MONROE, La. – The ULM women's basketball team (4-0) are set to take part in their first road contest of the season as they take on Sam Houston (3-1). Tip-off at Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. CT on Thursday (Nov. 20). The Warhawks successfully completed their four-game homestand to begin the year with a perfect record after a 79-50 win against Arkansas-Pine Bluff.

SERIES HISTORY –

ULM and SHSU are set to meet for the 37th time in their histories. The Warhawks currently hold a 25-11 advantage in a series that dates back to 1988, including having won 11 of the last 12 matchups. The two teams last faced each other in 2006 inside Fant-Ewing Coliseum which resulted in a 74-55 ULM win. The last win by the Bearkats was in Huntsville 70-63 in 2004 although the Warhawks won in their last visit in 2005 by a score of 79-49.

FOLLOW THE WARHAWKS –
 
Thursday's game will be available on KMLB 105.7 FM with Mike Hammett 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 BEARKATS –
 
SHSU enter Thursday's game with a 3-1 record with their only blemish being a road loss at #17 TCU. The Bearkats boast six different players who average at least seven points per game. Fanta Kone leads the team in scoring at 12.5 points per game and also paces the team in steals (18) and assists (16). Aysia Ward-Strong is the team's top rebounder at 8.8 per game and is coming off of a double-double including 10 points and 11 rebounds vs. Prairie View. SHSU are prolific in creating extra possessions as they are top-10 in the nation in offensive rebounds per game (6th) and turnovers forced per game (9th).
 
LEADING THE WAY –
 
ULM feature three players who average double figures in points through four games this season. J'Mani Ingram leads the team averaging 11 points per game followed by Keshunti Nichols (10.5) and Asjah Inniss (10.5). Nichols averages 4.5 rebounds per game to lead the team while Nakiyah Mays-Prince has posted a team best average of 5.5 assists per game. Thanks to her career high five steal performance vs. Grambling State, Kamille Brown leads the team in steals with 10 while Nichols and Abby Leahy are tied for the team lead in blocks with two.
 
BENCH BOOST –
 
The Warhawk reserves have been the offensive catalysts for the team this season. ULM are ranked 23rd in the nation and first in the Sun Belt averaging 35 bench points per game. ULM's bench was responsible for 40 of the team's 80 points vs. Eastern Michigan, the most points scored in a game by the reserves since they scored 47 during the 117-60 season opening win vs. Central Baptist. That was the only 30-plus point performance by the bench that season.
 
JACKSON'S SWEET SIXTEEN –
 
Redshirt junior Jazmine Jackson put on a show in the win vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff. The Jacksonville, Fla. native scored a career-high 16 points including knocking down a career-best four three-pointers. Jackson also put in work on the glass as she finished with eight rebounds which was one shy of tying her career high. The 16 points also moved Jackson into a three-way tie for best single game total by a Warhawk this season with J'Mani Ingram and Kamille Brown.
 
FLETCHER'S FAST START –
 
Head coach Scotty Fletcher became the second coach in program history to win their first four games in charge of ULM on Sunday vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Fletcher joins Linda Harper who was the first to accomplish the feat at the beginning of the 1978-79 season. Fletcher is also one of four coaches to have won their first game leading ULM and their first game inside Fant-Ewing Coliseum. The last time the Warhawks started a season 4-0 was the historic 1984-85 season that concluded with a berth to the Final Four of the NCAA tournament.
 
MEMORABLE MILESTONES –
 
Graduate student Asjah Inniss achieved a pair of impressive career benchmarks vs. Grambling State. On a three-point shot late in the second quarter, Inniss would record her 500th career point in what was her 100th career game. Inniss became the fourth player on the Warhawks to reach 500 career points. Katelyn Chomko also reached a career milestone in style as her final three-pointer vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff brought her to an even 100 points for her career. Nakiyah Mays-Prince (591) and Keshunti Nichols (497) are also on the verge of reaching new scoring marks for their careers.
 
FREQUENTLY FORCING TURNOVERS –
 
ULM have been prolific this season when it comes to causing their opponents to make mistakes. The Warhawks are forcing opposing teams to turn the ball over 21 times per game and are coming off of a season high 26 forced turnovers vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff. ULM have seen two different players establish career highs for steals in a game this year. Graduate student Keshunti Nichols recorded four steals in the win vs. Louisiana Tech before junior Kamille Brown posted a career high of five steals vs. Grambling State. As a team, the Warhawks are averaging 11.3 steals per game and have seen four players record at least one game of three steals or more so far. 
 
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. 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, Calif., which would be the 12th different state represented, but is originally from 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.