KINGSVILLE, Texas -- Midwestern State faces Texas A&M – Kingsville to begin its final road trip of the season. The Mustangs are seeking their first road win since beating UC Colorado Springs, 80-72, on Nov. 12.
 

MIDWESTERN STATE (5-20, 3-16) vs. TEXAS A&M - KINGSVILLE (17-9, 11-7)

Thursday, Feb. 16 | 5:30 p.m.
Steinke Center | Kingsville, Texas

Series History | Midwestern State leads, 29-20

LAST MEETING | Yasmine Sifaoui hit a jumper with 7:43 remaining in the second quarter and Midwestern State established a 21-3 at Texas A&M – Kingsville last year, but the Javelinas rallied for a 62-57 victory at Steinke Center. Hannah Reynolds had a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds, while Frances King scored a team-high 18 points and added six rebounds and six assists for the Mustangs. Shawnisay Millar scored eight points and pulled down 10 rebounds in defeat. Kryslyn Jones led all scorers with 31 points for the Javelinas.

LAST TIME OUT | Midwestern State took a 50-40 lead over Angelo State with 21 seconds remaining in the third quarter, but the Rambelles outscored the Mustangs in the fourth period, 33-11, and earned a 76-61 victory at D.L. Ligon Coliseum on Saturday afternoon. Junior guard Natalie Stice was 3 of 5 from the field in the first quarter and finished the period with six points. Forwards Shawnisay Millar and Yasmine Sifaoui combined to score nine points in the opening period, and the Mustangs led 15-13 after the first 10 minutes. Midwestern State held the Rambelles to 31.6 percent shooting in the first half and outrebounded Angelo State, 23-18, in the first 20 minutes to take a 31-27 lead at intermission. Stice had four steals of the six steals for the Mustangs during the third quarter and scored eight points as Midwestern State extended its lead. Angelo State forced 10 turnovers, including seven steals, in the fourth quarter and scored 17 of 33 fourth-quarter points off turnovers. Midwestern State held the lead for more than 27 minutes but lost the advantage with 6:40 remaining in the fourth quarter, when Tayjanna Mcghee-Pleasant hit a jump shot to tie the game 55-55, and the Mustangs never held the lead again.

TRACKING THE MUSTANGS | Midwestern State is 1-10 on the road this season…Mustangs have a nine-game road losing streak…MSU has a six-game losing streak overall…Christopher Reay is in his third full season as the head coach at MSU and is 34-46 (.425), including the final 10 games of the 2019-20 season… Mustangs are 10-30 (.256) on the road under Reay…Midwestern State is 0-1 against TAMUK in the Reay era…MSU is 13-12 all-time when visiting Kingsville…Mustangs last win in Kingsville was in December of 2017, when Noel Johnson became the program's all-time coaching wins leader with her 133rd victory. MSU beat the Javelinas, 72-66, as Kristen Rydell scored 16 points…MSU is seventh in the league, scoring 66.75 points per game — and 16th in the LSC, surrendering 74.9 points per game…-8.6 scoring margin is 15th in the LSC…Stice leads the Mustangs and is 14th in the league with 12.9 points per game… Dyamon Griggs is 16th in the conference with 11.8 points per game… Griggs is hitting 50.3 percent of her shots from the field…Mustangs are 11th in the LSC, shooting 37.5 percent from the floor…MSU opponents are shooting 41.3 percent from the field, which is 16th in the league…MSU is 118 of 417 (.283) from 3-point range, which is the 14th-best percentage in the conference…Mustangs are 12th in the league with 4.7 made 3-pointers per game… Stice is 41 of 139 (.295) from 3-point distance …Stice is 12th in the conference in made 3-pointers and eighth in attempts…Midwestern State is 410 of 569 (.721) in free-throw shooting — eighth-best free-throw percentage in the LSC…Mustangs are second in the league and eighth in the nation with 16.40 made free throws per game…MSU leads the conference with 22.76 free-throw attempts per game, which is 12th-most in the nation…Griggs is 92 of 128 from the foul line (.719) and has the sixth-most made free throws in the LSC, and she has the sixth-most free-throw attempts…MSU is averaging 11.4 assists per game, which is 11th in the LSC… Eternity Jackson has 55 assists to lead MSU…Opponents are scoring 74.9 points per game and shooting 41.3 percent from the floor —16th in the conference…-8.6 scoring margin is 15th in the league…Midwestern State is fifth in the conference with 39.52 rebounds per game and fourth in the LSC with 14.1 offensive rebounds per game (40th in the nation)…-0.6 rebounding margin is 11th in the conference…Mandy Withey is sixth in the league with eight rebounds per game and ninth in the LSC with 2.4 offensive rebounds per game…Griggs is ninth in the conference with 7.6 rebounds per game and fifth in the LSC with 2.6 offensive rebounds per game…Withey is fourth in the LSC with 199 total rebounds, and Griggs is ninth with 189 total rebounds…MSU leads the conference and is 11th in the nation with 4.6 blocks per game…Withey is second in the conference and 23rd in the nation with 41 blocks…Yasmine Sifaoui is ninth in the LSC with 25 blocks…MSU is 11th in the conference with 7.4 steals per game…Stice leads the Mustangs with 40 steals (1.6 per game)…MSU commits 20 turnovers per game — 15th-most in the LSC…Mustangs force 16.56 turnovers per game, which is ninth in the league…-3.40 turnover margin is 14th in the conference…Mustangs are called for 22.1 fouls per game —16th in the conference…

