AT A GLANCE 

The Texans cap a two-game homestand with their second of four nonconference home games against NAIA independent Bacone College. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. on Wednesday inside Wisdom Gym. 

A win over the Warriors gives Tarleton its fourth consecutive 2-0 start to its home schedule dating back to 2017-18 and moves the 2020-21 squad above .500 for the first time in its inaugural Division I season. The Texans are 11-1 in games played inside Wisdom Gym in November over the last four years. Tarleton entered the Division I and Wisdom Gym win column on Saturday with a 76-50 win over Howard Payne to even its overall record at 1-1.  

Bacone, which is located in Muskogee, Oklahoma, arrives in Stephenville with a 3-4 record and is fresh off a 93-88 overtime loss to Arlington Baptist, whom Tarleton faces on Dec. 14. The Warriors' three wins under first-year head coach Mike Gonzales already matches their win total from last season. 

THE GAME 

Opponent: Bacone College 
Date: Wednesday, Dec. 2 at 6 p.m. CST  
Location: Wisdom Gym – Stephenville, Texas 
 

INSIDE THE SERIES: BACONE 

Wednesday's game is the first meeting between the two schools.  
 

GAME COVERAGE 

Links for live stats and free video stream can be found on the women's basketball schedule at TarletonSports.com. All Tarleton women's basketball home games can be seen and heard free of charge on the Tarleton Sports Network at TarletonSports.com/Watch. Kyle Crews will have the call on the new home of Tarleton women's basketball – KXTR 100.7 FM in Stephenville – and worldwide at TarletonSports.com/ListenLive. The pregame show begins 30 minutes before tipoff. 
 

TICKET INFORMATION 

Individual game tickets are on sale at TarletonSports.com/Tickets. Tarleton Basketball season passes will not be sold due to the limited capacity in Wisdom Gym. Only individual game general admission tickets will be sold. Basketball Season Ticket holders will have their accounts frozen and control the rights to their seats for the following season. Texan Club issued general admission passes will be honored at all games. All individual game general admission tickets must be purchased in advance. No walk-up sales will be allowed this season. 
 
All fans must have a ticket to enter Wisdom Gym. General admission adult tickets are $10 and general admission youth tickets are $6. Children ages 7 and under are admitted free but must print a child ticket online or pick up a ticket at the Tarleton Athletic Ticket Office prior to game day. For doubleheader contests, fans are charged once to attend both games. Tarleton Students are free but must print out tickets beforehand.  
 
Individual game general admission tickets will be available for purchase at TarletonSports.com/Tickets, in person at the Tarleton Athletic Ticket Office or by calling 254-968-1832. The Tarleton Athletic Ticket Office is located on the west side of Memorial Stadium and open Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-noon and 1-5p.m. The ticket office inside Wisdom Gym is only open on basketball game days one hour before tipoff for will call and complimentary ticket pickup. Tickets purchased online must be printed at home or displayed on a mobile device. 
 
In the event that a game is canceled, fans who purchased general admission tickets will receive a refund for that game. Refunds will be processed at the conclusion of the 2020-21 Basketball Season. 

Questions regarding basketball tickets should be directed to the Tarleton Athletic Ticket Office at tickets@tarleton.edu or 254-968-1832.
 

COVID-19 POLICY 

Capacity inside all events in Wisdom Gym is limited to a maximum of 50 percent this season, per Governor Greg Abbott's Executive Order No. GA-28. All fans and staff inside Wisdom Gym must wear a face covering over the nose and mouth at all times, per Governor Abbott's Executive Order No. GA-29. 
 
For a complete list of game day protocols at Tarleton, visit TarletonSports.com/FanGuide.
 

LAST TIME OUT 

The Texans left little to chance versus the Yellow Jackets on a historic Saturday afternoon inside Wisdom Gym. Tarleton led by as many as 32 points and shot over 50 percent from the field for the second consecutive game. A 15-0 scoring run in the first quarter helped put the hosts ahead 26-7 at the end of the frame. Tarleton led by double digits for all but 2:53 of the game. 

Tarleton has now won 13 of its last 14 home-openers. Saturday's win was the program's fourth consecutive home-opening victory. 

Sophomore Callie Boyles recorded the first double-double of her career and first in Tarleton's Division I transition with a 12-point, 13-rebound effort. The 6-3 forward also recorded five blocks in 25 minutes off the bench. 

