Arkansas-Pine Bluff (1-4) at SMU (4-2)
Moody Coliseum | Dallas, Texas
Nov. 29, 2022 | 7 p.m.
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OPENING TIP
SMU hosts Arkansas-Pine Bluff Tuesday, the first of three games in six days. The Mustangs extended their winning streak to three, with a 72-55 triumph at Oral Roberts Saturday. Arkansas-Pine Bluff dropped to 1-4 this season after dropping both games at the Miami Thanksgiving Classic. The Lady Lions dropped a 64-59 decision against North Carolina A&T Sunday.
 
LAST TIME OUT
SMU overcame a slow start to defeat Oral Roberts at Mabee Center Saturday. Chantae Embry led the Mustangs with 20 points and seven rebounds. Jasmine Smith tallied 14 points, while Reagan Bradley netted 12.
 
TALE OF THE TAPE
                  PPG   RPG   APG   FG%   3P%       FT%
SMU          71.0    43.0    14.8    43.7    32.7       70.7
UAPB        61.2    45.6    12.0    37.4    20.0       60.7
 
PLAYERS TO WATCH
 
SMU: Reagan Bradley, Chantae Embry, Jasmine Smith, Savannah Wilkinson
UAPB: Maori Davenport, Coriah Beck, Jelissa Reese, Raziya Potter
 
SERIES HISTORY V. ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF
Home: 2-0 • Away: 0-0 • Neutral: 0-0
Dec. 28, 2008, Moody Coliseum, W, 92-75
Dec. 01, 2010, Moody Coliseum, W, 80-48
 
UP NEXT
Both teams head to Berkeley, Calif., for the Raising the B.A.R Invitational, hosted by Cal Dec. 3-4.
 
REACHING NEW HEIGHTS
Going into the 2022-23 campaign, SMU finds itself predicted to finish third in the AAC standings, just behind South Florida and Houston. The team has a unanimous preseason all-conference first-team selection in Savannah Wilkinson and a lot of momentum to build on after finishing fifth in the league last year and making the WNIT for the first time since 2017.
 
EXPERIENCE AND YOUTH
It is easy to understand why outsiders would have higher opinions coming into this season. SMU returns eight players who saw significant playing time, including regular starters Wilkinson, Jasmine Smith and Reagan Bradley. Additionally, the team gets reinforcements from transfers like Chantae Embry (Texas Tech) and Jessica Peterson (Fresno State) and a strong four-player freshman class. Not only was SMU picked to finish near the top of the AAC, but the Mustangs received a vote in the preseason USA Today/Coaches Top 25 poll.
 
BUILDING ON YEAR ONE
After finishing 14-15 overall last year and 7-7 in the AAC, Wilson is ready to see how competitive her squad can be. The season begins Nov. 7 inside Moody Coliseum against Alabama State. Shortly after that, the nonconference slate amps up quickly with dates against preseason ranked foes in No. 15 Oklahoma (November 11) and No. 18 Baylor (November 15) in back-to-back games, along with California (December 4) and Texas A&M (December 18) down the road.
 
Those outings will provide bigger tests but will also be opportunities for the Mustangs to prove that the preseason praise was well-deserved.
 
BOLD: Big Opportunities Live in Dallas
As part of its goal of Shaping Champions and preparing students for life, SMU Athletics proudly announces the addition of its BOLD (Big Opportunities Live in Dallas) Program to its suite of student-athlete development tools, with the goal of helping student-athletes navigate and capitalize on new Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) legislation.
 
BOLD will provide SMU student-athletes with the means to navigate the evolving NIL landscape. The BOLD program will incorporate INFLCR, a comprehensive NIL education and compliance solution, and campus resources from the Cox School of Business, the Dedman School of Law, and the Meadows School of the Arts.