GAME DAY INFORMATION

When: Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015 | 5 p.m. (CST)

Where: Stephenville, Texas | Wisdom Gym

Series: Series tied 13-13 | Streak: TSU, Lost 4

Last Meeting: CU 75, TSU 65 on January 17, 2015 in Lawton

FOLLOW THE ACTION

Radio: Tarleton Sports Network on KTRL 90.5 FM | Listen Live

Pregame Coverage: Pregame Show begins 15 minutes before tip off

Web Stream: TarletonSports.com/ListenLive

Social Media: Facebook | Twitter

Live Stats | Game Notes

THE GAME
Tarleton State and Cameron meet with playoff seeding on the line as the TexAnns look to defend Wisdom Gym in a Saturday night meeting with the Aggies at 5 p.m.
 
THE BROADCAST
The game 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 SERIES
This rivalry is a relatively new one between the TexAnns and Aggies, dating back to Tarleton's final season as an NAIA competitor. In a back- and-forth series, Tarleton State dominated from 2006-2013 by winning seven straight over the Aggies including an 89-50 win in Stephenville in 2013. The Aggies have managed to win the last four in the series, including the earlier season meeting this year, to bring the all-time record to 13-13. Tarleton has won six out of 12 meetings in Stephenville.
 
THE OPPONENT
After a rough 1-6 start to the season, Cameron has turned things around since pulling out an 82-81 win at Southeastern Oklahoma on December 15. That victory turned the season around for the Aggies as it marked the first of 10 wins over the next 12 games, including a win over Tarleton in Lawton on Jan. 17. The 11 wins for Cameron thus far have almost matched the total wins for the Aggies in the last two years (18).
 
BOUNCING BACK WITH A VENGEANCE
Wednesday's loss to Midwestern State marked just the third loss in the last five years by 15 or more points to a Lone Star Conference team. In the last two instances, the TexAnns have followed up by taking it out on their nest opponents. After losing by 16 to ACU in Feb. 2013, the TexAnns bounced back to hand Texas A&M-Kingsville a 78-63 loss at the Steinke Center. Last season after losing by 22, Tarleton returned home to Wisdom Gym to thump Eastern New Mexico 89-71.
 
TARLETON IN THE LSC
Tarleton State has developed into one of the premier basketball programs in the nation, as well as within the Lone Star Conference. The TexAnns earned their first league championship in 2012 and reached the finals of the LSC Championship Tournament for the second time in three years last season. Since joining the LSC as an NCAA institution in 1994, the TexAnns have a record of 168-142 against conference foes, including five seasons - four consecutive - of over 10 conference wins.
 
MILESTONE WATCH
• Kathy Thomas enters Saturday's game with 75 career 3-pointers made. She is currently in sole possession of 14th all-time. With two more made triples, Thomas will pass Morgan Stehling (76) for 13th all-time and move into a tie for 12th place with current TexAnn head coach, Misty Wilson (77).
•With 227 career assists, Morgan Ashmore is currently all alone for 12th all-time. She is 55 away from passing Jenn Doroga (281) for 11th all-time.
• Meagan O'Dell is seven (7) points from reaching 300 in her Tarleton career while Raven McGrath is seven (7) points from 400.
 
MEMORABLE FOE FOR O'DELL
Cameron is a familiar foe to junior guard Meagan O'Dell, who recorded her first career double-figure scoring effort against the Aggies as a true freshman on Jan. 9, 2013 with 10 points off the bench in Wisdom Gym.
 
WIPFF GETTING IT STARTED
Over the last five games, Bailey Wipff has been a catalyst for the Tarleton State offense by averaging a team-high 7.6 points in the first half of the last five games.  Over that span, she is shooting .591 from the floor and .571 from downtown.
 
TOPS IN THE NATION
Tarleton State ranks among the nations best in multiple statistical categories, including:
• No. 22 in FT percentage (.766)
• No. 33 in 3-point percentage (.363)
 
UP NEXT FOR TARLETON
Tarleton State will host Angelo State on Wednesday night in Wisdom Gym when the TexAnns and Rambelles square off at 5:30 p.m. in Wisdom Gym.