FIVE THINGS TO KNOW
- Friday's game marks the start of the 47th season of women's basketball at Arkansas State. It marks the latest start for an A-State team since opening on Nov. 27, 1995 versus Southwest Missouri State. Arkansas State has started even later prior to that, opening seasons on Nov. 30 in 1993 and as late as Dec. 4 in 1992.
- Matt Daniel is entering his second season at the helm of the Red Wolves' women's basketball program. In his second year at his previous two stops, Daniel owns a 32-28 overall mark, including guiding Central Arkansas to the nation's biggest improvement in 2009-10 (15-win improvement).