CANYON, Texas -- Midwestern State resumes its season following the Christmas break with a road trip to face No. 17 West Texas A&M at First United Bank Center. Tipoff is scheduled for Friday at 5:30 p.m.
 

MIDWESTERN STATE (3-8, 1-4) vs. No. 17 WEST TEXAS A&M (10-2, 3-1)

Friday, Dec. 30 | 5:30 p.m.
First United Bank Center | Canyon, Texas

Series History | West Texas A&M leads, 56-20

LAST MEETING | Midwestern State held West Texas A&M to 20 percent shooting from the field (15 of 75), and the Mustangs snapped the Lady Buffs' five-game winning streak with a 61-49 victory at D.L. Ligon Coliseum last season. Frances King had 21 points, seven rebounds, four assists, two steals and a block in the victory. Hannah Reynolds had 10 points and 11 rebounds for the Mustangs, who led 28-15 at halftime and outscored WT in the third quarter, 20-13. MSU shot 41.2 percent (21 of 51) from the field and led by 24 points during the fourth quarter. Mustangs finished the night with nine blocks and nine steals.

LAST TIME OUT | Freshman forward Dyamon Griggs posted her second consecutive double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds, and senior forward Mandy Withey finished with 14 points and 14 rebounds — both career highs — as Midwestern State coasted to an 83-43 victory over a shorthanded and undersized Dallas Christian team Monday night at D.L Ligon Coliseum. Natalie Stice scored in double figures for the sixth consecutive game, finishing with 14 points on 6-of-10 shooting overall. She was 2 of 5 from 3-point range. Stice had a career-high five blocks for the Mustangs, who finished with 10 blocks in the victory. Dallas Christian only had six players available for the game, and did not have a player that stood taller than 5-6. Midwestern State scored a season-high 83 points, surpassing the 82 it scored in a double-overtime victory against St. Mary's on Dec. 12.

TRACKING THE MUSTANGS | Midwestern State is 1-4 on the road this season…Mustangs have lost their last three road games…Christopher Reay is in his third full season as the head coach at MSU and is 32-34 (.485), including the final 10 games of the 2019-20 season… Mustangs are 10-25 on the road under Reay… Midwestern is 2-2 against West Texas A&M in the Reay era…MSU is 4-31 when visiting WTAMU… Mustangs are 2-17 at First United Bank Center…MSU is fourth in the league, scoring 70.9 points per game — and 16th in the LSC, surrendering 75.9 points per game…-5.0 scoring margin is 14th in the LSC…Stice leads the Mustangs and is 13th in the league with 13.4 points per game…Midwestern State leads the LSC and is sixth in the nation with 5.5 blocks per game…Withey is third in the league and 22nd in the nation with 18 blocks…Yasmine Sifaoui is ninth in the LSC with 12 in the conference…Withey is second in the LSC with 103 total rebounds (37th in the nation) and leads the league with 9.4 rebounds per game (42nd in the nation)…MSU is second in the conference and 21st in the nation with 15.6 offensive rebounds per game…Midwestern is shooting 37.7 percent from the field, which is 13th in the LSC…Natalie Stice is 54 of 146 from floor (.370)…Stice is ninth in the conference for made field goals and fourth in attempts among LSC shooters…MSU is 58 of 203 (.286) from 3-point range…MSU is seventh in the LSC with 18.5 3-point attempts per game and 13th in 3-point percentage…Mustangs are making 5.3 3-pointers per game, which is 11th in the league… Stice is 21 of 61 (.344) from 3-point range… Stice is sixth in the conference for total 3-pointers made and seventh in the LSC in 3-point attempts… Stice is eighth in the conference with 1.91 3-pointers made per game… Sheridan Bostic is 19 of 50 (.380) from 3-point range…Bostic is 14th in the LSC with 1.78 3-pointers made per game, and she is 12th in the league with 19 shots made from beyond the arc…Opponents are shooting 31.3 percent shooting from beyond the arc, the 14th 3-point percentage defense in the LSC… MSU is 202 of 281 from the free-throw line (.719)…Mustangs are second in the LSC and fifth in the nation with 25.55 free-throw attempts per game… MSU is sixth in free-throw percentage among conference teams…Dyamon Griggs is 37 of 55 from the free-throw line (.673)…Griggs is seventh in the LSC in made free throws and fourth in free-throw attempts…Kennedi Green is 29 of 49 (.592) from the free-throw line and is 10th in free-throw attempts in the LSC…MSU is seventh in the conference with 12.6 assists per game… Eternity Jackson leads the Mustangs and is 15th in the conference with 28 total assists and 19th with 2.9 assists per game … Midwestern State is averaging 20.8 turnovers per game, which is 14th in the conference, and the Mustangs are 11th in the LSC, forcing 16.27 turnovers per game…-4.55 is 14th among conference teams in turnover margin…MSU has been called for 24.0 fouls per game, which is 16th in the LSC…

