DALLAS, Texas -- SMU hosts Mississippi Valley State Monday at 7 p.m. The game will stream live on PonyUp TV at www.SMUMustangs.com watch, and can be heard on the radio in the Dallas area on KAAM 770 AM. ABOUT SMU
The Mustangs enter the 2018-19 season with the youngest roster in the country, matching the University of Maryland Baltimore County with an average age of 19.0. Senior Alicia Froling has not played a competitive game with any player on SMU's current roster prior to this season, missing 2017-18 due to a knee injury. The squad includes seven freshmen, trailing only Wichita State and FAU.
SMU STATISTICALLY
SMU's four returning letterwinners from 2017-18, all sophomores this season, accounted for just 26.6 percent of points scored (14.9) and 24.5 percent of rebounds (10.4). Ariana Whitfield averaged 7.9 points, and Johnasia Cashaveraged 5.1 points and 5.9 rebounds. Senior Alicia Froling averages 12.8 points and 9.3 rebounds for her career, and was named to the All-AAC Preseason Team despite missing all of the 2017-18 season.
LAST TIME OUT
Senior forward Alicia Froling's 37th career double-double led SMU women's basketball to a 49-38, season-opening win over Louisiana-Monroe at Moody Coliseum Friday afternoon. The Mustang defense clamped down, holding the Warhawks to 29.2 percent field goal shooting (14-for-48). SMU also forced 26 ULM turnovers, including 13 steals. Four SMU players had multiple steals, including Froling and freshmen Kayla White, Amber Bacon and BriShonne Tollie.
SCOUTING MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE
LaKendra Bassett led the team as a junior with 14.6 points per game and averaged a team-best 5.2 rebounds per contest. The Devilettes posted a 2-28 record, winning just one game on the road. Kristy Parker also scored 14.3 points per game, but the 2018-19 seniors were the only two players averaging double-figures on a squad that was outscored by opponents 73.3-57.5.
SERIES HISTORY
SMU defeated Mississippi Valley State 91-52 on Nov. 19, 2013. The only game between the two programs was a home contest for SMU played at the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland, Texas.
POSTSEASON IN FIRST SEASON
In his first season as head coach, Travis Mays guided the Mustangs to a 19-13 record, including a pair of WNIT wins. SMU advanced to the round of 16 in the tournament with wins at home against Louisiana Tech and Abilene Christian. It was the first time since 1993 that an SMU team won twice in a postseason tournament.
SMU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS
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