THE MATCHUPS
• The Javelinas return to the SPEC to take on UT Permian Basin and Western New Mexico
• TAMUK will tip off against UTPB at 5:30 p.m. CT on Feb. 21 for Faculty and Staff Appreciation Day
• The Blue and Gold will celebrate Senior Day on Feb. 23 prior to the 2 p.m. CT tip off against WNMU
• The Javelinas are looking to snap a seven-game skid after losses to Eastern New Mexico and UT Permian Basin
• Brynae Thompson remains as the leading scorer for TAMUK at 15.4 per game
• Cloe Lane upped her season average to 11.8 following three straight games scoring over 16 points
• UTPB record its first win in conference over the weekend against Cameron, but fell to MSU Texas
• Khali Pippins-Tryon upped her average to 13.1 ppg alongside a 4.2 rpg mark
• Lemia Ntor-Ue sits second on the team with 9.1 points per outing
• WNMU defeated both CU and MSU Texas over the weekend to move into a virtual tie with TAMUK in the LSC standings
• Ciara Fields and Cassandra Vickery serve as the one-two punch for the Mustangs at 11.3 and 10.3 ppg, respectively
• Sara Lopez sits close behind at 9.0 ppg
 
Last Time Out
• TAMUK went 0-2 on the week yet again following losses to Eastern New Mexico and then-No. 20 West Texas A&M
• Brynae Thompson and Cloe Lane led the offensive effort for the Javelinas at 18 and 16 points, respectively
• Meador added eight points and eight rebounds in the starting lineup
• Lane added another 19 points to up her average to 11.8 on the year in the loss to WT, and was one rebound shy of her first double-double after finishing with nine
• Tapps poured in 11 points off the bench for TAMUK
• Meador again added eight points and came away with five rebounds
 
LSC Player of the Week
• 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
 
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
 
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
 
Double Vision
• 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
• Soliz's second double-double came courtesy of the 71-67 win over MSU Texas on January 24 where she tallied 16 points and 12 rebounds in the contest
• 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
• Meador posted her second double-double of the year with 10 points and 10 rebounds in the loss to Cameron on January 26
 
#00 Lidia Guiral - Fraga, Spain
• Season-high 21 minutes against Black Hills State on Nov. 9, scored five points against TAMUC on Jan. 31
• Transfer from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M, appeared in 22 games for NEO, averaging 2.4 ppg
 
#2 Danielle Meador - Corpus Christi, Texas
• 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
• Secure her second double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds against CU on Jan. 26
• Transfer from Kilgore College, appeared in 23 games, averaging 21.9 mpg and 5.9 ppg
 
#4 Bridget Upton - George West, Texas
• Season-high 18 minutes against TAMUC on Jan. 31, six points against TSU on Feb. 2 and ASU on Dec. 6
• 2018 Offensive Player of the Year for George West H.S., All-Region, All-South Texas and CBCA All-Star selection
 
#11 Angelica Wall - Pueblo, Colo.
• Totaled 18 minutes against TAMUC on Dec. 1
• Scored four points against Tarleton on Feb. 2
• 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
 
#13 Ravae Payne - Pearland, Texas
• Season-high nine 17 points 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 for SPC
 
#14 Cloe Lane - Kansas City, Mo.
• Season-high 25 points against TWU on Feb. 7; 23 points against WT on Jan. 10
• 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
 
#15 Victoria Salinas - Corpus Christi, Texas
• 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
 
#20 Hannah Aucoin - Flower Mound, Texas
• Made her first appearance against WT on Jan. 10; 12 points against TWU on Feb. 7
• Transfer from Colorado State-Pueblo, appeared in 10 games, averaged 3.8 minutes
• Native of Lewisville, Texas, McDonald's All-American Nominee
 
#22 Brynae Thompson - Houston, Texas
• Has led the Javelinas in scoring in 11 different contests; scored 10+ in nine straight contests starting Jan. 5
• Seven 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; 22 against MSU Texas on Jan. 24; 24 against Cameron on Jan. 26
• 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
• Transferred from Ranger College
 
#23 Rachel Tapps - Cypress Ranch, Texas
• 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
• First Team All-District 17-6A as a senior in H.S.
 
#25 Kristina Kana - Mont Belvieu, Texas
• Season-high 23 minutes against Cameron on Jan. 26; 10 points against Angelo State on Feb. 5
• 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
 
#32 Bri-Anna Soliz - San Angelo, Texas
• First career double-double against WT on Jan. 10 (13 pts/15 reb); 17 rebounds against UTPB on Jan. 19
• Recorded second career double-double against MSU Texas on Jan. 24 (16 pts/12 reb)
• Redshirt in 2017-18; prepped at Lakeview H.S., Three-time All-District and two-time All-State honoree
 
#44 Nicole Hutchins - Berowra, New South Wales, Australia
• Recorded at least one block per game in her first eight appearances
• 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