Tarleton State Women’s Basketball starts two-game Utah road swing Wednesday at SUU

CEDAR CITY, Utah – Tarleton State Women's Basketball begins a two-game road trip in Utah this week, starting at Southern Utah on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at the America First Event Center.

Just 11 days earlier, the Texans had the largest comeback in the Division I era. The Texans overcame an 18-point deficit to defeat Southern Utah 59-57 on Feb. 7 at the EECU Center in the two schools' last meeting.

Freshman center Elodie Lutbert is coming off a season-high 18 points last game against ACU (2/14). She was last week's WAC Newcomer of the Week.

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

COMEBACK KIDS

Down by 18 points, Tarleton State Women's Basketball completed the largest comeback in the Division I era and defeated Southern Utah 59-57 on Feb. 7.
The comeback marks the largest come-from-behind effort in the last two decades.
The biggest comeback the Texans have made since is 17 points against Cameron (12/3/2016) and Angelo State (3/5/2017).
The effort marked the second time this season the Texans trailed at halftime and ended the game in victory. Tarleton State trailed UT Arlington at the half on Jan. 21, later rallying in the second half to defeat the Lady Mavs.

STRONG STARTERS

Tarleton State's starting five has accounted for the majority of the Texans' scoring this season.
The Texans have used eight different starting lineup combinations this season, with each starting five accounting for at least 53% of the team's scoring.
The starting five for the last four games (Gia Adams, Jakoriah Long, Kyriana Jones, Caroline Lyles, Elodie Lutbert) have accounted for 83.3% of the Texans' points.
Tarleton State's five starters all scored in double figures in a win against Southern Utah (1/15), combining for 67 of the Texans' 81 points.
The starting five of Adams, Long, Jones, Shadasia Brackens and Lutbert have all scored in double figures in three games this season.
All five starters scored in double figures in back-to-back games on Dec. 2-7 (at Mississippi Valley State, vs. Texas A&M-San Antonio). It was the first time that had happened since Feb. 16-18, 1989.

LETTING LONG LOOSE

Tarleton State Women's Basketball senior guard Jakoriah Long is a scoring threat for the Texans, averaging over 13 points per game in conference play and over 10 points per game overall last year. She was named to the All-WAC Second Team in 2024-25 and Preseason All-WAC Team entering 2025-26.
Long knocked down her 100th 3-pointer in addition to 19 points at CBU (1/3), moving into the top 10 on the program's all-time career threes list.
She needs three more to pass D'Anna Dingler (2005-09) for sixth on the program's all-time career 3-pointers list.
Long had a season-high 24 points to lead the Texans to a come-from-behind win against Southern Utah (2/7). Her 24 points helped the Texans erase an 18-point deficit, the biggest comeback by the Texans in the Division I era.
Long had her first Division I double-double earlier this year, pouring in 11 points and a career-high 10 rebounds in Tarleton State's double overtime win over Houston Christian (11/9).
The senior guard set a new Division I Era single game program record with seven made 3-pointers twice last season.
Long is the first Texan in the Division I Era to post two consecutive 25-point games. She is the first Texan since the 2013-14 season to post back-to-back games with at least 25 points (Kiara Wright, Feb. 5-8, 2014).
She also became the first Texan in the Division I era to have back-to-back games with six or more 3-pointers. She is the first Texan since the 2011-12 season to have two consecutive games with six or more 3-pointers.