AN A-STATE WIN WOULD
• Improve A-State's record to 5-14 on the season and 3-5 in the Sun Belt Conference.
• Give A-State their 52nd SBC win over the last 4 seasons.
• Give Arkansas State its 252nd win against an SBC opponent (in league play).
• Give A-State its first road victory of the year.
RECAPPING THE TROY GAME
• Arkansas State fell to Troy 83-75 at the Convocation Center against Troy this past Saturday.
• A-State trailed by 25 points in the third quarter but worked the deficit down to 7 with 2:29 to go in the game.
• Lauren Bradshaw nearly missed out on her second career double-double, finishing with 12 points and nine rebounds.
• Bradshaw also tallied a career-high three steals in the game.
• A-State's 45 points in the second half were the most in any half this season for the Red Wolves.
• Troy set a Convocation Center record for an opponent by collecting 69 rebounds. The also set the record for most offensive rebounds for an opponent with 11.
• A-State's 75 points were its third largest output of the season.
THAT'S ALOT OF FREE THROWS
• Arkansas State attempted 47 free throws against Troy on Jan. 21, the fourth most in school history.
• The Red Wolves made 32 of the free throws, a mark that is also the fourth most in school history.
• The 47 free throws attempted were the most since the team took 45 against Middle Tennessee in 2007, while the 32 makes were the most since the squad made 31 in 2006 against San Jose State.
SPREADING THE SHOOTING
• A-State's 3-point shooting doesn't come from one source. In fact, two Red wolves are ranked in the SBC top-15 in 3-point percentage. Tahlon Hopkins would also be ranked but has not accumulated the minimum number of attempts yet.
Player 3FG Pct. SBC Ranks
CONTINUING THE TREND
• Arkransas State's 3-point shooting prowess is nothing new. Last season A-State shot 35.1 percent, the fifth best mark in school history and the best in over a decade.
• The Red Wolves are currently shooting 35.7 percent from beyond the arc this season.
Year 3FG Pct. Games
1986-87 40.5 31
2002-03 37.1 30
1997-98 37.1 20
1999-00 36.9 30
1992-93 35.3 33
2015-16 35.1 33
HOPKINS POSTS BIG NIGHT IN WIN
• A-State true freshman Tahlon Hopkins turned in a career-high 20 points and 14 rebounds to help the Red Wolves to their fourth victory of the season.
• She also tied a Convocation Center record with 11 defensive rebounds.
• It marked just the seventh time this season that A-State has had a player score 20 or more points in a game.
• Hopkins is also one of just two players to record a double-double on the season.
WE MUST PROTECT THIS HOUSE
• Three of A-State's 4 wins this season have come on its home court.
• Since the 2013-14 season the Red Wolves have compiled a 42-7 record on its home court. The three losses this season are the most in a season during that span.
• A-State has overall record of 154-52 on its home floor since joining the Sun Belt Conference.
MISSING PRODUCTION
• A-State has lost four players to injuries this season, two of which were among the Red Wolves' leading scorers.
• When Jada Ford was sidelined she was leading the team with an average of 11.9 points per game through 14 games.
• When Akasha Westbrook went down with an injury she was averaging 10.1 points per game through eight games.
• Ford still leads the team in scoring, while Westbrook ranks third.
PLAYING TO THE ODDS
• If the Red Wolves score 70 or more points, A-State is 175-30 (.854) under head coach Brian Boyer. This season the Red Wolves are 3-2 when scoring 70 or more points.
• By contrast A-State has a record of 197-58 (.773) when holds its opponents to 65 or fewer points under Coach Boyer. This season A-State is 2-2 in games in wich the opponents scores 65 or fewer points.
THE PERFECT ARC
• Brittany Fowler became the first A-State player since 2015 to go perfect from the 3-point line (min. 3 attempts) with her 4-for-4 performance against ULM on Dec. 29.
• The last player to do it was Hanna Qedan who went 3-for-3 against UALR on Jan. 29, 2015.
• She is also just the second player in school history to be perfect from beyond the arc while making more than 3 shots. NeNe Hurst was a perfect 4-for-4 against Creighton on Nov. 11, 2008 as well.
FORD JOINS ELITE GROUP
• Jada Ford became the 22nd player in school history to eclipse 30 or more points in game when scored 30 against Northern Kentucky in Las Vegas on Dec. 20.
• Her 30 points were the most by a freshman since Keeshia Evans scored 30 against Lamar in 1998 and she is just the third freshman in school history to have 30 or more points in a game.
• This also marked the third straight season that the Red Wolves have had a player score 30 or more points in a game.
BLOCK PARTY
• Junior Lauren Bradshaw has become a dominant presence in the paint during her career and quickly moved her way up the all-time blocks records in school history.
• She has blocked 100 shots in her career, a mark that is the third most all-time.
• She ist just the third player in school history to block
100 shots in a career.
• As a sophomore in 2015-16, she blocked 53 shots, third most in a single season in school history.
• She enters the week ranked 80th in the nation with 32 blocked shots.
MILESTONE VICTORY
• A-State head coach Brian Boyer notched career-win No. 300 against Tulsa on Dec. 2, 2016.
• He became the second coach in A-State history to each 300 career victories while at the school (former men's coach John Brady reached 300 while at Arkansas State).
• He is also the first coach to win all 300 games while at Arkansas State.
HI MY NAME IS...
• Seven freshmen will put on an Arkansas State jersey this season, the most during the Brian Boyer era.
• The Red Wolves had six freshmen on the team during the 2000-01 season and has had as many as five freshmen on a team six times since then.
• Of the 7 freshman, 5 are from the state of Arkansas, 1 from Tennessee and 1 from Oklahoma.
