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Lucas vs EMU
Leo Garcia

Women's Basketball Jon Montoya, Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Information

Javelinas return home to face Rattlers and Hilltoppers

Thursday's contest vs StMU will be part of Residence Life Night; Play4Kay game set for Saturday's game vs SEU

THE MATCHUPS    
• The Javelinas return to the SPEC to take on St. Mary's and St. Edward's for the second divisional matchups against either opponent
• Tipoff for Residence Life Night at the SPEC against St. Mary's is set for 5:30 p.m. CT on Thursday, February 6
• Tipoff for the Play4Kay game is set for 2 p.m. CT on Saturday, February 8
• The Rattlers took a split last week with a win over Texas Woman's and a loss to Tarleton to move to 9-10 on the year, 8-7 in the LSC
• Soteria Banks continues to lead StMU with an 18.0 scoring average at a 42.6% clip
• Banks has started all 19 games and averages 33.7 minutes per contest along with 4.5 rebounds per game
• She'll have help from Hannah Wilson who is averaging 9.7 points and 9.4 rebounds per game on a 52.1% rate from the floor
• The Hilltoppers also took a split with a loss to the Texans and a win over the Pioneers to move to 12-8 overall, 8-7 in league action
• Deijah Blanks leads SEU with a blistering 20.2 scoring average on a 45.7% clip
• She is also averaging 4.8 rebounds per game after starting all 20 contests, but only sees action on the floor for 27.9 minutes per outing
• D'aviyon Magazine and Charli Becker will assist her with a 7.7 and 7.3 scoring average, respectively
• Sammie Dufek leads all players at 7.0 rebounds per game

Run It Back    
• The Javelinas took a split with a hard-fought 54-50 win over Midwestern State in Wichita Falls, Texas, but fell to Cameron on the backend of the weekend matchups at 68-50
• Upton led all scorers in the game against the Mustangs with 14 points on a 4-for-8 clip to go with four rebounds and two assists
• Treazure Mouton added 13 points while Anastacia Mickens rounded out the trio with 12 points and eight rebounds
• Bri-Anna Soliz posted her best rebounding game of the year with 12 in the win, five of which came on the offensive glass
• Mickens followed up on Saturday against the Aggies by matching her season-high of 15 points on a 7-for-10 clip to go with seven rebounds
• Soliz added 11 rebounds for her second straight game grabbing double-digit boards
• Madison Lucas got the start in place of Jalynn Johnson and responded with five points, four assists, three rebounds and two steals in the loss

Get Back on Defense    
• 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 14 separate occasions, the most recent being nine points allowed against Midwestern State on January 30

Seeing Double    
• There have been two double-doubles on the year so far for the Javelinas
• 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    
• Three Javelinas scored in double figures in the win over Midwestern State on January 30,  only the second time that has happened for the 2019-20 season
• TAMUK last had three score in double figures in the overtime loss to St. Mary's on January 18
• In total, the Javelinas have had someone record at least 10 points on 29 separate occasions, with Ravae Payne owning the team-high of 23 against Texas Woman's on January 4
• 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    
• In 2019-20: Has appeared in nine 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    
• In 2019-20: Has appeared in all 17 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    
• In 2019-20: Has appeared in 15 games, with 11 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    
• In 2019-20: Has appeared in 16 games with two starts; season-high six points and 16 minutes against CSC on Nov. 9; matched her career-high of six points against Tarleton on Jan. 2
• True freshman from Houston, Texas
• Prepped at St. Agnes Academy

#10 Treazure Mouton    
• In 2019-20: Has appeared in all 17 games with seven starts; season-high 13 points and 35 minutes against MSU Texas on Jan 30
• 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    
• In 2019-20: Has appeared in 11 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    
• 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    
• 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    
• In 2019-20: Has started all 17 games; season-high 15 points against StMU on Jan. 18 and CU on Feb. 1; season-high 10 rebounds against CSC on Nov. 9; season-high two blocks against OC on Nov. 21
• 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    
• In 2019-20: Has appeared in 13 games and started the last 11 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    
• In 2019-20: Has appeared in all 17 games with two starts; season-high eight points and seven rebounds against CU on Feb. 1
• True freshman from Midlothian, Texas; prepped at Midlothian High School
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Players Mentioned

Lidia Guiral

#00 Lidia Guiral

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6' 0"
Senior
Ravae Payne

#13 Ravae Payne

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5' 5"
Junior
Bri-Anna Soliz

#32 Bri-Anna Soliz

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5' 9"
Redshirt Sophomore
Bridget Upton

#4 Bridget Upton

G
5' 6"
Sophomore
Angelica Wall

#11 Angelica Wall

F
5' 11"
Redshirt Senior
Daisah Purnell

#1 Daisah Purnell

F
5' 11"
Junior
Madison Lucas

#5 Madison Lucas

G
5' 6"
Freshman
Treazure Mouton

#10 Treazure Mouton

G
5' 8"
Junior
Jalynn Johnson

#21 Jalynn Johnson

G/F
5' 11"
Sophomore
Anastacia Mickens

#23 Anastacia Mickens

F
5' 10"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Lidia Guiral

#00 Lidia Guiral

6' 0"
Senior
G
Ravae Payne

#13 Ravae Payne

5' 5"
Junior
G
Bri-Anna Soliz

#32 Bri-Anna Soliz

5' 9"
Redshirt Sophomore
F
Bridget Upton

#4 Bridget Upton

5' 6"
Sophomore
G
Angelica Wall

#11 Angelica Wall

5' 11"
Redshirt Senior
F
Daisah Purnell

#1 Daisah Purnell

5' 11"
Junior
F
Madison Lucas

#5 Madison Lucas

5' 6"
Freshman
G
Treazure Mouton

#10 Treazure Mouton

5' 8"
Junior
G
Jalynn Johnson

#21 Jalynn Johnson

5' 11"
Sophomore
G/F
Anastacia Mickens

#23 Anastacia Mickens

5' 10"
Junior
F