The Teams: Tarleton Texans (7-16, 1-11 WAC) vs. California Baptist Lancers (12-11, 8-4 WAC)
Where: Stephenville, Texas
Arena: Wisdom Gym
Day and Time: Saturday at 2 p.m. CT
Streaming Platform: ESPN+ (John Liddle, Scott Garner)
Radio: Tarleton Sports Network (Jimmy Christopher)
 
ABOUT THE MATCHUP

• This is the fourth all-time meeting, all within the past two years. CBU is 3-0 against Tarleton, twice playing in Stephenville in 2020-21.
• CBU has lost two of their last three following a season-long four-game winning streak. The Lancers won at ACU 77-75 on Thursday, holding off the Wildcats' fourth quarter comeback.
• CBU has won five straight road games and holds a 5-1 WAC road record.
• CBU is fourth in the WAC in scoring offense (72.0 PPG) and 12th in scoring defense (70.4 PPG).

 
QUICK HITS

• Saturday is Tarleton's Play4Kay Pink Out game. Fans are encouraged to wear pink in honor of North Carolina State Head Coach Kay Yow and show support for all those around the world fighting the battle against cancer. Tarleton Athletics will be giving out free pink wristbands while supplies last, and there will be a silent auction to raise money for the Kay Yow Cancer Fund.
• Tarleton is 6-5 at home this year. With a win Saturday, they'd guarantee themselves a .500+ record at Wisdom Gym for the 20th straight season.
• Tarleton has either led or been within a point at the halftime break in each of the last four games, outscoring opponents in first halves by 3.3 points on average over the span.
• Tarleton is currently on a season-long skid of seven games, their longest losing streak since Dec. 14, 2020, through Jan. 23, 2021. They haven't lost 8+ in a row since 2002-03 (11 straight).
• The Texans haven't lost the turnover battle in five straight games. They have the fourth best average turnover margin in the WAC at +2.3 and force the fourth most TO's per game (18.8).
• The Texans allow the sixth fewest points (65.9 PPG) in the WAC and the sixth lowest 3PT% (.302). They've allowed the third fewest 3PT makes this season in the WAC (122).
• The Texans have had six players play in every game this season (Da Silva, Jackson, Mitchels, Dick, Ivanova, Jones). Da Silva has started every game. Caicedo has started every game she's played.

 
WHO'S HOT

• Mayra Caicedo – Caicedo was all over the floor in the last game, going for 14 points, six rebounds, three steals and two assists. She is now 10 assists away from reaching 100 on the season, a milestone that hasn't been reached by a Texan since 2018-19 (McKinley Bostad, 107).
• Jenna Dick – Dick has made seven three-pointers over her last three games and 10 over her last five. During that stretch, she's averaged 6.4 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists. In her Tarleton career, she's made 77-of-198 (.389) from distance across 51 games.
• Teresa Da Silva – Da Silva has been Tarleton's leading scorer all season, now averaging 13.7 PPG. She's top-two on the team in scoring, rebounding, assists, steals, blocks, three-point percentage and free throw percentage. She's 28 points short of the most by a Texan in a season in the D1 era.

 
NUMBERS TO KNOW
3: Tarleton has three games in a six-day stretch this week, playing this past Monday vs. SFA, this past Thursday at Seattle U and Saturday vs. CBU. This is THEIR MOST GAMES IN A SIX-DAY STRETCH since Jan. 17-22, 2022. Seattle U and CBU were also part of that span in which Tarleton went 2-1.
 
13: The Texans had a +13 TAKEAWAY DIFFERENTIAL in the last game, forcing 22 Seattle U turnovers to just nine Tarleton giveaways. It was their second best differential of the year, only short of the +14 against Richmond on Dec. 21.
 
4: Sitting at 50, Teresa Da Silva is four three-point makes short of matching the MOST MADE IN A SEASON IN TARLETON'S D1 HISTORY (Iyana Dorsey, 54, 2020-21). She is on pace to make 63 this season, which would tie for the most by a Texan in seven years (Bailey Wipff, 2015-16).
 
5: Mayra Caicedo is FIFTH IN THE WAC IN AVERAGE ASSISTS, dishing out 4.1 assists per game. No Texan has averaged 4+ assists in a full season since Morgan Ashmore had 4.1 APG in 2012-13.
 
UP NEXT FOR TARLETON
The Texans will begin their final stretch of road games on the year at Abilene Christian on Thursday at 6 p.m. CT. It will be a three-game road trip for Tarleton.