The Teams: Tarleton Texans (2-1, 0-0 WAC) vs. College of Charleston Cougars (1-1, 0-0 CAA)
Where: Stephenville, Texas
Arena: Wisdom Gym
Day and Time: Friday at 6 p.m. CT, tailgate at 3 p.m. CT
Streaming Platform: ESPN+
Radio: Tarleton Sports Network (Jimmy Christopher)
 
ABOUT THE MATCHUP

• This is the latter half of a home-and-home matchup year-over-year after these programs hadn't matched up before last season. Tarleton won last year in Charleston 69-59.
• In the win last year, Tarleton forced a 26-of-81 (.321) clip from the field, just 4-of-25 (.160) from distance and committed just nine fouls. Tarleton also made 8-of-15 (.533) from deep.
• The Cougars lost their last game by 30, but they were without Jenna Annecchiarico, who scored 25 points (8-14 FG) in their season-opening 89-30 win against Meredith.

 
QUICK HITS

• To welcome the WBB team back home, Tarleton is hosting a pregame tailgate that begins at 3 p.m. There will be inflatable games and food trucks for fans to enjoy before the D1-D1 contest.
• The Texans are back home where they're 2-0 to start the season. With a win Friday, they'd have their first three-game home winning streak since the first three games last year.
• Teresa Da Silva and Tyler Jackson have scored in double figures in all three games this year. Da Silva  leads the team in scoring at 13.7 points per game on 55.6 percent shooting, including 46.2 percent from distance.
• Elise Turrubiates leads Tarleton in shooting (60.0 percent, 9-of-15) and rebounding (5.3 RPG).
• Mayra Caicedo has played 84 minutes this year, the leader in action on the floor for Tarleton. In those minutes, she's had the most assists (11) and recorded the tied-second-most steals (five).
• In the season opener, Teresa Da Silva recorded game-highs in points (20, 7-10 FG, 4-7 3PT), rebounds (seven) and assists (six), adding two steals and two blocks. It was the most points scored in a Tarleton season-opener since Kiara Wright dropped 32 points on St. Mary's in 2013.
• Defensively in the season-opener, the Texans forced 27 turnovers with 21 steals, the most steals by Tarleton in a game in at least the past 10 years. The Texans had 46 points off of turnovers to ABU's seven off of their 16 takeaways. They also forced a 16-of-54 (.296) clip from the floor.

 
WHO'S HOT

• Tyler Jackson – Jackson has scored exactly 10 points in each of Tarleton's first three games to start the year. She's now scored in double figures in five straight games, dating back to last season. Last year, she didn't have her third 10+ point game until her 23rd game played.
• Teresa Da Silva – Da Silva leads the team in scoring at 13.7 points per game, making 15-of-27 (.556) from the field, 6-of-13 (.462) from three, and 5-of-6 (.833) from the free throw line. With four more free throw makes in no more than four tries, she'll be at the coveted 50/40/90 splits.
• Mayra Caicedo – With four assists in the last game, Caicedo leads the team with 11 total on the season. She's now had multiple assists in 20 straight games, dating back to her time at Arkansas-Little Rock. Over that span, she's averaged 5.3 assists per game.

 
NUMBERS TO KNOW
25: Tarleton has been able to work the whistle this season, getting to the free throw line 25 TIMES MORE THAN THEIR OPPONENTS. At 23.3 free throw attempts per game, Tarleton ranks 50th in the nation and fourth in the WAC.  
 
8: Despite being outrebounded on Tuesday, Tarleton is still averaging eight MORE REBOUNDS PER GAME than their opponents. Of course it's early in the season, but at the moment, Tarleton's 39.7 rebounds per game is the Texans' best mark in at least the past 10 years.
 
7: Tarleton's 2022-23 roster has a lot of international flavor, with seven PLAYERS BORN AND RAISED OUTSIDE OF THE U.S. on the team this year. Seven of those players each represent a different country; the U.K., Canada, Colombia, Senegal, Sweden, Bulgaria and Poland.
 
11: Like last year, Tarleton was once again voted to finish 11th (tied) in the PRESEASON WAC COACHES' POLL. They were picked to finish ahead of Seattle U, tied with Utah Tech. Last year Tarleton proved the coaches wrong by finishing seventh in the WAC and just 2.0 games from fourth.
 
UP NEXT FOR TARLETON
The Texans will back on the road and back to playing against a Power Five program. They've got a Tuesday matchup at the Big Ten Conference's Nebraska Cornhuskers at 6 p.m. CT in Lincoln. It will be Tarleton's final game before a short Thanksgiving break.