Ladyjacks Travel to Arlington to Face-Off With Mavericks
1/5/2024 5:21:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Stephen F. Austin vs. University of Texas Arlington
Date: Saturday, January 6th
Time: 2:00 p.m. CST
Live Stream: ESPN+
Stadium: College Park Center
Series: SFA Leads 49-19
ARLINGTON, Texas. - The Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks Basketball Team (9-5, 3-0) continues their conference play when they stay in-state by traveling to Arlington to square off with the UTA Mavericks (5-8, 1-2) for their second road conference game of the season.
Ladyjacks at a Glance:
Stephen F. Austin will have little time to bask in their last 79-69 home win over conference rival UTRGV, as they will travel to Arlington just two days later for an afternoon show-down with UTA. In their win over the Vaqueros on Thursday, SFA led the Mavericks in assists (8-7), rebounds (50-40), blocks (4-3), steals (13-9), field goal percentage (40.6%-34.4%), free-throw percentage (76.0%-66.7%), points in the paint (34-26), points off turnovers (18-16), second chance points (19-13), and fast-break points (13-5).
Zoe Nelson led the way for SFA scoring as she put together a career-day for the Ladyjacks on Thursday. Nelson recorded a new career-high of 21 points against the Vaqueros, while tying a career-high in rebounds by pulling down 15, to finish as the only Ladyjack with a double-double. Four other Ladyjacks joined Nelson in the scoring frenzy as Lydia Cooke-Wiggins had a strong second-half and proved to be clutch down the stretch for SFA as she went a perfect 9/9 from the free-throw line in route to 13 points. Destini Lombard continued to flash her versatility for SFA as she had 13 points, while leading the Ladyjack defense with five steals. Kurstyn Harden and Tyler McCliment-Call formed a dynamic duo for SFA against UTRGV as they each pulled down eight rebounds apiece, while both recorded at least two steals, one assist, and 10+ points each.
SFA currently ranks first overall in the WAC in Total Scoring, while ranking third overall in Field Goal Percentage, and second overall in Total Rebounds. In addition, the Ladyjacks also rank second in free-throw percentage, scoring margin, rebound margin, and turnover margin, while ranking first overall in both steals and assists as a team.
Destini Lombard has helped lead SFA's stingy defense this season as she currently ranks 22nd in the nation in Total Steals on the season with 38, while ranking 37th in the nation in steals per game with 2.71. Nationally, SFA's defense continues to rank in the top-20 in the country as they rank 17th in the nation in steals per game with 11.9 steals/game on the season.
Mavericks at a Glance:
The UTA Mavericks will finish off their three-game home stand against SFA as they are currently 2-0 on the home stand with a nail-biting 61-60 win over New Mexico State, while their latest game claimed them their first conference win of the season with a 73-49 home win over Tarleton State. In their win over the Texans on Thursday, the Mavericks led the Texans in rebounds (45-35), assists (17-12), blocks (6-2), points in the paint (36-18), points off turnovers (15-4), fast-break points (15-7), and bench points (16-10).
Adéla Válková was productive on both ends of the court for the Mavericks as she led the team in scoring with 15 points, led the team with eight rebounds, and recorded four blocks to also lead the team. Taliyah Clark and Avery Brittingham each recorded 13 points, and each recorded at least three rebounds, while Brittingham led the team with three steals. Gia Adams scored and helped others to score as she finished with 10 points, while dishing out a team-high assists with five.
On the season, the Mavericks have three players over double figures in scoring. Avery Brittingham, a former Ladyjack, leads the way with 12.6 points/game and 8.5 rebounds on the game, while being the only Maverick to have over 100 rebounds on the season. Taliyah Clark is second on the team in scoring with 12.4 points/game while leading the team with three-pointers with 20. Gia Adams completes the trifecta with her 11.8 points/game, finishing just behind Brittingham's 42 assists for the team-lead with 41.
Series: This storied matchup will continue into the new year as this will be the first of two matchups these two schools play against each other. SFA has won the previous three matchups between the two schools and has scored 75+ points in those three wins.
