Central Arkansas Sugar Bears basketball

Central Arkansas Sugar Bears basketball
Central Arkansas Sugar Bears basketball
	2019–20 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears basketball team
University	University of Central Arkansas
Head coach	Sandra Rushing (3rd season)
Conference	ASUN
Location	Conway, Arkansas
Arena	Farris Center ; (Capacity: 6,000)
Nickname	Sugar Bears
Colors	Purple and gray;
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
	Division II: 2003, 2005
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
	Division II: 2003, 2005
NCAA Tournament Appearances
	Division I: 2016, 2017; Division II: 1996, 2003, 2004, 2005
Conference tournament champions
	Southland: 2016, 2017
Conference regular season champions
	Southland: 2017 (Tied)

For information on all University of Central Arkansas sports, see Central Arkansas Bears and Sugar Bears

For information about the Central Arkansas men's team, see Central Arkansas Bears basketball.

The Central Arkansas Sugar Bears basketball team is the women's basketball team that represents the University of Central Arkansas (UCA) in Conway, Arkansas. The Sugar Bears compete in the ASUN Conference. They completed a 15-season tenure in the Southland Conference in 2020–21.^[2] The Sugar Bears are coached by Sandra Rushing.

Postseason[]

Division I: At the NCAA Division I level, the Sugar Bears have competed in two NCAA tournaments with a combined record of 0-2 (2016 and 2017). The Sugar Bears have competed in one WNIT with a record of 0-1 (2012). The team has competed in two Women's Basketball Invitational tournament with a record of 3-2 (2011 and 2018).
Division II: The Sugar Bears competed in six NCAA Division II tournaments with a combined record of 8-4 (1996, 2003, 2004, and 2005). The 2003 and 2005 teams competed at the Elite Eight level.
NAIA: As an NAIA member, Central Arkansas competed in two national tournaments (1984 and 1991); two Bi-District Playoff tournaments (1984 and 1985); and one Area V Regional tournament (1983). The overall record for NAIA postseason play was 2–4.^[3]

The Sugar Bears made five appearances in the NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament. They had a combined record of 10–5.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1996	First Round Regional Semifinals	Fort Valley State Florida Southern	W, 68–55 L, 93–97
2002	First Round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	West Alabama Delta State Florida Tech	W, 68–65 W, 98–89 L, 64–71
2003	First Round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight	Rollins Henderson State Arkansas Tech Bentley	W, 74–55 W, 59–58 W, 68–54 L, 69–80
2004	First Round	Fort Valley State	L, 77–79
2005	First Round Second Round Third Round Elite Eight Final Four	Rollins Fort Valley State Henderson State Shaw Washburn	W, 88–58 W, 103–88 W, 76–71 W, 87–73 L, 67–69

Sources:^[4]

2018–19 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Alexus Holt	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Epps HS/Copiah-Lincoln CC	Epps, LA
G	2	Kamry Orr	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	Little Rock HS	Little Rock, AR
G	4	Tayolor Sells	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Booker T. Washington HS	Tulsa, OK
G	5	Maddie Goodner	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Greenwood HS	Greenwood, AR
G	11	Antonjia Bozic	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Jacksonville College	Slavonski Brod, Croatia
F	11	Mekaylan Hicks	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	El Dorado HS	El Dorado, AR
G	12	Carley Hudspeth	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Kirk Academy	Grenada, MS
G	12	Savannah Lowe	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Conway HS	Conway, AR
F	15	Ekaterina Karchevskaya	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Panola College	Mogilev, Belarus
G	21	Kavaci-A Johnson	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Fr	Byhalia HS	Byhalia, MS
F	23	Keturah Bingham	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Southwest Mississippi CC	Monroe, LA
G	24	Alanie Fisher	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	University HS Coffeyville CC	Baton Rouge, LA
C	33	Alexyse Thomas	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	RS Jr	Horn Lake HS Wright State	Horn Lake, MS
C	42	Hannah Langhi	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Marshall County HS	Draffenville, KY

Roster
Last update: August 28, 2018

^ UCA Standards Guide (PDF). March 28, 2015. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
^ "ASUN Conference Announces Three New Institutions; Adds Football as 20th Sport" (Press release). ASUN Conference. January 29, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
^ "Women's Basketball Championships and Postseason History". Central Arkansas University Athletics. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
^ "2018-19 Women's Basketball Roster". Central Arkansas Women's Basketball. UCA Athletics. Retrieved August 28, 2018.

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