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ULM Travels to Coastal; Seeks First Road Win of Season

ULM Travels to Coastal; Seeks First Road Win of Season

Women's Basketball Jan 06
Game 15: ULM (5-9, 1-2 Sun Belt) at Coastal Carolina (6-8, 1-2 Sun Belt)
Saturday, Jan. 7 | 2 p.m. ET/1 p.m. ET
HTC Center (3,212) | Conway, S.C.
ESPN+ | KMLB 105.7 FM/540 AM
 
 
2022-23 ULM WBB Notes: Game 15 vs. Coastal Carolina
 
THE STORYLINE –
Following a 63-49 loss at Old Dominion Thursday, ULM (5-9, 1-2) plays its second of four consecutive road games at Coastal Carolina (6-8, 1-2) on Saturday, Jan. 7 at 2 p.m. ET. It marks the first meeting between ULM and Coastal since Feb. 27, 2020, when the Chanticleers defeated the Warhawks, 88-69, at the HTC Center. Coastal leads the all-time series 3-2, with all games played as members of the Sun Belt Conference.  ULM seeks its first Sun Belt road win since defeating Texas State, 58-55, on Jan. 16, 2020.
 
THE TIPOFF –
• Following a 63-49 loss at Old Dominion Thursday, ULM (5-9, 1-2) plays its second of four consecutive road games at Coastal Carolina (6-8, 1-2) on Saturday, Jan. 7 at 2 p.m. ET. It marks the first meeting between ULM and Coastal since Feb. 27, 2020, when the Chanticleers defeated the Warhawks, 88-69, at the HTC Center. Coastal leads the all-time series 3-2, with all games played as members of the Sun Belt Conference.
 
ULM seeks its first Sun Belt road win since defeating Texas State, 58-55, on Jan. 16, 2020. The Warhawks have lost 22 consecutive road games (tied with Bellarmine for the nation's second-longest active streak), including 19 straight in conference play.
 
• Saturday's game marks only the sixth meeting between ULM and Coastal Carolina and the first since Feb. 27, 2020, when the Chanticleers defeated the Warhawks, 88-69, at the HTC Center. The only scheduled meeting between the two teams last season, Jan. 20, 2022, in Conway, S.C., was canceled due to COVID-19 concerns within the Coastal program. The squads also didn't meeting during the 2020-21 campaign as the Sun Belt Conference played a division-only schedule format in response to the pandemic.
 
Coastal leads the all-time series 3-2, including a 2-1 record in games played in Conway. Behind Arsula Clark's 18-point effort, ULM posted a 60-57 win over Coastal on March 2, 2019, in the HTC Center. Clark, who played all 40 minutes, also posted five rebounds, seven assists and five steals. The Warhawks built a 16-point third-quarter lead but had a withstand a furious CCU rally in the fourth quarter.
 
• Red-shirt senior guard/forward Kierra Brimzy and sophomore forward Katlyn Manuel (8.6 ppg. each) combined to average 17.2 points per game to pace a well-balanced scoring attack.
 
The 5-foot-9 Brimzy also has scored in double figures eight times this season. She recorded her first career double-double against Champion Christian, finishing with 13 points and a career-best 10 rebounds. Brimzy scored a season-high 18 points in the opener against Louisiana Christian.
 
The 6-1 Manuel also has scored in double figures in eight games, including four of the last six contests. She matched her season-high with 16 points (6-of-12 FG shooting) at McNeese and posted her second career double-double with 16 points and 16 rebounds (6 offensive boards) in the 2022-23 season opener against Louisiana Christian.
 
ULM's playing rotation features two other players who are averaging better than 7.5 points per game, including graduate center Emma Merriweather (8.2 ppg.) and sophomore guard Olivia Knight (7.6 ppg., team-leading 19 3-pointers). Seven different Warhawks have led the team in scoring this season.
 
• Graduate center Emma Merriweather ranks as ULM's leading rebounder (7.8 rpg.) and third-leading scorer (8.2 ppg.). On a minutes-played basis, those statistics are equivalent to 17.8 points, 17.1 rebounds and 4.0 blocked shots per game.
 
