Tarleton State Women’s Basketball travels to Abilene for second game of I-20 rivalry Thursday

ABILENE, Texas – Tarleton State Women's Basketball plays the second game of the I-20 rivalry, facing rival Abilene Christian at Moody Coliseum at 6 p.m. Thursday.

The Texans are currently in second place after last Saturday's win against UTA and are in the driver's seat for the No. 2 seed in the WAC Tournament in Las Vegas. Tarleton State has won the last three matchups against ACU.

The game will be available to watch on ESPN+ and fans can listen to Clayton Neville's radio call on Tarleton Sports Network. Neville will have a 30-minute pregame show starting at 5:30 p.m. and a 30-minute postgame show will follow each game.

MATCHUP NOTES

Tarleton State and ACU will meet for the 56th time in program history. The Texans won the last matchup against the Wildcats 79-54 at Wisdom Gym.
The Texans defeated the Wildcats 54-41 in the 2024 WAC Tournament, clinching their first Division I conference tournament win in the process.
Tarleton State has won a Division I program record 18 games and is searching for its first 20-win season since 2019-20

EXPECT MORE, DEMAND MORE

The theme for Tarleton State Women's Basketball in 2024-25 is "Expect More, Demand More".
Picked to finish sixth in the WAC preseason poll, Tarleton State is in the top three in the conference standings and has won 18 games.
The 18 wins in 2024-25 are the most by a Texan team in the Division I Era.
The Texans clinched their first postseason conference tournament win in the NCAA Division I Era, defeating in-state rival Abilene Christian 54-41 in the 2024 WAC Tournament for their first Division I conference tournament.
Tarleton State is now NCAA postseason eligible in Division I.

STRENGTH IN SENIORS

Tarleton State has a veteran team of eight seniors, the most of any team in the WAC.
The eight seniors have accounted for over 75% of the team's scoring this season, with five out of the top six leading scorers for the Texans being seniors.
A Tarleton State senior has been the leading scorer for the Texans in 25 out of the 28 games this season. A senior has been the leading scorer in every WAC game this season for the Texans.

WINNER WINNER, RECORD BREAKERS

In its first season of postseason eligibility, Tarleton State is off to a historic season in its fifth year at the Division I level.
The Texans won their 17th game on Feb. 15, 2025 at Seattle U, the most in program history at the Division I level.
Senior guard Jakoriah Long set a new Division I program record of seven made 3-pointers against Seattle U (2/6) en route to 25 points. Long broke teammate Miannah Little's record of six 3-pointers set just two weeks earlier.
On December 7, 2024, Tarleton State set a new Division I program record for rebounds with 59 in one game against LeTourneau.
Freshman guard Grace Booth's 13 rebounds against LeTourneau (12/7) set a new Division I Era program record for most boards in a single game by a Tarleton freshman.
Senior guard Arieona Rosborough currently has the program's Division I Era single season records for offensive rebounds (74) and made free throws (108).
Sophomore center Faith Acker made 10 of her 11 shots and scored a season-high 21 points to go with nine rebounds in the win at Arkansas State (12/19). Acker's 90.9% shooting set a new single game Division I program record with the highest field goal percentage (min. 10 shot attempts).