MONROE, La. - ULM returns to Fant-Ewing Coliseum at 6:30 p.m. Monday to face off with Centenary. The Warhawks are 1-3 after Saturday's 62-41 loss at Central Arkansas. The Ladies come in at 1-4 after Saturday's 62-51 loss to Belhaven in Shreveport. Monday's game is an exhibition contest for Centenary.
Second-year freshman guard
Kyren Whittington has scored in double figures in all four games and has led the Warhawks in scoring three times after a 13-point effort at Central Arkansas on Saturday. Whittington came off the bench to lead ULM in scoring, minutes (29) and blocked shots (one, tied with true freshmen
Aasia Sam and
Katlyn Manuel).
True freshman
Katlyn Manuel came off the bench to score the first four points of her collegiate career, while adding a team-high five rebounds, one steal and one block on Saturday at Central Arkansas.
Sophomore guard
Linda van Schaik posted the first double-double of her career in Tuesday's win over Louisiana Christian. The South Holland, Netherlands, native scored 11 points and added a career-high 11 rebounds. She also chipped in two steals, one assist and one block while playing a career-high 38 minutes. She has started the last three contests following the season-ending injury to center
Diamond Brooks.
Second-year freshman point guard
Gracen Williams provided a big spark for the Warhawks on Tuesday. She scored a career-high 15 points, marking her first-ever game scoring in double figures. She was a force behind ULM's separation from LCU in the fourth quarter, scoring 11 of her 15 points in the final frame. She also matched her career high with seven rebounds while adding four assists and three steals in a career-high 35 minutes.
Centenary is 1-4 to begin the season after Saturday's 62-51 loss to Belhaven in Shreveport. The Ladies opened the season with a 69-64 win over LeTourneau on Nov. 5 but have since lost four consecutive games. Centenary lost to Louisiana Christian (71-56), Hendrix (58-52) and at Millsaps (50-36) before Saturday's loss to Belhaven.
The Ladies are averaging 52.8 points per game while allowing 61.0 points per contest. Centenary is averaging just 8.0 assists and 17.8 turnovers per game.
Jazzmyn Jones leads Centenary at 12.8 points per game. She is shooting 51.1% from the floor with 4.6 rebounds per game. She is tied for the team lead with 10 steals.
Addy Tremie is the only other Lady averaging double figures. Tremie is second on the team at 12.4 points per game. She is tied for third on the team at 5.0 rebounds per contest. She is shooting 34.5% from behind the 3-point line and has added five assists and eight steals.
Destini Powell and Jennae Mayberry are tied for the team lead with 5.2 rebounds per game each. Powell averages 6.2 points per game and Mayberry is averaging 3.0 points per game.
