THE MATCHUPS
• TAMUK will open the 2018-19 campaign on the road in the LSC/RMAC Crossover against No. 22 Black Hills State and Chadron State
• The Javelinas are looking to rebound from an 8-20 campaign despite winning the final two games of the regular season
• Black Hills State is fresh off an appearance in the NCAA Tournament after falling to Angelo State to close out the year
• The Yellowjackets finished third in the RMAC with a 16-6 overall record and fell in the RMAC Tournament Championship to Colorado State-Pueblo at 84-69...BHSU will return it's second-leading scorer in Lyndzi Rich who finished the year with a 10.1 • scoring average on .539 shooting
• Chadron State was on the outside looking in at the RMAC Championships with a 4-18 conference record
• The Eagles finished the year having won one in their final six contests
• CSC lost its leading scorer in Kallie Feddersen, who finished the 2017-18 campaign with a 15.3 scoring average on .322 shooting
• Taryn Foxen returns after a freshman campaign that featured a 9.5 scoring average along with 3.6 rebounds per game on .414 shooting from the floor
• The Javelinas lost both contests last year to start the season 0-2,  falling 66-41 to BHSU and 57-56 to CSC

2017-18 In Review
• The Javelinas started the year with a loss in the LSC/RMAC Crossover, falling to Black Hills State at 66-41 and Chadron State at 57-56
• TAMUK followed up with three straight wins over regional foes, including one over St. Mary's (TX) at 48-46, and two against Texas A&M-International (65-62 and 46-43)
• The Blue and Gold entered conference play on a two-game skid after falling to Oklahoma Christian, 86-66, and Fort Lewis, 62-42
• The losing streak reached nine games as TAMUK dropped the first six games in Lone Star Conference before ending the streak with a 59-55 win over UT Permian Basin on Jan. 11
• The Javelinas dropped six games later in the year in LSC play before defeating Western New Mexico at 70-42 and Eastern New Mexico at 69-62 in overtime

Looking Forward
• The Javelinas returned three letterwinners from last year, only one starter, as Brynae Thompson, Victoria Salinas and Kristina Kana all return from the 2017-18 squad
• Bri-Anna Soliz was on last year's roster but did not play as she took a redshirt year
• Nine newcomers grace the 2018-19 roster including three Division-I transfers, two from Division-II schools, three from NJCAA programs and one true freshman
• Cloe Lane, Rachel Tapps and Nicole Hutchins make the transfer from D-I schools as Lane comes from Alcorn State, Tapps makes her way from UTEP and Hutchins is heading over from New Orleans
• Angelica Wall and Hannah Aucoin both come from D-II schools, both in the RMAC, as Wall comes from Adams State and Aucoin comes from Colorado State-Pueblo
• Ravae Payne, Lidia Guiral and Danielle Meador all come from NJCAA programs as Payne makes her way from South Plains College, Guiral comes from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M and Meador is heading over from Kilgore
• Bridget Upton is the lone true freshman as she comes from George West High School

Fifth Year under Scott
• This will be the fifth year the Javelinas will be led by Wade Scott
• Scott is 27-81, 13-59 in LSC play, as head coach of TAMUK women's basketball
• Scott will be joined on the sideline by DJ Slifer, in his third year, while Meesha Wade returns for her second year

LSC Outlook
• The Javelinas were picked 10th in the 2018-19 LSC Preseason Poll
• West Texaxs A&M, currently ranked seventh in the WBCA Preseason Poll, was picked to win the LSC
• Marquita Daniels of Angelo State was named the LSC Preseason Player of the Year

#00 Lidia Guiral
• Transfer from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
• Appeared in 22 games for NEO, averaging 2.4 points and 5.8 minutes per game
• From Fraga, Spain

#2 Danielle Meador
• Transfer from Kilgore College
• Appeared in 23 games for Kilgore, averaging 21.9 minutes and 5.9 points per game
• From Corpus Christi, Texas

#4 Bridget Upton
• True freshman from George West H.S.
• 2018 Offensive Player of the Year
• All-Region, All-South Texas and CBCA All-Star selection

#11 Angelica Wall
• Redshirt in 2017-18 for Adams State
• Appeared in 27 total games for two years for the Grizzlies, averaged 2.6 ppg in 2016-17
• Averaged 3.3 minutes in 2015-16 and 8.2 minutes in 2016-17

#13 Ravae Payne
• Transfer from South Plains College
• Appeared in 14 games, averaged 1.3 points on 3.5 minutes per game
• From Pearland, Texas

#14 Cloe Lane
• Transfer from Alcorn State and St. Petersburg College
• Appeared in 29 games with five starts for Alcorn State, averaging 8.0 points per game
• First Team All-Southern Conference for St. Petersburg after appearing in 54 games

#15 Victoria Salinas
• Appeared in 28 games with 17 starts, averaging 4.4 points on 16.4 minutes per game
• Redshirt in 2016-17
• Prepped at W.B. Ray H.S. in Corpus Christi, Texas, All-South Texas first team selection

#20 Hannah Aucoin
• Transfer from Colorado State-Pueblo
• Appeared in 10 games, averaged 3.8 minutes and totaled seven points on the year
• From Lewisville, Texas, McDonald's All-American Nominee

#22 Brynae Thompson
• Appeared in 28 games last year with six starts
• Averaged 6.2 points on 18.3 minutes per game
• From Houston, Texas, transferred from Ranger College

#23 Rachel Tapps
• Transfer from UTEP
• Saw action in 42 games over two years for the Miners, averaged 4.0 minutes per game
• From Cypress Ranch, Texas, First Team All-District 17-6A as a senior in H.S.

#25 Kristina Kana
• Appeared in 26 games last year, averaged 2.0 pooints on 9.4 minutes per game
• Transferred from Coastal Bend CC after playing 60 games over two years
• From Mont Belvieu, Texas, sister Kaylee played for TAMUK from 2015-17

#32 Bri-Anna Soliz
• Redshirt in 2017-18
• Prepped at Lakeview H.S., Three-time All-District and two-time All-State honoree
• From San Angelo, Texas

#44 Nicole Hutchins
• Transfer from New Orleans
• Appeared in eight games, averaged 5.3 minutes per game
• From Berowra, Australia, prepped at Asquith Girls H.S.