LADY DirectorBUFFS of Digital Media & Creative Content / WBB Contact: Brent Seals WEST TEXAS A&M [email protected] | (O): 806-651-4442 | www.GoBuffsGo.com 2018-19 LADY BUFF BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Date:......................................................Sunday, March 10th OPENING TIP Time: ..................................................................3:30 p.m. CT The #16 Lady Buffs continue their run in the Lone Star Conference Championship THE MATCHUP Location:........................................................... Frisco, Texas on Sunday afternoon with their 22nd appearance in the LSC Title Game as they Venue: .....................................Comerica Center (4,500) take on the rival #22 Belles of Angelo State with tipoff set for 3:30 p.m. at the GAME #31 GAME Webstream: .....................www.LoneStarConference.org Comerica Center in Frisco. Provider: ................................................................Sidearm Live Stats:.........................www.LoneStarConference.org WT HEAD COACH KRISTEN MATTIO Provider: ..................................................... StatBroadcast Kristen Mattio is now in her fourth season as the head coach of the Lady Buffs, Radio: .......................................................Lone Star 98.7 FM registering an overall record of 110-22 (.833) with three NCAA Tournament 26-3 (17-3 LSC) Record 24-4 (17-3 LSC) Talent: ........................Lucas Kinsey (@LucasKinseyWT) appearances including a spot in the Regional Finals each of the three seasons 16th WBCA Ranking 22nd Online: ........................................ www.LoneStar987.com and a South Central Regional Championship in 2016-17. Mattio became the Kristen Mattio Head Coach Renae Shippy Website: ........................................... www.GoBuffsGo.com third head coach in program history to reach 100 victories while becoming the 4th Season Experience 2nd Season Twitter: .............................................................@WTAthletics second fastest to the milestone in her 122nd career game back on February 2nd 110-22 (.833) Record 46-11 (.807) Facebook: .................................................com/WTAthletics in Lawton. Hightower (16.0) Top Scorer Daniels (17.6) Instagram: ..............................................@WTAMUAthletics Harris (8.0) Top Rebounder Moore (7.5) YouTube:....................................................com/WTAthletics LIVE COVERAGE Gamble (5.9) Top Assists Daniels (4.1) The Lone Star Conference will provide live stats and a webstream of this @LadyBuffHoops Twitter @AngeloSports weekend’s LSC Championship at the Comerica Center in Frisco. For more GoBuffsGo.com Website AngeloSports.com SCHEDULE/RESULTS information or links, visit the Lady Buff Basketball schedule page at GoBuffsGo. OVERALL: 27-3 | LONE STAR: 17-3 | STREAK: W11 com. HOME: 13-1 | AWAY: 10-2 | NEUTRAL: 4-0 OCTOBER SOUTH CENTRAL REGIONAL RANKINGS (MAR. 6) THE SERIES Sun. 28 at Texas (Exhibition) L, 63-91 The #16 Lady Buffs of West Texas A&M remained atop of the third edition of the NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball South Central Regional Rankings Overall (Streak): ............................................... WT Leads 52-19 (W3) In Canyon: ..........................................................WT Leads 30-6 (W3) NOVEMBER announced on Wednesday afternoon West Texas A&M sits atop of the rankings followed by Lubbock Christian, Colorado Mesa, Angelo State, Tarleton, In San Angelo: .....................................................WT Leads 19-11 (W1) South Central Regional Challenge (Canyon, TX) Neutral Site: ...........................................................WT Leads 3-2 (W1) Fri. 9 UC-Colorado Springs W, 84-51 Westminster, Eastern New Mexico, Texas A&M-Commerce, Newman and St. Mary’s. Unknown Date/Site: ............................................................................... Sat. 10 Regis W, 80-53 Mattio vs. ASU: ........................................................................ 5-6 (W3) Fri. 16 at Colorado School of Mines W, 84-73 Last Meeting: ........................................February 14, 2019 (Canyon) Sat. 17 at MSU Denver W, 66-63 WBCA DIVISION II TOP-25 POLL (MAR. 5) The Lady Buffs jumped two spots to 16th in the newest edition of the Women’s Last WT Win: ............................February 14, 2019 (Canyon / 84-71) WT Pak-A-Sak Thanksgiving Classic (Canyon, TX) Last ASU Win: .....................January 11, 2018 (San Angelo / 51-68) Fri. 23 New Mexico Highlands W, 100-59 Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Division II Top-25 announced on Sat. 24 Colorado State-Pueblo W, 91-70 Tuesday afternoon by the association’s offices in Lilburn, Georgia. Thu. 29 Cameron * W, 74-67 Drury picked up all 24 of the possible first place votes to sit atop of the poll with THE STATS DECEMBER a unanimous total of 600 points followed by UC San Diego (574), Fort Hays Sat. 1 MSU Texas * W, 73-59 State (545), University of the Sciences (523), Alaska Anchorage (485), Ashland WT Category ASU Thu. 6 Science & Arts (Exhibition) W, 71-42 (446), Grand