THE GAME
Looking for a regular-season sweep of Texas A&M-Kingsville, Tarleton returns to Wisdom Gym with the momentum of a four-game winning streak to host the Javelinas at 5 p.m. Saturday.
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GAMEDAY PROMOTIONS
It is Pink Out Night in Wisdom Gym. The TexAnns will be wearing pink and encourage fans to do the same. It is also Dublin Night, which will give Dublin residents free admission. There will be a student-only raffle for William Clark Green tickets and the half-court shot is worth $2,900.
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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 swept the regular season series against Angelo State by defeating the Rambelles in San Angelo Wednesday night 65-50 to push its winning streak to four.
Breanna Fuller was the only TexAnn in double-figures with a career high 13 points.
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THE OPPONENT
After getting off to a 5-1 start to the season, Texas A&M-Kingsville is currently on a 15-game losing skid, including an 0-11 mark in Lone Star Conference play. The Javelinas' last Lone Star Conference win came against Angelo State on March 1, 2014 for the regular season finale of the 2013-14 season. Kaylin Roher is leading the Javelinas at 11.5 points per game.
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THE SERIES
In the 43rd all-time meeting between the TexAnns and Javelinas, Tarleton owns the all-time advantage 24-18 - including 13-10 in Stephenville and 12 straight overall since 2010.
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WILSON GOES FOR 250
Misty Wilson is looking for her 250th win as a TexAnn coach over the last 14 seasons. With 12 seasons as an assistant and two years as the head coach, Wilson enters this game with a coaching record of 249-145.
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IWOBI CLOSING IN ON HISTORY
With 592 career points and 482 rebounds,
Ikpeaku Iwobi is eight points and 18 boards away from becoming the fifth player in Tarleton's NCAA era to score 600 career points and grab 500 career rebounds, joining Kiara Wright (1,497p; 1,075r), JoAnne Jones (998p; 561r), Brittnie Haley (738p; 447r), and Amanda Franklin (722p; 516r).
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STRIVE FOR FIVE
Tarleton is looking for its first five-game winning streak since winning 10 in a row from Nov. 23, 2013 through Jan. 15, 2014 - which would make a five-game streak the first of Wilson's head coaching career.
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UP NEXT FOR TARLETON
Tarleton will be on the road to play Eastern New Mexico Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. CST.
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