MONROE, La. – The ULM women's basketball team (0-1, 0-0 Sun Belt) plays its first home game of the 2026-27 season against Centenary (0-0, 0-0 SCAC). Tip-off for Thursday's game at b1Bank Fant Coliseum is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. CT. 

FOLLOW THE WARHAWKS –
Thursday's game will be available exclusively on KMLB.com with Josh McGehee on the call. Streaming will be available for the game 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 LADIES –
The matchup against the Warhawks is Centenary's first game of the year. The Ladies enter the season led by second year head coach Rennie Bailey, coming off of a 3-22 campaign in 2025-26. Cenentary's roster contists of just nine players, but six are returners from last season.  

SERIES HISTORY –
ULM and Centenary are meeting for the 11th time in program history on Thursday. The Warhawks are 10-0 against the Ladies, and last defeated Centenary 103-28 in 2022. ULM is 6-0 against the Ladies in Monroe, and 4-0 on the road. 

ULM FAST FACTS –
Guards Nevaeh Scott, Kylee Hunt and Kayla Lindsey each scored nine points in the Warhawks' opener against Ohio, combining for 27 points, and 58% of ULM's total offense. Scott added three rebounds and an assist, and led the team in field goal attempts (14). Kylee Hunt dished out three assists and grabbed two boards, as well as a career-high four of the team's 10 steals. Lindsey, Amani Williams, and Roge'Ne' Hillard had a team-high five rebounds each. 

LAST TIME OUT –
ULM fell 57-46 on the road to Ohio in the MAC-SBC Challenge season-opener. The Warhawks were plagued by turnovers, committing 28, and shot just 27% from the field. Defense was at the forefront of the matchup for the Warhawks, earning 10 steals, with a team-high four from Hunt. However, ULM struggled to get its shots to fall, as the Warhawks scored just 21 times on 71 possessions. ULM led 4-3 in the first quarter did not lead again.  

The Warhawks managed to get the deficit that was as large ats 15 points to just eight , but were held scoreless from the field for the game's final 5 minutes and 14 seconds. Ohio's Monica Williams led the Bobcats with 19 points, three rebounds and three assists

NEW BEGINNINGS –
Second-year head coach Scotty Fletcher has reloaded his roster following his first season at the helm. The team returns zero minutes from the 2025-26 roster, and had just one returning team member. Fourth-year center Roge'Ne' Hillard is the only Warhawk that was on campus last season, but medically redshirted before the year began. Hillard joined ULM with Coach Fletcher when he came from Pearl River CC. The Warhawks' roster features eight guards, four forwards and one center. 

ULM is one of three DI schools to return zero minutes from the previous season. Utah Tech and Tennessee make up the rest of the list. 

WE'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE –
The 2026-27 ULM roster features zero freshmen. The 12 newcomers each joined the Warhawks from the transfer portal, including eight from Division I programs and four from the junior college level. Nevaeh Scott (Old Dominion), Kyla McBride (Texas State) and Destini Ward (Georgia Southern) came to Monroe from other Sun Belt programs (Texas State's final season in the Sun Belt was 2025-26). Erin Henry (Coppin State), Aiyanna Culver (Chicago State), Kylee Hunt (Northern Kentucky), Kayla Lindsey (Mount St. Mary's) and Amani Williams (Presbyterian College) round out the rest of the team's DI expereience. 

Lea Nadolny (Southern Idaho), Chardel Terrell (Murray State College), Summer Faleafa (North Idaho College) and Nuria Mucongo (Clarendon College) make up the transfers from the JUCO ranks. 

After being the only program in DI that was 100% made up of upperclassmen and one of six programs with no true freshmen on their roster during the 2025-26 season, ULM once again has no first-years and only three second-years. 

CHAMPIONSHIP TIES –
Fourth-year guard Neveah Scott and fourth-year forward Kyla McBride reconnect in Monroe after spending thier first two seasons at Northwest Florida State. The two were NJCAA Division I National Champions in 2024-25 with the Raiders. Scott was named the NJCAA Tournament MVP after leading the team with 25 points, four rebounds and four assists in the championship game. She also earned spots on the NCJAA F irst Team All-Conference and was an NJCAA First Team All-American. McBride scored 13 points in the Raiders' championship game to help lift the team to victory. Scott and McBride reunite in Monroe to compete for the Warhawks after splitting to compete for Old Dominion (Scott) and Texas State (McBride) in the Sun Belt last season. 

INTERNATIONAL WARHAWKS –
ULM's roster features three players from countries other than the United States. Lea Nadolny is from Montreuil, France, Summer Faleafa is from Auckland, New Zealand and Nuria Mucongo is from Luanda, Angola. 

UP NEXT –
The Warhawks remain at home to host Central Arkansas on Monday, November 9. Tip-off in b1Bank Fant Colisuem is set for 6:30 p.m.