THE MATCHUPÂ Â Â
• The Javelinas remain at the SPEC this weekend as they host Texas A&M International for the second half of the home-and-home starting at 2 p.m. CT on Saturday, February 15 for the Throwback game
• The Javelinas dropped both games last week as they fell 55-48 to St. Mary's and 78-52 to St. Edward's
• The Dustdevils have won one game in their last 12 as their 66-62 win over St. Edward's snapped a 10-game losing streak
• TAMIU fell in the second half of the weekend matchups, 90-47 to StMU
• TAMUK and TAMIU last met on December 14 in Laredo, Texas, with the Dustdevils taking a 61-53 win
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Ravae Payne put away 23 points in the loss, while
Anastacia Mickens added 11 points and eight rebounds
• Nicole Heyn and Patrycja Jaworska both tallied 21 points to lead TAMIU
• Jaworska leads the team with a 13.7 scoring average, while Heyn is averaging 11.1 points per game
• Jaworska has started all 23 games for the Dustdevils and has shot at a 43.1% clip, while Heyn is shooting at a 36.8% clip with 17 starts in 23 appearances
• Josselin Geer and Christine Ortega are the other two averaging over eight points per game at 8.9 and 8.7, respectively
• Geer is connecting on 35.3% of her shots while Ortega is averaging a 35.3% rate
• Heyn and Ortega are the only two on the team grabbing at least four rebounds per game at 4.6 and 4.5, respectively
Run It Back  Â
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Anastacia Mickens matched the single-season high for TAMUK with 23 points in a 55-48 loss to St. Mary's
• She went 10-for-15 from the field with eight rebounds, while
Bridget Upton poured in 12 points on a 4-for-12 clip
• Three Javelinas scored in double figures in the 78-52 loss to St. Edward's to close out the weekend
• Mickens was tabbed for 12 points on a 6-for-13 clip along with six rebounds and three steals
• Upton added 12 points of her own along with three boards
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Bri-Anna Soliz scored 10 points for the second time this year on a 3-for-7 clip
Get Back on Defense  Â
• The Javelinas held the Patriots to 38 points in the win on January 9, the ninth time in program history TAMUK held opponents to fewer than 40 points
• It is the third time in the last four seasons the Javelinas held an opponent to fewer than 40 points after limiting Chadron to 37 in 2018-19 and 35 to East Central in 2016-17
• The fewest points allowed came in the inaugural season in 1977-78 with a 48-27 win over St. Mary's
• TAMUK held the Rattlers to two points in the first quarter on January 18, the lowest total allowed from an opponent all year
• In total, the Javelinas have held opponents to fewer than 10 points in a quarter on 15 separate occasions, the most recent being eight points allowed against St. Mary's on February 6
Seeing Double  Â
• There have been two double-doubles on the year so far for the Javelinas
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Jalynn Johnson recorded both of them with exactly 11 points and 10 rebounds on two separate occasions
• Her first double-double came against UAFS on November 23 and she matched the feat against UT Permian Basin on December 19
• TAMUK recorded six double-doubles as a team in 2018-19, with
Bri-Anna Soliz posting the most at four, most recently 15 points and 13 rebounds against Cameron on February 28
Fill the Stat Sheets  Â
• Three Javelinas have scored in double figures on three different occasions, most recently in a 78-52 loss to St. Edward's on February 8
•
Anastacia Mickens put up 12 points, along with 12 from
Bridget Upton and 10 from
Bri-Anna Soliz
• TAMUK also had three score in double digits against Midwestern State on January 30 in a 54-50 win, and St. Mary's on January 18 in a 64-62 overtime loss
• In total, the Javelinas have had someone record at least 10 points on 35 separate occasions, with Mickens and
Ravae Payne both with the single-season high at 23
• Payne put away 23 in the loss to TAMIU on December 14, while Mickens added 23 in the 55-48 loss to StMU on February 6
• TAMUK has only had someone record double-digit rebounds in seven games, including the two double-doubles from
Jalynn Johnson
• Johnson, along with
Bri-Anna Soliz, have both recorded 10 rebounds thrice in 2019-20
#00 Lidia Guiral  Â
• In 2019-20: Has appeared in 11 games; season-high 17 minutes against CU on Feb. 1
• In 2018-19: Season-high 21 minutes against Black Hills State on Nov. 9, scored five points against A&M-C on Jan. 31
• Transfer from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M, appeared in 22 games for NEO, averaging 2.4 ppg
#1 Daisah Purnell  Â
• In 2019-20: Has appeared in all 19 games with three starts; season-high 11 points against UTT on January 9; 29 minutes against TAMIU on Dec. 14
• Transfer from Highland Community College; appeared in 27 games, averaged 7.8 points and 3.3 rebounds per game in 2018-19; averaged 2.8 points and 1.8 rebounds per game in 2017-18
• From Kansas City, Mo.
