Women's Basketball 11/8/2025 3:07:00 PM Grant Cohen

Tarleton State Women’s Basketball to play first “Sunday Study Break” against HCU

STEPHENVILLE, Texas – Tarleton State Women's Basketball will start its first promo of "Sunday Study Break" on Sunday at 2 p.m. at the EECU Center against Houston Christian.

Sunday will be the first of the Texans' "Sunday Study Break" promotion, where students will receive free food at the game.

Home games in the debut basketball season at the EECU Center start at just $7 for kids and $10 for adults. Fans can purchase single game tickets by going to TarletonSports.com/Tickets or by calling the Tarleton State Ticket Office at 254-968-1832. Fans may also purchase in-person at the Tarleton State Ticket Office located on the west side entrance of Memorial Stadium Monday through Friday.

Season tickets are on sale now and start at just $50. Combination season ticket packages for both Men's and Women's Basketball begin at $125 and are available for purchase by calling the Tarleton State Ticket Office at 254-968-1832.

Tarleton State will face Houston Christian for the second time in program history on Sunday. The Texans won the first-ever matchup last year 48-42 in Houston. Tarleton State is coming off an overtime loss against Arkansas State while Houston Christian is coming off a 108-55 loss at No. 5 nationally-ranked LSU.

EARLY WORK, BEST WORK

A trio of Texans have already posted career-best numbers just two games in.
Shadasia Brackens had a career-high 20 points in her second game as a Texan against Arkansas State (11/7). In her first game as a Texan, she grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds to go with 17 points in the season opener against Schreiner (11/3).
Senior guard/forward Kyriana Jones scored a career-high 17 points against Arkansas State (11/7), her second game of the season. Her previous career-high of 14 points came in 2023.
Sophomore guard Mar'Cyah Willis recorded a career-high 16 points in the season opener against Schreiner (11/3). It was her first collegiate double-digit point game.

WELCOME BACK

Tarleton State's 2025-26 roster features three players that did not play Division I basketball last season, but will do so this year.
Gia Adams was an All-WAC player at UT Arlington in 2023-24 before transferring to North Texas. She did not play at UNT.
Caroline Lyles was injured at Akron and did not play in the 2024-25 season.
Luka Malinka played Division II basketball at Roosevelt in 2024-25. She played at Winthrop and Northern Colorado before transferring.
Having players come back to basketball after a year off is not new for the Texans. Niki Van Wyk was a key role player for the Texans last year in the Purple and White, returning to college basketball after taking the 2023-24 season off. She played in 31 games, starting three, and scored 141 points (4.5 points per game).

NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK

Tarleton State Women's Basketball welcomes 12 newcomers on its 15-player roster in 2025-26. The Texans have the seventh-most newcomers in all NCAA Division I Women's Basketball.
The Texans have four Division I transfers, one Division II transfer, a pair of junior college transfers and four freshmen.
Tarleton State replaced eight seniors from 2024-25. Five transfers (Tessa Engelman, Jailynn Brill, Gia Adams, Shadasia Brackens, and Caroline Lyles) all have previous experience in Division I.

GREAT ON THE GLASS

Outrebounding the opposition is a continuing trend for Tarleton State Women's Basketball.
The Texans opened the 2025-26 season with 53 rebounds as a team, the most in a season opener in the Division I Era. Tarleton State had two players with 10+ rebounds (Shadasia Brackens - 11 and Allie Myers - 10).
The Texans led the WAC in rebounding margin last year, outrebounding its opponents by 7.6 boards per game. They were 18th in the nation in that category.

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