SCOUTING TEXAS A&M - KINGSVILLE | TAMUK is 6-4 at home this season and has a three-game home winning streak following a 50-42 victory over St. Mary's on Jan. 28…TAMUK returns home from a 2-2 road trip and has lost back-to-back games on the heels of a seven-game winning streak…Michael Madrid is in his fourth season as the head coach at TAMUK and is 43-49 (.467), and the Javelinas can clinch a second-consecutive winning season with one more victory after finishing 17-11 last season…Javelinas are 2-0 against MSU in the Madrid era…TAMUK has won three of its last four meetings with the Mustangs…Javelinas are 13th in the LSC, scoring 60.8 points per game, but they are fifth in the conference with a 40.8 field goal percentage…Mia Rivers and Georgia Ohiaeri are scoring 9.8 points per game…Jayde Tschritter is averaging 9.5 points per game…Brianna Pena scores 9.4 points per game…TAMUK is 167 of 505 (.331) from beyond the arc…Kingsville is third in the league in 3-point percentage and fifth with seven made 3-pointers per game…Javelinas attempt 21 3-point shots a game, which is sixth-most in the LSC... Tschritter is 51 of 146 (.349) from beyond the arc…Tschritter has the fourth-best 3-point percentage in the conference and the sixth-most 3-point attempts in the LSC…Tschritter is sixth in the league with 2.12 3-pointers made per game…TAMUK is 262 of 371 (.706) from the free-throw line and has the ninth-best free-throw percentage in the conference…Javelinas make 10.92 free throws per game, which is 10th in the league, and they are 14th in the conference with 15.46 free throw attempts per game…Mia Rivers is 82 of 117 (.701) from the free-throw line and has the eighth-most attempts in the league….Rivers ranks 12th in made free-throws among LSC shooters…TAMUK is 15th in the league with 33.4 rebounds per game and 16th with 8.2 offensive rebounds per game…-1.7 rebound margin is 12th in the conference…Ohiaeri leads the Javs with 5.9 rebounds per game…Opponents are scoring 58.8 points per game and shooting 37.1 percent from the field, which is fifth-best in the LSC…+2.0 scoring margin is ninth in the conference…Javelinas are 16th in the league, forcing 13.29 turnovers per game…TAMUK is second in the conference with 14 turnovers per game…-0.75 turnover margin is ninth in the league…Javelinas are 16th in the conference with 5.8 steals per game…Tschritter leads the team with 28 steals through 24 games (1.16 steals per game)…Javelinas block two shots per game, which is 12th in the LSC…Ray is eighth in the league with 1.18 blocks per game…TAMUK commits 15.8 fouls per game — third in the conference…

UP NEXT | Midwestern State is in Laredo to play its final road game of the season as the Mustangs visit Texas A&M International on Saturday. Tipoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. at the TAMIU Kinesiology and Convocation Building.