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ULM Concludes Four-Game Road Trip Saturday at Southern Miss

ULM Concludes Four-Game Road Trip Saturday at Southern Miss

Women's Basketball Jan 13
Game 17: ULM (6-10, 2-3 Sun Belt) at Southern Miss (11-5, 4-1 Sun Belt)
Saturday, Jan. 14 | 2 p.m.
Reed Green Coliseum (8,095) | Hattiesburg, Miss.
ESPN+ | KMLB 105.7 FM/540 AM
 
 
2022-23 ULM WBB Notes: Game 17 vs. Southern Miss
 
THE STORYLINE –
ULM concludes its four-game road trip at Sun Belt-newcomer Southern Miss (11-5, 4-1) on Saturday, Jan. 14 at 2 p.m. The Warhawks' playing rotation features five players who are averaging better than 7.0 points per game. Graduate center Emma Merriweather has recorded three consecutive double-doubles, averaging 14.0 points, 13.3 rebounds and 4.0 blocked shots per game while connecting on 63 percent of her field-goal attempts (17-of-27) during that streak. Southern Miss leads the all-time series, 16-8, including an 11-1 record in games played in Hattiesburg.
 
THE TIPOFF –
• Saturday's game marks the 25th meeting between ULM and Southern Miss. The Golden Eagles lead the all-time series, 16-8, including an 11-1 record in games played in Hattiesburg. Southern Miss has won the last two games; however, the teams have split the last 10 meetings overall. ULM's last win in the series came on Dec. 9, 2012, 73-55, in Fant-Ewing Coliseum. The Warhawks have dropped three games in a row in Reed Green Coliseum, with their last road win coming on Dec. 28, 2005, 75-67.
 
• ULM graduate center Emma Merriweather posted her third-straight double-double with 16 points (6-of-9 FG shooting) and 15 rebounds in Thursday's 92-74 loss at Troy. Her rebound total matched her season high, and her five blocked shots equaled her career best. Over the last three games, Merriweather is averaging 14.0 points, 13.3 rebounds and 4.0 blocked shots while connecting on 63 percent of her field-goal attempts (17-of-27).
 
The 6-foot-5 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.
 
She tallied 10 points and 11 rebounds in ULM's 73-71 victory at Coastal Carolina last 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 leads ULM in rebounding (8.5 rpg.) and ranks as the co-leader in scoring (8.8 ppg.). On a minutes-played basis, those statistics are equivalent to 17.7 points, 17.2 rebounds and 4.4 blocked shots per game.
 
She ranks among the Sun Belt's Top Three in four different statistical categories: first in rebounding (8.5 per game), first in blocked shots (2.2 per game), second in offensive rebounding (3.6 pg.) and third in field-goal percentage (.591). Her 33 blocked shots rank No. 13 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.
 
• ULM's playing rotation features five players who are averaging better than 7.0 points per game, including red-shirt senior guard/forward Kierra Brimzy (8.8 ppg.), graduate center Emma Merriweather (8.8 ppg.), sophomore forward Katlyn Manuel (7.5 ppg.), sophomore guard Bre Sutton (7.4 ppg.) and sophomore guard Olivia Knight (7.1 ppg., team-leading 20 3-pointers). Seven different Warhawks have led the team in scoring this season.
 
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.
 
• As a team, ULM ranks fifth in the Sun Belt Conference and No. 42 in NCAA Division I in offensive rebounds, averaging 14.3 per game. In addition, the Warhawks are listed among the league leaders in five additional statistical categories: first in blocked shots (4.8 pg.), fourth in assists (13.8 pg.), fifth in assist-to-turnover ratio (0.8), sixth in steals (9.3 pg.) and sixth in turnover margin (+1.9 pg.).
 
• ULM head coach Brooks Donald Williams returns to Hattiesburg, where she spent three seasons as an assistant coach to USM's Joye Lee-McNelis from 2004-07. Williams also was an assistant for McNelis at Memphis in the 2003-04 season. In her 19th season at Southern Miss, McNelis needs one more win to reach the 300 milestone.
 
