MONROE, La. – The ULM women's basketball team (13-12, 6-8 Sun Belt) look to remain undefeated in the month of February as they prepare to face Troy (20-5, 11-2 Sun Belt). Tip-off for Saturday's game at Trojan Arena is scheduled for 1 p.m. CT (Feb. 14). The Warhawks are coming off an 85-62 win at Southern Miss. 
 
SERIES HISTORY –
 
ULM and the Trojans are set to meet for the 35th time in their histories. The Trojans lead the series 20-14 overall. Troy took the first meeting of the season last month in Monroe 86-80 by outscoring the Warhawks over the final three quarters by single digit margins. ULM managed to snap a 14-game losing streak against the Trojans with an 84-73 win last year inside Fant-Ewing Coliseum and will look to earn their first victory at Troy since 2014. 
 
FOLLOW THE WARHAWKS – 
 
Saturday's game will be available on 105.7 KMLB 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 TROJANS– 
 
The Trojans enter Saturday's game with a 20-5 record overall and are now tied for first in the Sun Belt at 11-2 thanks to a 71-55 win Thursday vs. the Ragin' Cajuns. Troy are led by the top two rebounders in the conference in last year's 1st-Team All-Sun Belt selection Zay Dyer (12.8) and senior Fortuna Ngnawo (10.0) both of whom average at least 14.2 points per game. As a team, the Trojans lead the nation averaging 50.6 rebounds per game including 18.8 offensive rebounds per game. Troy also boast one of the top scoring offenses in the country as they are 12th in DI averaging 84 points per game. 
 
LEADING THE WAY – 
 
ULM's scoring attack has evolved into a triple threat of players averaging at least 10 points per game. J'Mani Ingram leads the team with 11.8 PPG and is followed by Nakiyah Mays-Prince (10.6 PPG) and Marcavia Shavers (10 PPG). Marcavia Shavers averages 9.3 rebounds per game to lead the team while Nakiyah Mays-Prince has posted a team-best average of 4.5 assists per game. Nakiyah Mays-Prince lead the team in steals with 43 while Keshunti Nichols has recorded a team high 11 blocks. Jazmine Jackson stands as the team's top option from three-point range as she has knocked 46 of her 117 attempts this season.
 
ROAD WARRIORS – 
 
Thanks to their 85-62 win on Thursday at Southern Miss, ULM have now won three road games in a row for the first time since the 2012-13 season. The Warhawks have won four road games in total this season having now surpassed last year's total of three wins. Since the beginning of the new calendar year, ULM are averaging 71 points per game on the road while holding their opponents to 67.5 points per game. 
 
CHALLENGE ACCEPTED – 
 
With their 73-64 win at Buffalo, ULM not only secured their first road win in MAC-SBC Challenge play but also completed the 2-0 season sweep for the first time in program history having beaten Eastern Michigan 80-71 in November. The win brings the Warhawks' all-time record in MAC-SBC Challenge play to 3-1 with all three wins coming against opponents they had never faced before. ULM joins James Madison and Mar- shall as the only Sun Belt teams to win both games of this season's MAC-SBC Challenge. 
 
INGRAM REACHES 1K –

Graduate student J'Mani Ingram achieved 1,000 career points for her career in an 18-point performance against Georgia State on February 4. The North Augusta, S.C. native has led the Warhawks in points scored this season and established a new career high vs. Arkansas State when she scored 30 points on a personal-best 12-for-18 shooting from the field. Ingram's point total against the Red Wolves is the most by a Warhawk player in a game this season. 
 
HISTORIC ROUTE OF RAGIN' CAJUNS – 
 
ULM's 102-58 win over their rivals proved to be extra special for a number of reasons. The 44-point mar- gin is the Warhawks' biggest win over the Cajuns in program history and also represents the first time ULM have hung 100 points or more on a Sun Belt team. In addition to the 102 points, the Warhawks also established new single-game season highs for points off turnovers (42), second-chance points (40) and offensive rebounds (31) while also recording their fewest number of turnovers (6). 
 
SHAVERS SHINING –

Graduate student Marcavia Shavers became the first Warhawk player this season to record a double-double when she did so on New Years Day vs. South Alabama. Shavers scored 17 points behind a career-best eight baskets while also pulling down 17 rebounds. Shavers followed that performance with her third career double-double and her eighth career game of double-digit rebounds as she scored 12 points while recording a career-high 21 rebounds vs. Arkansas State. The 21 rebounds are the second most tallied by a Sun Belt player this season. Shavers is now tied for fourth in the Sun Belt Conference with eight double-doubles after posting 15 points and 11 rebounds at Southern Miss.
 
MARVELOUS MAYS-PRINCE –

Senior Nakiyah Mays-Prince has been on an impressive run for the Warhawks in recent games. The Chicago, Ill. native established a new career high of 23 points while tying her career high of six steals vs. Troy before posting her first double-double of the season with 20 points and 10 assists against the Cajuns. The senior point guard leads the Sun Belt with an average of 4.5 assists per game and has now recorded at least four assists in all but six games this season.
 
OUTSTANDING ON THE OFFENSIVE GLASS – 
 
The Warhawks completed their game at Indiana with a 19-1 advantage in offensive rebounds. The last time the Warhawks held an opponent to one offensive rebound was against UT Arlington in 2021. ULM are now second in the Sun Belt and are ranked eighth in the nation in offensive rebounding, averaging 16.1 offensive rebounds per game with a season high of 31 against the Cajuns. 
 
BENCH BOOST –
 
The Warhawk reserves have been the offensive catalysts for the team this season. ULM are ranked second in the Sun Belt and 11th in the nation averaging 27.6 bench points per game. ULM's bench was responsible for exactly half of the team's 80 points vs. Eastern Michigan, the most points scored in a game by the reserves since last season's 117-60 season opening win vs. Central Baptist. After surpassing the 30-point threshold just once last season, the Warhawk bench has done so already 10 times this season including a high of 54 as a unit against the Ragin' Cajuns. 
 
FREQUENTLY FORCING TURNOVERS – 
 
ULM continued their proficient season of forcing mistakes out of their opponents at South Alabama as they forced a season high 29 turnovers. The Warhawks are ranked just outside the top-50 in all of Division I with 19.8 turnovers forced per game. ULM have seen three different players establish new career highs for steals in a game this year. Graduate student Keshunti Nichols recorded four steals vs. Louisiana Tech, junior Kamille Brown posted five steals vs. Grambling State and graduate student Asia Barclay notched five steals at Alabama. As a team, the Warhawks are just outside the top-50 teams in Division I averaging 10.4 steals per game having recorded a season high of 20 also against the Jaguars.
 
UP NEXT –
 
The Warhawks will get a full week to prep for their next game at Georgia Southern (Feb. 21). Tipoff against the Eagles is scheduled for noon CT on Saturday.