THE GAME
In the final home game of the season, Tarleton will host No. 9 West Texas A&M on senior night Saturday at 7 p.m. in Wisdom Gym.
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PURPLE OUT PROMOTION
It's Purple Out so all fans are encouraged to wear Purple to the game.
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RECOGNIZING SENIORS
Tarleton will have four seniors playing in their final home games at Wisdom Gym Saturday night -
Breanna Fuller,
Meagan O'Dell,
Raven McGrath, and
Morgan Ashmore.
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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
The winning streaks continued Wednesday night for Tarleton as the TexAnns won their sixth straight this season and 19th straight against Eastern New Mexico with a 76-60.
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THE OPPONENT
West Texas A&M is the Lone Star Conference leader with a record of 23-2 this season. Under first year head coach Kristen Mattio, the Lady Buffs are averaging 73.5 points per game led by Michaela Neuhaus (12.6) and Sasha Watson (10.8).
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THE SERIES
Tarleton trails the all-time series 8-34 since the inaugural meeting as NCAA rivals in 1995. Tarleton is 6-14 all-time against the Lady Buffs in Stephenville.
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THE RACE TO 100 3'S
Tarleton has nine players in its history, and just four since 2004, with 100 career 3-pointers. Entering Wednesday's game, the TexAnns have three players within four triples from the century mark.
Bailey Wipff and
Raven McGrath have 98 career 3-balls while
Meagan O'Dell enters the game with 97.
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SENIOR NIGHT SUCCESS
Since qualifying for their first LSC Championship Tournament in 2002, Tarleton State boasts a re- cord of 11-2 on senior night in seasons they have qualified for the tournament.
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REBOUNDING TOWARDS HISTORY
With 489 rebounds,
Ikpeaku Iwobi is 11 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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STARTING OUT STRONG
Over the last six games, Tarleton is outscoring opponents 107-75 in the first quarter and 102-68 in the second quarter. In the first half of games over that last six, Tarleton is outscoring opponents 209-143.
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UP NEXT FOR TARLETON
After a week away from game action, Tarleton will wrap up the regular season next Saturday with a road trip to Texas A&M-Commerce for a 4 p.m. tip-off.
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