After having their four-game win streak snapped at Nicholls on Saturday, the Sugar Bears will look to get back on track on Wednesday at Stephen F. Austin.

The task won't come easy, however, as the Ladyjacks come in with a 22-4 overall record, 13-1 in the Southland and a perfect 14-0 mark in Johnson Coliseum – with 12 of those 14 victories by double figures. The Sugar Bears came just short of upsetting the 'Jacks in Conway a month ago, falling 59-53 in a game that was as close as one point in the fourth quarter and two possessions in the final minute. In that game, Kamry Orr had 15 points, 8 assists, 4 rebounds and 4 steals for the Sugar Bears while Hannah Langhi added 15 points and 5 rebounds. The Sugar Bears held the 'Jacks – the league's top-shooting 3-point team at 35.7 percent – to just 1-of-10 from beyond the arc as kept SFA 19 points below their scoring average.

The Sugar Bears will be looking for their first win in five tries against SFA, last winning 60-35 in the 2017 Southland Conference Tournament championship game. Since then, the 'Jacks have won the last four meetings, the last three by an average of seven points.


GAME INFORMATION
CENTRAL ARKANSAS (11-13, 6-8 Southland) at Stephen F. Austin (22-4, 13-1)
February 27, 2019 • 6:30pm • Johnson Coliseum • Nacogdoches, Texas

MULTIMEDIA
Video: ESPN+
Online Audio: The Bear 91.3 (pregame begins 6:10)
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SERIES HISTORY
Central Arkansas trails 15-8
6-8 under Coach Rushing
2-7 in Nacogdoches
SFA won last 4 meetings

Last 5 meetings:
3/12/17 - UCA 60, SFA 35 (Katy, Texas - Southland Conference Tournament Championship)
1/24/18 - SFA 59, UCA 46 (Nacogdoches)
2/21/18 - SFA 55, UCA 50 (Conway)
3/10/18 - SFA 70, UCA 60 (Katy, Texas - Southland Conference Tournament)
1/30/19 - SFA 59, UCA 53 (Conway)


STATISTICAL LEADERS
Central Arkansas
Points Per Game: Kamry Orr (16.1)
Rebounds Per Game: Hannah Langhi (4.6)
Assists Per Game: Kamry Orr (3.6)
Blocks: Hannah Langhi (13)
Steals: Kamry Orr (58)

Stephen F. Austin
Points Per Game: Chanell Hayes (14.6)
Rebounds Per Game: Imani Johnson (5.7)
Assists Per Game: Imani Johnson & Chanell Hayes (3.0)
Blocks: Imani Johnson (20)
Steals: Stephanie Visscher (47)


NOTES
• The Sugar Bears have dropped four straight to SFA, with the last win coming in the 2017 Southland Conference Tournament championship game, a 60-35 win. Nacogdoches has been the toughest stop in the Southland for the Sugar Bears, going 2-7 including dropping their first six before winning by 2 and 4 points in 2016 & 17.

• The Sugar Bears and 'Jacks boast the Southland's top two defenses, with UCA allowing a league-best 56.1 points per game and SFA right behind at 56.7, good for 21st and 27th nationally. SFA also ranks 8th nationally in field goal percentage defense, with opponents shooting just 34.8 percent. In Southland play, SFA is allowing just 54.2 points while the Sugar Bears are 2nd at 58.4.

• In Southland play, Kamry Orr ranks 3rd in the league in scoring (18.6); 4th in assists (4.7); 2nd in steals (2.9); 2nd in free throws made (75) and 5th in FT pct. (81.5). She has averaged 19.6 ppg over her last 11 games, scoring at least 20 in 7 of those games.

• The Sugar Bears need to go 3-1 over the final four games to avoid their first losing record in conference play since 2012-13. In the last 5 seasons, they had averaged 13.6 Southland wins, going 68-22.

• Of the Sugar Bears' 7 Southland losses, 6 have come by single digits, with an average margin of defeat of just 6.3  in those games.


UP NEXT
The Sugar Bears will play their final games of the season in the Farris Center on Saturday and next Wednesday with Abilene Christian and Sam Houston State coming to Conway. The regular season concludes at Northwestern State on March 9, with the Southland Conference Tournament in Katy, Texas the following week.