GAME DAY INFORMATION

When: Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016 | 2 p.m. CST

Where: Canyon, Texas | First United Bank Center

Records: Tarleton 9-8, 3-4 LSC | #8 West Texas A&M 17-1, 6-1 LSC

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THE GAME
Tarleton will take on its first nationally ranked foe of the season Saturday afternoon when the TexAnns head to Canyon for a 2 p.m. showdown with the No. 8 West Texas A&M Lady Buffs at the First United Bank Center.
 
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 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.
 
LAST TIME OUT
Led by 17 points from Bailey Wipff, Tarleton got back to its winning ways Wednesday night with a 56-51 victory over Eastern New Mexico in Wisdom Gym. Wipff shot .400 from the floor and went 7-8 at the charity stripe to go along with a pair of rebounds and one assist in the win. The win also marked the 18th consecutive victory for Tarleton against ENMU in the series.
 
THE OPPONENT
West Texas A&M is in the driver's seat of the Lone Star Conference under first-year head coach Kristen Mattio. The Lady Buffs have been ranked as high as No. 1 in the nation this season, but fell in the poll after falling at Angelo State earlier this month. The Lady Buffs are led in scoring by a pair of double-digit scorers - Michaela Neuhaus (11.4) and Sasha Watson (10.7).
 
THE SERIES
Tarleton trails the all-time series 8-33 since the inaugural meeting at NCAA rivals in 1995. Tarleton is 2-17 all-time in Canyon.
 
DOWNTOWN TRIO
Since 2004, Tarleton has had just four players in its history connect on over 100 3-pointers in their careers (Katie Crawford, 230; Peyton Adamson, 151; D'Anna Dingler, 119; Kathy Thomas, 100) but have three players on this season's roster closing in on triple digits. Meagan O'Dell (91) is nine 3-pointers shy of moving into a four-way tie on the all-time 3-ball's made list in school history while Raven McGrath (88) and Bailey Wipff (84) are also closing in on the century mark.
 
300 ASSISTS
Morgan Ashmore has become the 10th TexAnn in school history with at least 300 assists (302).
 
RECORD-SETTING SEASON
In just her junior campaign, Bailey Wipff is rewriting the history books. The Lubbock native just moved into the top-15 for 3-point shots made in a season (44) and is closing in on No. 13 D'Anna Dingler (45; 2008-09), No. 12 Katie Crawford (48; 2003-04), and No. 11 Brianna Bledsoe (51; 2013-14). She is also on pace for a top-5 season at the free throw line. Her percentage today (.886) would be the fourth highest in a season behind two from Peyton Adamson (2011-13) and Katie Crawford (2005-06).
 
OVER THE LAST FIVE GAMES
•  Breanna Fuller is the team's top shooter from the floor at .484 on 15-31 shooting. She is averaging 7.2 points and 5.6 rebounds per game over that stretch.
•  Morgan Ashmore is leading the team in 3-point shooting percentage at .417 on 5-12 shooting, but Bailey Wipff is shooting 14-35 at a .400 clip over that span.
•  Ikpeaku Iwobi and Breanna Fuller have combined for 60 rebounds in the last five games, which accounts for 34-percent of the team's total rebounding efforts.
 
UP NEXT FOR TARLETON
Tarleton will take Wednesday night off and return to action in Stephenville on Saturday night at 5 p.m. in Wisdom Gym against Texas A&M-Commerce on Greek Night.