WICHITA FALLS, Texas -- Midwestern State returns home for its final game before the Christmas holiday and faces Dallas Christian at D. L. Ligon Coliseum on Monday. Tipoff is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.

MIDWESTERN STATE (2-8, 1-4) vs. DALLAS CHRISTIAN (0-8)

Monday, Dec. 19 | 5:30 p.m.
D.L. Ligon Coliseum | Wichita Falls, Texas

Series History | Midwestern State leads, 1-0

LAST MEETING | All nine players scored in double figures as Midwestern State thumped Dallas Christian, 118-38, in the Ashbrook Classic finale at D.L. Ligon Coliseum in 2018. MSU matched the program-record with an 80-point victory and scored the second-most points in program history. Juniors Annette Dukes and Erin Alexander logged double-doubles as the Mustangs shot 56.9 percent from the floor, handing out assists on 25 of 37 made field goals. Defensively, MSU limited the Crusaders to single-digit points after the first quarter. DCC shot 21.6 percent from the floor for the contest. The Mustangs scored 52 points off 29 turnovers and added 50 points in the paint. Seven of the boards came on the offensive end of the floor. Dukes and senior Chelcie Kizart led a balanced offensive attack with 17 points that saw nine players in double-figures, but none above 20 points. Dukes cleaned up on the glass, pulling down 10 rebounds for her first career double-double. Alexander led the team defensively, grabbing 11 boards and scoring 11 points. Junior Liz Cathcart and sophomore Kityana Diaz both added 14 points while Hannah Reynolds (13), Courtney Kerr (11), Anni Scholl (11) and Mica Schneider (10) rounded out the offense.

LAST TIME OUT | Cameron used near flawless offensive execution to roll to a 99-77 win over Midwestern State Saturday afternoon at Aggie Gym. Midwestern State freshman Dyamon Griggs logged her first collegiate double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Senior Jordan Mathis scored a season-high 13 points and grabbed seven rebounds. She scored in double figures for the third time this season. Junior Natalie Stice scored in double figures for the fifth consecutive game going for 12 points on 5-of-9 shooting with a pair of 3-pointers. Senior Shawnisay Millar scored in double figures for the second consecutive game finishing with 11 points on the strength of a 6-of-7 effort from the charity stripe.

TRACKING THE MUSTANGS | Midwestern State is 1-4 at home this season…Christopher Reay is in his third full season as the head coach at MSU and is 31-34, including the final 10 games of the 2019-20 season… Mustangs are 10-24 on the road under Reay… Mustangs are 21-9 at home under Reay… MSU is eighth in the league, scoring 69.7 points per game — and 16th in the LSC, surrendering 79.2 points per game…-9.5 scoring margin is 14th in the LSC…Midwestern State leads the LSC and is seventh in the nation with 5.1 blocks per game…Withey is second in the league and 13th in the nation with 18 blocks…Yasmine Sifaoui is seventh in the LSC with 11 blocks…MSU is seventh in the LSC with 40.78 rebounds per game…+1.1 is -best rebounding margin in the conference…Withey is second in the LSC with 89 total rebounds (46th in the nation) and 8.9 rebounds per game (41st in the nation)…MSU is third in the conference and 49th in the nation with 15.0 offensive rebounds per game…Midwestern is shooting 37.5 percent from the field…Natalie Stice is 48 of 136 from floor (.353)…Stice is third in attempts among LSC shooters…MSU is 53 of 181 (.293) from 3-point range…MSU is seventh in the LSC with 18.1 3-point attempts per game and 13th in 3-point percentage…Mustangs are making 5.3 3-pointers per game, which is 10th in the league…Sheridan Bostic is 18 of 45 (.400) from 3-point range…Bostic is fifth in the conference and 68th in the nation in 3-point shooting percentage… Bostic is seventh in the LSC with 1.8 3-pointers made per game, and she is fifth in the league with 18 shots made from beyond the arc…Stice is 19 of 56 (.339) from 3-point range and fifth in the LSC in 3-point attempts…Bostic is 12th in the LSC in attempts from beyond the arc… MSU is eighth in the conference with 11.7 assists per game…Midwestern State holds opponents to 31.6 percent shooting from beyond the arc, the 10th-best 3-point shooting defense in the LSC… MSU is 192 of 270 from the free-throw line (.711)…Mustangs are second in the LSC with 27.00 free-throw attempts per game and sixth in free-throw percentage…Dyamon Griggs is 36 of 53 from the free-throw line (.679)…Griggs is 14th in the LSC in made free throws and ninth in free-throw attempts…MSU is eighth in the conference with 11.7 assists per game… Eternity Jackson leads the Mustangs and is ninth in the conference with 26 total assists and 12th with 2.6 assists per game … Midwestern State is averaging 21.40 turnovers per game, which is 14th in the conference, and the Mustangs are 11th in the LSC, forcing 15.10 turnovers per game…-6.30 is 16th among conference teams in turnover margin…MSU has been called for 25.1 fouls per game, which is 16th in the LSC…

SCOUTING DALLAS CHRISTIAN | Dallas Christian is 0-4 on the road…DCC has played three exhibition games against LSC opposition, losing twice to TAMIU and once to St. Mary's…Crusaders are led by head coach John Franklin, whose record includes an NCAA Division I tournament berth as well as 3 SPC State Titles, 1 TAPPS State Title and a SCAC Conference Title at the high school level…Franklin earned his bachelor's degree from the University of North Texas, while playing for their men's basketball program. He later pursued and earned his MBA from the University of Incarnate Word…Dallas Christian is scoring 51.6 points per game and allowing 75.5 points per game…Crusaders shoot 34.4 percent from the field and opponents are shooting 44.1 percent…DCC shoots 22.7 percent from 3-point range while the opposition shoots 29.4 percent…DCC shoots 59.5 percent from the free-throw line... Keiarra Rivers is averaging 12.6 points per game and is shooting 41.8 percent from the field…Rakia Lee is averaging 12.1 points per game…Rivers is averaging 10.3 rebounds per game…Amber Covington is averaging 8.4 rebounds per game… Lee is 7 of 27 (.259) from 3-point distance…Covington has 26 total assists and 3.25 assists per game…Crusaders average 14.6 turnovers per game…DCC has been outrebounded this season 45.5 – 31.3…DCC averages 5.8 blocks and 1.8 steals per game…Rivers has six blocks, and Lee has 13 steals…

UP NEXT | Midwestern State returns to Lone Star Conference action with a road trip to Canyon, Texas, for a showdown with West Texas A&M on Dec. 30. Tipoff at First United Bank Center is set for 5:30 p.m.