WEDNESDAY vs. WEST GEORGIA: LIVE STATS | LIVE VIDEO

PENSACOLA, Fla. – Coming off a weekend sweep of the Mississippi schools and extending its winning streak to three games, UWF welcomes West Georgia to the UWF Field House on Wednesday night as the two hottest teams in the GSC square off at 7:30 p.m.
 
ABOUT UWF
* UWF has climbed back to .500 with a 10-10 record and has won its last three games to improve to 6-10 in Gulf South Conference play.
* UWF is ninth in the GSC in scoring offense at 70.6 ppg and seventh in scoring defense at 70.1 ppg.
* UWF is shooting 43.4 percent from the field and is 8-5 when shooting at least 40 percent in a game.
* From outside the 3-point line, the Argos are converting 34.3 pct. They have made 42 in the last five games and at least seven nine times, going 6-3 in those contests.
* The Argos are averaging 32.6 rebounds per game and have outrebounded eight opponents this year - including four of their last six.
  
UWF FREE THROW SHOOTING AMONG THE BEST UWF HISTORY
* UWF has made 75.0 percent of its free throws this season, the highest in any of Jeff Burkhamer's eight seasons as the head coach. The school record is .764 in the 1969-70 season.
* The Argos rank third in the GSC and 39th in the country. Additionally, the 14.7 FT made per game is third and 65th, respectively.
 
SINGLE-SEASON FT PCT.
.769 1969-70
.750 2022-23*
.749 1968-69
.737 2021-22*
.735 2018-19*
* Jeff Burkhamer-coached teams
 
TATE EMERGING AS A TOP SCORER IN THE GSC
* The move from point guard to more of a combo guard (splitting PG duties with Jared DeHart) has benefited junior LaTrell Tate more than anyone could have imagined. He is the team's leading scorer with 16.4 ppg (6th in the GSC) and has scored in double figures in 17 games, including all 15 since the switch.
* In the last 16 contests, he is averaging 20.3 ppg with nine 20-plus point performances.
* Over New Year's weekend, the Marietta, Ga. native averaged 26.5 ppg in road contests at Montevallo and AUM. He had a career-high 37 in the game against the Falcons, which is the 23rd-highest in the country this season and the fourth most in a game in UWF history. Also had 16 two days later at AUM.
* For the season, he is shooting 80.2 pct. from the line, including 85.2 pct. (75-for-88) in the last 10 outings.
  
SOFIELD'S ASSAULT ON THE UWF RECORD BOOK
* UWF guard/forward Daniel Sofield became the school's career 3-point record holder a year ago and then surpassed the 1,000-point plateau earlier this season. Below are his current ranks in a number of categories in the Argo Record Book:
POINTS
1. 1,477 - Anthony Russell (1995-98)
2. 1,245 - Rashaan Benson (2015-19)
3. 1,240 – Daniel Sofield (2019-present)
4. 1,218 - Terrence Harris (1994-96)
 
FIELD GOALS MADE
1. 587 - Anthony Russell (1995-98)
2. 477 - Terrence Harris (1994-96)
3. 442 – Daniel Sofield (2019-present)
4. 418 - Rashaan Benson (2015-19)
 
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS
1. 1,144 - Rashaan Benson (2015-19)
2. 999 - Terrence Harris (1994-96)
3. 964 – Daniel Sofield (2019-present)
4. 895 - Mike Morgan (1997-00)
5. 894 - Anthony Russell (1995-98)
 
THREE POINT FIELD GOALS
1. 213 - Daniel Sofield (2019-present)
2. 146 - Jason Laatsch (2012-17)
3. 132 - Rashaan Benson (2015-19)
 
STEALS
1. 157 - Rashaan Benson (2015-2019)
2. 139 - Deondre Boynton (2005-09)
3. 128 - DJ Thorpe (2016-18)
4. 126 - Matt Shemwell (2001-04)
5. 122 - Maurice Thomas (2004-10)
6. 121 - Marcus Grant (2005-07)
7. 106 - Kashif Russell (2003-05)
8. 102 - Mike Morgan (1997-00)
9. 96 - Anthony Russell (1995-98)
10. 93 - Peter Connole (2009-13)
11. 91 - Daniel Sofield (2019-present)
 
 
MATTHEWS CLIMBING THE BLOCKED SHOTS LIST
* Junior forward Dell Matthews has 17 blocked shots this season and has moved into sixth place on the UWF career list with 70 in the last three seasons.
 
BLOCKED SHOTS
(Since 1994)
1. 148 - Charles Bouie (2007-09)
2. 111 - Kelly Powe (2000-01)
3. 109 - Deangelo Legrier (2013-17)
4. 94 - Anthony Russell (1995-98)
5. 79 - Terrence Harris (1994-96)
6. 70 - Wendell Matthews (2020-Present)
7. 61 - Darryl Tucker (2016-18)
 
ABOUT WEST GEORGIA
* UWG is tied for first in the GSC with a 12-3 record and has won its last six contests for a 13-4 season mark.
* The Wolves have scored 80 points per game on 47 percent shooting and 42.2 percent from outside during their current winning streak.
* Grad student Michael Zabetakis leads the team with 18.0 points and 5.4 rebounds. Zawdie Jackson is scoring 14.8 points and has 3.4 assists per game. He is the GSC Player of the Week after scoring a career-high 36 points on 13-of-19 in their win over Christian Brothers.
 
SERIES HISTORY VS UWG
* Wednesday's game is the 60th all-time meeting between the schools.
* UWG leads 31-28 and has won five of the last six contests, including a 69-62 decision in Carrollton on Dec. 4.
* The Wolves have also won the last two in Pensacola.
 
ARGOS PUT UP 113 POINTS AT MONTEVALLO
* UWF scored 113 points at Montevallo back on Dec. 31, marking the fifth-highest scoring game in program history.
* The Argos scored 65 points in the first half and 48 in the second. 
 
SINGLE-GAME SCORING RECORD
129       Mississippi College, 1968-69
126       Carver Bible, 2003-04
122       Wesley (Miss.), 2004-05
117       Mississippi College, 1968-69
113       at Montevallo, 2022-23
110       Shorter, 2016-17
            Oglethorpe, 1970-71
108       Thomas, 1999-00
            Gulf Coast Christian, 1996-97
            Flagler, 1994-95
            Florida Tech, 1972-73