THE MATCHUP    
• The Javelinas (17-10, 10-6 LSC) host the Texas A&M International Dustdevils (17-10, 8-8 LSC) on Tuesday, in the opening round of the Lone Star Conference Tournament
 • Thursday, Mar 1, TAMUK invites TAMIU into the Steinke Physical Education Center with a 7 p.m. tipoff
• The Javelinas enter the tournament as the eighth seed, while the Dustdevils are the nine seed
 • The winner advances to the Comerica Center in Frisco, Texas, for a showdown against the one-seed West Texas A&M Lady Buffs on Friday, Mar 4. 
 •TAMIU split last week, besting Cameron 70-66 before losing to West Texas A&M 79-58
 • The teams met twice this season, with the Javelinas winning both matchups
 • On Jan 13, they faced off in Laredo, Texas, with TAMUK earning a 60-56 victory as Annelise Dominguez scored 10 points with nine three-pointers
 • They met again on Jan 15, in Kingsville, Texas, where the Javelinas bested the Dustdevils 67-39, with Kryslyn Jones earning 23 points, while Anastacia Mickens scored 17
 • Rai Brown leads the TAMIU offense averaging 16.7 ppg, while Clara Fernandez logs 10.3 ppg
 • Fernandez also leads the Dustdevils in rebounds averaging 5.7 each time out and in steals at 66
 • TAMIU is the best passing team in the conference, with 464 assists placing them atop the leaderboard
• The Dustdevils also lead the conference in steals per game with 11 and in turnovers forced at 21.93 per contest
 • Additionally, TAMIU is the most efficient three-point shooting team in the LSC, making triples at a 34.5% clip
  
 Last Time Out
• The Javelinas went 0-2 on the road last week, falling against West Texas A&M and Cameron
 • TAMUK was defeated by WT 86-60, with Kryslyn Jones scoring 19 points
 • The Javs were unable to overcome CU, losing 74-68, as Georgia Ohiaeri set a new career-best 24 points while snagging nine rebounds
 • The Javelinas finished 17-10 overall, with a 10-6 league mark earning them the eight seed in the LSC tournament

Conference Contenders
• The Javelinas finished 10-6 in conference play earning the eight seed in the LSC tournament
• The Blue and Gold last made the league tournament in 2019
• TAMUK represents the only eight seed in tournament history to defeat a one seed after beating Easten New Mexico 69-67 in overtime
• The schools all time postseason record is 14-25, and they last won the LSC tournament in 2000

30-plus
• Kryslyn Jones dropped 31 points against Midwestern State, sparking an 18-point comeback victory  
• She represents the first Javelina to cross the 30-point benchmark since Angelica Wilson against Cameron in 2018
• Jones shot 51.7% from the floor, going 4-7 from beyond the arc and 11-13 from the free throw line
• She also snagged seven rebounds in the five-point win
Hometown Heroes    
• The Javelinas remain undefeated at home through 11 contests, including an upset of #1 ranked Lubbock Christian
•The last time TAMUK started this hot in the SPEC, they began the 2009-10 season 12-0 at home, before closing the season out 18-10 overall
 
Double-Double           
• Anastacia  Mickens recorded 17 points and 11 rebounds in a conference win over TAMIU for the programs first double-double of the season
•Mickens  represents the first Javelina to accomplish this feat since Bri-Anna Soliz scored 10 points and snagged 11 rebounds in a 58-39 loss to Angelo State on February 20, 2020.
• Devon Williams logged TAMUK's second double-double of the season logging
 
Chasing History         
• The Javelinas  6-0 start to conference play last happened in the 2000-01 season when TAMUK picked up wins in the first six LSC contests and finished the year 27-7 with an 11-3 league record
•The 2000-01 team also won the NCAA South Central Region tournament to make its first appearance in the NCAA Elite Eight
 
Down Goes Frazier    
• TAMUK  toppled the top-ranked team in the nation to wrap up the 2021 calendar year with a 59-42 win over No. 1/1 Lubbock Christian on December 31
• It is the first win over the No. 1-ranked team in program history and first win over the defending NCAA Division II National Champions
• The Javelinas held the Lady Chaps to their lowest scoring output since 2010, the lowest shooting percentage of the year and worst margin of defeat since 2016
 
