AT A GLANCE
The Tarleton Women's Basketball team (19-7, 13-7 LSC) will close out the regular season on the road this weekend. The Texans will head to Laredo to battle Texas A&M-International on Thursday and then travel to Kingsville for a Saturday afternoon match-up.
 
THE GAMES
Thursday, February 27th
5:30 p.m. – at Texas A&M-International, TAMIU Recreation Center, Laredo, TX
 
Saturday, February 29th
2:00 p.m. – at Texas A&M-Kingsville, Steinke Center, Kingsville, TX
 
GAME COVERAGE
Links for live stats, video, and game notes can be found on the women's basketball schedule at TarletonSports.com. The game will be broadcasted live on the Tarleton Sports Network with Kyle Crews having the call. The game will be aired live on KTRL 90.5 FM and online at TarletonSports.com/ListenLive.
 
LAST TIME OUT
The Texans fell to St. Edward's 70-64 on Saturday in the final home game of the regular season in Wisdom Gym.
 
Tarleton honored two seniors prior to the game for Senior Day: Mackenzie Hailey and Kylie Collins. Collins led all players with a career high 23 points to go with 4 rebounds and 3 assists. Hailey followed with 16 points and 7 rebounds. The four-year senior duo combined for 39 points, the most this season from the seniors.
 
INSIDE THE SERIES: TEXAS A&M-INTERNATIONAL 
The Texans and Dustdevils last met in early January, where Tarleton defeated International at home, 73-69. The Texans lead the all-time series, 5-1, while the Dustdevils hold the advantage in Laredo, 1-0. 
 
INSIDE THE SERIES: TEXAS A&M-KINGSVILLE
The Texans and Javelinas last met in early January, where Tarleton defeated Kingsville in Wisdom, 81-38. The Texans lead the all-time series 33-18 and hold the advantage in Kingsville, 14-8. Kingsville will battle Texas Woman's on Thursday before Saturday's match-up.
 
LONE STAR CONFERENCE STANDINGS
The Texans still hold a one-game lead over the Rambelles for the fourth seed in the LSC standings, which guarantees them a first-round bye in the LSC tournament. Two wins OR one win and an Angelo State loss OR two losses and two Angelo State losses will secure No. 4 seed. The LSC Tournament is set for March 3-5-6-7-8 with the opening rounds taking place on campus and the final four rounds taking place at the Comerica Center in Frisco.
 
NCAA REGIONAL RANKINGS
The Texans are ranked No. 8 in this week's NCAA South Central Regional poll.
 
The Texans have defeated four of the 10 regionally-ranked teams this season, coming up with road wins against St. Edward's, West Texas A&M, and Eastern New Mexico, while defeating Colorado Mesa at home in the second game of the season.
 
Tarleton has qualified for nine NCAA regional tournaments, including each of the last three seasons, which is the second-longest streak in program history.
 
REWRITING THE RECORD BOOK
The following Texans are climbing the all-time leaderboard in several categories and are close to moving up to the next spot:
Kylie Collins:
• Games Played: 119 (T8th place); Needs 1 games to pass two players for 6th place.
• 3PT Field Goals Attempted: 388 (4th place); Needs 6 three-point shots to pass Sonya Sundberg for 5th place.
 
Mackenzie Hailey:
• Games Played: 118 (T10th place); Needs 1 games to pass two players for 8th place.
• Field Goals Made: 688 (T2nd place); Needs 1 field goal to earn sole possession for second place.
• Free Throws Attempted: 479 (6th place); Needs 7 free throw shots to pass Kathy Buckler for 5th place.
• Steals: 236 (5th place); Needs 9 steals to pass Morgan Ashmore for 4th place.
• Offensive Rebounds: 300 (3rd place); Needs 37 points to pass Kaelie Butler for 2nd place.
• Points: 1793 (2nd place); Needs 137 points to pass Jennifer Washington for 1st place.
 
HEAD COACH MISTY WILSON RADIO SHOW
The Misty Wilson Radio Show takes place every Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. from the lobby of First Financial Bank. The sixth-year head coach of the Texans will join Kyle Crews for a 30-minute program each week to discuss previous performances, upcoming opponents, and other storylines. Student-Athletes will join the show as well.
 
UP NEXT FOR TARLETON
The Texans await their LSC Tournament fate. The standings will be released at the conclusion of all conference games on Saturday.