The Teams: Tarleton Texans (7-17, 1-12 WAC) at Abilene Christian Wildcats (11-13, 5-8 WAC)
Where: Abilene, Texas
Arena: Moody Coliseum
Day and Time: Thursday at 6 p.m. CT
Streaming Platform: ESPN+
Radio: Tarleton Sports Network (Jimmy Christopher)
 
ABOUT THE MATCHUP

• This is the 51st all-time meeting, the fourth over the past 10 seasons. Since last year, the road team has won all three games. ACU has won three of four since Tarleton won eight straight.
• ACU is 8-3 at home this year, 2-9 on the road. They have the fifth best home record in the WAC.
• ACU has lost two straight and five of their last six.
• ACU lives from outside, averaging the 22nd most three-point attempts per game in the country (25.8) and the 283rd (out of 361) most free throw attempts per game (14.6).

 
QUICK HITS

• In their last game, Tarleton lost a double overtime thriller against CBU 89-84 after 22 lead changes and 19 ties. It was Tarleton's sixth 2OT game in program history and their first since Feb. 2, 2017.
• Tyler Jackson has starred against Abilene Christian, averaging 13.3 points and 2.0 assists in her three career games against the Wildcats, scoring 10+ points each time.
• Tarleton has either led or been within a point at the halftime break in each of the last five games. Entering the span, they were 6-1 when leading at halftime, and are now 6-5.
• Tarleton is currently on a season-long skid of eight games, their longest losing streak since Dec. 19, 2002, through Jan. 25, 2003 (11 straight). They've lost seven straight true road games.
• The Texans allow the seventh fewest points (66.9 PPG) in the WAC and the fourth lowest 3PT% (.297). Tarleton hasn't finished a season forcing their opponents to such a low 3PT% since 2019-20 (.291). They've allowed the tied-third fewest 3PT makes this season in the WAC (129).
• The Texans have the fifth best average turnover margin in the WAC at +1.8. In six of Tarleton's seven wins this season, they have won the turnover battle.
• Tarleton has been limited to 10 available players recently. They've had six players play in every game this year (Teresa Da Silva, Tyler Jackson, Nyajah Mitchels, Viktoria Ivanova, Mason Jones, Jenna Dick). Da Silva has started every time, and Mayra Caicedo has started every game she's played.

 
WHO'S HOT

• Mayra Caicedo – Caicedo nearly had a non-scoring double-double in the last game (six points, nine rebounds, 11 assists). She had Tarleton's first 10+ assist game since Morgan Ashmore (10) at Texas A&M-Kingsville on Feb. 13, 2013. It's the most assists by a Texan since Shelby Adamson (12) vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville on Feb. 1, 2012.
• Teresa Da Silva – Da Silva just had her highest scoring game since Dec. 6 with 24 points, five rebounds and four steals. It marked her sixth 20+ point game of the year, the most 20+ point games in a season by a Texan in their D1 era (most since Mackenzie Hailey had nine in 2019-20).
• Nyajah Mitchels – Mitchels just scored a career-high 21 points on 9-of-14 shooting in 20 minutes on Saturday, surpassing her two 14-point games. Per 40 minutes, Mitchels is averaging the most points (19.8) on the team. She's second on the team in FG% (.500), 18th best in the WAC (min. 40 FGA).

 
NUMBERS TO KNOW
84: Tarleton just had their highest scoring game since Dec. 6, pouring in 84 POINTS BETWEEN SEVEN PLAYERS. They made 10-of-24 (.417) from distance, tied for their third best 3PT% of the season. They also had a tied-season-high 20 assists, and had their tied-third most rebounds (44).
 
100: Mayra Caicedo just dished her 100th and 101st assists of the season in her last game, becoming Tarleton's FIRST D1 PLAYER TO REACH THE CENTURY MARK in dimes. The last Texan with 100+ assists in a season was McKinley Bostad in 2018-19 (107).
 
54: Teresa Da Silva has the TIED-MOST THREE-POINT MAKES by a Texan in the D1 era, matching Iyana Dorsey's 54 in 2020-21. Da Silva is on pace to make 65 this season, which would be the most by a Texan in 10 years (Peyton Adamson, 72, 2012-13).
 
5.5: Mayra Caicedo is now at 5.5 APG in her illustrious career. She's the 12TH HIGHEST ACTIVE CAREER LEADER among all Division I players (min. 350+ assists). She's fourth in the WAC this year at 4.4 APG. No Texan has finished with that high of an average since Shelby Adamson had 4.7 APG in 2011-12.
 
UP NEXT FOR TARLETON
The Texans will be in Huntsville to face the Sam Houston Bearkats on Saturday at 2 p.m. CT. Last year in Huntsville, the Texans won a 62-61 thriller.