The Mustangs ride a five-game winning streak into a first place tie in the Lone Star Conference and look to hang on to the spot as they visit Cameron for the opener of the Red River Rivalry during the LSC's Rivalry Week.
Midwestern State (12-3, 7-2) is coming off an open date on Saturday after beating Texas Woman's 67-53 in Denton last Wednesday. Cameron (4-11, 3-6) dropped a 52-50 heartbreaker to Texas Woman's on Saturday at home.
Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. Wednesday at Aggie Gym in Lawton.
WHERE TO FIND THE GAME
100.9 BOB-FM - The broadcast features the play-by-play voice of two-time Lone Star Conference Broadcaster of the Year Bill Powers. The Taco Casa Pregame Show begins at 2:45 pm.
On the Web - BOB-FM's audio broadcast simulcasts on bobradio.fm. LINK
Streaming Video - A live video webstream is available courtesy of Cameron University. LINK
Live Stats - Live stats are available courtesy of the Cameron Sports Information office. LINK
ABOUT THE MUSTANGS
Midwestern State closes out a string of six road games in a seven outings and a two-game road swing as it opens the Red River Rivalry at Cameron.
The Mustangs have won five straight and have moved into a tie for first place in the Lone Star Conference.
The Mustangs are paced by the powerful duo of junior Kirsti Degelia and sophomore Andrea Carter.
Degelia, who was the Lone Star Conference Offensive Player of the Week after chalking up a career-high 27 points against Tarleton State week before last, leads the Mustangs offensively. The honorable mention All-Lone Star Conference performer a season ago is a junior from Denton, Texas/Krum who leads the LSC in scoring with 17.1 points a game (53rd in Division II), and averages 3.0 assists a contest (seventh in the LSC) while grabbing 5.2 rebounds a game (19th in the LSC).
Carter has won the LSC Defensive Player of the Week award three times to go with the LSC Offensive Player of the Week award she has also collected earlier this season. She has posted eight double-doubles in 15 games this season. The sophomore from Angleton is second on the team and 10th in the LSC with a 12.2 scoring average. She leads the squad, is second in the LSC and 15th nationally with 10.7 rebounds and is second in the conference with 2.6 steals a contest (63rd in Division II).
Sophomore Shatoia Gober of Waco, Texas/Midway contributes 9.6 points a contest to go with her 5.5 rebounds and 1.4 steals an outing. She is also shooting 48.0 percent from the floor (59-of-123).
MSU is averaging 70.5 points with 42.1 rebounds a game. The Mustangs allow opponents 61.3 points a contest.
ABOUT THE AGGIES
Cameron has lost three of their last four contests, but only the second at Aggie Gym with last Saturday's 52-50 loss to Texas Woman's.
The Aggies of coach Tom Webb are 4-11 overall, 3-6 in the LSC.
Cameron is paced by junior guard Chelsea Stamp of Crowley, Texas who leads the squad with 11.4 points a game (14th in the LSC) to go with her 0.9 rebounds a game as she is connecting on 2.5 3-point field goals a game (second in the LSC).
Senior guard Alexis Williams of San Antonio, Texas/Reagan adds 10.1 points a game with 1.8 3-pointers an outing. However, Williams has not played in the last four games.
Junior forward Hannah Pollart of Powell, Wyo., averages 8.3 points and leads the team with 6.2 rebounds (13th in the LSC).
The Aggies average 53.5 points a game (10th in the LSC), while allowing 65.9.
ABOUT THE SERIES One of the longest series in Midwestern State history, MSU meets Cameron for the 62nd time when the Red River Rivalry resumes with Mustangs visiting Lawton on Wednesday.
Midwestern State leads the series 39-22, and with the series tied 14-14 in Lawton.
Midwestern is 22-6 against the Aggies at Ligon Coliseum, 1-0 on neutral floors and is 2-2 in games where the site is unknown.
It is the Rivalry Week contest for MSU and CU, with the teams meeting again on Saturday.
MSU won both games last season, and has taken six of the last seven meetings. The lone CU victory since 2005 was a 67-51 decision in Lawton on Dec. 13, 2010.
The Mustangs won 65-58 in Lawton on Jan. 21, 2012 after clipping the Aggies 46-41 at Ligon Coliseum on Jan. 18, 2012.
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