Jan. 15, 2008

THIBODAUX, La. - The Colonels will continue conference play on the road at Texas-Arlington on Thursday at 7 p.m. in Texas Hall.

The Colonels (6-11, 1-1) won their conference opener against Stephen F. Austin (13-2, 1-1) 58-57 in overtime at home, but fell on the road at Sam Houston State (13-2, 1-1) last Saturday, 61-51. The conference schedule for Nicholls has the Colonels slated to play four of their first six contests away from Stopher Gym.

In last year's game against Texas-Arlington, the Colonels won 83-81 in overtime in Stopher Gym. Nicholls had four players in double-figures with former Colonel Stefan Blaszczynski leading the way with a game-high 27-points. The win over the Mavericks marked the first time that Nicholls had defeated Texas-Arlington in the last seven tries. The Colonels last win over the Mavericks prior to last season came in the 2002-03 campaign when Nicholls won 59-54 in Stopher Gym. Nicholls has not beaten Texas-Arlington in Texas Hall since the 2000-01 season when the Colonels won a nail-bitter, 59-58.

Texas-Arlington (10-4, 0-2) entered SLC play with a 10-2 non-conference record that included a win over reigning Sun Belt Conference Champion North Texas, 74-62, in Texas Hall. However, the Mavericks have not started off league play (0-2) on a good note with road losses at Northwestern State (6-10, 2-0) and Central Arkansas (10-4, 1-1).

The loss to the Bears was in overtime, 70-68, while the defeat against the Demons was by a mere four points, 86-82. The Mavericks game against the Colonels marks their first home game in conference play, and first since Jan. 2. Texas-Arlington is currently riding a 14-game home win streak that dates back to last season.

The Mavericks' Jermaine Griffin enters the game leading the conference in field goal percentage with a mark of .672, and also ranks second in rebounds with a 9.1 per game average. In last year's contest, Griffin led the Mavericks in scoring with 20-points while being held to three rebounds.

The game can be heard on 105.9 FM KBZE and on 690 AM KTIB locally, and those listening outside the local area can tune in on the internet at www.kbze.com. Brennan Matherne will provide the play-by-play with pre-game stating at 6:45 p.m. Also, GameTracker will be made available for the game for fans who want to follow the game statistically on the internet by going to www.geauxcolonels.com and selecting the link on the front page.

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