Keshunti Nichols vs. LA Tech

Women's Basketball ULM Athletics Communications

Women's Basketball Preview: Grambling State

The Warhawks face their second straight in-state opponent on Tuesday night.

MONROE, La. – The ULM women's basketball team (2-0) is set to continue their homestand at the start of the season this week as they host Grambling State (1-2). Tip-off at Fant-Ewing Coliseum is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. CT on Tuesday (Nov. 11). The Warhawks are coming off of an exciting 70-62 win over rivals Louisiana Tech.
 
FOLLOW THE WARHAWKS –
 
Tuesday's game will be available on KMLB 105.7 FM with Josh McGehee on the call. Streaming will be available for games on ESPN+. Links to live stats for all games, when available, can be found at ULMWarhawks.com. Navigate to the women's basketball schedule page and select that day's opponent.
 
SCOUTING THE LADY TIGERS –
 
Grambling State enter Tuesday's matchup with a 1-2 record after defeating Ouachita Baptist University 93-45 on Sunday. The Lady Tigers are led by preseason All-SWAC Second Team selection Douthshine Prien who is one of two holdovers from the team that qualified for the WNIT two seasons ago. Monica Marsh leads the team in scoring at 14 points per game in her first season with the program while Shaniah Nunn is nearly averaging a double-double at 10 points per game and 8.7 rebounds per game. 
 
LEADING THE WAY –
 
ULM feature four players who average double figures in points through two games this season. Keshunti Nichols leads the team averaging 12 points per game followed by J'Mani Ingram (11.5), Asjah Inniss (11.5) and Nakiyah Mays-Prince (11.0). Nichols and Inniss each average five rebounds per game to lead the team while Mays-Prince has posted a team best average of six assists per game. After her career high four steal performance vs. Louisiana Tech, Nichols now leads the team in steals with five while Abby Leahy paces the team in blocks with two.
 
FLETCHER'S FAST START –
 
Head coach Scotty Fletcher became the third coach in program history to win their first two games in charge of ULM on Friday vs. Louisiana Tech. Fletcher is also one of four coaches to have won their first game leading ULM and their first game inside Fant-Ewing Coliseum. A win vs. Grambling on Tuesday would clinch the program's seventh 3-0 start in their history. The record for most consecutive wins by a ULM coach to begin their career is four which was set by Linda Harper to begin the 1978-79 season.
 
BROWN'S BIG GAME –
 
After only playing three minutes in her debut vs. Eastern Michigan, junior Kamille Brown announced her presence with authority on Friday vs. Louisiana Tech. Brown established a new career high in scoring with 16 points, the most in a single game by a Warhawk player so far this season. Brown shot five for six from the field including knocking down three of her four attempts from three-point range. Brown also recorded career highs in rebounds (5) and steals (3) in the win.
 
INNISS INCHES CLOSER –
 
Graduate student Asjah Inniss has the opportunity Tuesday night to achieve an impressive milestone. After scoring in double figures in the first two games of this season, Inniss is now eight points away from scoring 500 points in her career. Inniss would become the fourth player on the Warhawks to reach 500 career points as she would join the likes of J'Mani Ingram (758), Nakiyah Mays-Prince (576) and Marissa Gasaway (542).  Keshunti Nichols is next in line to join the group as she stands at 479 points for her career entering Tuesday.
 
WARHAWKS AT A GLANCE –
 
ULM welcome 14 newcomers to the bayou for the 2025-26 season under first year head coach Scotty Fletcher. The roster features eight guards, four forwards, and two centers. The Warhawks join Indiana State as the only DI programs with zero returners this season.
 
The Warhawks will look to lean on past experience this year as every member of the roster enters this season as an upperclassman. The team is comprised of four juniors, two seniors, and eight graduate students. ULM are among a select few of DI programs that are 100% made up of upperclassmen and are one of six programs with no true freshmen on their roster.
 
Of the 14 players on the roster, 11 have prior Division I experience, including three who are joining from other Sun Belt programs. Familiarity is also a key theme of this roster, as five players at one point or time played for Coach Fletcher at Pear River Community College.
 
ALL OVER THE MAP –
 
In addition to making up an entirely new roster, ULM's 14 players also represent a multitude of different states and places of origin. The Warhawks claim players from 11 different states, including a team high three players from the neighboring state of Mississippi. Graduate forward Nailea Nicholas grew up in Fresno, California, which would be the 12th different state represented, but was originally born in the U.S. Virgin Islands. ULM are tied with Brown University for the most states represented on their roster.
 
EXCELLENT EXPERIENCE –
 
ULM will have the luxury of calling on the services of several players with substantial Division I experience. Of the 11 players on the roster who have played at the DI level, eight of them have featured in 50 or more games over the course of their career. J'Mani Ingram leads the group having played in 107 career games at the DI level entering this season, followed by Asjah Inniss at 97 and Nakiyah Mays-Prince at 89.
 
SUN BELT SAVANTS –
 
Three members of this year's ULM roster are already familiar with the trials and tribulations of Sun Belt Conference play.J'Mani Ingram and Asjah Inniss both played for Appalachian State last year and helped lead the Mountaineers to the sixth seed in the conference tournament. Nakiyah Mays-Prince heavily featured for Georgia Southern as she led the team in assists (82) and steals (56) while averaging 7.4 points per game.
 
FANTASTIC AT FANT-EWING –
 
The Warhawks will look to take advantage of their schedule out of the gate as five of their first six games are at home. ULM are 102 games over .500 all-time inside Fant-Ewing Coliseum (372-270), including 7-6 last season. The last time the Warhawks began the season with four straight home games was the 2022-23 season.
 
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Players Mentioned

Marissa Gasaway

#2 Marissa Gasaway

F
5' 11"
Graduate Student
Nailea Nicholas

#3 Nailea Nicholas

F
6' 0"
Graduate Student
J

#7 J'Mani Ingram

G
5' 7"
Graduate Student
Kamille Brown

#9 Kamille Brown

G
5' 8"
Junior
Keshunti Nichols

#11 Keshunti Nichols

F
6' 0"
Graduate Student
Asjah Inniss

#24 Asjah Inniss

G
5' 9"
Graduate Student
Nakiyah Mays-Prince

#44 Nakiyah Mays-Prince

G
5' 5"
Senior
Abby Leahy

#13 Abby Leahy

G
6' 1"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Marissa Gasaway

#2 Marissa Gasaway

5' 11"
Graduate Student
F
Nailea Nicholas

#3 Nailea Nicholas

6' 0"
Graduate Student
F
J

#7 J'Mani Ingram

5' 7"
Graduate Student
G
Kamille Brown

#9 Kamille Brown

5' 8"
Junior
G
Keshunti Nichols

#11 Keshunti Nichols

6' 0"
Graduate Student
F
Asjah Inniss

#24 Asjah Inniss

5' 9"
Graduate Student
G
Nakiyah Mays-Prince

#44 Nakiyah Mays-Prince

5' 5"
Senior
G
Abby Leahy

#13 Abby Leahy

6' 1"
Junior
G