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STEPHENVILLE - Tarleton is heading to Texas A&M-Kingsville Wednesday looking to get back in the win column and take control of the all-time series against the Javelinas with a 6 p.m. tip-off from Hampton Inn Court.

Tarleton has a chance to take control of the all-time series for the first time in the 27-year history of the meetings. With a win over the Javelinas on Jan. 2, Tarleton evened the all-time series at 18-18. The TexAnns have won six straight meetings against the Javelinas and 15 of the last 17 meetings dating back to 2004.

The 15-of-the-last-17 streak over Texas A&M-Kingsville began in head coach Ronnie Hearne's first season at the helm.

AT A GLANCE

Records: Tarleton TexAnns 15-5 (11-3 LSC), Texas A&M-Kingsville 5-15 (3-11 LSC)

Video: A live video broadcast of the game can be seen at www.tamuk.edu/live

Radio: KSTV 93.1 FM The Mighty 93 in Stephenville has the call for the TexAnns with Mike Young (play-by-play) on air. An online link to the audio feed can be found at TarletonSports.com.

Last Time Out

Tarleton battled back to cut a large ACU lead to 10 with just under four minutes left to play, but Wildcat 3-pointers fell at will as Abilene Christian went on to an 86-70 win in Tarleton's final LSC rivalry trip to Moody Coliseum last weekend. Peyton Adamson scored 21 points while Kiara Wright grabbed a career-high 23 boards.

Early season meeting

Tarleton had four double-figure scorers en route to a 90-70 win over the Javelinas in the first game of the 2013 calendar year. Shanae Lowrance led the team with 16 points while Kiara Wright (13), Keyra Johnson (11) and Cheyenne Berry (10) were the others.

Punching the Ticket

Tarleton qualified for the LSC Championship tournament for the 11th time in school history, including 10 straight under head coach Ronnie Hearne.

Memorable foe for Johnson

Tarleton freshman Keyra Johnson recorded her first career double-figure scoring game against the Javelinas in January.

Coming off career games

While Kiara Wright is coming off a career night in rebounds with 23, Erin Sims is also coming off a career night against ACU - grabbing a career-high nine boards and tying her best in rebounds with six.

Setting records the Wright way

Jan. 23, Kiara Wright recorded a career high 34 points, including the game winner with 14 seconds left, to make her the sixth TexAnn in the school's 18-year NCAA history to accomplish the feat. She joins Saresa Butler (30), Jana Skelton (34, 34), Misty Wilson (33, 33), Shea Kester (36) and Tarleton Hall of Famer Rachelle Bowen (30, 49, 30, 32) to crack the 30-point plateau. Her 11-15 shooting from the field ties her for the best field goal percentage in a 30-point game in the NCAA era with her coach Misty Wilson (11-15, .733) and she is one of just two players (Skelton) to reach the mark without making or attempting a 3-point shot. Feb. 2, she recorded her second career 20-rebound game en route to the first 20-20 game in Tarleton's 18-year NCAA history. She now owns two of the four 20-rebound games for Tarleton since 1994.

Tarleton's best NCAA rebounder

After 20 games, Kiara Wright has 268 rebounds to give her 703 for her Tarleton career and is now in sole possession of 5th place on the all-time list and the school's leading rebounder of Tarleton's NCAA era. Wright is now 158 rebounds shy of passing Kaelie Butler (863) - a member of this year's Hall of Fame Class - for fifth on the all-time list. She is rapidly climbing up the indivdual rebounding lists. Her 491 career defensive rebounds have her currently in second place all-time. She is now 37 defensive rebounds shy of being the school's all-time leader - NOTE: Rebounds were not kept as a divided statistic at Tarleton until the 1987 season. - passing Butler (527). Her 218 offensive boards are good for seventh place all-time, so far. Wright has 28 career double-doubles in regular season and postseason contests - 15 this season. She has scored 20 points in six games this season and nine times in her career while recording three 20-rebound games.

Closing in on 1,000 points

Kiara Wright and Peyton Adamson are now on the verge of becoming the 21st and 22nd players in the school history to join the 1,000 point club. Wright current has 879 career points while Peyton Adamson has tallied 741 points in her career. Adamson's older sister, Shelby, is on the list and currently the fourth-leading scorer in school history and the school's all-time NCAA scorer with 1,544.

Honoring a wounded teammate

Following the news of Shanae Lowrance's season-ending knee injury, TexAnn teammate Kiara Wright asked to change jersey numbers for the remainder of the season - trading in her 32 for Lowrance's 33.

Postseason Tickets on Sale

The Lone Star Conference Basketball Championship is set to be played in Allen, Texas, for the second time in 2013.  The tournament will feature eight men's and eight women's teams and is scheduled for an exciting four-day run from March 6-9. Reserve your tickets now and join your favorite team in Allen. Tournament action starts with first-round games on Wednesday, March 6, and Thursday, March 7.  The semifinals will be played Friday, March 8. On Saturday, March 9, fans can see both the women's and men's championship games. To purchase tickets, call the Tarleton Ticket Office at (254) 968-1832.

Last Time Out for the Wildcats

Kingsville forced a season-high 30 turnovers against Texas Woman's at Kitty Magee Arena in Denton. The Javelinas trailed 9-5 early on but responded with a 21-2 run to seize control of the game. Ashley Viera led the Javelinas as the only double-figure scorer with 14 points.

Looking Ahead for Tarleton

Tarleton returns home for a Saturday, 5 p.m. game against Incarnate Word.