| GAMEDAY INFORMATION |
| When: Monday-Tuesday, Dec. 15-16 | 5 p.m. (CST) & TBA |
| Where: Winter Park, FL | Alfond Sports Center |
| Series: First Meeting | Streak: None |
| Last Meeting: None against any of tournament's three opponents |
| Radio: Tarleton Sports Network on KTRL 90.5 FM | Listen Live | Pregame Show begins at 4:45 p.m. |
| Web Stream: RollinsSports.TV |
| Social Media: Facebook | Twitter |
| Live Stats | Game Notes | Tournament Central |
THE GAME
Tarleton State will tip-off in Orlando, Florida Monday and Tuesday at the Rollins Invitational. The TexAnns will begin Monday at 6 p.m. EST / 5 p.m. CST against Indianapolis and play either No. 14 Rollins or Concord Tuesday afternoon at 4 p.m. EST / 3 p.m. CST.
THE BROADCAST
The games will have a live radio broadcast presented by the Tarleton Sports Network presented by North Texas Ford Dealers. The Voice of the TexAnns, Keltin Wiens, will serve as the play-by-play for Tarleton basketball this season. The radio broadcast can be heard on KTRL 90.5 FM in Stephenville and surrounding areas or online at TarletonSports.com/ListenLive. The pregame show will begin 15 minutes prior to tip-off.
THE OPPONENT
Indianapolis enters the Rollins Tournament with an overall record of 2-4, while also having dropped a pair of exhibitions to Division I Indiana and Indiana State. Their 'big 3' lead the Greyhounds. Kelly Walter (16.0), Princess German (15.0) and Nicole Anderson (11.5) are all averaging double-figures while the next highest scorer is averaging 5.8 points per game. Meanwhile Rollins enters the tournament at 6-1 and ranked No. 14 in the nation and Concord from Athens, West Virginia is 3-3. Tarleton has never played against any of the teams in this tournament.
THE SERIES
This is the first meeting between Indianapolis and Tarleton State.
TARLETON vs GLVC
Tarleton State has never played against a team from the current Great Lakes Valley Conference, which include Bellarmine, Drury, Illinois-Springfield, Indy, Lewis, Maryville, McKendree, Missouri S&T, Missouri-St. Louis, Quincy, Rockhurst, St. Joseph's, Southern Indiana, Truman State, UW-Parkside and William Jewell.
ROLLINS INVITATIONAL
The Rollins Invitational tournament is a four-team, two-day tournament that pairs Rollins vs Concord in the first game and Tarleton vs UIndy. The second day of games will be decided by the outcome of the first two games. The Consolation game will begin at 4 p.m. EST / 3 p.m. CST Tuesday with the Championship game set for 6 p.m. EST / 5 p.m. CST.
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS
Indianapolis is no stranger to scoring points from the charity stripe this season. Of the 371 points the Greyhounds have scored this season, 92 of them have come at the free throw line - for .247 percentage of their total scoring from the line. In comparison, Tarleton has scored 65 points on free throws of the 427 total points this season for a percentage of .152.
MILESTONE WATCH
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Morgan Ashmore is the 17th player in school history with 200 career assists. With her next two (2) assists, she will pass
Brianna Bledsoe (202) for 15th place on the all-time list.
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Karli Moore is eight (8) rebounds away from 200 in her career.
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Meagan O'Dell is 11 points away from 250 in her career.
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Kathy Thomas is 18 points away from 400 in her Tarleton career.
TIS THE SEASON FOR WINNING
Tarleton currently boasts a 16-game winning streak in games played in December. The TexAnns haven't lost a December game since a 77-78 loss to Southeastern Oklahoma on Dec. 2, 2010.
WILSON IN DECEMBER
Since becoming a TexAnn as a player in 1998, Tarleton is 55-29 in December games with
Misty Wilson as a part of the program. Tarleton is 46-17 in those games with her as an assistant coach.
UP NEXT FOR TARLETON
Tarleton will play the winner of Concord or Rollins in either the Consolation or Championship game of the tournament Tuesday, depending on the outcome of Monday's games.
