Women’s Hoops Preview – at Montevallo, UWF

Thursday, Jan. 23 at Montevallo, 5:30 p.m. CST
Saturday, Jan. 25 at West Florida, 4 p.m. CST

WHERE
Thursday's contest against the University of Montevallo will take place in Montevallo, Alabama at Trustmark Arena. Saturday's matchup at the University of West Florida will take place in Pensacola, Florida at the UWF Field House.

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LINKS VS UWF
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WEST ALABAMA
The Tigers enter the weekend 8-7 on the year and 3-6 in the Gulf South Conference. UWA split last week's conference games all at home with a 68-55 win over Alabama Huntsville Thursday night and a loss to then #9 Lee 73-62 last Saturday. UWA is 1-4 away from Pruitt Hall Gymnasium so far this season.

MONTEVALLO
The Falcons are 13-3 so far and 7-2 in the conference. The team reached 13 wins for the first time since the 2012-2013 season with a road win last Saturday over 64-59 over Auburn Montgomery. Montevallo took a loss to Lee 71-67 the Thursday before at home. The Falcons are 8-2 in Trustmark Arena this season.

WEST FLORIDA
The Argonauts enter the weekend 5-13 on the season and 1-9 in the league. The team dropped two straight last week with a 73-72 loss to Shorter last Thursday followed by a 76-62 loss to West Georgia last Saturday. UWF is 3-4 at home this season.

COACHES
Rusty Cram is 61-92 (.397) in his sixth season at West Alabama, 324-355 (.477) in his 25th season as a collegiate head coach. Gary Van Atta is 200-113 (.639) in his 11th season at Montevallo, 521-355 (.595) in his 30th season as a collegiate head coach. Stephanie Lawrence Yelton is 137-89 (.606) in her eighth season at West Florida, 193-173 (.527) in her 13th season as a collegiate head coach.

UM STAT LEADERS
Scoring: Shyan Flack, 16.1
              Kiya Sain, 11.2
              Paige Ward, 10.1
Rebounding: Shyan Flack, 8.7
Assists: Marisa Snodgrass, 4.3
FG% (Min. 5 FGA pg): Shyan Flack, .542 (109-201)
3FG% (Min 2 FGA pg): Paige Ward, .392 (40-102)
FT% (Min. 5 FTA pg): Kiya Sain, .814 (35-43)

UWF STAT LEADERS
Scoring: Danielle Norquest, 14.3
              Charlotte Ellmore, 10.1
Rebounding: Danielle Norquest, 12.2
Assists: Charlotte Ellmore, 3.6
  Faithe Franklin, 3.0
FG% (Min. 5 FGA pg): Danielle Norquest, .388 (97-250)
3FG% (Min 2 FGA pg): Rachel McCree, .277 (26-94)
FT% (Min. 5 FTA pg): Danielle Norquest, .595 (50-84)

UWA STAT LEADERS
Scoring: Tazsa Garrett-Hammett, 14.9
               Bria Dent, 14.4
               Naelyn Rios, 10.8
Rebounding: Bria Dent, 11.4
Assists: Jala Williams, 2.7
FG% (Min. 5 FGA pg): Tazsa Garrett-Hammett, .561 (87-155)
3FG% (Min 2 FGA pg): Naelyn Rios, .500 (10-20)
FT% (Min. 5 FTA pg): Tazsa Garrett-Hammett, .600 (48-80)

FOURTH IN TWO
West Alabama has featured a balanced effort on both sides of the court as the Tigers are both fourth in shooting percentage (.421) and fourth in defensive shooting percentage (.353). Only Union (first in both categories) and Lee (third in both categories) are as consistent as UWA.

FIRST TIME IN A LONG TIME
With a 13-3 overall record and 7-2 mark in the conference, Montevallo is on track to qualify for the GSC Women's Basketball Championship Tournament for the first time since the 2008-09 season. The Falcons were members of the Peach Belt Conference from 2009 to 2017, so could not qualify for the GSC Tournament. UM is fourth in the current league standings which would be the highest for the team since a 13-1 mark in the 1995-96 season.

DOUBLE-DOUBLE DUEL
Saturday's contest between UWA and UWF will feature two of the four players in the GSC averaging double-doubles in Bria Dent against Danielle Norquest. The Argos' Norquest leads all of NCAA Division II in the category with 14 while averaging 14.3 points and 12.2 rebounds while Dent is five behind her with nine total this year with an average of 14.4 points and 11.4 rebounds.

FEWEST TURNOVERS IN A GAME, BUT…
West Florida so far owns the mark for fewest turnover in a game with only two giveaways against Spring Hill College on Dec. 7 at home. Ironically, the Argos lead the GSC in turnovers with 318 total entering the weekend and 17.7 per game. With 14.8 assists per game, the team is last in turnover margin at -2.83.

THE OPPONENTS
Montevallo averages 74.6 points per game on offense and is allowing 61.6 points each time out. West Florida enters the weekend with an offensive average of 55.3 points and is allowing 62.9 points a night.

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Players Mentioned

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

#1 Tazsa Garrett-Hammett: G/F; 5' 11"; Junior

#10 Jala Williams: G; 5' 5"; Sophomore

#3 Naelyn Rios: G; 5' 6"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

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

#1 Tazsa Garrett-Hammett
: 5' 11"; Junior
: G/F

#10 Jala Williams
: 5' 5"; Sophomore
: G

#3 Naelyn Rios
: 5' 6"; Freshman
: G