UAFS women's basketball is coming off a 2-0 weekend and are on a four-game winning streak as the Lady Lions prepare to host a couple of conference games, including their annual "Pink Out Game". This year the "Pink Out Game" game takes place at 2 p.m. on Saturday at Gayle Kaundart Arena in Stubblefield Center against Angelo State.
UAFS head women's basketball coach
Tari Cummings is excited about this awesome event, "As a part of this community I am so happy that we get to host events such as this one. I would personally like to invite everyone to come out on Saturday, enjoy some good basketball, and help us raise awareness and funds for the battle against breast cancer."
All fans wearing pink will receive a free admission as well as all Arvest and City of Fort Smith employees as a part of their Community Day. Fans are encouraged to donate as all donations benefit Susan G. Komen's "More Than Pink" walk. During the halftime break, there will be opportunities for fans to win free Coke products and Taco Bell gift cards.
Senior Associate Athletic Director,
Katie Beineke added that, "The UAFS athletic department has a strong passion for supporting cancer awareness. We are honored to promote breast cancer awareness at our women's basketball PINK OUT game Saturday. Knowledge is power and supporting awareness for breast cancer is a personal mission I have great pride in. We would love to see you in the stands wearing your pink for the 2pm tip off. Thank you to all who support this cause that is so near and dear to the UAFS Athletic family's heart. See you at the Stub!"
The Lady Lions are climbing the conference standings and will be looking to continue that trend after this weekend. They are currently 12-10 on the season and 9-7 in conference play.
Offensively, the Lady Lions are currently scoring 63.9 points per game, while shooting .400 percent from the field, .288 percent from the three point line and .705 percent from the free throw line. UAFS is currently led in scoring by
Mar'Shalia Lollie with 10.8 points per game, followed closely by freshman guard,
Hannah Boyett with 10.1 points per game.
Ashanti Eden and
Tamera Gulley are adding 8.0 points per game while
Paige Elston follows with 7.8 points per game. The Lady Lions are currently distributing 12.5 assists per game, led by
Alexsis Brown with 3.4 per game.
On the defensive end, UAFS is currently allowing 67.9 points per game on .412 percent shooting from the field, .304 percent from downtown and .675 percent from the charity stripe. The Lady Lions are outrebounding their opponents with 37 rebounds per game, led by Gulley (7.5 rpg.), Lollie (7.4 rpg.) and
Alexsis Brown (3.0 rpg.). The Lady Lions are also forcing 19.6 turnovers and scoring 17.3 points off those per game. UAFS is recording 9.4 steals per game, led by
Paige Elston (1.7) while Lollie and Eden are both adding 1.5 each.
UAFS women's basketball team will be looking to continue their winning momentum during the upcoming weekend. Live video broadcast and live stats will be available for this game at
UAFS Women's Basketball Schedule and on Fox Sports 103.5 FM. If fans decide not to wear pink, the tickets for this game are on sale now and available at the
UAFS Box Office located within the Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center or by phone at 479-788-7300.
