THE GAME
Tarleton will host Angelo State in a Lone Star Conference women's basketball battle in Wisdom Gym Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.
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GAME DAY PROMOTIONS
Tarleton Athletics is offering $1 hot dogs in the concession stands for both the men's and women's games.
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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.
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LAST TIME OUT
Tarleton fell to Cameron 83-71 on Jan. 2.
Bailey Wipff (18) and
Ikpeaku Iwobi (13) combined for 31 points but the TexAnns were outscored 47-30 in the second half.
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THE OPPONENT
Angelo State is playing its Lone Star Conference opener and comes in with a 7-3 record. The Rambelles won their last game 107-66 over McMurry. ASU leads the LSC in scoring offense with 85.1 points per game with Taylor Dorsey's 19.3 points per game leading all scorers.
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THE SERIES
The TexAnns lead the all-time series against Angelo State 27-21. Tarleton has won the last two meetings and six of the last seven games. The TexAnns, who are 16-6 all time at home against the Rambelles, have won the last nine games at Wisdom Gym and haven't lost at home to ASU since an February 6, 2006 in overtime.
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TAKING THE FREEBIES
Tarleton enters Wednesday's game as the No. 7 team in the nation in free throw percentage. The TexAnns lead the Lone Star Conference with a 77.9 percentage at the charity stripe. Tarleton is 180-231 on free throws this season.
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JOINING THE 500 CLUB
Tarleton's
Ikpeaku Iwobi (501) became the second TexAnn this season to eclipse 500 career points - joining
Raven McGrath, who enters Wednesday's game with 520 points.
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TEXANNS VS ASU
Raven McGrath and
Ikpeaku Iwobi helped lead the TexAnns to a pair of wins over the Rambelles last season with McGrath averaging 11.5 points, 3 assists and 2 steals in the games and Iwobi averaging 7 points, 10 rebounds and 2 steals.
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TEXANN HALL OF FAME INDUCTIONS
Tarleton women's basketball also had a historic day on Tuesday when two members of TexAnn history were named to the Tarleton Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2016 - Katie Crawford and former head coach Ronnie Hearne.
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UP NEXT FOR TARLETON
Tarleton will hit the road for Kingsville this weekend for a Saturday night bout with the Javelinas at the Steinke Center at 6 p.m.Â