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PENSACOLA, Fla. - Six days after suffering a disappointing 11-point loss to Fort Valley State, the UWF women's basketball team will get back in action with it's home opener against Pensacola Christian on Friday morning. The game is Field Trip Day for area 2nd and 3rd graders and will tip-off at 10:30 a.m. at the UWF Field House.
HEAD COACH STEPHANIE LAWRENCE YELTON
Stephanie Lawrence Yelton is in her eighth season at UWF and has compiled a 133-77 (.635) record with four NCAA Regional Tournament appearances in the last six years and a trip to the 2017 Elite Eight. Her teams have averaged 21 victories over the last six seasons. She was also the head coach at Charleston Southern from 2001-06 where she went 57-84.
LAST WEEK
UWF split a pair of game against Albany State and Fort Valley State last week at the GSC/SIAC Crossover in Valdosta, Ga. The Argos had a nice 74-62 come-from-behind win over ASU on Friday when
Danielle Norquest had her first career double-double with 15 points and a career-high 10 rebounds, and
Faithe Franklin scored a career-best 14 points, including 12 after halftime. UWF shot 45 percent overall and used a 13-2 run in the third quarter to erase a deficit and gain control of the contest. The Argonauts trailed by eight early in the game and by one at the half.
A day later, the Argonauts got off to a super slow start and fell behind 13-1 and trailed 31-18 at the half. UWF shot just 24 percent, including 5-of-28 in the first half in a game that it never led. Norquest paced the offense with 13 points and nine rebounds, including six on the offensive end of the floor. UWF scored the first 11 points in the third period to pull within 31-29. Fort Valley responded by scoring the next 11 points to get the margin back into double digits at 42-29. The Argos never got closer than eight points the rest of the game.
ABOUT PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN
PCC is 2-4 on the season with wins over Enterprise (Ala.) State CC and Johnson University of Tennessee. On Tuesday night, the Lady Eagles lost at Division I New Orleans 91-31.
Sophomore Lauran Alvarez leads the team with 16.4 points and 8.8 rebounds per game. She is shooting 47 percent and has a team-high 11 3-pointers in four games.
This marks the first-ever meeting between the programs in women's basketball.
WHAT'S NEXT
UWF will be on the road for its next three games, beginning Tuesday night at Spring Hill. After that contest, the Argos will open Gulf South Conference play with a trip to Tennessee when they face Union and Christian Brothers, the following Saturday and Monday, respectively.