Defense Wins Accolades      
• Anastacia Mickens became the second weekly defensive honoree of the season after helping the Javs hold a potent Dustdevils offense to 47.5 points across a pair of matches
• Devon Williams was named LSC Defensive Player of the Week following TAMUK's upset win over Lubbock Christian to wrap up the 2021 calendar year
• She became the first Javelina to receive either accolade from the league office since Anastacia Mickens was named Defensive Player of the Week on December 14, 2020
 
Third Time's The Charm       
• The Javelinas started 3-0 in league play following the win over Western New Mexico
• The last time TAMUK started 3-0 in the Lone Star Conference was the 2006-07 season
• The Javelinas have only started 3-0 in league play six times in program history
• The best start to the conference schedule came in the 1999-00 season when the Blue and Gold started 7-0 en route to a 15-1 finish and the program's only LSC regular season and tournament championship
 
Texas Two-Step        
• Anastacia Mickens put up 24 points, a new career-high, in a 66-56 win at home against Western Oregon on November 24
• It is the most points by a Javelina in a game since Cloe Lane put up 25 in a 66-65 loss to Texas Woman's on February 7, 2019
• Only two Javelinas surpassed 20 points in a game in the 2020-21 season

Blanked          
• The Javelinas held Chadron State to zero points in the third quarter en route to a 58-51 win on November 12 to open the season
• It is the first time ever the Javelinas held their opponents to zero points in a quarter since the NCAA shifted to the quarter format ahead of the 2015-16 season
• Since head coach Michael Madrid took over, the Javelinas have held their opponents to fewer than 10 points in a quarter 39 times

QUICK HITTERS


#00 - Mia Cherry        
• 2021-22: Started eight games; averaging 8.6 ppg and 2.5 rpg on 19.4 mpg;  seven games scoring double figures; 15 points vs Angelo State on Dec 4; 15 points vs St. Mary's on Feb 5
• 2020-21: All-LSC honorable mention; appeared in 12 games with eight starts; averaged 9.8 ppg on a 35.7% clip; averaged 3.2 rpg and 24 mpg; at least 10 points in seven games; season-high 20 vs Cameron on Jan 30
• Junior transfer from Blinn College; Region XIV All-Conference; program ranked No. 24 in the nation; averaged 9.7 ppg
 
#3 - Brianna Pena      
•  2021-22: Appeared in 23 games with 15 starts; 8.6 ppg and 2.9 rpg on 28.2 mpg; scored 10+ in five straight contests starting Nov 27 vs East Central
• 2020-21: All-LSC second team; started 14 games; averaged 14.2 ppg on a 46.4% clip; 2.5 rpg and 30.3 mpg; double-digit points in 12 of her 14 games; season-high 21 against West Texas A&M on Jan 22
• Junior transfer from Hill College; finished her career with 576 points, sixth-most all-time; program record 230 field goals made; 10th-most steals in program history at 91; All-NTJCAC selection in 2019-20; NJCAA Academic All-American and NTJCAC All-Academic both years; program ranked No. 25 in 2019 that reached NTJCAC Championship
 
#5 - Kaia Herrera       
• 2021-22: Appeared in four games averaging 2.8 ppg on 3.3 mpg
• Freshman transfer from Casper College in Wyoming; appeared in 24 games; averaged 4.3 ppg on a 42.7% clip; 2.0 rpg and 14.1 mpg; 13 points twice, first against Laramie County on Mar 3 and second against Central Wyoming on Mar 24; 12 points vs Lamar on Jan 29 with seven rebounds; four assists vs Laramie County on Mar 20
 
#10 - Mia Rivers        
• 2021-22: Appeared in all 27 games with 26  starts; 7.6 ppg and 3.3 rpg on 31.8 mpg; career-high 14 points vs Chadron State on Nov 12
• 2020-21: Appeared in all 16 games with four starts; averaged 4.7 ppg at a 25.0% clip; 1.9 rpg and 22.2 mpg; season-high 10 points against West Texas A&M on Jan 22; tied program record of 10 assists against UTT on Feb 24
• Freshman from College Station, Texas; 2020 state semifinalist for College Station HS; 2017 District Newcomer of the Year; 2018 and 2020 All-Brazos Valley; two-time First Team All-District; 2020 TGCA All-Region and All-State; McDonald's All-American nominee
 
