ULM (3-19 overall, 1-10 Sun Belt) vs. Georgia Southern (7-15 overall, 4-7 Sun Belt)
6:00 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 13 | Fant-Ewing Coliseum (7,000) | Monroe, La.
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MONROE, La. - The ULM Warhawks continue the four-game homestand at 6 p.m. Thursday when they host Georgia Southern at Fant-Ewing Coliseum. ULM (3-19 overall, 1-10 Sun Belt) has lost six straight games after suffering a 73-39 setback to South Alabama on Saturday. Georgia Southern (7-15, 4-7) snapped a three-game slide with an 80-67 win over Arkansas State Saturday.
PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP (based on previous game)
#2
Gara Beth Self, 5-8, Fr., G: 8.7 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 1.9 apg
#1
Amber Thompson, 5-9, Sr., G: 10.9 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 2.3 apg
#11
Whitney Goins, 6-0, Jr., G/F: 6.4 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 1.2 apg
#4
Kierra Crockett, 6-0, Jr., F: 5.7 ppg, 6.9 rpg
#24
Diamond Brooks, 6-2, Jr., C: 8.3 ppg, 5.5 rpg
STARTING FIVE
1. In a tough day for the offense, senior guard
Amber Thompson stood out for ULM. Thompson scored 17 of ULM's 39 points on Saturday afternoon, and did most of her damage at the free throw line. Thompson attempted nine free throws and made eight. She also tracked down six rebounds while playing all 40 minutes. Thompson averaged 18.5 points per game on the week after scoring 20 points at Troy on Wednesday night.
2. ULM was limited to just 22.9% shooting from the field on Saturday afternoon vs. South Alabama. The Warhawks made just four field goals in the second half, going 4-of-24 from the floor at 16.7% in the final 20 minutes. It was only the third time ULM was limited to less than 30% shooting this season, and was the second-lowest percentage on the year for ULM (19.4% at Texas Tech, 12/22/19).
3. The Warhawks shot 15 free throws against South Alabama and made 14 of them, good for 93.3%. It marks the first time this season the Warhawks have shot over 80% from the free throw line in a game, and the first time since Feb. 21, 2019, against Texas State that the Warhawks topped the 90% threshold.
4. ULM junior center
Diamond Brooks pulled down 10 rebounds on Saturday. It's the second double-figure rebounding game for Brooks this season and the eighth individual double-figure rebounding effort for the Warhawks.
5. After connecting on 18 3-pointers over the previous three games entering Saturday, ULM struggled to a 3-for-16 day from beyond the arc.
Whitney Goins,
Linda van Schaik and Thompson all connected from deep.
PREVIEWING GEORGIA SOUTHERN
Thursday's game is the 11th all-time meeting between ULM and Georgia Southern, with ULM leading the series 6-4. ULM won both games last season, taking a 58-57 buzzer beating win in Monroe before pulling away in the second half in Statesboro, 80-62. Georgia Southern controlled the first meeting this season, winning 64-47 in Statesboro.
The Eagles enter Thursday's game at 7-15 overall and 4-7 in the Sun Belt, tied for eighth place with Appalachian State. Georgia Southern snapped a three-game losing streak in Saturday's 80-67 win over Arkansas State. The Eagles have also beaten Georgia State (81-56 on Jan. 25) and the Ragin' Cajuns (83-67 on Jan. 4) in Sun Belt play.
Freshman guard Jaiden Hamilton led Georgia Southern with a season-high 25 points on 7-of-12 3-point shooting against Arkansas State. Hamilton also added a season-high nine rebounds.
Junior guard Tatum Barber leads the Eagles at 11.5 points per game. She also paces Georgia Southern on the glass with 5.7 rebounds per game. Barber has scored in double figures 15 times this season, including two games over 20 points. Barber tallied a 20-point, 10-rebound double-double at Arkansas State on Jan. 11, and followed it up with an 11-point, 10-rebound double-double against Troy on Jan. 16. Barber also scored 21 points and pulled down seven rebounds while hitting 7-of-9 field goals and 5-of-6 3-pointers in a win over Georgia State on Jan. 25. Barber has scored in double-figures in three-straight games, and is coming off her first start in Sun Belt Conference play this season.
Senior guard Alexis Brown is second on the team in scoring at 11.1 points per game. Brown leads the Eagles in steals, averaging 1.4 per game. She is third on the team in rebounding at 4.5 boards per game. Brown has topped 10 points 11 times this season, scoring a season-high 23 points while also tracking down 10 rebounds for a double-double vs. Troy on Jan. 16. Brown also had a 19-point, 10-rebound double-double at Wofford on Dec. 1. She scored 20 points and just missed a double-double with nine rebounds at Winthrop on Nov. 26. Brown had a streak of four-straight games with two 3-pointers snapped on Saturday vs. Arkansas State. She reached double-figure rebounding for the third time this season on Saturday, pulling in 11 boards while scoring eight points with four assists and two steals. Brown had 15 points and five assists in the first meeting with ULM on Jan. 2.
Georgia Southern ranks fourth in the Sun Belt Conference in rebounding at 40.7 rebounds per game. The Eagles are third in rebounding margin, pulling in 4.4 more rebounds per game than their opponents. Georgia Southern is also fourth in offensive rebounding at 14.5 boards per game. The Eagles crash the glass as a team, with 13 players averaging at least one rebound per game, and nine of those players averaging at least 2.6 rebounds per game.
The Eagles are fourth in the Sun Belt in 3-point field goal percentage defense, allowing opponents to shoot just 29.7% from beyond the arc.
Georgia Southern is third in the Sun Belt in free throw percentage at 70.7% as a team. Brown ranks second in the conference at 87.0%, while Barber is 12th at 73.3%.
