FORT SMITH, Ark. – University of Arkansas – Fort Smith Women’s Basketball will look to build off the momentum it garnered at the end of 2023 when the Lions open 2024 against a ranked opponent.
The Lions won two of their last three before the break and will visit No. 5 Texas Woman’s Thursday at 2 p.m. before travelling to UT Tyler for a 1 p.m. tipoff Saturday.
Both games will be available to watch on the Lone Star Conference Digital Network with live stats available at uafortsmithlions.com.
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LAST TIME OUT: UAFS defeated Oklahoma Christian, 65-63, on December 19 in its final game prior to the holiday break.
STREAKING: Guard Baylee Fincher has now scored in double figures in seven straight games and is averaging 10.5 points per game on the season.
OFF THE MARK: UAFS leads the LSC in opponent three-point percentage, as opponents are connecting on just 24.6 percent of their three-point attempts.
40.0: The Lions have eclipsed the 40.0 percent shooting mark in each of their last three games after reaching that mark just once in the first eight games.
RECORD WATCH: After becoming the D2 era all-time leading scorer, guard Hannah Boyett sets her sights for 1,000 with 840 career points. Guard Riley Hayes is fifth all-time with 101 career made threes.
SCOUTING TWU: The No. 5 Pioneers have lost two in a row, including to Saturday’s opponent, UT Tyler, and are 10-3, 4-1 LSC on the season. Forward Ashley Ingram leads TWU with 17.9 points and 8.2 rebounds per game, while also dishing out a team-high 40 assists for a team that leads the LSC in assist/turnover ratio.
SCOUTING UTT: The Patriots have won nine games in a row to enter the weekend 11-3, 5-0 LSC. UTT leads the league in scoring defense (51.1 points per game) and scoring margin (20.2 points per game). Additionally, the Patriots are first in field goal percentage (45.1 percent) opponent field goal percentage (33.7 percent). Guard Tina Machalova is the lone Patriot averaging double figures with 13.4 points per game.
THE SERIES: UAFS is 1-7 versus Texas Woman’s and 2-3 versus UT Tyler.
