DENTON, Texas – Midwestern State takes on No. 3-ranked Texas Woman's  at Kitty Magee Arena on Thursday night at 6 p.m.

Midwestern State (4-10, 1-7) has a five-game losing streak after a 78-65 setback against No. 7-ranked West Texas A&M at D.L. Ligon Coliseum on Saturday.

Kerbie Cash scored 22 points on 9-of-17 shooting and had four of the six steals for the Mustangs, who had three players score in double figures. Calyssa Sevier scored 14 points, and Carisa Cortez added 10 points. Macie Upshaw was the leading rebounder with 11 boards, including three offensive rebounds.

Cash is the sixth-leading scorer in the Lone Star Conference with 15.8 points per game, and she is fourth in the conference with 7.5 rebounds per game. Upshaw is eighth in the league with 7.1 rebounds per game.

The Mustangs are second in the league with 40.3 rebounds per game and leads the conference with 16.6 offensive rebounds per game, which is 13th most in the nation.

Midwestern State is forcing 21.4 turnovers per game, which is fourth in the league, and its plus-5.9 turnover margin is third in the LSC and 17th in the nation.

Cash is averaging 2.1 steals, and Ta'Leeyah Glynn is averaging 1.9 steals per outing. Midwestern State is third in the conference with 12.1 steals per game, which is 34th among NCAA Division II programs.

Midwestern State is scoring 63.4 points per game and allowing opponents to score 63.4 points per game.

The Mustangs are shooting 32.4 percent from the field, while their opponents are shooting 42.7 from the field.

From 3-point range, the Mustangs are 62 of 260 (25%), while opponents are 74 of 239 (31%) from beyond the arch.

Midwestern State is attempting 23.6 free throws per game, which is third most in the LSC and 12th most in NCAA Division II, and the Mustangs are converting 70.7 percent of their free throws, which is seventh-best in the LSC.

Cash is 63 of 82 from the free-throw line this season. She has taken the fourth-most free throws in the LSC and converted the third most. She is sixth in the conference at 76.8 percent shooting from the free-throw line.

TEXAS WOMAN'S (15-1, 9-0)

Midwestern State lost its last four meetings with Texas Woman's, including a 63-45 loss at Kitty Magee Arena last season. MSU leads the all-time series, 41-30, and is 23-13 when visiting the Pioneers. The Mustangs last win at TWU was an 83-76 triumph in January of 2022.

The Pioneers have a 14-game winning streak and are 6-1 at home this season. Their only loss came in the DII CCA Tip-Off Classic as Harding — currently ranked No. 12 in the nation— posted a 75-69 victory at Kitty Magee Arena. 

Texas Woman's is coming off a 78-69 victory at St. Edward's, dominating the paint against the Hilltoppers. TWU outscored St. Edward's in the paint, 34-14, and won the rebounding battle, 35-25, including 14 offensive rebounds that led to 15 second-chance points. 

TWU is the third-highest scoring team in the conference with 73.1 points per game and boasts the second-best scoring defense in the league, allowing opponents to score just 56 points per game.  The plus-17.1 scoring margin is second best in the LSC and 13th in the nation.

The Pioneers are the best shooting team in the conference, hitting on 46.6 percent of their shots, and they have the fourth-best field goal percentage defense in the league, holding opponents to 36.3 percent shooting from the field.

Averee Kleinhans, a senior from Nocona, Texas, is the leading scorer for TWU and third in the conference with 17.2 points per game.

Gabby Elliott is fifth in the league with 16.8 points per game, and the senior from San Antonio is the reigning LSC Offensive Player of the Week. In TWU's wins over St. Mary's and St. Edward's, Elliott led the Pioneers by averaging 24.5 points per game and nine rebounds per game. She shot 72.4% from the field on the week. Elliott scored a career-high 27 points at St. Edward's last weekend.

Elliott is the leading rebounder in the conference and 14th in the nation with 10.8 rebounds per game. Elliott leads the conference with seven double-doubles this season. 

The Pioneers are the seventh-leading rebounding team in the LSC with 37.2 rebounds per game.

Kleinhans and Kayla Glover are both among the top five in the LSC in assists. Kleinhans is dishing out 3.7 assists per game, and Glover is averaging 3.3 assists per game.

TWU is fourth in the league with 3.6 blocks per game, and Elliott is third in the LSC with two blocks per game for the Pioneers.