THE MATCHUPS
• The Javelinas are winners of four out of their last five outings as they return to the SPEC to take on MSU Texas and Cameron in Lone Star Conference play
• TAMUK went 2-0 last week following wins of Western New Mexico and UT Permian Basin to get back to .500 in conference
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Brynae Thompson put away 25 points in the win over WNMU while
Cloe Lane tallied 21 in the win over UTPB
• Thompson is now second in the LSC in scoring at 15.9 ppg on 46.4% shooting
• Lane raised her average to 10.9 ppg
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Danielle Meador posted a double-double in the win over the Mustangs with 11 points and 11 rebounds
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Bri-Anna Soliz set a new season-best with 17 rebounds in the win over the Falcons
• MSU Texas is sitting at 6-9 on the year, 3-5 in the LSC, following a loss to Cameron and a win over Texas Woman's
• Hannah Reynolds leads the Mustangs with 11.8 points per outing on a 47.5% clip
• Reynolds adds 6.2 rebounds per game through 15 appearances and 13 starts
• Chelcie Kizart, Kityana Diaz and Liz Cathcart all average over nine points per game for MSU Texas
• Cameron is 6-10 on the year following an overtime loss to Texas Woman's
• The Aggies will feature the 1-2 punch of Maighan Hedge and Natalie Halbleib as the two average 14.3 and 14.1 ppg, respectively
• Halbleib leads the team with 6.9 rpg
Last Time Out
• TAMUK went 2-0 on the week with a 64-62 win over Western New Mexico followed by a 78-71 decision over UT Permian Basin
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Brynae Thompson was the spearhead in the win over the Mustangs with 25 points on a 60.0% clip
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Danielle Meador added a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds
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Cloe Lane paved the way for the win over the Falcons with 21 points, six rebounds and five steals
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Bri-Anna Soliz posted a new season-best with 17 rebounds in the win
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LSC Player of the Week
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Brynae Thompson took home LSC Offensive Player of the Week honors on Jan. 7 after her 28-point performance against the Pioneers
• It was the first LSC honor for a Javelina since Nov. 29, 2016, when Kaylin Roher took home the Defensive Player of the Week award from the conference
• The last Javelina to take home LSC Offensive Player of the Week was Rosalie Cutri on Dec. 17, 2013
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90 Degrees
• TAMUK reached the 90-point plateau in the win over the Dustdevils for the first time since February 3, 2018, a 92-91 triple-overtime loss to Cameron
• The Javelinas last tallied a win with 90 points on Nov. 30, 2013, a 92-86 double-overtime decision against TAMIU
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Pickpocket
• Lane nabbed a season-high seven steals in the win over TAMIU on Dec. 17
• Seven steals is the most in a single game for the Javelinas in over a decade with the single-game high of 10 originally set on March 21, 2001, by Ashley White against North Dakota
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Double Vision
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Bri-Anna Soliz posted the first double-double of the year for the Javelinas in the 86-84 upset over then-No. 2 West Texas A&M on January 10, with 13 points and 15 rebounds
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Danielle Meador secured the second double-double of the year with 11 points and 11 rebounds in the win over Western New Mexico on January 17
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WBCA Division-II Rankings
• West Texas A&M took another step back down to No. 14 in the poll following a loss to Tarleton
• Angelo State stayed at No. 19 with a 2-0 week over WNMU and UTPB
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#00 Lidia Guiral
• Season-high 21 minutes against Black Hills State on Nov. 9, scored two points twice this year
• Transfer from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M, appeared in 22 games for NEO, averaging 2.4 ppg
• From Fraga, Spain
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#2 Danielle Meador
• Season-high 19 points twice this year, against TAMIU on Nov. 20 and against TWU on Jan. 5
• Grabbed a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds against WNMU on Jan. 17
• Transfer from Kilgore College
, appeared in 23 games, averaging 21.9 mpg and 5.9 ppg
• From Corpus Christi, Texas
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#4 Bridget Upton
• Season-high 17 minutes against BHSU on Nov. 9, six points against Angelo State on Dec. 6
• 2018 Offensive Player of the Year for George West H.S.
• All-Region, All-South Texas and CBCA All-Star selection
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#11 Angelica Wall
• Totaled 18 minutes against TAMUC on Dec. 1, scored three points against Angelo State on Dec. 6
• Appeared in 27 total games for two years for Adams State, averaged 2.6 ppg in 2016-17
• Averaged 3.3 minutes in 2015-16 and 8.2 minutes in 2016-17
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#13 Ravae Payne
• Season-high nine 17 points, 23 minutes and three steals against TAMIU on Dec. 17
• Transfer from South Plains College
• Appeared in 14 games, averaged 1.3 points on 3.5 minutes per game
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#14 Cloe Lane
• Season-high 23 points against WT on Jan. 10; 21 points against UTPB on Jan. 19
• Recorded at least five steals in four different games; season-high seven against TAMIU on Dec. 17
• Appeared in 29 games with five starts for Alcorn State last year, averaging 8.0 points per game
• First Team All-Southern Conference for St. Petersburg after appearing in 54 games
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#15 Victoria Salinas
• Season-high 11 points against CSC on Nov. 10, 23 minutes against Tarleton on Nov. 29
• Appeared in 28 games last yearwith 17 starts, averaging 4.4 points on 16.4 minutes per game
• Prepped at W.B. Ray H.S. in Corpus Christi, Texas, All-South Texas first team selection
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#20 Hannah Aucoin
• Made her first appearance against WT on Jan. 10; four points against WNMU on Jan. 17
• Transfer from Colorado State-Pueblo, appeared in 10 games, averaged 3.8 minutes
• From Lewisville, Texas, McDonald's All-American Nominee
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#22 Brynae Thompson
• Has led the Javelinas in scoring in 10 different contests
• Five 20-point games on the year: 24 against TAMIU on Nov. 20; 20 against Angelo State on Dec. 6; career-high 28 against Texas Woman's on Jan. 5; 20 against WT on Jan. 10; 25 against WNMU on Jan. 17
• LSC Offensive Player of the Week for Jan. 7
• 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
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#23 Rachel Tapps
• Recorded at least 10 points in four straight games: Jan. 5 vs TWU (14), Jan. 10 vs WT (11), Jan. 12 vs ENMU (12) and Jan. 17 vs WNMU (10)
• Transfer from UTEP, saw action in 42 games over two years for the Miners
• From Cypress Ranch, Texas, First Team All-District 17-6A as a senior in H.S.
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#25 Kristina Kana
• Season-high 18 minutes against St. Edward's on Nov. 24, eight points against TAMIU on Dec. 17
• 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
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#32 Bri-Anna Soliz
• First career double-double against WT on Jan. 10 (13 pts/15 reb); 17 rebounds against UTPB on Jan. 19
• Redshirt in 2017-18; prepped at Lakeview H.S., Three-time All-District and two-time All-State honoree
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#44 Nicole Hutchins
• Recorded at least one block per game in seven straight games to begin the year
• Season-high 29 minutes against TAMIU on Nov. 20, six points against Tarleton on Nov. 29
• Transfer from New Orleans, appeared in eight games, averaged 5.3 minutes per game
• From Berowra, Australia, prepped at Asquith Girls H.S.
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