The Teams: Tarleton Texans (4-2, 0-0 WAC) vs. Weber State Wildcats (4-4, 0-0 Big Sky)
Where: Stephenville, Texas
Arena: Wisdom Gym
Day and Time: Tuesday at 6 p.m. CT
Streaming Platform: ESPN+
Radio: Tarleton Sports Network (Jimmy Christopher)
 
ABOUT THE MATCHUP

• This is the second meeting between these two programs, the first happening last season. Weber State won that 64-54 in Ogden, Utah, limiting Tarleton to five free throw attempts.
• The Wildcats have won two of their last three, last defeating the WAC's Seattle U 64-51.
• Weber State is coming off of their most wins in a season (11) since 2017-18.
• The Wildcats' two leading scorers and two of the top three rebounders are Daryn Hickok and Jadyn Matthews. Hickok is at 16.9 PPG and 5.8 RPG, and Matthews is at 15.8 PPG and 7.9 RPG.

 
QUICK HITS

• This is Tarleton's fourth all-time home game against a Division I non-conference foe (TAR is 2-1).
• Tarleton is 4-2 through six games for the second straight year. They improved to 5-2 last year.
• The Texans are 3-0 at home for the sixth straight year. With a win Tuesday, they'd have their first 4-0 start at home in their NCAA Division I era.
• In the last game, the Texans made their second most three-pointers in a game in program history. They made 14-of-29 (.483) from distance at Western Illinois on Wednesday, only behind their 16 3PT makes against Champion Christian on Dec. 12, 2020. The trio of Teresa Da Silva, Jenna Dick and Tyler Jackson combined to shoot 12-of-21 (.571) from three-point land.
• Teresa Da Silva just recorded 21 points (7-12 FG, 5-8 3PT), 10 rebounds and three assists. It was Tarleton's first double-double of the season. Da Silva has back-to-back 20+ point games and three over the first six games. That's the most 20+ point games by a Texan through the first six since 2013-14 (Kiara Wright). She has the tied-second most such games in the WAC this year.
• Tarleton is second in the WAC in three-point shooting (.353), fifth in FG percentage (.432).
• When scoring 70+ points, Tarleton is 4-0, and 0-2 when scoring fewer than 70. The same goes for a 40 percent shooting percentage -- 4-0 when shooting 40+ percent, 0-2 when below.
• Tarleton has the fourth best overall record in the WAC at 4-2, just 1.5 games back of No. 1.

 
WHO'S HOT

• Teresa Da Silva – Da Silva is doing it all for Tarleton, leading the team in scoring (16.3 PPG), field goal percentage (.507), second in rebounding (4.7 RPG) and second in assists (3.7 APG). She ranks fifth in the WAC in scoring and ninth in average assists.
• Tyler Jackson – Jackson leads the team in three-point makes this season with 14, shooting 40.0 percent from distance. She owns the tied-eighth most three-point makes in the WAC, already nearing her total from last year (20). She's also 15th in the WAC in scoring this year at 12.3 PPG..
• Jenna Dick – In the last game, Dick poured in 17 points off the bench on 6-of-10 shooting, 4-of-8 from downtown. It's a season-high for the junior and ties the most she's scored at Tarleton, matching her 17 scored against UTRGV on Feb. 24 last season.

 
NUMBERS TO KNOW
70: The number 70 has been the mark to reach for Tarleton. They've scored 70+ in four of six games this year, resulting in four wins. When scoring 70+ points over the past two seasons, they've went 10-0, and they're 15-1 in the Division I era when SCORING 70+ POINTS IN A GAME.  
 
14: Tarleton's 14 three-point makes in the last game are the SECOND MOST IN A GAME IN PROGRAM HISTORY. That's the third most by a WAC team in a game this year -- Tarleton had much fewer attempts than the other two (Utah Tech 17-of-50, Grand Canyon 15-of-34).
 
2: Tarleton has two players IN THE TOP-10 in assists per game in the conference, with Mayra Caicedo (4.2 APG, eighth) and Teresa Da Silva (3.7 APG, ninth) leading the charge. Tarleton is one of three teams with two players in the top-10.
 
10: Tarleton has been more of a second half team through six games. In second halves, the Texans have averaged 40.8 points, compared to 30.8 points in first halves, a difference of 10 points on average SECOND HALF OVER FIRST HALF.
 
UP NEXT FOR TARLETON
The Texans will hit the road for one, set to play at Eastern Washington on Saturday at 4 p.m. CT. The Eagles are also 4-2 on the season, their losses by two points to UC Irvine and seven points to Oregon State.