Tarleton State Women’s Basketball looks to rebound at Utah Tech Saturday

ST. GEORGE, Utah – Tarleton State Women's Basketball looks to get back to its winning ways on Saturday at 3 p.m., traveling to Utah Tech for an afternoon matinee at Burns Arena.

Tarleton State's three-game winning streak was snapped on Thursday night at Utah Valley with a 70-67 loss. The Texans won the previous matchup against the Trailblazers 64-60 in Stephenville on Jan. 17. The Texans are seeking their 1,000th win as a senior college, with the next victory giving them that mark.

Senior guard Gia Adams is coming off a season-high 25 points on Thursday at Utah Valley. She is 19 points away from 1,500 career points.

Fans can watch the game on ESPN+ and also listen to Clayton Neville's radio call on Tarleton Sports Network.

PEAK PERFORMER

Tarleton State signed former All-WAC First Team player Gia Adams this past season. Adams currently leads the Texans in scoring and assists.
She has registered six 20-point games this season, most recently having 25 points at Utah Valley (1/29). She had 19 points in the first half.
Tarleton State has now had two straight seasons with a player who has had five 20-point games in a season. Arieona Rosborough had five 20-point games in 2024-25.
Adams was named to the ACU Christmas Classic All-Tournament Team, averaging 22.5 points and eight assists per game.
Adams was named to the 2023-24 All-WAC First Team at UT Arlington before transferring to North Texas. The Cypress, Texas, native was the Texans' first transfer to sign with the Texans.
Averaging 14.5 points per game in her junior season at UT Arlington, Adams led the Lady Mavs in scoring and was the third-leading scorer in the WAC during the 2023-24 season. The Dave Campbell's Honorable Mention All-Texas guard won four straight WAC Newcomer of the Week honors and registered six 20-point games in a UTA uniform. She dropped a season-high 30 points at CBU, the eventual 2024 WAC Champions.
Adams spent her first two seasons at Tennessee State and had one of the best seasons by a Tennessee State freshman in the program's history, averaging 12.9 points per game en route to winning the OVC Freshman of the Year award.

QUEENS OF THE BLOCK

Tarleton State has shot blockers in its frontcourt in Tessa Engelman and Elodie Lutbert.
Lutbert blocked five shots against Texas A&M-San Antonio. She was the first Tarleton State freshman since 2005 to have five blocks in a single game (TaNesiah Leak).
Lutbert had her second five-block game against UTA (12/29). She was the first Texan in the Division I era and first since 2009 to block five shots in a conference opener (5, JoAnne Jones vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville).
Lutbert is the first Texan since 2021-22 to have multiple five block games in a season (Seynabou Thiam, 4).
Lutbert is currently second on the program's single season blocks list in the Division I era.
Lutbert cracked the top 15 on the program's all-time single season blocks list at Utah Valley (1/29). She is currently tied for 14th with Brittnie Haley (2009-10).
She needs 25 more for the program record.
Engelman has five games in college basketball with 3+ blocks, including two this season. Her most recent game with 3+ blocks was against McNeese (11/16, 3).
Engelman's five blocks on Feb. 6, 2025 at Iona were the most by a Mountaineer player in a single game since Nov. 2019.

BENCH BOOST

Not only has Tarleton State gotten a lift from its starting five, but also have had some key production from players coming off the bench.
The Texans have a 4-3 record this season when bench players score 20 or more points. Tarleton State had 27 bench points against Utah Tech (1/17), their most in WAC play this season.
In the win against Utah Tech (1/17), the Texans had key contributions from players off the bench.
Junior guard Caroline Lyles had a season-high 10 points off the bench. Lyles scored the go-ahead 3-pointer with 2:07 left to play.
Engelman scored a season-high 12 points off the bench. She knocked down the final two jumpers for the Texans to put the game out of reach.

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