The 6-foot-5 Merriweather leads the Sun Belt Conference in field-goal percentage at .592 (42-of-71) and ranks among the league's Top 10 in three additional statistical categories, including second in blocked shots (1.8 pg.), second in offensive rebounding (3.5 pg.) and sixth overall in rebounding (7.8 pg.).
 
Merriweather recorded her third double-double of the season and seventh of her career, scoring a game-high 16 points to go along with 14 rebounds (5 offensive boards) at Old Dominion Thursday. She connected on 7-of-10 attempts from the field while contributing three blocked shots and two steals.
 
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.
 
• As a team, ULM ranks third in the Sun Belt Conference and No. 38 in NCAA Division I in offensive rebounds, averaging 14.5 per game. In addition, the Warhawks are listed among the league leaders in six additional statistical categories: first in blocked shots (4.6 pg.), fourth in assist-to-turnover ratio (0.9), fourth in assists (13.7 pg.), fifth in turnover margin (+2.9 pg.), sixth in offensive rebounding percentage (.342) and tied for seventh in steals (9.2 pg.).
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS –
500 – Three ULM players have scored more than 500 career points, including sixth-year senior center Diamond Brooks (600), fourth-year junior guard Gara Beth Self (578) and sixth-year senior guard/forward Kierra Brimzy (503).  Graduate center Emma Merriweather needs 69 more points to join the 500-point club.
 
82.1 – True freshman Myca Trail ranks fifth in the Sun Belt Conference in free-throw percentage, hitting 32-of-39 attempts.
 
34.4 – ULM, which ranks third in the Sun Belt Conference in offensive rebounding at 14.5 per game, has collected 34.4 percent (173 of 503) of its rebounds off the offensive glass. Center Emma Merriweather (46 of 102; 45%) 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 nine of the first 14 games while providing 27.9 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 97 points, 390-293.
 
10 – Depth is an obvious strength of ULM's 2022-23 team as 10 different players are averaging at least 10.8 minutes per game.
 
2022-23 WARHAWK STAT LEADERS –
Double-figure scoring games (37): Kierra Brimzy 8, Katlyn Manuel 8, Olivia Knight 4, Emma Merriweather 4, Bre Sutton 3, Myca Trail 3, Amaya Ford 2, Aasia Sam 2, Sarah Adams 1, Amani Brown 1, Gara Beth Self 1. Opponents: 38.
 
20-point games (1): Amani Brown 1. Opponents: 3.
 
Double-figure rebounding games (7): Emma Merriweather 5, Kierra Brimzy 1, Katlyn Manuel 1. Opponents: 6.
 
Double-doubles (5): Emma Merriweather 3, Kierra Brimzy 1, Katlyn Manuel 1. Opponents: 6.
 
Games leading ULM in scoring: Kierra Brimzy 3,
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, Katlyn Manuel 4, Bre Sutton 4, Kierra Brimzy 1, Sha'Miya Butler 1, Amaya Ford 1, Myca Trail 1.
 
Games leading ULM in assists: Olivia Knight 6, Bre Sutton 3, 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

Different Starting Combinations (7):                           
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)

2022-23 WARHAWK STATISTICAL TRENDS –
Games played in Fant-Ewing Coliseum: 5-4
Games played on the road: 0-5
Games played at a neutral site: 0-0                        

Games played in November: 2-4
Games played in December: 3-4
Games played in January: 0-1
Games played in February: 0-0
Games played in March: 0-0

When leading after the first quarter: 5-1
When trailing after the first quarter: 0-7
When tied after the first quarter: 0-1

When leading at halftime: 5-0
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: 0-9
When tied after the third quarter: 0-0

When shooting .500 or better from the field: 1-0
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: 5-7

When outrebounding opponent: 4-0
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: 0-5
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: 1-5
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: 0-0
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: 0-3
When opponent scores 80-89 points: 0-1
When opponent scores 90-99 points: 0-1

Games decided by five points or less: 1-0
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: 2-3
Last 10 games: 3-7

Largest deficit overcome to win: 6 (12-6 vs. Arkansas State, Dec. 29)
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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