The Teams: Tarleton State Texans (7-17, 4-11 WAC) at California Baptist Lancers (21-3, 13-2 WAC)
Where: Riverside, California
Arena: Dale E. and Sarah Ann Fowler Events Center (5,050)
Day and Time: Saturday at 3 p.m. CT
Streaming Platform: ESPN+
Radio: Tarleton Sports Network (Clayton Neville)
 
ABOUT THE MATCHUP

• This is the sixth all-time matchup. CBU owns a 5-0 advantage, all games played since 2021. This will be just the second game in Riverside, the first occurring Jan. 20, 2022.
• In the first meeting this year, CBU turned a 12-11 score into a 31-11 score thanks to a 19-0 run. The Lancers made 15 three-pointers, the most Tarleton has allowed this season.
• In the WAC standings, TSU is ninth and CBU second. In the WAC Resume Seeding System, TSU is 10th and CBU is first.
• CBU is 9-2 since winning at Tarleton State on Jan. 11.      

 
QUICK HITS

• With a win, the Texans will earn their eighth victory, which would match their number of wins across the entire season in 2022-23. They already have double the amount of WAC wins (four).
• The Texans are ninth in the WAC standings with five games to go. Eight teams make the WAC Tournament in Las Vegas. The Texans are a half-game back of No. 8 Southern Utah and 1.0 game back of No. 7 UTRGV.
• Miannah Little just had a team-high 13 points, adding three rebounds and two assists. Over her last seven games, she's averaged 13.3 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.0 assists. She's scored 10+ points in five of those. She scored in double figures twice in the first 15 games.
• The Texans were down by just seven after three quarters against the No. 1 team in the WAC standings, Grand Canyon, on Thursday. They forced the Lopes to shoot 21-of-55 (.382) from the field and 3-of-11 (.273) from distance.
• The Texans own one of the top defenses in the WAC. They're third in scoring defense (65.3 PPG), fourth in opposing field goal percentage (.394) and third in opposing three-point percentage (.296). They also average the third most blocks (3.8) in the WAC.
• The whistles have favored the Texans over the past eight, with opponents recording 27 more fouls. The Texans haven't had more fouls than their opponents in any of the last eight games.

 
WHO'S HOT

• Miannah Little: Little has been playing her best basketball as a Texan lately. She's led the team in scoring in each of the past two games, and has played 20+ minutes in each of the past five. She's only missed two free throws over her last 10 games, shooting 20-of-22 (.909) from the stripe.
• Faith Acker: Acker just tallied 12 points on 6-of-12 shooting and four rebounds. This marked the true freshman's seventh double-digit scoring game, her third in the last five games. She is top-two on the team in scoring, rebounding and blocks.
• Elise Turrubiates: Turrubiates just secured eight rebounds at GCU. In each of the past six games, Turrubiates has grabbed 7+ rebounds, averaging 7.8 RPG. She leads the team in rebounding this season at 5.7 RPG. She averaged 4.7 RPG last season.

 
NUMBERS TO KNOW

• 2: Over the past two games, the Texans have started two players in the backcourt who each HAIL FROM WACO, TEXAS. Head coach Bill Brock spent 19 years coaching in Waco, 18 at Baylor and one at McLennan CC. Four of the five Texan starters in the last game are Texas natives.
• 40: The Texans have forced their opponent to SHOOT UNDER 40 PERCENT 13 times in 23 games this season. The 13 already marks their second most such games in their NCAA Division I era.
• 12: Of Tarleton's 15-woman roster, the Texans have three returners and 12 newcomers. Their 12 NEWCOMERS ARE TIED FOR THE MOST among all NCAA D1 programs, along with Utah State and fellow WAC program UT Arlington.
• 6: Of Tarleton's 15-woman roster, six ARE INTERNATIONAL PLAYERS, the tied-eighth most on a D1 roster this season. The Texans are represented by the United States (nine), the U.K. (two), Brazil, Montenegro, Norway and Poland.

 
UP NEXT FOR TARLETON
The Texans will play their final two home games of the season. First up will be a matchup against Utah Tech on Thursday at 7 p.m. at Wisdom Gym.