#4 Bridget Upton  Â
• In 2019-20: Has appeared in 17 games, with 13 straight starts, with her first career start coming against WNMU on Dec. 21; season-high 16 points against StMU on Jan. 18 and ENMU on Jan. 25
• In 2018-19: 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
#5 Madison Lucas  Â
• In 2019-20: Has appeared in 18 games with three starts; season-high six points against CSC on Nov. 9; matched her career-high of six points against Tarleton on Jan. 2; season-high 30 minutes against StMU on Feb. 6
• True freshman from Houston, Texas
• Prepped at St. Agnes Academy
#10 Treazure Mouton  Â
• In 2019-20: Has appeared in all 19 games with nine starts; season-high 13 points against MSU Texas on Jan 30; season-high 38 minutes and seven assists against StMU on Feb. 6
• Transfer from Temple College, also played at Tyler Junior College
• Appeared in 30 games, averaged 6.8 points and 5.2 rebounds per game last year
• From Houston, Texas, prepped at Hightower High School
#11 Angelica Wall  Â
• In 2019-20: Has appeared in 13 games; career-high five points against A&M-C on Jan. 11
• In 2018-19:  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  Â
• In 2019-20: Has appeared in 12 games with 11 starts; career-high 23 points against TAMIU on Dec 14, matched on Jan. 4 against TWU and 40 minutes against UTPB on Dec. 19; hasn't played since Jan. 16 against St. Edward's
• In 2018-19: Ended the year scoring double figures in three of her last four contests, including 17 against CU on Feb. 28
• Transfer from South Plains College
• Appeared in 14 games, averaged 1.3 points on 3.5 minutes per game for SPC
#21 Jalynn Johnson  Â
• In 2019-20: Has appeared in 16 games with 14 starts; season-high 15 points against CSC on Nov. 9; grabbed a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds against UAFS on Nov 23 and matched the feat against UTPB on Dec 19
• Transfer from Tyler Junior College
• Appeared in 12 games, averaged 2.9 points and 2.4 rebounds per game
• From Sugar Land, Texas
#23 Anastacia Mickens  Â
• In 2019-20: Has started all 19 games; season-high 23 points and 33 minutes against StMU on Feb. 6; season-high 10 rebounds against CSC on Nov. 9
• Transfer from McLennan Community College
• Appeared in 29 games, averaged 7.9 points and 6.1 rebounds per game
• From Beaumont, Texas
#32 Bri-Anna Soliz  Â
• In 2019-20: Has appeared in 15 games and started the last 13 straight; season-high 11 points against St. Mary's on Jan. 18; season-high 12 rebounds against MSU Texas on Jan. 30
• In 2018-19: 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); Third double-double against UTPB on Feb. 21 (13 pts/11 reb); fourth against CU on Feb. 28 (15 pts/13 reb)
• Redshirt in 2017-18; prepped at Lakeview H.S., Three-time All-District, and two-time All-State honoree
#44 Maeghan Palmer  Â
• In 2019-20: Has appeared in all 19 games with three starts; season-high eight points and seven rebounds against CU on Feb. 1
• True freshman from Midlothian, Texas; prepped at Midlothian High School