Ladyjack Game Notes: vs. Arkansas State
12/16/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Dec. 16, 2011
Arkansas State at Stephen F. Austin
Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011 • 6:00 p.m. (CST)
William R. Johnson Coliseum • Nacogdoches, Texas
Radio: Q107.7 FM • TV: None • Online: www.sfajacks.com
Ladyjacks
Record: 8-1
Last 5/Streak: 4-1/L1
Coach: Brandon Schneider
Career: 328-99 (14th season)
At SFA: 20-19 (2nd season)
SID: Kenny Bybee
E-Mail: bybeekaa@sfasu.edu
Web: www.sfajacks.com
Red Wolves
Record: 4-6
Last 5/Streak: 2-3/W1
Coach: Brian Boyer
Career: 200-168 (13th season)
At Arkansas State: 200-168 (13th season)
SID: Van Proference
E-Mail: vproference@astate.edu
Web: www.astateredwolves.com
FOR STARTERS
The Ladyjacks have started the season 8-1 and still remain in first place in the Southland Conference West Division. SFA has hit the home stretch of their non-conference schedule with only three more games remaining till conference action begins on Jan.7 at Southeastern Louisiana.
LAST TIME OUT
The Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks led start to finish in a 69-58 victory over UTPA Saturday evening at the UTPA Fieldhouse. Three Ladyjacks scored in double-digits, including a game-high 19 points from Tammara Marion. SFA’s bench outscored UTPA’s 34-17 which included 11-point performances, and career highs, from both Annette Davis and Ashley Bettis. Marion, who came into Saturday averaging 20 points per game over her last four contests, came up one point shy of her fourth 20-point performance of the season. The senior guard shot 5-of-12 from the field, 3-of-6 from three-point territory and 6-of-6 from the free throw stripe.
THE RED WOLVES
Arkansas State is coming off a thrilling 58-56 win at home over USC on Thursday night.
THE SERIES
Stephen F. Austin leads the all-time series against Arkansas State, 3-2, but lost last year’s matchup 59-42 in Jonesboro, Arkansas. COVERAGE Saturday’s game will be available online at www. sfajacks.com.
UP NEXT
The Ladyjacks will host Rice on Tuesday, Dec. 20 for their final home game of 2011. SFA will not be back at home till Jan. 11 when they host Central Arkansas. Following the Rice game the Ladyjacks will travel to SMU (Dec. 30), Tulsa (Jan. 1) and Southeastern Louisiana (Jan. 7).
MARVELOUS MARION: Senior guard Tammara Marion finished with a team and game-high 19 points in SFA’s win at UTPA. After a slow start to the season, Marion has bumped her scoring average to 14.7 ppg and is averaging 20 ppg over her last five games.Marion is currently eighth in the Southland Conference in scoring and tied for first in 3-point field goals made. Marion also ranks 25th nationally in 3pt. FGs/game (2.9) and is 54th in 3-point FG Pct. (40.0).
TOP TURNAOUNDS IN NATION: After a 12-18 record in 2010-11, the Ladyjacks have turned the page to a new era and their 8-1 record (88.9 winning %) is proof of that. In fact, SFA currently has the fifth biggest turnaround in the nation with a +48.9 in winning percentage compared to last season. Oregon State (57.5), Cincinnati (54.7), Ole Miss (51.2) and Vermont (50.0) are the only other team’s to have a bigger turnaround thus far.
CONWRIGHT PILING UP THE DIMES: Despite struggling with her shot thus far, senior guard Courtney Conwright has found other ways to help her team, particularly in distributing the basketball where she is averaging a career-high and team-leading four assists per contest and has already tallied 35 total assists. Entering this season Conwright had averaged just 1.6 assists per game and had recorded 59 and 53 assists in each of the respective past two seasons.
SCHNEIDER GOES OVER .500: Despite starting his SFA tenure 12-18 in his first campaign with the Ladyjacks, head coach Brandon Schneider has already seen his career SFA record go above .500 (20-19) with the team’s 8-1 start.
HENDERSON RETURNS TO STARTING LINEUP: Freshman Tierany Henderson returned to the starting lineup for the first time since Nov. 19 against Wiley. The Austin, Texas native is averaging 4.0 ppg and 3.6 rpg.