Date: Saturday, January 6th
Time: 2:00 p.m. CST
Live Stream: ESPN+
Stadium: College Park Center
Series: SFA Leads 49-19
ARLINGTON, Texas. - The Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks Basketball Team (9-5, 3-0) continues their conference play when they stay in-state by traveling to Arlington to square off with the UTA Mavericks (5-8, 1-2) for their second road conference game of the season.
Ladyjacks at a Glance:
Stephen F. Austin will have little time to bask in their last 79-69 home win over conference rival UTRGV, as they will travel to Arlington just two days later for an afternoon show-down with UTA. In their win over the Vaqueros on Thursday, SFA led the Mavericks in assists (8-7), rebounds (50-40), blocks (4-3), steals (13-9), field goal percentage (40.6%-34.4%), free-throw percentage (76.0%-66.7%), points in the paint (34-26), points off turnovers (18-16), second chance points (19-13), and fast-break points (13-5).
Zoe Nelson led the way for SFA scoring as she put together a career-day for the Ladyjacks on Thursday. Nelson recorded a new career-high of 21 points against the Vaqueros, while tying a career-high in rebounds by pulling down 15, to finish as the only Ladyjack with a double-double. Four other Ladyjacks joined Nelson in the scoring frenzy as Lydia Cooke-Wiggins had a strong second-half and proved to be clutch down the stretch for SFA as she went a perfect 9/9 from the free-throw line in route to 13 points. Destini Lombard continued to flash her versatility for SFA as she had 13 points, while leading the Ladyjack defense with five steals. Kurstyn Harden and Tyler McCliment-Call formed a dynamic duo for SFA against UTRGV as they each pulled down eight rebounds apiece, while both recorded at least two steals, one assist, and 10+ points each.
SFA currently ranks first overall in the WAC in Total Scoring, while ranking third overall in Field Goal Percentage, and second overall in Total Rebounds. In addition, the Ladyjacks also rank second in free-throw percentage, scoring margin, rebound margin, and turnover margin, while ranking first overall in both steals and assists as a team.
Destini Lombard has helped lead SFA's stingy defense this season as she currently ranks 22nd in the nation in Total Steals on the season with 38, while ranking 37th in the nation in steals per game with 2.71. Nationally, SFA's defense continues to rank in the top-20 in the country as they rank 17th in the nation in steals per game with 11.9 steals/game on the season.
Mavericks at a Glance:
The UTA Mavericks will finish off their three-game home stand against SFA as they are currently 2-0 on the home stand with a nail-biting 61-60 win over New Mexico State, while their latest game claimed them their first conference win of the season with a 73-49 home win over Tarleton State. In their win over the Texans on Thursday, the Mavericks led the Texans in rebounds (45-35), assists (17-12), blocks (6-2), points in the paint (36-18), points off turnovers (15-4), fast-break points (15-7), and bench points (16-10).
Adéla Válková was productive on both ends of the court for the Mavericks as she led the team in scoring with 15 points, led the team with eight rebounds, and recorded four blocks to also lead the team. Taliyah Clark and Avery Brittingham each recorded 13 points, and each recorded at least three rebounds, while Brittingham led the team with three steals. Gia Adams scored and helped others to score as she finished with 10 points, while dishing out a team-high assists with five.
On the season, the Mavericks have three players over double figures in scoring. Avery Brittingham, a former Ladyjack, leads the way with 12.6 points/game and 8.5 rebounds on the game, while being the only Maverick to have over 100 rebounds on the season. Taliyah Clark is second on the team in scoring with 12.4 points/game while leading the team with three-pointers with 20. Gia Adams completes the trifecta with her 11.8 points/game, finishing just behind Brittingham's 42 assists for the team-lead with 41.
Series: This storied matchup will continue into the new year as this will be the first of two matchups these two schools play against each other. SFA has won the previous three matchups between the two schools and has scored 75+ points in those three wins.
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