The Teams: Tarleton Texans (7-18, 1-13 WAC) at Sam Houston Bearkats (11-12, 7-6 WAC)
Where: Huntsville, Texas
Arena: Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum
Day and Time: Saturday at 2 p.m. CT
Streaming Platform: ESPN+
Radio: Tarleton Sports Network (Jimmy Christopher)
 
ABOUT THE MATCHUP

• This is the sixth all-time meeting, dating back to 1981, and the fourth over the past two seasons. Tarleton has won three of the last four, including the game in Huntsville last year, 62-61.
• Last year at Sam Houston, Jenna Dick (2-3 3PT) and Nyajah Mitchels (3-5 FG) each had six points.
• Sam Houston has lost two straight after tying their season-long three-game winning streak.
• The Bearkats have clinched a WAC Tournament berth and are currently sixth in the seeding system.
• The Bearkats are third in the WAC at 41.6 RPG, 28th in the nation. They're fourth in the country in offensive rebounds per game (17.2).

 
QUICK HITS

• In their last game, Tarleton came all the way back from down 18 in the second quarter to take the lead in the fourth quarter. They shot 13-of-20 (.650) between the second and third quarters.
• Tarleton just had their best shooting night (.452 FG%) since playing Sam Houston on Jan. 19.
• Tarleton has been limited to 10 available players recently. They've had five players play in every game this year (Tyler Jackson, Nyajah Mitchels, Viktoria Ivanova, Mason Jones, Jenna Dick). Elise Turrubiates returned from a five-game absence to play at ACU. Also at ACU, Da Silva missed her first game of the year. Da Silva and Mayra Caicedo have started every game they've played.
• Tarleton is currently on a season-long skid of nine games, their longest losing streak since Dec. 19, 2002, through Jan. 25, 2003 (11 straight). They've lost eight straight true road games.
• The Texans have shot 40+ percent from distance in back-to-back games for the second time this season (Nov. 30-Dec. 6), making 16-of-38 (.421) over the last two.
• The Texans allow the seventh fewest points (67.3 PPG) in the WAC and have the sixth best average turnover margin at +1.6. In six of Tarleton's seven wins they have won the turnover battle.
• Tarleton is two games back of making the WAC Tournament with four games to play. They could still catch Seattle U (4-9), UTRGV (3-10) or Utah Valley (3-11) to make the conference tournament.
• Sam Houston won the first meeting this year 81-66, with 31 points off of 30 Tarleton turnovers.

 
WHO'S HOT

• Mayra Caicedo – Caicedo just barely missed a double-double once again, posting 10 points, nine assists, six rebounds and a steal at ACU. Over her last two games, she's averaged 10.0 APG and 7.5 RPG. She's fourth in the WAC at 4.6 APG, the tied-50th best average across all of NCAA Division I.
• Jenna Dick – Dick just scored her most points as a Texan in her 53rd game at Tarleton, pouring in 18 points on 5-of-8 shooting, including 4-of-5 from distance, adding three rebounds. Over the last seven games, she's shot 17-of-34 (.500) from downtown.
• Tyler Jackson – Jackson has back-to-back 10+ point games for the first time since Dec. 29-31. Over her last two, she's averaged 13.0 PPG, 5.5 RPG and 2.0 APG. Jackson has played 98 of a possible 100 minutes over the past two games, and played the full game for the first time in her career on Thursday.

 
NUMBERS TO KNOW
3: Tarleton averages the fifth most 3PA in the WAC. Three players are primarily responsible; Teresa Da Silva, Jenna Dick and Tyler Jackson. All three HAVE 100+ THREE-POINT ATTEMPTS, the most such players on any WAC team. Three teams have zero such players, while four only have one.
 
110: Mayra Caicedo has 110 total assists this season, the MOST BY A TEXAN IN A SINGLE-SEASON IN THE PAST 10 YEARS (Morgan Ashmore had 119 in 2012-13). Caicedo is on pace for 128 assists on the year, which would be the 15th most in a single-season in program history.
 
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 63 this season, which would be the most by a Texan since 2015-16 (Bailey Wipff, 63).
 
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 4.6 APG. No Texan has finished with that high an APG since Shelby Adamson had 4.7 APG in 2011-12.
 
UP NEXT FOR TARLETON
Tarleton will head south to Edinburg, Texas, to face UTRGV on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. CT. The Texans beat the Vaqueros earlier this season for their lone conference win on Jan. 11 70-60.