Tarleton State Women’s Basketball celebrates NGWSD Thursday against Seattle U

STEPHENVILLE, Texas – Tarleton State Women's Basketball celebrates National Girls and Women in Sports Day Thursday at Wisdom Gym when it takes on Seattle U at 7 p.m.

The Texans enter Thursday's game with a three-game winning streak and swept the games on its Utah road trip last week. Tarleton State won at Utah Tech 70-61 and defeated Southern Utah 74-53 in Cedar City two days later.

National Girls & Women in Sports Day is a day celebrating the power and potential of girls and women in sports. Tickets start at just $10 and can be purchased online. Tarleton State students, faculty and staff receive free admission.

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 6:30 p.m. and a 30-minute postgame show will follow each game.

MATCHUP NOTES

Tarleton State and Seattle U will meet for the eighth time. Seattle U leads the series 4-3, but the Texans won the previous matchup on March 9, 2024 62-57 in Seattle.
Erasing the Seattle U's chances of advancing to the conference tournament, Tarleton State clinched a conference tournament berth last year with the win at Seattle U.
The Texans are three wins away from the Division I Era record for single season wins.

TERRIFIC TURRUBIATES

Senior forward Elise Turrubiates gave the Texans an added lift last week.
Turrubiates led Tarleton State in scoring (15.5 points per game) and rebounding (6.0 rebounds per game) to help the Texans to road wins at Utah Tech (1/30) and at Southern Utah (2/1).
She shot 76.5% from the floor and 66.7% from 3-point range this weekend, knocking down 13 of her 17 shots.
Turrubiates scored a season-high 19 points to guide the Texans to a 70-61 win at Utah Tech (1/30). It was her first appearance in the starting lineup since Nov. 30, 2024.
She added 12 points and led Tarleton State with eight rebounds in the Texans' 74-53 win at Southern Utah (2/1).
Turrubiates co-leads the Texans in rebounding average with 5.9 boards per game.

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 73% 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 20 out of the 23 games this season. A senior has been the leading scorer in every WAC game this season for the Texans.
The leading rebounder for the Texans has been a senior in all but one WAC game this season.

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 are three wins away from having the most victories in a season in the Division I Era, with win No. 17 setting the new record.
Senior guard Miannah Little set a new Division I record of six made 3-pointers against ACU (1/23) en route to a career-high 24 points. She earned WAC Player of the Week on January 27 for her performance.
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.
Two current Texans are in the top five for single season assists in the Division I Era (Jakoriah Long and Arieona Rosborough).