CONWAY, S.C. – The anticipation is finally over and basketball season is back! 

With new faces and new opportunities ahead, the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff women's basketball team begins a new era under first-year UAPB head coach Dawn Brown on Friday at Coastal Carolina at 4 p.m. at the HTC Center.

The first matchup between the two programs game can be watched live on ESPN+. For live coverage and stats, go to uapblionsroar.com.

"We are really excited to start the season off against Coastal Carolina," said Brown. "The ladies are prepared to go out and play this game tomorrow, and it will be a great assessment to see how far we've come of our training on the first 40 days."

The Lady Lions coming off a 5-20 season overall, returns six student-athletes from last year squad and added a talent group of newcomers to add on. Coastal Carolina coming off a 17-15 overall.  The Lady Chanticleers have 10 returning players off the 2018-19 team.

"Coastal Carolina is a very dynamic team," Brown said. "They are led by DJ Williams, who can do it all. They have depth at the post position.  They really dominate the boards offensively, and they have student-athletes who can play at all levels. We have to rely on our upperclassmen to raise the bar for our newcomers, which will give us a chance." 

 

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