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ULM Resumes Four-Game Road Trip Thursday at Troy

ULM Resumes Four-Game Road Trip Thursday at Troy

Women's Basketball Jan 11
Game 16: ULM (6-9, 2-2 Sun Belt) at Troy (8-7, 3-1 Sun Belt)
Thursday, Jan. 12 | 6 p.m.
Trojan Arena (5,200) | Troy, Ala.
ESPN+ | KMLB 105.7 FM/540 AM
 
 
2022-23 ULM WBB Notes: Game 16 vs. Troy
 
THE STORYLINE –
Fresh off its 73-71 victory at Coastal Carolina last Saturday, ULM (6-9, 2-2) resumes its four-game Sun Belt Conference road trip at Troy (8-7, 3-1) on Thursday, Jan. 12 at 6 p.m. The Warhawks' two-point win at Coastal ended a 22-game road losing skid, including 19 straight in conference play. ULM is seeking back-to-back Sun Belt road wins for the first time since the 2012-13 season. At 2-2, the Warhawks are off to their best start in league play since opening the 2013-14 campaign (head coach Mona Martin's last season) with a 3-1 record.
 
THE TIPOFF –
• Fresh off its 73-71 victory at Coastal Carolina last Saturday, ULM (6-9, 2-2) resumes its four-game Sun Belt Conference road trip at Troy (8-7, 3-1) on Thursday, Jan. 12 at 6 p.m. The Warhawks' two-point win at Coastal ended a 22-game road losing skid (tied with Bellarmine for the nation's second-longest streak), including 19 straight in conference play.
 
ULM is seeking back-to-back Sun Belt road wins for the first time since the 2012-13 season (defeated Florida Atlantic, 90-86, on Jan. 30, 2013, and FIU, 71-61, on Feb. 2, 2013).
 
At 2-2, the Warhawks are off to their best start in league play since opening the 2013-14 campaign (head coach Mona Martin's last season) with a 3-1 record.
 
• Thursday's game marks the 28th meeting between ULM and Troy. The Warhawks lead the all-time series, 14-13, including a 5-7 record in games played in Troy, Alabama. The Trojans have won eight in a row in the series, including an 89-57 victory over ULM at Trojan Arena on Jan. 15, 2022. ULM's last win in the series came on Jan. 21, 2016, 77-73, in Fant-Ewing Coliseum. The Warhawks have dropped the last six games at Trojan Arena, with their last road win coming on Jan. 16, 2014, 83-72.
 
• ULM graduate center Emma Merriweather, who recorded back-to-back double-doubles as the Warhawks earned a road split against Old Dominion and Coastal Carolina, was named Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week, as selected by the league's head coaches and communications directors.
 
The 6-foot-5 Merriweather averaged 13.0 points, 12.5 rebounds and 3.5 blocks per game during the two-game road trip while shooting 61 percent (11-of-18) from the field.
 
She posted her second-straight double-double on the road trip and fourth of the season with 10 points and 11 rebounds in ULM's 73-71 victory at Coastal Carolina Saturday, as the Warhawks ended a 22-game road losing skid (tied with Bellarmine for the nation's second-longest streak), including 19 straight in conference play. It marked ULM's first Sun Belt road win since defeating Texas State, 58-55, on Jan. 16, 2020. Merriweather also matched her season high with four blocked shots and set a career high with four steals against the Chanticleers.
 
A native of Buena Park, California, Merriweather scored a game-high 16 points and collected 14 rebounds (five offensive boards) in a 63-49 loss at ODU. She connected on 7-of-10 attempts from the field while contributing three blocked shots and two steals.
 
Merriweather ranks as ULM's leading rebounder (8.1 rpg.) and second-leading scorer (8.3 ppg.). On a minutes-played basis, those statistics are equivalent to 17.2 points, 16.7 rebounds and 4.1 blocked shots per game.
 
She ranks among the Sun Belt's Top Five in four different statistical categories: first in blocked shots (2.0 per game), second in offensive rebounding (3.5 pg.), second in field-goal percentage (.582) and five in overall rebounding (8.1 pg.). Her 28 blocked shots rank No. 28 in NCAA Division I.
 
A transfer from Kansas, Merriweather scored a career-high 30 points and collected a season-high 15 rebounds against Champion Christian and contributed 13 points and 10 boards against Central Arkansas.
 