Valley State (442), Southwestern Oklahoma State (415), Northwest 75.6 Scoring Offense 80.1 Cruzin’ Classic (Fort Lauderdale, FL) Nazarene (395) and Union (373) to round out the top ten. The South Central 60.2 Scoring Defense 62.0 Mon. 17 vs. Barry W, 70-64 Region was represented by WT (16th), Colorado Mesa (20th), Angelo State (22nd) +15.4 Scoring Margin +18.1 Tue. 18 vs. Palm Beach Atlantic W, 68-56 and Lubbock Christian (25th). .502 Field Goal Percentage .438 .377 Field Goal Percentage Def. .371 JANUARY BEST IN THE LONE STAR CONFERENCE .379 3PT Field Goal Percentage .343 Thu. 3 at UT Permian Basin * W, 69-33 The Lady Buffs have registered an overall record of 397-83 in regular-season .342 3PT Field Goal Percentage Def. .272 Sat. 5 at Western New Mexico * W, 64-49 Lone Star Conference action since joining the league prior to the 1986-87 7.1 3-Pointers Per Game 8.2 Thu. 10 at Texas A&M-Kingsville * L, 84-86 campaign for a winning percentage of 82.6%. WT has won 17 LSC Regular .654 Free Throw Percentage .689 Sat. 12 at #18 Angelo State * W, 61-59 Season Championships during that span including 14 Tournament Titles. 35.8 Rebounds 41.8 Thu. 17 Texas A&M-Commerce * W, 81-70 +6.0 Rebounding Margin +8.1 Sat. 19 Tarleton * L, 65-72 WT IN THE LSC CHAMPIONSHIP 17.4 Assists 13.3 Tue. 22 at Eastern New Mexico * W, 72-61 The Lady Buffs are in the Lone Star Conference Championship for the 26th 15.9 Turnovers 13.9 Sat. 26 Texas Woman’s * W, 80-63 straight campaign and the 31st overall time which is the most of any LSC -0.3 Turnover Margin +2.2 Thu. 31 at MSU Texas * L, 61-66 institutions. WT is 55-16 all-time at the LSC Championship for a winning 8.0 Steals 8.4 percentage of 77.5% which is also tops among the league, the Lady Buffs have 4.4 Blocks 2.4 FEBRUARY made 22 appearances in the Title Game with 14 Championships since 1987. WT Sat. 2 at Cameron * W, 95-78 has claimed six of the 11 LSC Tournament Titles since the neutral site format was Thu. 7 Western New Mexico * W, 87-37 introduces in 2008. Sat. 9 UT Permian Basin * W, 93-57 Thu. 14 #17 Angelo State * W, 84-71 PROBABLE STARTERS Sat. 16 Texas A&M-Kingsville * W, 76-66 Thu. 21 at Tarleton * W, 76-62 Sat. 23 at Texas A&M-Commerce * W, 71-60 Tue. 26 Eastern New Mexico * W, 67-60 (OT) Thu. 28 at Texas Woman’s * W, 59-47 MARCH Lone Star Conference Championship (Frisco, TX) Fri. 8 (8) Texas A&M-Kingsville W, 74-51 Sat. 9 (5) Texas A&M-Commerce W, 58-44 Sun. 10 (2) #22 Angelo State 3:30 p.m. NCAA South Central Regionals (Top Seed Host) Fri. 15 Regional Quarterfinals T.B.D. Sat. 16 Regional Semifinals T.B.D. WT Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% Mon. 18 Regional Championship T.B.D. 2 Deleyah Harris G 5-9 Sr. Omaha, Nebraska 9.2 8.0 2.1 442 .356 .696 NCAA Division II Elite Eight (Pittsburgh, PA) 3 Megan Gamble G 5-7 Jr. Omaha, Nebraska 7.4 3.0 5.9 .476 .303 .845 Tue. 26 National Quarterfinals T.B.D. 4 Lexy Hightower G 5-8 Jr. Amarillo, Texas 16.0 3.1 1.8 523 .481 .740 Wed. 27 National Semifinals T.B.D. 10 Delaney Nix G 5-8 Fr. Tahlequah, Oklahoma 6.8 1.3 1.6 .466 .421 .724 Fri. 29 National Championship T.B.D. 41 Tyesha Taylor P 6-5 Sr. Temple, Texas 13.8 4.9 1.4^ .636 .000 .470 ^ blocks per game * - Denotes LSC Game ASU Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% All Times Central and Subject to Change 3 Asia Davis G 5-7 Jr. Midwest City, Oklahoma 8.6 2.6 2.2 .378 .328 .788 Rankings Refelct the Newest NABC Division II Top-25 Poll 10 Marquita Daniels G 5-7 Sr. Atlanta, Georgia 17.6 5.2 4.1 .440 .295 .693 Home Games played at the First United Bank Center (FUBC) 14 Mikayla Blount G 5-5 Sr. Copperas Cove, Texas 3.9 3.0 1.0 .356 .357 .750 Follow the Lady Buffs on Social Media 24 Dezirae Hampton G 5-7 Sr. Arlington, Texas 12.8 7.1 2.5 .399 .351 .698 32 De’Anira Moore F 6-4 Jr. Allen, Texas 14.0 7.5 1.1^ .552 .000 .683 .com/LadyBuffHoops @LadyBuffHoops ^ blocks per game 2018-19 LADY BUFF BASKETBALL GAME NOTES MEDIA POLICIES QUICK FACTS MEDIA CREDENTIALS NON-GAMEDAY INTERVIEWS GENERAL INFORMATION Requests for working media credentials must be made through Coach Mattio and select players will be available during a weekly Location......................................................................Canyon, Texas the WT Athletic Communications Office. The Amarillo Globe-News interview session set up by the WT Athletic Communications Founded........................................................................................ 1910 and The Canyon News receive reserved seating on press row. The Office at a time and place to be determined. Interviews may also Enrollment ....................................................... 10,169 (Spring 2018) Buffalo Sports Network and the recognized visiting radio station be conducted prior to practice if prior arrangements are made. To Colors ..................................................................Maroon and White will be provided a broadcast location. arrange all non-game day interviews, please contact the WT Athletic Nickname...........................................................................Lady Buffs Communications Office at least 24 hours prior to desired time.