigers are 7-10 overall and 4-6 in Gulf South Conference play. The Tigers are 4-3 this season at Pruitt Hall Gym.

West Florida
The Lady Argonauts are 13-4 overall, 7-3 in GSC play. UWF owns a modest three-game winning streak and is 3-3 on the road this season.

Montevallo
The Lady Falcons are 10-7 overall, 6-3 in league play, with a home game against Valdosta State on Thursday. UM is 4-6 in road games.

Freshman of the Week…Again
For the second consecutive week UWA's Bria Dent has earned Gulf South Conference Freshman of the Week. Dent averaged 13.0 points and 12.5 rebounds in two games last week. She has put together double-doubles in each of the Tigers' last four games. Averaging 15.3 points and 12.3 rebounds over the last four games, Dent's 13 rebounds and four assists at Lee last Saturday were both career and season highs.

Series vs. West Florida
This is the 29^th game in the series between West Alabama and West Florida. The Lady Argonauts hold a 17-11 advantage. The Tigers have won seven of 12 games in the series that have been played at Pruitt Hall Gym.

Series vs. Montevallo
This is the 51^st game in the series between West Alabama and Montevallo. The Tigers own a 31-19 lead in the series.

UWA Coach Rusty Cram
Rusty Cram is 48-79 in his fifth season at West Alabama, 315-342 as a collegiate head coach, including stops at Georgia Southern and Belhaven.

West Florida Coach Stephanie Yelton
Stephanie Yeldon is 121-74 in her seventh season as head coach at West Florida, 178-158 in her 12^th year as a collegiate head coach.

Montevallo Coach Gary Van Atta
Gary Van Atta is 185-101 in his second stint as the head coach at Montevallo. He is the all-time winningest coach at UM and is a member of the Falcons Hall of Fame. He is three years into his second tenure at UM, his 10^th overall. He is 643-395 in his 28^th year as a collegiate head coach, including additional stops at Tennessee-Martin and Trevecca Nazarene.

Quick Turnaround
Lather, rinse, repeat. As soon as the two-game home stand against the Lady Argonauts and Lady Falcons is done, the Tigers go on the road to … Montevallo (Jan. 26) and West Florida (Feb. 2).

And a Freshman Shall Lead Them
True freshman Bria Dent comes into the weekend leading the Tigers in points, field goals made, total rebounds, offensive rebounds and defensive rebounds.

Did You Know About Coach Brown?
UWA assistant coach Coretta Brown was the 11^th overall selection in the 2003 WNBA Draft by San Antonio before being traded to Indiana. She played four seasons in the WNBA. As a player at North Carolina she was a three-time All-ACC performer and still holds the Tar Heel record for three-pointers made at 251.

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Players Mentioned

#2 Bria Dent: G; 5' 9"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#2 Bria Dent
: 5' 9"; Freshman
: G

Players Mentioned

#2 Bria Dent

Players Mentioned

#2 Bria Dent