The Teams: Tarleton Texans (7-14, 1-9 WAC) vs. Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks (18-4, 8-2 WAC)
Where: Stephenville, Texas
Arena: Wisdom Gym
Day and Time: Monday at 1 p.m. CT
Streaming Platform: ESPN+
Radio: Tarleton Sports Network (Jimmy Christopher)
 
ABOUT THE MATCHUP

• This is the second all-time meeting. SFA won the first one 74-45 in Nacogdoches last year.
• SFA has won six of their last seven games and four straight road games.
• SFA is second in the WAC at 8-2, only behind Southern Utah (9-0).
• The Ladyjacks are the No. 1 ranked team in the latest WAC WBB Resume Seeding System.
• In the WAC, SFA is first in scoring (77.7 PPG, 24th in D1), FG% (.484, 5th) and 3PT% (.350, 38th).
• Defensively, SFA is No. 2 in the WAC in scoring defense (59.9) and opponent FG% (.375).

 
QUICK HITS

• This is the makeup game from Thursday, which was postponed due to weather complications.
• The Texans are 6-4 at home this season. They have the tied-seventh fewest home losses in the WAC. Their .600 home W% is tied for their best as a D1 program, set last year (9-6).
• The Texans just played their second overtime game of the season, their first since Dec. 19.
• Tarleton needs to win out in order to finish 2022-23 with a winning season. They also need a win to avoid matching their season-long losing streak at six games (Dec. 19-Jan. 7).
• The Texans have won the turnover battle in three straight games, and over the last two, they've forced 41 turnovers to just 23 giveaways. They have the fourth best average turnover margin in the WAC at +1.9 and force the fifth most turnovers per game at 18.9.
• The Texans allow the sixth fewest points (66.0 PPG) in the WAC and the sixth lowest 3PT% (.293). They've allowed the second fewest 3PT makes this season in the WAC at 107 (Sam Houston, 99).
• Mayra Caicedo is fifth in the WAC in assists per game at 4.1. No Texan has finished a season with that high of an average since Morgan Ashmore had 4.1 APG in 2012-13.
• Tarleton has led at halftime in each of the last two games. They were 6-1 when leading at half before the span. Despite being 7-14, Tarleton has outscored opponents in second halves this year.
• In two of their last three games, the Texans have allowed five points or fewer in a quarter.

 
WHO'S HOT

• Jenna Dick – Dick just made 4-of-8 from distance for 12 points, adding six assists and four rebounds. Her six assists matched a career-high, set with Eastern Washington on Jan. 7, 2021. She tied her season-high in 3PT makes and had her second highest scoring game of the year.
• Nyajah Mitchels – Mitchels just recorded 14 points (6-10 FG), three rebounds and two blocks. She tied her season-high in scoring (Nov. 12 vs. UNT Dallas) and her career-high in blocks (Nov. 20, 2021, vs. Howard Payne). She leads the team at .513 FG%, 12th best in the WAC (min. 40 FGA).
• Mayra Caicedo – Caicedo just recorded a career-high five steals and a season-high eight assists, adding eight points and four rebounds in 45 minutes. She is now 13th in the WAC in steals per game at 1.8, and is three assists short of reaching 400 for her career.

 
NUMBERS TO KNOW
3: Tarleton has three games in a six-day stretch this week, playing on Monday vs. SFA, 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 stretch in which Tarleton went 2-1.
 
10: The Texans just drained 10 THREE-POINT MAKES, their tied-third most in a game this season and their most since Dec. 6 vs. Weber State. They shot 10-of-24 (.417), with makes from Jenna Dick (4-8), Tyler Jackson (2-4), Emilia Axelsson (2-4) and Teresa Da Silva (2-5).
 
39: Tarleton COMMITTED JUST 39 FOULS over the last three games, their fewest in a three-game stretch all year (lowest by 10, previously was 49 over the first three games).
 
71: Tarleton has EXCELLED AT HOME OFFENSIVELY, averaging nearly 71 points per game (70.6 PPG). In all other games, nine true road contests and two neutral site matchups, Tarleton has averaged 54.9 points per game.
 
UP NEXT FOR TARLETON
Tarleton will leave Stephenville for a single game before returning. The Texans will play at Seattle U on Thursday at 1 p.m. CT, 11 a.m. local time, in an important contest regarding WAC Tournament play. Tarleton won at the Redhawks last year 57-56 in overtime.