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Women's Basketball

UTSA hosts Louisiana for Championship Celebration

SAN ANTONIO – The UTSA women’s basketball team will welcome Louisiana into the Convocation Center on Monday, with a 6:30 p.m. tipoff.

The contest will serve as a Championship Celebration, with UTSA unveiling banners for the 2026 American Tournament title and the 2026 NCAA Tournament appearance. As part of the festivities, the first 250 fans in attendance will receive a commemorative replica championship ring. Tickets can be purchased at goUTSA.com/wbbtickets.

The game will air live on ESPN+ with Jordy Fee-Platt (play-by-play), Carlie Heineman (analyst) and Aerin Carreno (reporter) on the call. Neal Raphael will deliver all the action on the radio in the greater San Antonio area on The Bull 93.3 FM and worldwide on the iHeartRadio app. Live stats for the contest can be found at goUTSA.com/wbbstats.

The Roadrunners (1-2, 0-0 American) picked up the program's first win of the season last time out, besting UIW, 73-51. Senior Kierra Merchant and sophomore Adriana Robles each scored 15 in the effort, with Robles also dishing out four assists.  Senior Idara Udo added 12, while junior Mia Hammonds led the way with seven rebounds, and redshirt senior Praise Egharevba had six.

The Ragin’ Cajuns (1-2, 0-0 Sun Belt) started the season with a win over Xavier, before falling to Texas A&M and East Texas A&M.

Three Louisiana players average double-digit scoring figures, with Jackson Hazmyne leading the way at 12.0 points per game. Imani Daniel follows with 11.7 points per game, and Malaya Jones has 11.0. Aminata Sowe commands the boards with 9.7 rebounds per game, and Jones dishes out 3.7 assists per game.  Defensively, Jones swipes 4.0 steals per game, and Sowe swats 1.3 blocks per game.

Keep up with UTSA Women’s Basketball all season long on goUTSA.com and by following the program on Facebook at /UTSAWBB, X (Twitter) @UTSAWBB, and on Instagram @UTSA_WBB.

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