ULM Warhawks

BOONE, N.C. - The ULM Warhawks climb the mountain to take on App State at 2 p.m. EST/1 p.m. CST Saturday at the Holmes Convocation Center in Boone, North Carolina. It is the second game of a three-game road swing for ULM after Thursday's contest at Coastal Carolina was canceled due to COVID-19 concerns within the Chanticleer program.

Saturday's game will air on ESPN+. The game will also be broadcast on 105.7 FM/540 AM KMLB, KMLB.com and the TuneIn app on the Warhawk Radio Network from Learfield with Mike Hammett on the play-by-play.

Saturday's game is the 12th all-time meeting between ULM and App State. The Mountaineers have won each of the previous 11 meetings, including last year's 70-60 win in the opening round of the Sun Belt Conference Championship in Pensacola, Florida. App won the previous meeting in Boone, 68-49, on Feb. 29, 2020. Two of the last three meetings have been decided by 10 points or less.

Second-year freshman Kyren Whittington continued her breakout season last Saturday with 17 points, four rebounds and four steals at Troy. She is averaging 17.2 points and 3.6 rebounds per game over the first five SBC games of the season while shooting 42% from the field in that span.

Fifth-year redshirt junior Kierra Brimzy continues to fight back after suffering a knee injury in preseason practice. She tallied a season-high 11 points last Saturday at Troy while playing 13 minutes. She was a Preseason All-Sun Belt Second Team selection after averaging 13.7 points per game last season.

The Warhawks posted a season-high 16 steals last Saturday at Troy and forced 23 Trojan turnovers. It is the ninth time this season ULM has totaled 10 or more steals in a contest.

App State is 8-8 overall and 2-1 in the Sun Belt Conference following Thursday's 55-46 win over the Ragin' Cajuns in Boone. After having their first four SBC games canceled due to COVID-19 concerns, the Mountaineers have won two of their last three games, splitting last weekend's games with Arkansas State (loss, 98-92) and Little Rock (win, 60-49).

The Mountaineers have three players averaging in double figures, starting with super senior Michaela Porter at 13.6 points per game, which ranks seventh in the SBC. Porter is also second on the team in rebounding at 5.8 boards per contest and leads the SBC at 2.5 steals per game. Janay Sanders is second on the team at 11.6 points per game and shot an efficient 45.5% (10-of-22) from 3-point range. Alexia Allesch is coming off a 14-point, 10-rebound double-double vs. the Ragin' Cajuns and is averaging 11.5 points and 8.2 rebounds per game. Faith Alston ranks eighth in the SBC in assists at 3.0 assists per game.

App State leads the SBC in 3-point field goals made per game at 7.8. The Mountaineers have made 124 treys on the season, including seven on Thursday night vs. the Ragin' Cajuns. Emily Carver is sixth in the SBC in 3-point field goal percentage at 35.0% and third at 1.8 3-pointers made per game.