Midwestern State vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville
Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015 | 4 p.m.
D.L. Ligon Coliseum | Wichita Falls, Texas
Records: Midwestern State (19-5, 10-4); Texas A&M-Kingsville (0-24, 0-14)
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ON THE COURT
Midwestern  State takes on Texas A&M-Kingsville Saturday afternoon at D.L. Ligon Coliseum. Tipoff is set for 4 p.m.
 
SCOUTING THE JAVELINAS
- Texas A&M-Kingsville (0-24) is still searching for its first win of the season.
- The Javelinas completed their home slate with an 0-12 mark with games remaining at Midwestern State and Angelo State.
- Sophomore guard Micah Weaver erupted for a season-high 20 points Wednesday night against Cameron to raise her scoring average to a team-high 11.4 points per game.
- Senior forward Lauren Jay delivered her third straight double-digit scoring effort Wednesday against Cameron finishing with 13 points and eight rebounds. She has scored 10-or-more points 12 times this season.
- Junior guard Ashley Viera knocked down a pair of 3-pointers to score 9 points against Cameron. It was her first made treys since hitting three against the Aggies on Jan. 21.
- Wade Scott is in his first year at the helm of the Texas A&M-Kingsville women's basketball program after spending the last eight seasons as an assistant at the University of Houston.
 
ABOUT THE SERIES
- Midwestern State meets Texas A&M-Kingsville for the 39th time on the hard court Saturday night at D.L. Ligon Coliseum.
- The Mustangs own a 22-16 edge in the series which dates back to the 1994-95 season.
- MSU has won seven of its last eight against the Javelinas going back to the 2010-11 season with the Hoggies lone win coming by an 83-77 count on Feb. 22, 2014 in Kingsville.
- Midwestern is 12-6 all time against TAMUK at Ligon Coliseum and has won the last four meetings between the programs in Wichita Falls.
 
LAST TIME OUT VS. TEXAS A&M-KINGSVILLE
- Midwestern State senior forward Andrea Carter scored a game-high 15 points and pulled down seven rebounds to go along with a career-high seven steals to lead a trio of Mustangs in double figures as MSU rolled to a 66-53 win over Texas A&M-Kingsville on Jan. 24 at Steinke Center.
- Senior guard Shatoia Gober connected on 5-of-7 shots to finish with 13 points and six rebounds while senior guard Dianna Jones narrowly missed out on a double-double with 13 points and nine assists.
- Senior guard Lisa Hampton buried three 3-pointers to finish with nine points.
- Ruby Robertson tallied 13 points off of the bench to pace Texas A&M-Kingsville while Ashley Viera pitched in 11.
 
MUSTANGS NOTEBOOK
- Midwestern State has dropped two of its last three after winning 17 of 19 games.
- The Mustangs are 19-0 when scoring 60-or-more points this season and 0-5 when they score less than 60.
- Midwestern shot a season worst 43.5 percent from the free throw line Wednesday against Angelo State. The Mustangs have shot worse than 70 percent as a team from the charity stripe just four times this season and never worse than 64 percent prior to Wednesday.
- Angelo State held MSU to its worst shooting night of the season at 33.9 percent.
- Senior guard Shatoia Gober notched her second double-double of the season finishing with 14 points and 10 rebounds Wednesday against Angelo State. Gober has scored 10-or-more points in three of her last four games.
- Senior forward Andrea Carter posted her 10th double-double of the season with 11 points and 10 rebounds against Angelo State. Carter has scored in double figures in 12 of her last 13 games.
- Senior forward Shambreka Jones tallied eight points and pulled down six rebounds in 21 minutes Wednesday night at Angelo State.
 
THE JOHNSON ERA
- Noel Johnson is in her seventh season at the helm of the Midwestern State basketball program.
- Johnson boasts a 109-82 record (.571) while leading the Mustangs to the NCAA Division II postseason in each of the last two seasons including a trip to the South Central Region finals in 2013.
- Johnson reached milestone victory No. 100 with a 61-47 win over Texas Woman's University on Jan. 1, 2015 in Denton.
- Midwestern claimed its first NCAA postseason tournament wins taking down Tarleton State and Metro State (Colo.) in 2013 before falling to No. 4 Colorado Mesa in the regional final.
- Johnson led the Mustangs to its first Lone Star Conference championship in 12 seasons claiming the 2012-13 title.
- Johnson garnered Lone Star Conference Coach of the Year honors in 2012 before earning Texas Association of Basketball Coaches' Small College Coach of the Year accolades in 2013.
 
UP NEXT
Midwestern State closes out the regular season by renewing the Red River Rivalry against Cameron on Saturday, Feb. 28 at D.L. Ligon Coliseum. Tipoff is set for 4 p.m.