ULM Warhawks

GAME 7: ULM (5-1 overall, 0-0 Sun Belt Conference) at LOUISIANA TECH (2-4 overall, 0-0 Conference USA)
Wed. Nov. 29. | 6:00 p.m. | Ruston, Louisiana | Thomas Assembly Center (8,000)
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WARHAWKS
Head coach: Missy Bilderback
Record at ULM: 5-1 (1st year)
Overall record: Same
Last game: Won 107-53 vs. Louisiana Christian
 
LADY TECHSTERS
Head coach: Brooke Stoehr
Record at LA Tech: 122-95 (8th year)
Overall record: 193-153
Last game: Lost 83-56 vs. Richmond
 
Tip-Off
The ULM women's basketball team travels west to take on Louisiana Tech. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston.
 
The Warhawks (5-1) dominated Louisiana Christian with a score of 107-53 last Tuesday at Fant-Ewing Coliseum.
 
Nunu Bradford leads the Warhawks in total points with 22.0 points per game, is first on the team in rebounds with 8.0 per game and is first in assists with 5.7 per game. She is also ranked third in the Sun Belt conference in points scored and tenth in rebounds. Bradford leads the conference in assists. She has reached double-figure points in all her games including a 33-point game last Thursday vs. Milwaukee. Jakayla Johnson is second on the team with 15.3 points per game. She also is second in assists with 3.3 per game. Johnson ranks eighth in the Sun Belt in points and second in field goal percentage with .554. Kyjai Miles is second on the team in rebounds with 8.6 per game and ranks sixth in the conference.
 
ULM's 2023-24 roster features eight returning players and eight newcomers, with all eight newcomers being transfers from NCAA Division I schools. Nunu Bradford (Clemson), Jakayla Johnson (Auburn) and Sania Wells (Auburn) all played for Power 5 schools, while Lauren Gross (Southern Miss), Brianna Harris (Troy), Dee Haymer (South Alabama) and Chardai Watkins (Southern Miss) all transferred from inside the Sun Belt Conference. Kyjai Miles transfers in from Central Arkansas. Four of the transfers, Bradford, Haymer, Johnson and Miles, all played for Missy Bilderback at Jones College. Returning player Olivia Knight also played for Bilderback at Jones.
 
Game Basics
The Warhawks and Lady Techsters meet for the 59th time in their series history on Wednesday night in Ruston. It is Bilderback's first time facing Louisiana Tech. LA Tech head coach Brooke Stoher will face off against ULM for the fifth time after a 68-53 win last year. She is 5-0 against the Warhawks.
 
The Warhawks are 5-1 thanks to a five-game winning streak including a victory on Nov. 21 vs. LCU. The Lady Techsters are 2-4 after a 83-56 loss against Richmond last Sunday.