UAFS will look to bounce back from its first Heartland Conference of the season on Thursday night when the Lady Lions host the St. Edward's Hilltoppers at the Stubblefield Center.
Tipoff will be 5:30 p.m. The game will be broadcast on KHGG-FM 101.1 and KHGG-AM 1580.
Live statistics and
live stream will be available.
It will be the first of two conference games for the Lady Lions this week. UAFS will play conference leader Lubbock Christian at 1 p.m. on Saturday at the Rip Griffin Center in Lubbock, Texas.
UAFS (4-11, 1-1) dropped a hard-fought 71-65 loss to Rogers State on Saturday at the Expo Center in Claremore, Okla. The Lady Lions are tied for third in the conference and are only one-game behind Lubbock Christian (12-4, 2-0) and Newman (10-5, 1-0). UAFS is tied with St. Edward's (9-7, 1-1), St. Mary's (11-3, 1-1) and Rogers State (8-7, 1-1).
The Lady Lions average 66 points per game with two players averaging double-figures in scoring – senior guard
Mariah Green (12.1 ppg) and senior forward
Ellie Lehne (11.4 ppg). Junior guard
Alexsis Brown leads the team in assists (3.8 apg).
UAFS out-rebounds its opponents by more than two rebounds per game (36.5-34.4), and senior guard
Daijah Brown leads the team in rebounds (6.3 rpg).
The Lady Lions allow 71 points per game and force 16 turnovers per game.
Daijah Brown leads the team in steals (2 spg), and junior forward
Tamera Gulley leads the team in blocked shots (1.4 bpg).
St. Edward's snapped a six-game losing streak on Saturday with a 93-73 home win against the Oklahoma Christian Lady Eagles at the Recreation and Convocation Center in Austin, Texas.
The Hilltoppers average 68 points per game with three players averaging double-figures in scoring – senior forward Isabel Hernandez (14.8 ppg), junior guard Maryam Wilcher (12.9 ppg) and senior guard Bailey Hill (10.1 ppg). Hernandez also leads the team in assists (3.1 apg).
St. Edward's averages 38.7 rebounds per game, and Hernandez leads the team in rebounds (7.8 rpg).
The Hilltoppers allow 62 points per game and force 19 turnovers per game. Hernandez leads the team in steals (1.6 spg), and freshman center Sammie Dufek leads the team in blocked shots (1.4 bpg).
