Ladyjacks Prepare to Face Texas-Arlington
1/24/2003 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Jan. 24, 2003
NACOGDOCHES - The Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks (7-8/7-1) look to rebound from a 64-50 loss at Texas-San Antonio, that ended a 20-game SLC winning streak, when they host Texas-Arlington this afternoon. The Mavericks come into tonight's game a half game back of SFA with a 6-1 Southland Conference record after falling to Southwest Texas, 71-60, Thursday night. UTA is 8-6 overall this season. Tonight's game is scheduled to tipoff at 4 p.m.
SFA vs. the Mavericks: The Ladyjacks lead the all-time series against Texas-Arlington, 38-3 (.927). SFA has won the last seven meetings and 16 of the last 17 against the Mavericks. The Ladyjacks picked up a 78-55 decision over UTA to close out the 2001-02 regular season.
Home Sweet Home: The Ladyjacks are one of the all-time winningest teams at home, with an all-time record of 312-72 (.813), including a perfect 13-0 record last season. The Ladyjacks have now won 46 of their last 49 games in the William R. Johnson Coliseum. The last time SFA lost a home game in Southland Conference play was an 88-77 setback to Sam Houston State during the 1998-99 season. The Ladyjacks are 4-1 (.800) at home this season.
Attacking the Glass: Freshman LaToya Mills recorded a game-high 10 rebounds against Texas-San Antonio Wednesday night. It marked the third consecutive night that Mills recorded double-figure rebounds in a game. It marked the first time for a Ladyjack since Latisha Prater accomplished it in five-straight games to close out the 2001-02 season.
Ladyjack Record Books: Senior Nathesia Wright continues to move up the school's all-time scoring list. Wright led the Ladyjacks with 13 points against Texas-San Antonio. She is currently 19th in SFA history with 1,111 career points. Classmate Amy Collins also continues to move up the school's all-time list for blocks. Collins recorded four against Texas-San Antonio and is currently third all-time in school history with 132 blocks. She is currently fifth all-time at SFA with her 48 blocks this season.
