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Nate Bural

Women's Basketball

TexAnn Basketball Game Day: Wednesday, Feb. 10

TexAnns shoot for fourth straight win at Angelo State

GAME DAY INFORMATION
When: Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016 | 5:30 p.m.
Where: San Angelo, Texas | Junell Center
Records: Tarleton 12-9, 6-5 LSC | Angelo State 15-5, 8-2 LSC
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THE GAME
Tarleton aims for its fourth straight win on Wednedsay when the TexAnns travel to Angelo State at 5:30 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 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
Tarleton avenged its home loss to Cameron and defeated the Aggies 73-61 in Lawton, Oklahoma on Saturday with Bailey Wipff leading all TexAnns with 18 points.
 
THE OPPONENT: ANGELO STATE
Angelo State comines in with a 15-5 record overall and second in the Lone Star Conference with an 8-2 league mark. The Rambelles have won five straight games and seven straight in the Junell Center to improve to 11-1 at home. ASU has three players averaging double figures and is led by Taylor Dorsey's LSC-leading 17.3 points per game.
 
THE SERIES: ANGELO STATE
Saturday marks the 50th meeting with Angelo State in the modern era of TexAnn basketball with Tarleton leading the all-time series 28-21 since they first met in 1976. Tarleton has won five straight against ASU and two straight on the road. Tarleton is 10-15 all-time at Angelo State. 
 
WINNING STREAK
Tarleton is aiming for its fourth straight Lone Star Conference win, which would be its longest conference winning streak since January 2014 when the TexAnns won four in a row. During the winning streak, the TexAnns have climbed from seventh in the LSC standings to a three-way tie for fourth place.
 
DIFFERENCE IS ON DEFENSE
The TexAnns limited Cameron to 61 points in Saturday's 12-point win for their second straight double-digit win. In Tarleton's six LSC wins, the TexAnns have held opponents to an average of 57.5 points. In their five LSC losses, Tarleton is allowing opponents to score 70 points per game.
 
DOING WORK FROM DOWNTOWN
Entering Saturday's game, Bailey Wipff has 52 3-pointers on the season, becoming the 12th TexAnn in school history to connect on 50 triples in a single season and the first since Brianna Bledsoe (51) in 2013-14. Wipff is tied with Katie Crawford for 10th on the single season list and needs four 3-pointers to move past Shea Kester and Jenn Doroga for 8th all time. Wipff is also shooting 41.6 percent from behind the arc this season, which ranks 12th all time.
 
PUT THEM AT THE FREE-THROW LINE
Bailey Wipff and Morgan Ashmore are almost automatic from the free-throw line this season and both currently ranked in the top 10 in single-season history. Wipff is shooting 86.7 percent (52-of-60), ranking sixth in TexAnn history. Ashmore is right behind at 85.4 percent (41-of-48), good for seventh all time. Peyton Adamson holds the top two spots at 90 and 92 percent.
 
RECORD WHEN THE TEXANNS…
- 8-0 when Tarleton has 15 or less turnovers.
- 8-1 when Tarleton holds opponents under 60 points.
- 12-2 when Tarleton shoots at least 36 percent from the floor.
- 9-2 when Tarleton shoots at least 33 percent on 3-pointers.
- 8-2 when Tarleton has at least 13 assists.
- 8-2 when Tarleton has at least 39 rebounds.
  
UP NEXT FOR TARLETON
Tarleton will return home to take on Texas A&M-Kingsville on Saturday, Feb. 13 at 5 p.m.
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Players Mentioned

Morgan Ashmore

#20 Morgan Ashmore

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5' 7"
Senior
Bailey Wipff

#22 Bailey Wipff

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5' 7"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Morgan Ashmore

#20 Morgan Ashmore

5' 7"
Senior
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Bailey Wipff

#22 Bailey Wipff

5' 7"
Junior
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