Women’s Basketball Game Day: Lone Star Conference Tournament

The Texans will battle Eastern New Mexico in the quarterfinals on Thursday in Frisco

AT A GLANCE
The Tarleton Women's Basketball team (21-7, 15-7 LSC) will head to the Comerica Center in Frisco for the 2020 Lone Star Conference Championship Tournament. The Texans claimed the fourth seed in the tournament, which clinched a first-round bye into the quarterfinals this week. They will play Eastern New Mexico, who defeated Oklahoma Christian in the play-in round.

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Thursday, March 5, 2020
SESSION ONE
Game 1: Noon, 3) Lubbock Christian vs. 6) Angelo State
Game 2: 2:30 p.m., 2) West Texas A&M vs. 7) St. Edward's

SESSION TWO
Game 3: 6:00 p.m., 1) Texas A&M-Commerce vs. 8) St. Mary's
Game 4: 8:30 p.m., 4) Tarleton vs. 5) Eastern New Mexico

Saturday, March 7, 2020
Game 9: Noon, Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
Game 10: 2:30 p.m., Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4

Sunday, March 8, 2020
Game 13: 1:00 p.m., Championship: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10

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 and former Tarleton basketball player McKinley Bostad 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 clinch the No. 4 seed in the LSC Tournament and the Co-Divisional Champion title after a commanding win over Texas A&M-Kingsville, 66-37, on the road.

Tarleton shot 45.1 percent from the field and stand at 17-0 on the season when shooting over 40 percent. The Texans forced 25 Javelina turnovers and scored 22 points of them.

Mackenzie Hailey led the Texans with 22 points, her 26th career 20+ point game. The senior added four rebounds, two steals, and two assists. Marissa Escamilla tallied 18 points, one-point shy of her career-high. Escamilla has shot over 50% from the field in the last 10 games. The sophomore also added four rebounds, three assists, and one steal in her second career start.

INSIDE THE SERIES: EASTERN NEW MEXICO
After trailing for 37 straight minutes, the Texans went on a 12-0 run in the final 1:59 of the game to stun Eastern New Mexico on the road, 54-52, on February 15th.

The Texans lead the all-time series 35-17 and hold the advantage in neutral site games, 3-0. Eastern New Mexico, the fifth seed in the tournament, defeated 12th seed Oklahoma Christian in the play-in round on Tuesday, 70-52, to advance to the quarterfinals.

NCAA REGIONAL RANKINGS
The Texans stayed at 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: 122 (6th place); Needs 2 games to pass Jennifer Washington for 5th place.
• 3PT Field Goals Made: 145 (4th place); Needs 7 three-point shots to pass Peyton Adamson for 3rd place.
• 3PT Field Goals Attempted: 403 (3rd place); Needs 19 three-point shots to pass Baily Wipff for 2nd place.

Mackenzie Hailey:
• Games Played: 120 (T6th place); Needs 3 games to pass Jennifer Washington for 5th place.
• Assists: 212 (14th place); Needs 3 assists to pass Stephanie Upshaw for 13th place.
• Steals: 240 (5th place); Needs 5 steals to pass Morgan Ashmore for 4th place.
• Offensive Rebounds: 303 (3rd place); Needs 34 boards to pass Kaelie Butler for 2nd place.
• Points: 1849 (2nd place); Needs 105 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 NCAA South Central Regional Tournament fate. The selection show will take place at 9:00 p.m. CT on Sunday.

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