• Red-shirt senior guard/forward Kierra Brimzy leads a well-balanced scoring attack, averaging 9.3 points per game. The 5-foot-9 Brimzy also has scored in double figures nine times this season. She matched her season high with 18 points (8-of-15 FG shooting) to go along with seven rebounds in ULM's 73-71 road win at Coastal Carolina, hitting a pair of free throws with 4.5 seconds left to break a 71-all tie.
 
Brimzy recorded her first career double-double against Champion Christian, finishing with 13 points and a career-best 10 rebounds. She also scored 18 points in the opener against Louisiana Christian.
 
ULM's playing rotation features four other players who are averaging better than 7.0 points per game, including graduate center Emma Merriweather (8.3 ppg.), sophomore forward Katlyn Manuel (8.0 ppg.), sophomore guard Olivia Knight (7.3 ppg., team-leading 20 3-pointers) and sophomore guard Bre Sutton (7.1 ppg.). Seven different Warhawks have led the team in scoring this season.
 
• As a team, ULM ranks fifth in the Sun Belt Conference and No. 55 in NCAA Division I in offensive rebounds, averaging 13.9 per game. In addition, the Warhawks are listed among the league leaders in four additional statistical categories: first in blocked shots (4.6 pg.), fourth in assists (13.7 pg.), fifth in assist-to-turnover ratio (0.9) and sixth in turnover margin (+2.3 pg.).
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS –
500 – Three ULM players have scored more than 500 career points, including sixth-year senior center Diamond Brooks (602), fourth-year junior guard Gara Beth Self (588) and sixth-year senior guard/forward Kierra Brimzy (521).  Graduate center Emma Merriweather needs 59 more points to join the 500-point club.
 
82.1 – True freshman Myca Trail ranks seventh in the Sun Belt Conference in free-throw percentage, hitting 32-of-39 attempts.
 
70 – The Warhawks are 5-0 this season when scoring 70 or more points.
 
33.1 – ULM, which ranks fifth in the Sun Belt Conference in offensive rebounding at 13.9 per game, has collected 33.1 percent (178 of 537) of its rebounds off the offensive glass. Center Emma Merriweather (49 of 113; 43%) and forward Katlyn Manuel (34 of 77; 44%) rank 1-2 on the team in offensive rebounds.
 
27.9 – The ULM bench has outscored the opponents' reserves in 10 of the first 15 games while providing 27.6 points per game. The bench has accounted for more than 30 points in four games: 35 in the season opener against Louisiana Christian, a season-high 62 points against Centenary, 43 against Champion Christian and 35 against Alcorn. The Warhawk bench enjoyed a +54 scoring margin against Centenary (62-8). Overall, ULM's bench has outscored its opponents' reserves by 102 points, 414-312.
 
10 – Depth is an obvious strength of ULM's 2022-23 team as 10 different players are averaging at least 12.0 minutes per game.
 
2022-23 WARHAWK STAT LEADERS –
Double-figure scoring games (41): Kierra Brimzy 9, Katlyn Manuel 8, Emma Merriweather 5, Olivia Knight 4, Bre Sutton 4, Myca Trail 3, Amaya Ford 2, Aasia Sam 2, Gara Beth Self 2, Sarah Adams 1, Amani Brown 1. Opponents: 41.
 
20-point games (1): Amani Brown 1. Opponents: 3.
 
Double-figure rebounding games (9): Emma Merriweather 6, Kierra Brimzy 1, Katlyn Manuel 1, Bre Sutton 1. Opponents: 6.
 
Double-doubles (7): Emma Merriweather 4, Kierra Brimzy 1, Katlyn Manuel 1, Bre Sutton 1. Opponents: 6.
 
Games leading ULM in scoring: Kierra Brimzy 4,
Katlyn Manuel 3, Emma Merriweather 3, Myca Trail 2, Sarah Adams 1, Olivia Knight 1, Bre Sutton 1.
 
Games leading ULM in rebounding: Emma Merriweather 7, Bre Sutton 5, Katlyn Manuel 4, Kierra Brimzy 1, Sha'Miya Butler 1, Amaya Ford 1, Myca Trail 1.
 
Games leading ULM in assists: Olivia Knight 6, Bre Sutton 4, Qua Chambers 2, Aasia Sam 2, Amaya Ford 1, Katlyn Manuel 1, Myca Trail 1.
 
