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Women's Basketball

CU women host UAFS for non-conference matchup

The Opponent:
#RV Arkansas Fort Smith I Dec. 5 at 2 p.m. I Live Stats I Live Video
Game Notes
 
First Tip: The Aggies are 4-1 to start the season for only the third time in the NCAA era and twice under head coach Tom Webb. The Aggies equaled the 2013-14 and 2001-02 starts. The 2013-14 squad would go on to a 7-1 start before finishing the year 13-14 overall, while the 2001-02 team went 17-1 to open the year, and ended the season in the NCAA Regional Semifinals with a 25-5 record.
 
Cameron's lone loss this season is to No. 1 Emporia State, and the Aggies have since picked up wins against Oklahoma Christian and Texas A&M International. As a team, Cameron is last in the league in rebounding, picking up 35.6 offensive and 43.4 defensive boards per game. However, the team is first in successful three point field goals, notching 8.8 per game behind individual leader Brandi Leal who averages 3.2 for a league high .471.

Last time out: Cameron played with an abbreviated weekend with the cancellation of their contest with Minnesota State Moorehead on Saturday.   The Aggies picked up a 77-58 win over Texas A&M-International at West Texas A&M's Thanksgiving Tournament with Brandi Leal knocking down five treys off the CU bench.  DJ Vallier came up with her third CU double-double pulling down 12 boards and 10 points.  As team the Aggies won the rebounding battle for the first time this season with 42, two more than the Dustdevils. Additionally, the contest was a season best shooting night for the team with the Aggies going 45.8% on the floor.

About UA-Fort Smith: The Lady Lions are on a five game winning streak after opening the season with a 75-69 loss to Colorado Mesa.  Last time out for UAFS, they bombarded Midwestern State with a 42 point, 100-58 win in Fort Smith.   At the end of the month of November, the Lady Lions were averged the fourth most three-pointers in the nation with 10.8 and they are 14th best at the arc with a 41.4%.  Senior Jasmine Brainard leads the UAFS squad in points and rebounds with 13.7 points per game and five boards.  UA-Fort Smith won the 2015 Heartland Conference overall and tournament titles to get an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament where they were the number-5 seed.  This season the Lady Lions were picked to finish runner up behind Lubbock Christian in their league's preseason poll.

CU vs. UAFS series: This is the second year in a row and second time overall that the Aggies and Lady Lions have faced each other. CU's last clash with UA-Fort Smith happened in the 2014-15 opener with the Lady Lions winning 78-51 on their home court.
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Players Mentioned

Brandi  Leal

#3 Brandi Leal

G
5' 6"
Senior
Charron Montgomery

#1 Charron Montgomery

G
5' 5"
Junior
DJ Vallier

#23 DJ Vallier

F
5' 11"
Senior
Caitlin  Clancy

#10 Caitlin Clancy

G
5' 10"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Brandi  Leal

#3 Brandi Leal

5' 6"
Senior
G
Charron Montgomery

#1 Charron Montgomery

5' 5"
Junior
G
DJ Vallier

#23 DJ Vallier

5' 11"
Senior
F
Caitlin  Clancy

#10 Caitlin Clancy

5' 10"
Junior
G