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STEPHENVILLE - Tarleton and Angelo State have been competing in women's basketball for 33 years - the longest of Tarleton's opponents - and the rivalry will be renewed when the TexAnns and Rambelles square off in an LSC showdown Wednesday night in Wisdom Gym at 6 p.m.
The TexAnns and Rambelles have been battling since 1976 when the TexAnns won the opening game of the series 77-58 in San Angelo. Since then, the TexAnns have gone on to lead the series 23-20, including a 13-6 in Stephenville.
Tarleton has won two straight over Angelo State, including an overtime win earlier this season, and has won seven of the last nine.
GAMEDAY PROMOTION
It is RED OUT night in Wisdom Gym in honor of Heart Health Awareness. It is also Morgan Mill night as Tarleton Basketball will welcome residents of Morgan Mill to the game. Residents with proof of Morgan Mill residency will receive free admission.
AT A GLANCE
Records: Tarleton TexAnns 14-4 (10-2 LSC), Angelo State 8-11 (5-8 LSC)
Video: A live video broadcast of the game can be seen at TarletonSports.com.
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 continued to ride the hot hand of Kiara Wright, who recorded the school's first NCAA 20-20 game with 23 points and 21 rebounds. The 21 rebounds were a career high and it was the fourth 20-rebound game in Tarleton's NCAA history - Wright owns two of them, both this season.
Early season meeting
Tarleton won the first meeting against ASU this season 71-61 in overtime on a double-double (16 points, 13 rebounds) effort from Wright. While Peyton Adamson also had 12 points against ASU, the TexAnns relied heavily on 14-point efforts from Shanae Lowrance and Karli Moore who are both inactive due to injuries.
Player of the Week
Kiara Wright earned a second straight LSC Offensive Player of the Week award after her 20-20 effort Saturday night.
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.
Adamson against Angelo
Peyton Adamson is the only TexAnn on the roster to record double figures in every career game against Angelo State. The junior guard scored 23 points in her first ever meeting and is averaging 16.0 points per game against the Rambelles.
Tarleton's best NCAA rebounder
After 18 games, Kiara Wright has 229 rebounds to give her 670 for her Tarleton career and is now in sole possession of 7th place on the all-time list and the school's leading rebounder of Tarleton's NCAA era. Wright is now six rebounds shy of passing Eleanor Golding (675) - a member of this year's Hall of Fame class - for sixth on the all-time list. She is rapidly climbing up the indivdual rebounding lists. Her 462 career defensive rebounds have her currently in third place all-time while her 208 offensive boards are good for seventh place all-time, so far. (NOTE: Rebounds were not kept as a divided statistic at Tarleton until the 1987 season.) Wright has 26 career double-doubles in regular season and postseason contests - 13 this season. She has scored 20 points in six games this season and nine times in her career while recording two 20-rebound games.
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 Rambelles
After trailing by as many as 11 points in the second half, Angelo State rallied back against West Texas A&M in Canyon Saturday night to make it a 3-point game with just 1:27 left to play in the game. WT went to the free throw line and drained a pair. The Lady Buffs led by at least four points the rest of the way en route to a 54-48 win against the Rambelles. Jennifer Lapp led the team with 15 points off the bench while Haylee Oliver also cracked double figures.
Looking Ahead for Tarleton
The TexAnns will make their final LSC rivalry trip to Moody Coliseum Saturday afternoon for its last Division II game against Abilene Christian.
