Tarleton State Women’s Basketball wraps up Utah road trip at Utah Tech Saturday

ST. GEORGE, Utah – Tarleton State Women's Basketball wraps up its Utah road trip with a Saturday matinee at Utah Tech, facing the Trailblazers at 2 p.m. at Burns Arena.

The Texans won their 1,000th game as a senior college in the last meeting at Utah Tech on Jan. 31, defeating the Trailblazers 63-45. Senior guard Jakoriah Long scored 20 points in the Texans' last outing, her third 20-point game of the season. Long is 24 points away from hitting 1,000 career points.

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

WIN 1K

The Texans picked up their 1,000th win as a senior college dating back to the program's infancy on Jan. 31, 2026 in a 63-45 decision at Utah Tech.
The women's basketball program at Tarleton State has a tradition-rich history.
Starting as a junior college in the 1920s, Tarleton State rose to a senior college in the modern era starting in 1968.
The Texans have earned multiple trips to the AIAW, NAIA and NCAA Division II national tournaments.
Tarleton State has had five 20+ win seasons over the last decade and had 23 seasons overall recording at least 20 wins.
The Texans have had a winning record in 36 of the 53 years of the program.

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 Shea Kester (1998-2002) for fifth 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.

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 scored her 1,500th career point at ACU (2/3), becoming the only active player in the WAC to have that feat.
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.