Game Information:

Opponent: UT Arlington (Wednesday, Nov. 26/6:00 p.m.)

Location: Arlington, Texas

GAME NOTES (PDF)

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - The Northern Arizona women's basketball team looks to make it two in a row on Wednesday when they travel to UT Arlington for a 6 p.m. tip-off at UTA's College Park Center. The Lumberjacks are coming off a 67-49 victory on Sunday at home versus UC Santa Barbara and they defeated UT Arlington last season at home, 85-65.

Following Wednesday's contest, the Lumberjacks will return home to host Fort Lewis in the Rolle Activity Center this Saturday, Nov. 29, at 2 p.m.

Follow the Action:

• Wednesday's game at UT Arlington will have a live stream at www.utamavs.com.
• For all live stat and video/audio links all season long, visit the NAU Women's basketball schedule page.

Sue Darling's Thoughts: "UTA is a much improved team from last year, so it's going to really be a quality challenge for us. Going out on the road in the unfriendly confines of another team's house makes for exciting possibilities. We were really intentional about being able to bounce back after a loss and we did that on Sunday against UC Santa Barbara. Now we're being really intentional about bouncing back after a win, so that's how we are approaching Wednesday."

Previewing The 'Jacks: NAU once again split its games last week, successfully bouncing back from a 82-58 loss on the road at UTEP to defeat UC Santa Barbara, 67-49, at home to even its season record to 2-2. Senior Erikka Banks posted averages of 14.0 points and 8.0 rebounds in the team's two games last week and through the first two weeks of the season, she is one of three layers averaging a double-double with season averages of 12.5 points and 10.5 rebounds. Banks is coming off a 23 point performance against UC Santa Barbara, marking the team's highest scoring output this season. Sophomore Rene Coggins scored a career-high 22 points against UTEP and also averaged 14.0 points per game last week. NAU's defense continues to be strong through the start of the season allowing 56 points per game, fourth-best in the conference. Senior Raven Anderson is anchoring the defense with 1.5 blocks per game which is tied for fifth in the Big Sky.

Scouting UT Arlington: UT Arlington suffered its first loss of the season last Saturday, falling to Wichita State by a 71-61 score after two season opening victories. During the first weekend of the season, the Mavericks earned a 90-32 victory over Missouri Valley College and a 83-73 win over Houston Baptist at home. With nine newcomers, UT Arlington has been led this season by freshman Rebekah Van Dijk who is averaging 16.0 points and 11.7 rebounds per game. Van Dijk is the Sun Belt Conference's fifth leading scorer and top rebounder and is also third in field goal percentage at .622. Freshman Cierra Johnson (11.0) and senior Chaun Williams (10.7) are also averaging double-digit points for a team that is averaging 78.0 points per game, third-most in the conference.

Series History: 

• NAU and UT Arlington will be meeting for the fifth time in school history. The all-time series is tied 2-2. NAU won the last meeting, 85-65, last season on Dec. 14 at home.

N-A-U Should Know: 

• The Lumberjacks were picked 10th in both the Big Sky Preseason Coaches and Media Polls.
• Senior Raven Anderson ranks 10th in the Big Sky with 13.3 points per game. Senior Erikka Banks ranks second in the conference in rebounding at 10.5 rebounds per game.
• As a team, NAU ranks third in the conference in scoring margin at +5.2.
• Through their first four games of the season, the Lumberjacks have held their opponents to under 55 points in three games, just one season after failing to do that once during the 2013-14 season.
• The 2014-15 non-conference schedule is filled with familiar faces with six of the team's 11 opponents making an appearance on the Lumberjacks' slate for the second straight season. Returning opponents include UTEP (Nov. 19), UC Santa Barbara (Nov. 23), UT Arlington (Nov. 26), Loyola Marymount (Dec. 3), Pepperdine (Dec. 16) and CSUN (Dec. 18). Last season, NAU compiled a 2-4 record against these six opponents earning wins against UC Santa Barbara (road) and UT Arlington (home).

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