SCOUTING WEST TEXAS A&M | WTAMU is 4-0 at home this season and has a 19-game home winning streak…Lady Buffs have won the last eight meetings at First United Bank Center…WTAMU has won 16 of its last 20 meetings with the Mustangs but has lost three of the last five encounters, including a 61-49 loss last season…Josh Prock is 245-143 (.631) in 14 seasons as a head coach…Prock is in his second season at WTAMU after seven seasons with ENMU and five years at Howard Payne…Prock is 36-13 (.735) at West Texas A&M… Lady Buffs are fifth in the LSC with 70.3 points per game…WTAMU has the top scoring defense in the conference, allowing just 58.2 points per game…+12.1 is the best scoring margin in the LSC and 43rd in the nation…Karley Motschenbacher is the leading scorer for West Texas A&M with 11.8 points per game… Motschenbacher is 10th in the league with 30 total assists this season…WTAMU is 10th in the LSC with 11.6 assists per game… WTAMU is shooting 41.4 percent from the field (304 of 735), sixth-best shooting percentage in the conference…Opponents are shooting 35.4 percent, which is the second-best field goal percentage defense in the LSC and 25th in the nation… Lady Buffs are shooting 31.0 percent from beyond the arc, which is the ninth-best percentage in the LSC…WTAMU is fourth in the league with 7.5 made 3-pointers per game…Azia Himeur is 23 of 75 from 3-point range (.307)… Himeur has the fourth-most 3-pointers in the conference and is second in the league in attempts… Lady Buffs are 146 of 203 from the free-throw line (.719), seventh-best free-throw percentage in the conference…WTAMU is 11th in the league with 16.92 free-throw attempts per game and 13th with 12.17 free throws made per game… Motschenbacher is 35 of 54 at the free-throw line (.648)… Motschenbacher is sixth in the league in free-throw attempts and 10th in made free throws… WTAMU is third in the league and 24th in the nation with 43.33 rebounds per game… Lady Buffs lead the conference and are third in the nation with 31.4 defensive rebounds per game…WTAMU is ninth in the league with 11.9 offensive rebounds per game…Motschenbacher is sixth in the LSC with 86 total rebounds and eighth in the conference with 7.8 rebounds per game…Motschenbacher pulls down 2.5 offensive rebounds per game, which is ninth-most in the LSC…WTAMU is 16th in the LSC with 5.8 steals per game…Motschenbacher has 20 total steals, which is 12th in the conference, and her 1.82 steals per game ranks 17th in the league…Lady Buffs are second in the conference and 16th in the nation with 4.4 blocks per game… Nylam Thabach is fourth in the LSC and 37th in the nation with 15 total blocks… Thabach is fifth in the conference and 35th in the nation with 1.5 blocks per game… Jayla Burgess is 11th in the league with 11 total blocks, and Braylyn Dollar is 17th with nine blocks…WTAMU is third in the conference and 43rd in the nation with 14.2 turnovers per game… WTAMU forces 13.0 turnovers per game, 15th in the LSC… 1.17 turnover margin is 11th in the LSC… Lady Buffs commit 15.8 fouls per game, second in the conference and 73rd in the nation…

UP NEXT | Midwestern State travels to Rip Griffin Center for a New Year's Day clash with Lubbock Christian. Tipoff is scheduled for Sunday at 1 p.m.