Guards Iyana Dorsey (17 points) and Jayci Morton (10 points) and forward Emily Cunningham (16) scored in double figures. Tarleton received scoring contributions from eight of a possible 11 players in the win. 

Tarleton's offensive efficiency improved from its 87-71 season-opening loss to North Texas on Nov. 25. The Texans finished with 18 assists – six of which came from Morton, which were a career-high for the Stephenville native and fueled an individual plus-minus rating of 39. Tarleton recorded just three assists versus the Mean Green, the lowest single-game total by a team coached by Misty Wilson. 

The Texans are searching for consistent play in the second quarter. A 31-15 scoring advantage by North Texas in the game's second period accounted for Tarleton's entire margin of defeat. Howard Payne outscored Tarleton 20-16 in the second quarter and connected on 6-12 shots from long range. 
 

BALANCED SCORING ATTACK 

Six players have scored in double figures in at least one game for the Texans. Alexa Hoy, who has been Tarleton's primary ballhandler, finished with 12 points on 6-11 shooting against the Mean Green. Junior Marissa Escamilla netted 10 points in 18 minutes against North Texas in what was her fourth career start. Morton started in place of Escamilla on Saturday. 

Dorsey and Cunningham have scored at least 10 points in both games for Tarleton. 
 

DORSEY'S HISTORIC OFFENSIVE START 

The 5-6 guard led all scorers on Saturday with 17 points - 12 of which came in the first half. She scored 18 points against North Texas, which were the most in a season-opening game since 2014 and most by a freshman in a season-opener under head coach Misty Wilson. Dorsey is shooting at a 43.5 percent clip. 

Dorsey ranks fourth in the Western Athletic Conference in scoring (17.5 ppg) and is second in free throws made (12-16). 
 

TEXANS ATOP WAC STATISTICAL LEADERBOARD 

Boyles' six blocks are tops among individuals. Cunningham is second in field goal percentage (66.7) on the heels of a 6-9 shooting effort against Howard Payne and is sixth in 3-point field goal percentage at 62.5 percent (5-8). Lucy Benson and Boyles are tied for sixth in rebounds per game (7) and Benson, who has 103 steals for her career, is third in the category with six total. 

As a team, Tarleton ranks first in field goal percentage (50.5), second in 3-point field goal percentage (32.3) and fourth in scoring (73.5 ppg). 
 

BENSON MATCHES CAREER-HIGHS 

Her 15 points scored against the Mean Green were the most in a single game by the senior since she recorded 15 points in an 83-75 win over Pittsburg State on Nov. 27, 2019. Benson then tied her single-game high in rebounds (9) vs. Howard Payne. Oddly enough, the Kennedale, Texas native has made 32 starts for Tarleton over the last three years but has yet to record her first career double-double. 
 

MORTON EARNS HER KEEP 

Injuries and consistent performances have earned sophomore Jayci Morton a steady increase in minutes. Morton, a 2019 graduate of Stephenville High School, has started in five of the Texans' last six games dating back to the 2019-2020 campaign. She's averaging 26 minutes per game over the last seven games.  

Morton put forth arguably her best performance against the Yellow Jackets. She netted 10 points to go along with 6 points and 4 rebounds in her first start of the 2020-21 season in place of Escamilla. The 5-11 guard finished with a plus-minus rating of 39. Morton gave Tarleton 26 minutes off the bench against North Texas and scored two points to go along with six rebounds. 
 

THE REST OF THE NONCONFERENCE SLATE 

Up next for Tarleton is a six-hour bus ride south to Beaumont for a matchup with Lamar at 2 p.m. on Saturday inside the Montagne Center. The Texans host Champion Christian (Dec. 12) and Arlington Baptist in between Satruday's game against Lamar and a road trip to Oral Roberts on Dec. 10. 

Tarleton caps its nonconference schedule with a visit to Las Vegas, Nevada for a pair of neutral site games at the South Point Classic. Tarleton meets North Alabama on Dec. 20 before turning around to take on Eastern Michigan a day later. Both games tip off at noon CT. 
 

WAC HOME PAIRINGS 

The Texans are scheduled to welcome California Baptist (Jan. 15-16), Utah Valley (Jan. 29-30), Dixie State (Feb. 19-20) and UTRGV (March 5-6) to Wisdom Gym for the first time. Full schedule details can be accessed at TarletonSports.com/Womens-Basketball/Schedule.