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Following two weeks and four games away from Pensacola, the UWF women's basketball team will return to the friendly confines of the UWF Field House for its home opener on Sunday when it plays host to Saint Leo. Tip-off is at 2:00 p.m.

ABOUT THE ARGONAUTS
* UWF is 2-2 on the year. They opened with strong wins against Albany State and Fort Valley State at the GSC/SIAC Crossover in Valdosta Ga. They have since dropped their last two games, at Columbus State and Spring Hill.
* Junior transfer Halee Nieman leads a group of three players who average in double figures. Nieman has posted 15.0 points on on 44 percent shoot along with a team-high 9 steals. Seniors Shami Goodman (13.0 ppg, 9-of-17 3-pointers) and Courtney Meyer (10.8 ppg) have also been strong scorers through four games. Meyer is averaging a double-double with 10.8 points and 13.0 rebounds to go along with 3.5 blocks per game. She has three double-double to lead the Argos.
* Junior Belle Bistrow (6-of-20), Goodman (9-of-17) and Nieman (7-of-17) have combined to make 21 of the team's 25 3-pointers.
* UWF is shooting 39.5 percent through four games and outrebounding its opponents 51.5-40.8.

SCOUTING SAINT LEO
* The Lions are 1-4 so far this season, with their lone win coming against Shorter, 62-61, when Montia Moon hit a corner 3-pointer in the final seconds for the win. SLU's losses have come at Lee and at Embry-Riddle, along with home setbacks to Florida Southern and Flagler.
* Ragen Dotson leads SLU in scoring, averaging 12.2 points per game. Nikira Hooks had a break out game against Flagler with a 20-point, 9-rebound performance.

SERIES HISTORY
* Sunday's meeting is the first in six years for the Lions and Argonauts. Saint Leo won the last two games - both played in Saint Leo - in Nov. 2011 and Dec. 2010. The last UWF win was a 70-50 triumph in the UWF Thanksgiving Classic in the UWF Field House on Nov. 25, 2006.

MEYER BECOMES UWF CAREER BLOCKED SHOTS LEADER
* UWF senior Courtney Meyer entered the 2017-18 season needing just 14 blocks to become the school's all-time leader in that category. Thanks to a season-high of seven at Columbus State last week, she stood just two shy of the record. She got those two swats last Tuesday at Spring Hill. She now has 196, passing Melissa Nafzger who had 195 from 2003-06.
* She has the second-most blocks among active Division II players in the country. 

SCHOOL RECORD 28 VICTORIES IN 2016-17
* UWF surpassed the 20-win plateau with a win at North Alabama in February ... That marked the second time in the last three years to reach that mark and just the sixth time in program history.
* UWF entered the NCAA South Regional with 25 victories, tying the school record previously set in 1997-98. Their three wins at the regional established a new school record.

UWF CLAIMS FIRST-EVER NCAA SOUTH REGION CHAMPIONSHIP
* Entering the 2017 NCAA South Regional, UWF had never advacned past the semifinal round ... that changed this year as the Argonuats posted two outstanding defensive performances in holding Benedict and Rollins to season low shooting percentages.
* Senior PG Alex Coyne was named the region's Most Outstanding Player after averaging 11 points and 10 assists with a pair of double-doubles ... Senior F Katie Bobos also earned all-tournament team honors after she led all players with 54 points in the tournament.

UWF CLAIMS FIRST-EVER GSC REGULAR-SEASON TITLE
* Without question, the 2016-17 Gulf South Conference season was one of the most memorable for the UWF women's basketball program ... The team went 18-4 and won its first-ever GSC regular-season championship, leading the league for the final eight weeks of the season ... The Argos has previously won the GSC East Division crown in 1998, 1999 and 2006.
* The Argonauts' 18 GSC wins are a new program record, topping the 16 set in 2014-15 when UWF finished second.

COYNE & BREWER NAMED TO WBCA & D2CCA ALL-AMERICA SQUADS
* UWF senior Alex Coyne and junior Toni Brewer were each named to the WBCA and D2CCA All-America squads a year ago.
* Both student-athletes were named Honorable Mention, becoming just the third and fourth players in program history to achieve All-America status. The two previous honorees were Denise McDonald in 1986 and Kristi Jernigan in 1992. 
* They were also named All-Region as well.

COYNE NAMED GSC POY; BOBOS & BREWER ALSO ALL-CONFERENCE
* UWF senior Alex Coyne was named the Gulf South Conference Player of the Year, while teammates Katie Bobos and Toni Brewer were also all-conference selections last season ... Coyne and Brewer were named to the first team with Bobos earning second team honors.
* This marks the sixth time an Argonaut has won the top honor from the league and first since 2005. Coyne joins former greats Tanisha Ruckman – twice, LaKeisha Little, Erin Vierling and Michelle Gibson as POY recipients.

DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS
* One of the keys to UWF's success was its defensive approach thanks in large part to the addition of first-year assistant coach LaQuanda Quick ... UWF led the GSC in FG pct. defense (35.3%), 3-point FG defense (24.5%), defensive rebounds (32.6 rpg) and rebound margin (plus-8.7) ... They also ranked second in scoring defense (61.3 ppg).
* UWF went 25-1 last season when holding opponents to 70 points or less.