GAME INFORMATION
CENTRAL ARKANSAS (6-9, 1-4 Southland) vs Nicholls (9-8, 3-2)
January 19, 2019 • 2:00pm • Farris Center • Conway, Ark.

MULTIMEDIA
Video: Bear Nation Network
Online Audio: The Bear 91.3 (pregame begins 1:40)
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SERIES HISTORY
Central Arkansas leads 16-7 (6-4 under Coach Rushing)
Sugar Bears lead 8-2 in Conway
Sugar Bears have won last 5 meetings

Previous 5 meetings:
1/23/16 - UCA 71, NICH 65 (Thibodaux, La.)
3/2/16 - UCA 56, NICH 51 (Conway)
2/11/17 - UCA 61, NICH 52 (Thibodaux, La.)
1/13/18 - UCA 69, NICH 48 (Thibodaux, La.)
2/17/18 - UCA 60, NICH 42 (Conway)

STATISTICAL LEADERS
Central Arkansas
Points Per Game: Kamry Orr (14.1)
Rebounds Per Game: Mekaylan Hicks (5.9)
Assists Per Game: Kamry Orr (2.9)
Blocks: Mekaylan Hicks (19)
Steals: Kamry Orr (30)

Nicholls
Points Per Game: Cassidy Barrios (20.0)
Rebounds Per Game: Cassidy Barrios (11.1)
Assists Per Game: Cassidy Barrios (4.8)
Blocks: Cassidy Barrios (18)
Steals: Cassidy Barrios (36)


NOTES
•  The Sugar Bears swept the Colonels last season, winning 69-48 in Thibodaux and 60-42 in Conway. Kamry Orr, who had a career-high 32 points for the Sugar Bears in the win at Nicholls, averaged 22.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal against the Colonels last year.
• Nicholls' Cassidy Barrios, last season's Southland Conference Player of the year with averages of 17.3 points, 9.1 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game, averaged 13, 5 and 1 against the Sugar Bears. This season, Barrios leads the Southland in 11 categories and ranks among the league top 10 in 21 categories. She ranks 1st in Nicholls program history in blocks, 2nd in points, rebounds, 3-point percentage and free throw percentage, 3rd in steals and 5th in assists.
• The Sugar Bears were 3rd in the Southland preseason poll and the Colonels 4th.  Last season, the Sugar Bears finished 3rd in the league standings at 14-4 while the Colonels were tied for 4th at 11-7.
• The Sugar Bears lead the Southland and rank 16th nationally in scoring defense, allowing just 55.4 points per game. In 7 games in the Farris Center, the Sugar Bears have surrendered just 45.1 points per game, outscoring the opposition by 23 points per game.
• Though they are shooting just 26.6 percent from 3-point range for the season, the Sugar Bears have hit 34.7 percent during conference play and 31.6 percent at home this season. Over their last 8 games, they have hit 38 of 94 – 40.4 percent.
• The Sugar Bears have used 14 different starting lineups through 15 games this season, going with the same lineup in their first two Southland games.
• In all, 12 Sugar Bears have started games this season with Kamry Orr starting 14, Mekaylan Hicks 12 and Taylor Sells 10.
• The Sugar Bears have had four players miss a total of 20 games due to injury this season, having had their full roster available for only two games.
• In Wednesday's 74-43 win over Incarnate Word, the Sugar Bears equaled their highest-scoring first half of the season with 40 points, and held their largest halftime lead of the year with a 24-point advantage. The 31-point margin of victory was their widest against a Southland Conference team since an 83-39 win over Houston Baptist on Feb. 18, 2017.


UP NEXT
The Sugar Bears hit the road again next week, traveling to New Orleans on Wednesday and Abilene Christian on Saturday, then play 4 of the following 5 at home – including three straight with Stephen F. Austin (Jan. 30th), Northwestern State (Feb. 2) and Southeastern Louisiana (Feb. 9) visiting the Farris Center.