South Alabama Jaguars at UCF Knights

OVIEDO (Interstat) — South Alabama and UCF will meet on Monday in a women’s NCAA Division I basketball game at CFE Arena in Oviedo, Fla. The South Alabama Jaguars are the visiting team, while the UCF Knights are the home team. Both programs enter the matchup with 1-1 records.

South Alabama will look to bounce back after a 73-59 home loss to UAB in its most recent game. CJ Wilson led the Jaguars with 19 points in 35 minutes, while Deborah Orianegbena added eight points, eight rebounds and two assists in 20 minutes. Terren Coffil scored 13 points in 19 minutes. South Alabama opened its season with a 75-74 win at Akron. Orianegbena is a player to watch for the Jaguars. In the loss to UAB, she had eight points, eight rebounds and two assists in 20 minutes. In the win at Akron, she finished with nine points and 12 rebounds in 29 minutes.

UCF will return home after a 95-65 loss at Florida in its most recent game. Mahogany Chandler-Roberts led the Knights with 20 points, seven rebounds and two blocks in 34 minutes. Vittoria Blasigh added 18 points, four rebounds and four assists in 37 minutes, and Candace Kpetikou had six points, four rebounds, one assist and three blocks in 26 minutes. UCF opened its season with an 85-56 home win over Florida A&M. Chandler-Roberts is a player to watch for the Knights. In the loss at Florida, she had 20 points, seven rebounds and two blocks in 34 minutes. In the win over Florida A&M, she had 11 points, six rebounds, one assist and two blocks in 18 minutes.

The Knights will try to use their home court against a South Alabama team that has already played a close road game this season. UCF’s recent scoring output includes 85 points in its win over Florida A&M, while South Alabama has shown the ability to win a tight game after edging Akron by one point. Both teams have split their first two games and will be seeking a second win before continuing their nonconference schedules. South Alabama’s upcoming slate includes road games at Florida Atlantic, Kennesaw State and Memphis. UCF’s upcoming schedule includes home games against Austin Peay, Le Moyne and North Florida. South Alabama’s next scheduled game is at Florida Atlantic, and UCF’s next scheduled game is against Austin Peay at home.

Interstat’s game simulator is projecting a final score of South Alabama 66, UCF 59. Interstat’s ELO system is projecting UCF with an 83.7 percent probability to win.