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STEPHENVILLE - For the final time as LSC rivals, Tarleton and Abilene Christian will square off in Moody Coliseum as the TexAnns look for the regular season sweep of the Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. Saturday.

The Tarleton-Abilene Christian rivalry dates back to 1980 when the Wildcats won the inaugural game 103-69 in Abilene on Jan. 15, 1980. Abilene Christian owns the all-time series record 27-15, but the TexAnns have won eight straight games dating back to Feb. 18, 2009.

Under head coach Ronnie Hearne, Tarleton is 11-8 against the Wildcats and 4-4 at Moody Coliseum.

AT A GLANCE

Records: Tarleton TexAnns 15-4 (11-2 LSC), Abilene Christian 16-4 (11-2 LSC)

Video: A live video broadcast of the game can be seen at www.skyboxlive.com/show/acu-sports.

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 never trailed in the game as they used a 40-16 run over most of the second half to coast into the win column against Angelo State Wednesday night. Four TexAnn starters - Peyton Adamson (17), Kiara Wright (15), Brianna Bledsoe (13) and Cheyenne Berry (12) - cracked double figures.

Early season meeting

A trio of TexAnns put together a night to remember when Abilene Christian came to Stephenville last December. Brianna Bledsoe poured in a career-high 16 points while Peyton Adamson led the team with 23 points and Kiara Wright scored 14 and grabbed 19 boards en route to a 78-60 victory.

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.

Adamson, Wright career against ACU

The Tarleton tandem of Peyton Adamson and Kiara Wright have dominated Abilene Christian over their respective careers. In three games, Adamson is averaging 22.3 points per game in her career against the Wildcats while Wright has recorded a double-double in three of her five career meetings. She is averaging 12.6 points and 12.8 rebounds in her career.

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 19 games, Kiara Wright has 245 rebounds to give her 686 for her Tarleton career and is now in sole possession of 6th place on the all-time list and the school's leading rebounder of Tarleton's NCAA era. Wright is now 10 rebounds shy of passing Dianna May (695) - a Tarleton Hall of Famer - for fifth on the all-time list. She is rapidly climbing up the indivdual rebounding lists. Her 475 career defensive rebounds have her currently in third place all-time while her 211 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 27 career double-doubles in regular season and postseason contests - 14 this season. She has scored 20 points in six games this season and nine times in her career while recording two 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 866 career points while Peyton Adamson has tallied 720 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

The Wildcats rallied from a five-point halftime deficit to blowout Texas A&M-Commerce at moody Coliseum Wednesday night. ACU was down 28-33 after the first 20 minutes of action before outscoring the Lions 47-28 in the second half to secure a 75-61 win and lock up a berth in the LSC Tournament. Whitney West and Renata Marquez scored in 19 points each while Sadie Dickinson added 10 off the bench.

Looking Ahead for Tarleton

The head south for a mid-week game at Texas A&M-Kingsville at 6 p.m. from Hampton Inn Court.