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 (590) and sixth-year senior guard/forward Kierra Brimzy (523).  Graduate center Emma Merriweather needs 43 more points to join the 500-point club.
 
127 – Super senior Diamond Brooks has appeared in more games (127) than other player in ULM history. Brooks is one of only six players who have played in at least 120 career games, joining Jasmine Shaw (123 games from 2010-14), Alexar Tugler (122, 2010-14), Elizabeth Torres (121, 2008-12), Larrie Williams (120, 2008-12) and Alayshia Hunters (120, 2012-16).
 
77.8 – True freshman Myca Trail ranks 11th in the Sun Belt Conference in free-throw percentage, hitting 35-of-45 attempts.
 
70 – The Warhawks are 5-1 this season when scoring 70 or more points.
 
33.4 – ULM, which ranks fifth in the Sun Belt Conference in offensive rebounding at 14.3 per game, has collected 33.4 percent (194 of 580) of its rebounds off the offensive glass. Center Emma Merriweather (54 of 128; 42%) and forward Katlyn Manuel (34 of 78; 44%) rank 1-2 on the team in offensive rebounds.
 
27.8 – The ULM bench has outscored the opponents' reserves in 10 of the first 16 games while providing 27.6 points per game. The bench has accounted for 30 points or more in five games: 35 in the season opener against Louisiana Christian, a season-high 62 points against Centenary, 43 against Champion Christian, 35 against Alcorn and 30 at Troy. The Warhawk bench enjoyed a +54 scoring margin against Centenary (62-8). Overall, ULM's bench has outscored its opponents' reserves by 82 points, 444-362.
 
10 – Depth is an obvious strength of ULM's 2022-23 team as 10 different players are averaging at least 11.0 minutes per game.
 
2022-23 WARHAWK STAT LEADERS –
Double-figure scoring games (44): Kierra Brimzy 9, Katlyn Manuel 8, Emma Merriweather 6, Olivia Knight 4, Bre Sutton 5, Amaya Ford 3, Myca Trail 3, Aasia Sam 2, Gara Beth Self 2, Sarah Adams 1, Amani Brown 1. Opponents: 44.
 
20-point games (2): Amani Brown 1, Emma Merriweather 1. Opponents: 4.
 
30-point games (1): Emma Merriweather 1. Opponents: 0.
 
Double-figure rebounding games (10): Emma Merriweather 7, Kierra Brimzy 1, Katlyn Manuel 1, Bre Sutton 1. Opponents: 7.
 
Double-doubles (8): Emma Merriweather 5, Kierra Brimzy 1, Katlyn Manuel 1, Bre Sutton 1. Opponents: 7.
 
Games leading ULM in scoring: Kierra Brimzy 4,
Katlyn Manuel 3, Emma Merriweather 3, Myca Trail 2, Sarah Adams 1, Amaya Ford 1, Olivia Knight 1, Bre Sutton 1.
 
Games leading ULM in rebounding: Emma Merriweather 8, 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 7, Bre Sutton 7, 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
Jan. 12 at Troy: 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: 2 (1-1)
 
2022-23 WARHAWK STATISTICAL TRENDS –
Games played in Fant-Ewing Coliseum: 5-4
Games played on the road: 1-6
Games played at a neutral site: 0-0
                                                                                      
Games played in November: 2-4
Games played in December: 3-4
Games played in January: 1-2
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: 0-8
When tied after the first quarter: 0-1
 
When leading at halftime: 6-0
When trailing at halftime: 0-9
When tied at halftime: 0-1

When leading after the third quarter: 5-0
When trailing after the third quarter: 1-10
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: 4-10
When opponent shoots .500 or better from the field: 0-2
When opponent shoots less than .500 from the floor: 6-8
 
When outrebounding opponent: 5-1
When outrebounded by opponent: 1-8
When rebounding totals are equal: 0-1
 
When hitting more free throws than opponent: 5-5
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: 2-6
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: 1-1
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: 0-2
 
Games decided by five points or less: 2-0
Games decided by 6-10 points: 0-3
Games decided by 11-19 points: 1-3
Games decided by 20 points or more: 3-4
                                                                                      
Last five games: 2-3
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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