Louisiana-Monroe at Louisiana-Lafayette, 8:15 PM Eastern, No TV
The UTR game of the day returns to Lafayette, Louisiana tonight for a battle for first place in the Sun Belt Conference that (once again) does not involve preseason favorite Georgia State. The host Ragin’ Cajuns enter tonight’s game at 4-2 in Sun Belt play and 10-7 overall, good enough to be tied for second place with Georgia Southern. They are looking to snap out of a two game losing streak, having fallen to Georgia Southern in an UTR Game of the Day matchup last week and South Alabama over the weekend. Despite the two losses, they can jump back into a first place tie with a victory tonight.
The Warhawks of Louisiana-Monroe have quietly taken over first place in the Sun Belt heading into tonight’s game. They enter at 11-6 overall and 5-1 in conference play, with their five wins having come in their last five games. The Warhawks are led offensively by Tylor Ongwae and Marvin Williams. Ongwae has scored in double digits every game this season, and eclipsed the 20 point mark in 13 of 16 contests. Williams has been coming on strong in recent games, having scored in double digits in 4 of the last 5, including topping 20 points twice. Both players will need to perform well tonight for the Warhawks to claim their best road conference win of the season to date.