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Tarleton State Women’s Basketball faces UTA in WAC Tournament Semifinals Friday

LAS VEGAS – Tarleton State Women's Basketball will take on No. 3 seed UT Arlington in its first-ever Division I conference tournament semifinal on Friday at 4:30 p.m. at the 2025 WAC Tournament at the Orleans Arena. 

The Texans advanced to the semifinals after a 59-40 win over No. 7 seed Southern Utah on Wednesday in the WAC Tournament Quarterfinals. The 40 points allowed to Southern Utah marked the fewest points allowed in a WAC Tournament game since 2008. 

Friday's semifinal winners will play in the WAC Tournament Championship for a chance to earn the automatic bid to the 2025 NCAA Tournament. Tarleton State is seeking its first appearance in a conference tournament final since transitioning into Division I. 

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

MATCHUP NOTES
  • Separated by 100 miles, Tarleton State and UT Arlington will meet for the 13th time in program history on Friday. UT Arlington leads the series 10-2, with Tarleton State winning the last matchup 67-57 at Wisdom Gym on Feb. 22. 
  • Tarleton State is in its first-ever WAC Tournament semifinal while UT Arlington is in the WAC's final four for the second straight year. 
  • The Texans are looking for their first Division I conference tournament final appearance. 
DOMINATING DEFENSE
  • Tarleton State allowed just 40 points to Southern Utah on Wednesday, the fewest allowed in a WAC Tournament game since 2008 (NM State 55, Hawai'i 40 - Quarterfinal 3). It is the eighth time this season the Texans have allowed fewer than 50 points in a game to the opposition. 
  • Tarleton State held Southern Utah to just 15 made field goals and 28.3% shooting in Wednesday's quarterfinal.
  • Tarleton State ranks first in the WAC in field goal percentage defense (38.4%) and is second in the conference in scoring defense (58 points per game). The Texans are ranked in the top 75 in Division I women's basketball in both categories.
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 28 out of the 32 games this season. A senior has been the leading scorer in every WAC game this season for the Texans. 
  • Tarleton State's seniors combined for 60 points to account for 80% of the Texans' scoring on Senior Night against CBU (3/6). 
GREAT ON THE GLASS
  • Tarleton State has outrebounded its opponents 24 times this season, winning 17 of those contests. 
  • The Texans lead the WAC in rebounding margin, outrebounding its opponents by 7.4 boards per game. They are currently in the top 25 in the nation in that category. 
  • The Texans grabbed 20 offensive rebounds at CBU (1/16), their third straight game with 20 or more offensive boards. It was the first time since 2009 (at Texas A&M Kingsville, Angelo State, Central Oklahoma) that a Tarleton State women's basketball team had 20 or more offensive rebounds in three straight games.
  • The Texans have had four different players have a game with at least 10 or more boards. 
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