After winning its last three games at home, the Central Arkansas women's basketball team will have to leave not just their home floor, but also their home country, in their quest to extend the winning streak as they take to the Bahamas for games with High Point and Georgia Tech on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Bahamas Sunshine Shootout in Nassau.
Tuesday night's game vs. High Point will be at 7:30 CST and Wednesday's vs. Georgia Tech at 5. Both games can be heard on KUCA 91.3 FM or via
live audio streaming. The action can also be followed via live stats
here.
THE PLACE
The Sugar Bears are 1-2 all-time in Nassau, playing three games back in 1999 at the Great Goombay Shootout.
L 60-65 vs. Northern Colorado, 12/19/99
L 56-66 vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 12/20/99
W 66-57 vs. Montana State-Billings, 12/21/99
THE SUGAR BEARS
- Have won three straight following their 69-65 overtime win vs. UT Martin on Dec. 10.
- Ranked No. 22 in latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 poll, down one spot from last week.
- 1-2 away from the Farris Center this season (defeated ULM, lost to UMKC & Texas Tech at Texas Tech classic)
- 0-1 vs. ACC teams (L 57-90 at Miami, Fla., 12/30/07)
- First game vs. Big South opponent
- Megan Herbert is 48 points away from entering the school's career scoring Top 10, passing UCA Sports Hall of Fame member Natalie (Martin) Shock. She also needs four rebounds to pass Dale Dennis for 6th.
Scoring Leaders:
Megan Herbert, 15.2 ppg
Courtney Duever, 9.4
Nakeia Guiden, 8.3
Rebounding Leaders:
Megan Herbert, 10.0 rpg
Desiree' Rogers, 6.3
Assists Leader:
Destinee Rogers, 2.6 apg
Blocks Leader:
Megan Herbert, 0.8 bpg
Steals Leaders:
Nakeia Guiden, 1.8 spg
Courtney Duever, 1.6
THE OPPONENTS
High Point
Record: 4-3
Conference: Big South
Coach: Jennifer Hoover
Career Record: 4-3 / 1st season
Last Game: L 54-70 at Vanderbilt
Scoring Leaders:
Shamia Brown, 17.4 ppg
Cheynne Parker, 15.9
Erin Reynolds, 14.7
Rebounding Leader:
Cheyenne Parker, 6.7 rpg
Assist Leaders:
Tayler Tremblay, 4.7 apg
Erin Reynolds, 4.4
Blocks Leader:
Cheyanne Parker, 3.4 bpg
Steals Leader:
Shamia Brown, 2.7 spg
Georgia Tech
Record: 7-3
Conference: ACC
Coach: MaChelle Joseph
Career Record: 161-100 / 9th season
Last Game: W 85-50 at Georgia State
The Yellow Jackets are 27th in this week's ESPN/USA Today Coaches' Poll
Scoring Leaders:
Tyaunna Marshall, 16.1 ppg
Sasha Goodlett, 12.0
Rebounding Leader:
Tyaunna Marshall, 6.8 rpg
Sasha Goodlett, 6.0
Assist Leaders:
Metra Walthour 4.1 apg
Dawnn Maye, 4.0
Blocks Leader:
Sasha Goodlett, 1.5 bpg
Steals Leader:
Dawnn Maye, 2.4 spg
Tyaunna Marshall, 2.2