The Teams: Tarleton Texans (7-21, 1-16 WAC) vs. Seattle U Redhawks (5-21, 5-11 WAC)
Where: Stephenville, Texas
Arena: Wisdom Gym
Day and Time: Thursday at 6 p.m. CT
Streaming Platform: ESPN+ (John Liddle, Scott Garner)
Radio: Tarleton Sports Network (Jimmy Christopher)
 
ABOUT THE MATCHUP

• This is the fifth all-time meeting, and the first one in Stephenville. Seattle U hosted the previous four, including the first matchup this year on Feb. 9, a SU 62-49 win. Mayra Caicedo had a team-high 14 points with six rebounds and three steals.
• This is a battle between the 11th and 12th teams in the WAC WBB Resume Seeding System.
• SU just snapped a four-game losing streak with a 66-51 win vs. Utah Valley.
• Out of 361 D1 teams, Seattle U has the fifth worst average turnover margin in the country (-6.4).

 
QUICK HITS

• This is Tarleton's final game. They've won their regular season finale three of the last four years.
• With a win Tuesday, Tarleton would finish 7-7 at home, which would be their 20th straight season going .500+ inside Wisdom Gym (since 2002-03).
• The Texans just barely fell against the WAC's top team, Southern Utah, 80-78 in OT on Saturday. It marked Tarleton's fourth OT game of the year, second straight at home, and third of their last four at Wisdom Gym. It's the Texans' most overtime games in a single-season since 2016-17.
• Seattle U is 11th in the Seeding System, while Tarleton is 12th, ahead of Utah Valley. No. 11 SU is currently scheduled to play No. 6 UT Arlington in the first round of the WAC Tournament.
• Tarleton has played well in first halves during this skid, leading at the break in five of their past nine games, averaging 28.4 points in first halves over the last nine to opponents' 27.4 points.
• Tarleton is currently on a season-long skid of 12 games, their longest losing streak since a 21-game skid between the 1993-94 and 1994-95 seasons, in which they started 0-20 the latter year. The 1994-95 campaign was Tarleton's first NCAA year, playing in Division II. During the current 12-game skid, Tarleton has had seven single-digit losses, including two in OT and one in 2OT.
• Defensively, Tarleton allows the sixth fewest points (67. 4 PPG). They just forced 20 turnovers compared to 12 giveaways against SUU, now fifth in the WAC in average TO margin (+2.0).

 
WHO'S HOT

• Teresa Da Silva – Da Silva just scored her seventh 20+ point game of the season, posting 23 points, four assists and two steals on Saturday. She has the most 20+ point games in a single-season by a Texan since Mackenzie Hailey had nine in 2019-20. Over her last two she's had 18.5 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 3.5 APG.
• Mayra Caicedo – Caicedo just played all 45 minutes on Saturday, recording 14 points, eight rebounds and six assists. She's now third in the WAC in APG this season at 4.8 APG. She's had 5+ assists in each of the last five games, averaging 10.4 PPG, 7.8 APG and 6.2 RPG in the span.
• Viktoria Ivanova – Ivanova just scored her fifth 10+ point game of the season on Saturday, posting 14 points and a career-high four steals. She played 36 minutes, a career-high as well, and tied her career-high in three-point makes at two, her first game with multiple 3PM since Dec. 19.

 
NUMBERS TO KNOW
3: Tarleton will CELEBRATE SENIOR DAY ON TUESDAY, signaling the final game for three players; Starr Omozee, Emilia Axelsson and Mayra Caicedo. Together in their D1 careers, they have played in 226 career games dating back to 2018.
 
11: Mayra Caicedo has 129 total assists this season, the 15th most assists in a single-season in program history. She needs 11 more on Tuesday to REACH THE TOP-10 IN PROGRAM HISTORY, as Kristin Curtis sits in 10th at 140 assists from 1990-91.
 
6: After making five more three-pointers on Saturday, Teresa Da Silva now has the SIXTH MOST THREE-POINT MAKES IN A SINGLE-SEASON in program history. She is just two three-point makes short of the fourth most, as Helena Smith (1991-92) and Bailey Wipff (2015-16) had 63 in their years.
 
14: Teresa Da Silva needs 14 points Tuesday to be Tarleton's LEADING SCORER IN THEIR DIVISION I ERA. She's currently tied with Marissa Escamilla (2020-21) at 14.2 points per game. Da Silva is 10th in the WAC in scoring this year.