LAREDO, Texas -- Midwestern State faces Texas A&M International in its final road game of the season. The Mustangs are making just their second-ever visit to the TAMIU Kinesiology and Convocation Building. Tip-off on Saturday is slated for 1 p.m.
 
MIDWESTERN STATE (5-21, 3-17) vs. TEXAS A&M INTERNATIONAL (12-15, 5-14)
Saturday, Feb. 18 | 1 p.m.
TAMIU Kinesiology and Convocation Building| Laredo, Texas

Series History | Midwestern State leads, 3-2

LAST MEETING | Raiana Brown scored 28 points and grabbed nine rebounds as Texas A&M International defeated Midwestern State at TAMIU Kinesiology and Convocation Building in Laredo last season, 79-53. Hannah Reynolds set an MSU record with 10 blocks in the game, and Morgan Lenahan led the Mustangs with 19 points. Shawnisay Millar had seven points and five rebounds in the loss for Midwestern State.

LAST TIME OUT | Texas A&M-Kingsville's Jayde Tschritter found openings in the Midwestern State zone Thursday night at Steinke Center burying seven 3-points to finish with a game-high 25 points lifting the Javelinas to an 82-72 win. Midwestern State senior Mandy Withey scored a career-high 18 points on 8-of-15 shooting. She also grabbed six rebounds. MSU freshman Dyamon Griggs notched her eighth double-double of the season finishing with 23 points and a season-high 17 rebounds. Griggs became the first freshman in program history to score 20 points in five games. MSU junior Natalie Stice chipped in 15 points and knocked three 3-pointers while making two steals. Stice has scored 10-or-more points in 17 games this season.

TRACKING THE MUSTANGS | Midwestern State is 1-11 on the road this season…Mustangs have a 10-game road losing streak…MSU has a seven-game losing streak overall…Christopher Reay is in his third full season as the head coach at MSU and is 34-47 (.420), including the final 10 games of the 2019-20 season… Mustangs are 10-31 (.244) on the road under Reay…Midwestern State is 1-1 against TAMIU in the Reay era…MSU is 0-1 all-time when visiting TAMIU...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 INTERNATIONAL | TAMIU is 6-6 at home this season...Dustdevils are 1-5 in their last six home games following a 79-71 loss to Cameron on Thursday night, when junior Rai Brown scored 28 points and grabbed eight rebounds for her 13th 20-point performance of the season…Dustdevils have a six-game losing streak overall…Nate Vogel is 53-48 (.525) in his fourth season as the head coach at TAMIU…Vogel is 1-1 against the Mustangs in his time at TAMIU…TAMIU is 1-0 when hosting Midwestern State…Dustdevils are fifth in the league with 67.8 points per game and second in the conference with a field goal percentage of 43 percent…Brown is the leading scorer in the LSC and 24^th in the nation with 19.2 points per game…Brown leads the LSC in shooting percentage and is seventh in the nation at 202 of 329 (.614)…TAMIU leads the conference with 15.3 assists per game…Angelique Morgan is 10^th in the LSC with 71 total assists…Dustdevils are 344 of 476 (.723) from the free-throw line, which is the seventh-best free-throw percentage in the conference… Brown is 115 of 165 (.697) at the foul line and has the third-most made free throws in the league…TAMIU is 167 of 539 (.310) from 3-point range, which is the sixth-best 3-point percentage in the LSC…Emily Swiercz is 50 of 154 (.325) from beyond the arc and boasts the fifth-best 3-point percentage in the conference…TAMIU is 14^th in the conference with 33.77 rebounds per game…Brown leads the Dustdevils with 5.7 rebounds per game…TAMIU is allowing 61.7 points per game, which is eighth in the conference…+6.2 scoring margin is sixth in the league…TAMIU blocks two shots per game, which is 11^th in the LSC…Clara Fernandez leads the Dustdevils with 13 blocks…TAMIU is second in the LSC with 10.6 steals per game…Swiercz leads the Dustdevils  and is 11^th in the conference with 46 total steals…Dustdevils are second in the conference with 20.54 turnovers forced per game…TAMIU commits 18.9 turnovers per game which is 12^th in the conference…+1.65 turnover margin is fifth in the league…TAMIU commits 18.4 fouls per game, which is 12^th in the league…


UP NEXT | Midwestern State is home for senior night on Thursday and will face the Cameron Aggies in the season finale at D.L. Ligon Coliseum. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.