The UWF women's basketball team returns to action this weekend after an 8-day layoff. The Argonauts will open a 4-game homestand at the UWF Field House with three games in the next five days, highlighted by a visit from No. 3 Union on Thursday at 5:30 p.m.

ABOUT UWF
* UWF is 12-8 overall and 9-7 in the Gulf South Conference. The Argonauts are in fifth place, with eight games remaining as they try to improve their standing into the top four positions, which would guarantee a first round home game in the GSC Championship.
* UWF averages 69.1 points per game on 41.5 pct. shooting. The Argos are third in the GSC with 7.6 3-pointers per game on 33.5 pct.
* UWF is first in the GSC with 41.9 rebounds per game. The Argos have gotten at least a plus-8 rebound margin in 10 of 19 games.
* Brooke Kane is fifth in the GSC with 13.8 ppg and third in FT attempts with 107.
* Tyashia Bostick is second on the team with 11.7 ppg and has made a team-best 33 3-pointers.
* Claire Sutherland-Case has averaged 10.1 ppg and hit her career-high in four of the last five contests.
* Moriah Taylor leads the GSC and is seventh nationally in assist-to-turnover ratio with 3.06 per game.

REBOUNDING A STRENGTH FOR THE ARGOS
* Historically, UWF has been a dominant rebounding team at both ends of the floor and 2023-24 is no different. UWF ranks first in the GSC at 41.8 rpg (33rd in NCAA), first in defensive rebounds at 30.1 (9th in NCAA) and is fifth in rebound defense, allowing just 33.2 rpg. The 8.3 rebound margin is first (11th in NCAA).
* Here is a chart showing where UWF has ranked in rebounding offense during the Stephanie Lawrence Yelton era:

Year    RPG    GSC Rank
2012-13    46.7    1st
2013-14    40.8    2nd
2014-15    45.8    1st
2015-16    40.5    2nd
2016-17    45.8    1st
2017-18    43.7    1st
2018-19    43.7    1st
2019-20    43.3    2nd
2020-21    42.7    1st
2021-22    41.0    1st  
2022-23    44.0    1st
2023-24    41.8    1st

WE BLOCK A LOT OF SHOTS TOO
* UWF ranks 22nd in the country with 4.4 blocks per game (87 total). The last time the Argos had more then 2.0 bpg was in 2017-18 with 3.5.
* Claire Sutherland-Case is 25th nationally with 1.89 per game. Her 36 total put her at 31st nationally.
* In the first meeting between the teams, UWF blocked 11 shots, the most for the Wolves this season by six.

SINGLE-SEASON BLOCKS RECORD
Year    Total    BPG
2005-06    169    5.6
2003-04    151    5.6
2004-05    115    4.5
2023-24    89    4.4
2014-15    116    4.0
2015-16    109    4.0
2016-17    133    3.8
2013-14    106    3.5
2017-18    105    3.5
2006-07    97    3.5
2010-11    90    3.5

ABOUT UNION
* Union is 21-2 on the season and 15-1 in GSC action. The Lady Bulldogs have won the last 11 games after an 83-68 loss to league leader Valdosta State on Dec. 17
* Union averages 97 points per game while allowing just 63. They are first in the GSC with 11.7 3-pointers per game and are shooting 47 percent overall and 35 percent from outside.
* They feature one of the deepest rotations in the country, with 11 players on the floor for at least 10 minutes per contest.

SERIES HISTORY WITH UNION
* Union leads the series 17-5 and has won the last three. UWF's last win came in December of last season with a 72-69 win. The Argos are 3-5 in Pensacola against the Lady Bulldogs.
* Union won the first meeting of this season, 100-60 in Jackson on Dec. 15. They made 18 3-pointers in the game as they raced out to a 39-11 lead in the first quarter.

YELTON COLLECTED HEAD COACHING VICTORY NUMBER 250 AT SHORTER
* The win at Shorter earlier this season was number 250 for Stephanie Lawrence Yelton as a head coach. She is currently 258-212 in her 17th season, which includes 202-128 in her 12th at UWF. She spent five seasons as the head coach at Charleston Southern, going 56-84 from 2001-06.
* Last season she became the winningest coach in program history, passing Shannon Bergen's 183 wins with a triumph at Christian Brothers on Feb. 4, 2023.
* The win at Alabama Huntsville in mid-January saw her become the tenth coach in GSC history to reach 200 victories at a league school.
 
SHATTERING RECORDS AGAINST SHC ON NOV. 21
* UWF scored 111 points in the win over SHC two days before Thanksgiving, marking the second-highest scoring game in program history. The Argos scored at least 25 points in all four quarters, with a season-high 33 in the fourth. Here are the top scoring games in UWF history:
125       vs. Stillman 1/27/94
111       vs. Spring Hill, 11/21/24
111       vs. Concordia-Selma 2/26/94
109       vs. Albany State 11/12/16
108       vs. Columbus State 12/15/97
106       vs. Central Arkansas 1991
106       vs. Stillman 12/2/94
 
* UWF was absolutely locked in from outside, making 20-of-28 3-pointers in the win over Spring Hill on Tuesday. The 20 triples shattered the previous school record of 16 set two years ago against the Badgers. The figure is the most in the country (tied with three other teams) and tied for the fifth-most in GSC history. The 71.4 pct is second nationally behind 73.3 on 11-of-15 by Stanislaus State on Dec. 2.
* The 3-point field goal percentage of 71.4 is where it gets interesting. That figure isn't close to the top eight in the GSC record book because the minimum for makes is 5, meaning 5-of-5, 9-of-10, 7-of-8 and 6-of-7 dominate the list. Looking at the six games where a team made at least 20, here's what they all shot in their games:
.714 (20-of-28)   UWF     vs. SHC, 2023-24
.618 (21-of-24)   Ark.-Monticello  vs. Rhema College, 2007-08
.591 (26-of-44)   Union   vs. Stillman, 2015-16
.522 (24-of-46)   Union   vs. Rust, 2015-16
.457 (21-of-46)   Union   vs. Shorter, 2022-23
n/a (20 made)    North Alabama  vs. Lindsey Wilson, 1998-99
 
* UWF handed out a school-record 33 assists as well, which is the 11th most in GSC history and the seventh-most in D2 this season.