2022-23 ULM STARTING LINEUPS –
Nov. 7 vs. Louisiana Christian: Knight, Brown, Brimzy, Sam, Manuel
Nov. 13 vs. Louisiana Tech: Knight, Brown, Brimzy, Sam, Manuel
Nov. 15 vs. Centenary: Knight, Self, Brimzy, Sam, Manuel
Nov. 19 vs. Central Arkansas: Knight, Self, Brimzy, Manuel, Merriweather
Nov. 22 at UCF: Knight, Trail, Sam, Manuel, Merriweather    
Nov. 29 at Mississippi State: Knight, Trail, Sam, Manuel, Merriweather
Dec. 3 vs. Champion Christian: Knight, Sam, Ford, Manuel, Merriweather
Dec. 10 at Northwestern State: Knight, Brown, Sam, Manuel, Merriweather           
Dec. 14 at McNeese: Sutton, Knight, Sam, Brimzy, Manuel
Dec. 17 vs. Tennessee Tech: Sutton, Knight, Sam, Brimzy, Manuel
Dec. 19 vs. Alcorn: Sutton, Knight, Sam, Brimzy, Manuel
Dec. 29 vs. Arkansas State: Sutton, Knight, Sam, Brimzy, Manuel
Dec. 31 vs. Georgia State: Sutton, Knight, Sam, Brimzy, Manuel
Jan. 5 at Old Dominion: Sutton, Knight, Sam, Brimzy, Manuel
Jan. 7 at Coastal Carolina: Sutton, Knight, Sam, Brimzy, Merriweather

Different Starting Combinations (8):
Games (Record)
Knight, Brown, Brimzy, Sam, Manuel: 2 (1-1)
Knight, Self, Brimzy, Sam, Manuel: 1 (1-0)
Knight, Self, Brimzy, Manuel, Merriweather: 1 (0-1)
Knight, Trail, Sam, Manuel, Merriweather: 2 (0-2)
Knight, Sam, Ford, Manuel, Merriweather: 1 (1-0)
Knight, Brown, Sam, Manuel, Merriweather: 1 (0-1)
Sutton, Knight, Sam, Brimzy, Manuel: 6 (2-4)
Sutton, Knight, Sam, Brimzy, Merriweather: 1 (1-0)

2022-23 WARHAWK STATISTICAL TRENDS –
Games played in Fant-Ewing Coliseum: 5-4
Games played on the road: 1-5
Games played at a neutral site: 0-0                        
Games played in November: 2-4
Games played in December: 3-4
Games played in January: 1-1
Games played in February: 0-0
Games played in March: 0-0

When leading after the first quarter: 6-1
When trailing after the first quarter: 0-7
When tied after the first quarter: 0-1
When leading at halftime: 6-0
When trailing at halftime: 0-8
When tied at halftime: 0-1

When leading after the third quarter: 5-0
When trailing after the third quarter: 1-9
When tied after the third quarter: 0-0
When shooting .500 or better from the field: 2-0
When shooting less than .500 from the field: 4-9
When opponent shoots .500 or better from the field: 0-2
When opponent shoots less than .500 from the floor: 6-7
When outrebounding opponent: 5-0
When outrebounded by opponent: 1-8
When rebounding totals are equal: 0-1
When hitting more free throws than opponent: 5-4
When hitting fewer free throws than opponent: 1-5
When hitting the same number of free throws as opponent: 0-0
When committing fewer turnovers than opponent: 3-3
When opponent commits fewer turnovers: 2-5
When turnover totals are equal: 1-1
When ULM scores less than 50 points: 0-3
When ULM scores 50-59 points: 0-5
When ULM scores 60-69 points: 1-1
When ULM scores 70-79 points: 1-0
When ULM scores 80-89 points: 3-0
When ULM scores 90-99 points: 0-0
When ULM scores 100+ points: 1-0
When opponent scores less than 50 points: 1-0
When opponent scores 50-59 points: 2-1
When opponent scores 60-69 points: 2-3
When opponent scores 70-79 points: 1-3
When opponent scores 80-89 points: 0-1
When opponent scores 90-99 points: 0-1
Games decided by five points or less: 2-0
Games decided by 6-10 points: 0-3
Games decided by 11-19 points: 1-2
Games decided by 20 points or more: 3-4            
Last five games: 3-2
Last 10 games: 4-6
Largest deficit overcome to win: 7 (63-56 and 65-58 at Coastal Carolina, Jan. 7)
Largest lead surrendered in a loss: 5 (5-0 at UCF, Nov. 22; 7-2 and 9-4 at McNeese, Dec. 14)
 
 
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