The Teams: Tarleton State Texans (1-0, 0-0 WAC) at Texas Tech Red Raiders (1-0, 0-0 Big 12)
Where: Lubbock, Texas
Arena: United Supermarkets Arena (15,000)
Day and Time: Friday at 7 p.m. CT
Streaming Platform: Big 12 Now and ESPN+
Radio: Tarleton Sports Network (Clayton Neville)
 
ABOUT THE MATCHUP

• This is the fourth straight season Tarleton State is playing at a Power Five program. They faced both Vanderbilt and Nebraska last year, Arkansas in 2021-22 and Florida in 2020-21.
• This is the first ever matchup between Tarleton State and Texas Tech. 
• The Red Raiders played another WAC program to start their season, beating UTRGV 95-53.
• Tarleton State head coach Bill Brock was Associate Head Coach at Texas Tech from 2006-09. Tarleton assistant coach Monique Whaley-Briggs was a graduate assistant at Tech from 2018-20.

 
QUICK HITS

• Tarleton has started 1-0 for the second straight year and second time in the NCAA Division I era.
• The Texans beat Howard Payne by 68 points on Monday, their largest season-opening win in program history with 106-38 the final. They surpassed the 2004-05 team's 67-point season-opening victory (101-34) against Hillsdale FW Baptist, a Texan group led by Ronnie Hearne.
• Tarleton's 106 points are their most points since 114 against Texas College on Jan. 2, 2014.
• Tarleton allowed the fewest amount of points (38) among all WAC schools in the opener.
• Teresa Da Silva led the onslaught with 23 points (8-14 FG), six steals, four assists, three rebounds and two blocks. Over her past two season openers, Da Silva has averaged 21.5 points on 15-of-24 (.625) shooting, 5.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 4.0 steals and 2.0 blocks.
• Tarleton shot 59.2 percent from the field in the season-opener, their best night shooting since March 9, 2019 at Angelo State (.618). They made 34-of-49 (.694) from inside the arc.
• Tarleton's starters shot 26-of-39 (.667) from the field Monday, including perfect clips by Elise Turrubiates (7-7 FG) and Tyler Jackson (6-6 FG).
• The Texans had 34 assists on 42 field goal makes on Monday. That marks their most assists in a game since also dishing 34 against Arlington Baptist on Dec. 18, 2017.
• The Texans played all 12 of their able bodies on Monday, with 11 of them scoring.

 
WHO'S HOT

• Teresa Da Silva: Da Silva just scored her ninth career 20+ point game, posting 23 points (8-14 FG), six steals, four assists, three rebounds and two blocks. That makes three straight 20+ point games dating back to last season, a tied-career-long stretch. Her six steals also marked a new career-high.
• Elise Turrubiates: Turrubiates led the team in rebounding in the season-opener with nine, adding 16 points on 7-of-7 shooting and five assists. It marked her first career game she was perfect from the field, and her 16 points were her second most ever.
• Tyler Jackson: Like Elise Turrubiates, Tyler Jackson also didn't miss a shot on Monday, going 6-of-6 from the field for 13 points, adding four assists and three rebounds. Jackson is back in form after a tough finish to last season, where she had 13 points on 3-of-15 shooting over the final four games.

 
NUMBERS TO KNOW

• 9: Tarleton's 106 points scored on Monday marked the ninth MOST POINTS SCORED on college basketball's opening day across all of NCAA Division I. The Texans had the sixth highest field goal percentage at .594.
• 34: Tarleton State dished 34 assists on Monday, the MOST ASSISTS IN A GAME at the NCAA Division I level this season. Six different players had 4+ assists, led by point guard Nykesha Sanders' seven dimes.
• 12: Of Tarleton's 15-woman roster, the Texans have three returners and 12 newcomers. Their 12 NEWCOMERS ARE TIED FOR THE MOST among all NCAA D1 programs, along with Utah State and fellow WAC program UT Arlington.
• 6: Of Tarleton's 15-woman roster, six ARE INTERNATIONAL PLAYERS, the tied-eighth most on a D1 roster this season. The Texans are represented by the United States (nine), the U.K. (two), Brazil, Montenegro, Norway and Poland.

 
UP NEXT FOR TARLETON
The Texans will have a quick turnaround before their next game, a Sunday contest at 3 p.m. CT against New Mexico. That game will be broadcast from The Pit in Albuquerque on ESPN+. Tarleton Sports Network's Clayton Neville will also be on the call.