SAT. AT MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE: LIVE STATS | LIVE VIDEO
MON. AT DELTA STATE: LIVE STATS | LIVE VIDEO
PENSACOLA, Fla. – The UWF women's basketball team will kickoff a 4-game road swing with games at Mississippi College and Delta State on Saturday and Monday. The Argos will face MC on Saturday at 2 p.m. and DSU on Monday at 5:30 p.m.
ABOUT THE ARGONAUTS
* UWF is averaging 61.0 points per game on 34 percent shooting with 5.0 3-pointers per game.
* The Argos have shot at least 42 percent in their last two games, including making six 3-pointers in each contest.
* UWF averages 46.7 rebounds per game and has outrebounded its last two opponents - Shorter by 18 and Lee by eight.
* Haylee Luttrell averages 11.0 points per game to lead a group of four players who score at least 9.0 points per contest. Zoe Piller is at 10.7, Jaclyn Jarnot is at 10.3 and Jennifer Andrew is at 9.3 ppg.
* Jarnot paces the squad on the glass with 11.0 rpg and 11 total steals.
42ND SEASON OF UWF WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
* UWF enters the MC game with 608 all-time wins dating back 40-plus years to the inaugural season of 1981-82. The Argonauts are 608-528 all-time with six NCAA Tournament appearances, one Elite Eight, four GSC Regular-Season Championships and one GSC tourney title in 19 appearances.
* In 29 seasons of NCAA/GSC membership, the program is 432-335 for a .564 winning pct., ranking fifth among current members and third among those that have been in the league for at least 10 seasons.
YELTON IN SEASON 11 AT UWF, CHASING SCHOOL COACHING RECORD
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Stephanie Lawrence Yelton is in her 11th season at UWF and has a 169-116 record with the Argos … She is 227-200 in her 16th season as a head coach, which includes five seasons at Charleston Southern … The Morrow, Ga. native (suburb south of Atlanta) is a UNC grad from 1996 and was a 4-year letterwinner for the Tar Heels, where she won two ACC Championships and the 1994 NCAA National Championship – she threw the inbounds pass on Charlotte Smith's game-winning buzzer beater in the 1994 title game.
* Yelton was named the GSC Coach of the Year in 2013-14 and 2018-19.
* Yelton ranks third in the UWF coaching list with her 168 wins. Shannan Bergen won 183 games in 13 seasons from 1999-2012 and the program's first coach, Kathy Davis, collected 175 victories from 1981-94.
ABOUT MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE
* The Lady Choctaws are 1-4 after opening the year with a win over LeMoyne-Owen. Since, they have lost to Tuskegee, Union, Christian Brothers and Ouachita Baptist.
* MC ranks 12th in the GSC at 37.5 field goal pct.
SERIES HISTORY VS MC
* UWF is 10-3 all-time against MC. The Argos are 3-3 in Clinton and lost the last meeting, 86-59, in Feb. 2020
ABOUT DELTA STATE
* DSU is 2-4 heading into Saturday's game with Valdosta State. The Lady Statesmen have wins over LeMoyne-Owen and Christian Brothers.
* They are shooting 35.7 pct from the floor and averaging 55.0 points per game.
SERIES HISTORY VS DSU
* The teams have played the last 29 meetings almost at .500, with 14 wins for UWF and 15 for DSU.
* The Argos have won 10 of the last 14 dating back to their GSC Championship win in March 2014.
LOTS OF NEW FACES IN THE LOCKER ROOM
* UWF added eight newcomers to the team for the 2022-23 season. That list includes two graduate students, three seniors and three juniors, with three frontcourt players and five backcourt players.
* "Overall, there is a lot to be excited about in this class," Yelton said. "Coming off a 19-8 season where we left a lot on the table, we knew we had to hit the recruiting scene hard and we feel like we did just that. After losing key pieces such as
Charlotte Ellmore and
Gabby Brown who were both starters and others like
Fanny Hulmi who was a four year player for us, there was a lot of experience to replace and key roles to fill. The success of last season was very appealing to the players that we were able to bring in and knowing the pieces that we had returning to our team. They had a great appreciation for the success that we have had and the culture that we have built here at UWF. Ultimately, every single one of them came to UWF to win and compete for championships not only in the GSC, but at the National level as well. With 9 new players, our coaching staff will have to be very proactive in getting them acclimated to what we do here and building team chemistry, but overall this is one of the most talented classes that we have had in years and I am excited to get to work."
* The graduate transfers with one season of eligibility are
Jennifer Andrew from Montevallo and
Haylee Luttrell from North Greenville. The seniors, who all have two seasons of eligibility are
Shania Johnson from New Mexico Highlands,
Claire Sutherland-Case from Central Connecticut and
Moriah Taylor from Georgia State. And the juniors with three years remaining are
Tori Hunter from Western Kentucky,
Jaden Langford from Samford and
Hannah Williams from Point.
UWF PICKED 4TH IN GSC COACHES POLL, JARNOT NAMED PRESEASON ALL-GSC
* UWF was picked to finish fourth in the GSC Preseason Coaches Poll … UWF earned 107 poll points and was behind Union, Lee and Valdosta State in the top three spots, respectively. That trio earned 12 of the 13 first place votes. The remaining vote went to Alabama Huntsville despite being picked tenth by the consensus. Christian Brothers, Mississippi College and West Alabama were the remaining ones in the upper half, followed in order by Delta State, Montevallo, UAH, West Georgia, Auburn Montgomery and Shorter.
* Senior Jaclyn Jarnot was named to the 5-member preseason all-GSC squad. She returns for her final go-around as an Argonaut following a First Team All-GSC and All-Region season a year ago. In 2021-22, the Brooklyn Park, Minnesota native averaged 17.4 points and 13.0 rebounds per game, while recording 18 double-doubles in 25 games. Her rebounding avg. and double-double totals were each fifth nationally in Division 2.
