The Teams: Tarleton State Texans (3-6, 1-1 WAC) at New Orleans Privateers (1-8, 0-0 SLC)
Where: New Orleans, Louisiana
Arena: Lakefront Arena (8,785)
Day and Time: Monday at 11 a.m. CT
Streaming Platform: ESPN+
Radio: Tarleton Sports Network (Byron Anderson)
 
ABOUT THE MATCHUP

• This is the first matchup between Tarleton State and UNO. This is the fourth straight game the Texans face a team from the Southland Conference (Northwestern State, UIW, McNeese).
• The Privateers have lost five straight games. They're 1-1 at home, 0-7 on the road.
• Monday marks UNO's Education Day, as all students in sixth grade and below are invited to attend. This is UNO's fifth Education Day they will have played in this season already.
• Of the 360 D1 programs, UNO is No. 336 in scoring offense (52.4) and No. 314 in defense (72.9).

 
QUICK HITS

• Jakoriah Long just scored the most points by a Texan in nearly 10 years, pouring in 34 points (11-13 FG, 3-4 3PT, 9-10 FT), adding three steals. Her 34 points mark the most by a Texan in their NCAA Division I era, besting Teresa Da Silva's 31 points scored last year. Long's 34 are the most by any Texan since Feb. 5, 2014, when Kiara Wright scored 35 at home vs. Midwestern State.
• Long is just the fifth player in the country this year with 34 or more points on 80 percent shooting or better in a game. Three actually accomplished the feat on Saturday, including Long.
• Lexi Bull recorded her first career double-double with 11 points (5-6 FG) and 15 rebounds off the bench. She's the second Texan with 15-plus boards in a game this year, joining Andjela Bigovic. This is the first time in at least the past 10 years that multiple Texans have secured 15-plus rebounds in a game in the same season.
• This is the third of three games in Louisiana for the Texans this month alone. They played at Northwestern State on Dec. 6 and at McNeese on Saturday. Tarleton is 1-1 in those games.
• Despite being 3-6, the Texans still have an average scoring margin of plus-4.9, averaging 67.3 PPG to their opponents' 62.4 PPG. They have a .437/.357 advantage in field goal percentage, .333/.271 in three-point percentage.
• Tarleton is third in the WAC in scoring defense this year, allowing 62.4 points per game. They force the second lowest opponent field goal percentage (.357) and the second lowest three-point percentage (.271) in the WAC.

 
WHO'S HOT

• Jakoriah Long: Long's 34 points are the tied-most scored in a game by a WAC player this season (ACU's Payton Hull). She scored 15 points in the fourth quarter to cement Tarleton's 24-point win, while also setting a new career-high in steals (three), tying her career-high in assists (two).
• Lexi Bull: Upon arrival at Tarleton State, Bull had 18 career rebounds across 22 games in three seasons at Wyoming. She nearly matched that in a single game on Saturday with her 15 boards. She leads the team in field goal percentage (.667), making 20-of-30 shots this season.
• Tyler Jackson: In her 89th collegiate game, Jackson just set a new career-high in assists with five, adding nine points and three rebounds in 37 minutes. For a season, she's averaging career-highs in rebounding (3.6 RPG) and assists (1.8 APG). She's started all nine game this season.

 
NUMBERS TO KNOW

• 88: The Texans just scored their second most points in a game this season, and a SEASON-HIGH AGAINST A FELLOW NCAA DIVISION I OPPONENT with 88 at McNeese. At 67.3 points per game, Tarleton is well above their average from the first three seasons in the D1 era (62.0 PPG).
• 1: Despite missing two post players the first nine games, the Texans have showed off their new size this year to the tune of 5.1 blocks per game. That is FIRST IN THE WAC and tied-27th in the country. Three are averaging at least one block per (Faith Acker, Andjela Bigovic, Vitoria Carvalho).
• 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.
• 9: The WAC unveiled its second tabulation of the WBB WAC RESUME SEEDING SYSTEM RANKINGS on Tuesday. Tarleton is slated No. 9 after being No. 6 in the initial rankings. The system employs an algorithm based on performance and rewards WAC members who face stronger schedules.

 
UP NEXT FOR TARLETON
The Texans will have nearly two weeks in-between games for the holiday break. They'll continue a four game road trip on Dec. 30 at Texas Southern at 2 p.m.