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• The Javelinas remain at home to take on top-ranked West Texas A&M on Thursday, January 10, before facing Eastern New Mexico on Saturday, January 12
• The Lady Buffs are riding a 12-game win streak to start the year and have climbed to the No. 2 spot in the most recent iteration of the WBCA poll
• The contest against WTAMU is part of the Community Appreciation Night at the SPEC, while the game versus ENMU will be Welcome Back Students
• West Texas A&M is led by Tyesha Taylor, who is averaging 16.4 points per game through 12 contests on a .696 clip alongside 5.9 rebounds per game
• She will be joined by Lexy Hightower's 13.3 ppg on .522 shooting, and Deleyah Harris' 9.6 ppg and 7.3 rpg
• The Lady Buffs are currently 4-0 in LSC play with wins over MSU Texas, Cameron, UT Permian Basin and Western New Mexico
• The Greyhounds had a five-game win streak snapped with losses to Oklahoma Christian and Lubbock Christian, but came back with back-to-back wins over Western New Mexico and UT Permian Basin to move to 9-3 on the year
• Treyanna Clay leads the team with a 13.2 scoring average on .422 shooting, along with 6.3 rebounds per game
• Alivia Lewis is the leading rebounder with 9.3 per game and averages 6.7 points per outing on a .403 clip
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Last Time Out                                                                                                                                    Â
• The Javelinas took their first Lone Star Conference win of the season in dramatic fashion at 72-70 over Texas Woman's
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Brynae Thompson led TAMUK with a career-high 28 points on 10-for-18 shooting and added a handful of clutch plays down the stretch to get the win
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Cloe Lane for an open trey for a 69-67 Javelina lead with 44 seconds remaining in the fourth before she converted an and-one on a contested layup with 10 seconds to play to put the Blue and Gold ahead for good at 72-69
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Danielle Meador matched her season-high with 19 points to go with seven rebounds
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Rachel Tapps notched a season-best 14 points to go with four rebounds and four assists
• Lane finished with four points and 11 rebounds in the win
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LSC Player of the Week                                                                                                                  Â
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Brynae Thompson took home LSC Offensive Player of the Week honors 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                                                                                                                                          Â
• 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                                                                                                                                          Â
• 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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The Final Countdown                                                                                                                     Â
• Two games have been decided by fewer than 10 points in 2018-19
• The Javelinas fell to then-No. 22 Black Hills State, 48-40, n Nov. 9before coming away with a 72-70 win over Texas Woman's on Jan. 5
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WBCA Division-II Rankings                                                                                                           Â
• West Texas A&M was bumped up to No. 2 in the WBCA poll, while Angelo State took a step up to No. 19
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#00 Lidia Guiral                                                                                                                                Â
• 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                                                                                                                       Â
• Season-high 19 points twice this year, against TAMIU on Nov. 20 and against TWU on Jan. 5
• 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                                                                                                                             Â
• 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                                                                                                                           Â
• 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                                                                                                                             Â
• 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                                                                                                                                   Â
• Season-high 19 points on 46.7% shooting against Tarleton on Nov. 29
• 11 points, nine rebounds, five assists and seven steals 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                                                                                                                        Â
• 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                                                                                                                        Â
• Has yet to appear in a game in 2018-19
• 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                                                                                                                  Â
• Has led the Javelinas in scoring in eight different contests
• Three 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
• 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                                                                                                                            Â
• Season-high nine points against Tarleton on Nov. 29, 31 minutes against BHSU on Nov. 9
• 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                                                                                                                            Â
• 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                                                                                                                           Â
• Season-high 10 points on 29 minutes against TAMIU on Dec. 17; 36 minutes against StMU on Jan. 2
• 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                                                                                                                       Â
• 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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