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Women's Basketball

TexAnns eager to open LSC South Division play in Abilene Tuesday

STEPHENVILLE – The TexAnns will travel to Abilene Tuesday, Jan. 11 to take on the Wildcats of Abilene Christian at 5:30 p.m. in Moody Coliseum, starting conference action in the South Division.

Tarleton is coming off a tough 68-54 loss to No. 7 Northeastern State Saturday, and will look to rebound with a victory over ACU. The TexAnns are 10-2 on the year, and 4-1 on the road. This will however, be their first Lone Star Conference South Division contest.

Tarleton has won six of their last seven games, with the lone loss coming against the seventh-ranked RiverHawks. With 12 solid games under their belt, the TexAnns will look to start strong in the South.

Shelby Adamson has led Tarleton all year averaging 18.4 points per game, while Morgan Stehling has provided 12 points per game. Kelsey Benford has controlled the inside for the TexAnns, bringing down 6.5 boards per contest, with Kiara Wright recording 6.4 and Brittnie Haley recording 5.1 rebounds a game. Benford also leads Tarleton with 18 blocks on the year, while Adamson leads the way with 29 steals. Overall, the TexAnns average 71.4 points per game, while giving up just 60.2 points to opponents. Tarleton is shooting 41.4 percent from the field, 68.4 percent from the line, and 31.6 percent from behind the arc.

The Wildcats are piloted by Mack Lankford, who is averaging 16.8 points per game, Kelsey Smith, who is averaging 13 points per game, and Autumn Whitaker, who is averaging 12.2 points per game. Smith is leading ACU with 8.3 boards per contest, while Cecilee Perez facilitates with 2.9 assists per contest.

ACU is averaging 70.6 points per game, but also giving up 74.4 points to opponents. The TexAnns will look to take advantage of the Wildcats inability to maintain possession, with ACU committing 23 turnovers on average per game.

Tarleton leads the all-time series 29-8, and won the last meeting 66-64 on Feb. 16, 2010 in Abilene.

The TexAnns' match-up with the Wildcats will be broadcast live on Hard Country 89.7 FM, and fans can follow the live stats on ACU's website.

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