Where: Chicago, Illinois
Arena: Jones Convocation Center
Day and Time: Saturday, 1 p.m. CT
Streaming Platform: ESPN+
Radio: Tarleton Sports Network (Kyle Crews)
ABOUT THE MATCHUP
- This is the third all-time meeting between these two, with the Texans leading the series 2-0. Both meetings occurred in 2021 on Feb. 13-14, with Tarleton winning 64-56 and 61-41.
- Marissa Escamilla and Iyana Dorsey dominated the Cougars last year. Escamilla averaged 21.0 points and 6.0 rebounds, while Dorsey averaged 17.0 points, 2.0 assists and 4.0 steals.
- Chicago State has lost two straight and four of their last five. They're 3-14 on the season. Their three wins are their most wins in a season since 2015-16 (four wins).
QUICK HITS
- Tarleton has lost their last two games, their first stretch with consecutive losses this season. They are now 7-1 in games following a loss.
- This is the first game of a three-game road trip for the Texans. It's tied for their longest road trip of the season, along with an unplanned three-game trip from Jan. 17-22 (Tarleton went 2-1).
- Starting center Seynabou Thiam missed her first game of the season on Saturday due to a shoulder injury. She has averaged 7.5 points, 7.1 rebounds and 2.7 blocks this season. With 54 total blocks on the year, she needs four more to tie TSU's single-season blocks record.
- In the last game, Lucy Benson secured the 500th rebound of her collegiate career, becoming the first Texan in their Division I era to reach the 500-rebound milestone.
- Malaya Kendrick, one of Tarleton's best "do-it-all" players, has season totals of 206 points, 144 rebounds and 57 assists. She's one of four players in the WAC with 200+ points, 100+ rebounds and 50+ assists this season (Stephen F. Austin's Stephanie Visscher, Dixie State's Breaunna Gillen, and Abilene Christian's Madi Miller).
- In the WAC this season, Tarleton is top-five in scoring defense (second, 56.9 PPG), FG% defense (second, .363), 3PT% defense (second, .272), blocks (second, 4.9 BPG), rebounding (fourth, 38.5 RPG) and steals (fifth, 8.7 SPG). Nationally, they're tied-23rd in BPG, tied-40th in PPG allowed.
WHO'S HOT
- Nya Mitchels – In the last game, Mitchels scored her second 10+ point outing of the season with 13 points (5-11 FG), adding four rebounds and two steals. It marked her first double-digit scoring game since Dec. 4 vs. Arlington Baptist (16 points).
- Malaya Kendrick – Kendrick just posted her 12th double-digit scoring game of the season, now the most such games on the team in 2021-22. Over her last five games, she's averaged 12.8 points (.460 FG%), 6.6 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.8 steals.
- Jenna Dick – Dick has two 10+ point games over her last three, her most in a three-game stretch at Tarleton. She's made 12 three-pointers over her last five games, now shooting 32-of-71 (.451) from beyond the arc this year, the best three-point percentage in the WAC (14th in NCAA Division I).
NUMBERS TO KNOW
1: The Texans have blocked 43 more shots than their opponents this season, 103 to 60. With one block Saturday, they'll have their MOST BLOCKS IN A SEASON since 2009-10 (144 blocks), surpassing the 103 they had in 2019-20.
14: In the fourth quarter of Tarleton's last game, UTRGV had 12 free throw attempts compared to the Texans' 0. It was unusual for the purple and white, who average the FEWEST FOULS PER GAME in the conference (14.4 per).
9: Tarleton and Chicago State are separated by nine spots in the conference ranks of SCORING DEFENSE. Tarleton allows the second fewest points per game at 56.9 PPG, while the Cougars allow the third most (68.5 PPG).
5: With a win Saturday, Tarleton will improve to 5-6 in conference play. Their fifth win will set a NEW TEAM RECORD for Western Athletic Conference wins in a season, besting their four such wins from a season ago.
UP NEXT FOR TARLETON
The Texans will continue their three-game road trip but they get another break, not playing until Saturday at 1 p.m. CT at Abilene Christian. It will be their first of two games against their old rival Wildcats this season, a team that is 6-4 in the WAC, 14-7 overall.
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