#11 - Kryslyn Jones   
• 2021-22: Appeared in all 27 games with 18 starts; 10.7 ppg and 3.5 rpg on 25.0 mpg; Back-to-back 20 point games scoring 20 vs UAFS on Jan 22 and 23 points vs TAMIU on Jan 15; 17 points vs Eastern N.M. on Jan 2; five steals vs UCCS on Nov 19
• Sophomore transfer from Seminole State in Oklahoma; NJCAA Region II Player of the Year; WBCA and NJCAA All-America honorable mention; Region II All-Tournament; First Team All-Region II; started 50 games in two years at Seminole State; averaged 18.8 ppg in 2020-21 and 19.0 ppg in 2019-20; shot 46.9% in two years at the NJCAA level; averaged 5.0 rpg and 945 career points at SSC; 46 games scoring in double figures, 21 games with 20+ points and four with 30+ points
 
#14 - Annelise Dominguez    
•  2021-22: Appeared in 24 games; 2.6 ppg and 1.5 rpg on 11.8 mpg; 10 points at TAMIU on Jan 13; nine points vs Western New Mexico on Jan 7
• 2020-21: Appeared in all 16 games with three starts; averaged 5.4 ppg on a 30.9% clip; 2.0 rpg and 17.1 mpg; season-high 14 points vs UTT on Feb 27
• Freshman from El Paso, Texas; two-time Bi-District champion at Chapin HS; First Team All-District and surpassed 1700 career points as a senior; 5A District MVP
 
#20 - Georgia Ohiaeri
• 2021-22: Started all 27 games; 7.7 ppg and 4.2 rpg on 21.0 mpg; Career high 24 points against Cameron on Feb 26 ;17 points at UTPB on Feb 12; 16 points at Angelo State on Feb 10; 13 points vs UCCS on Nov 19 with the game-winning, buzzer-beating shot
• Sophomore transfer from UC Riverside in California; averaged 3.0 ppg on a 31.7% clip from the floor in two years at UCR; 1.8 rpg and 18.3 mpg; career-high 14 points vs Cal State Fullerton on Feb 6 in 2021; eight rebounds vs Long Beach State on Jan 30 in 2020
 
#21 - Naheim Suarez
• 2021-22: Appeared in three games
• Freshman transfer from UPR Rio Piedras in Puerto Rico; appeared in six games in 2019-20; averaged 4.2 points on a 47.2% clip; 1.7 rpg and 15.0 mpg; eight points vs Rollins on November 8; four assists vs Kentucky State on November 9
 
#22 - Anastacia Mickens      
• 2021-22: Appeared in all 27 games with two start; named LSC Defense Player of the Week on Jan 17; logged the only double-double of the season scoring 17 points with 11 rebounds vs TAMIU on Jan. 15; career-high 24 points vs Western Oregon on Nov 24; 6.9 ppg and 4.7 rpg on 18.1 mpg
• 2020-21: LSC Defensive POTW Dec 14; appeared in 16 games with eight starts; 5.1 ppg on a 43.1% clip from the floor; 5.9 rpg and 18.3 mpg; 10 points twice, first vs UAFS on Dec 12 and second at UTT Feb 24
• 2019-20: Started all 24 games; 9.1 ppg on a 45.1% clip from the floor; 7.0 rpg and 27.6 mpg; 23 points against StMU on Feb 6; 11 rebounds against TSU on Feb 29
• Senior transfer from McLennan CC and Sam Houston State; appeared in 25 games with two starts at SHSU averaging two points per game; started all 29 games at McLennan and averaged 7.9 points and 6.1 rebounds per game
 
#23 - Devon Williams
• 2021-22: Appeared in all 27 games with 25 starts; 4.6 ppg and 4.6 rpg on 17.1  mpg; logged a double-double on Jan 27, scoring 13 points and grabbing 12 rebounds against TAMUC; LSC Defensive Player of the Week on January 3
• 2020-21: Appeared in 14 games with eight starts; 4.1 ppg on a 39.0% clip; 4.5 rpg and 15.9 mpg; 10 points vs Cameron on Jan 30; nine rebounds vs Cameron on Jan 29; five blocks vs Cameron on Jan 29
• Freshman from Gonzales, Texas; District 27-4A MVP; TABC All-Region; two-time Defensive MVP for the basketball team; qualified for Texas Relay as a member of the track and field team
 
#24 - Jayde Tschritter           
• 2021-22: Appeared in 22 games with 14 starts; 5.7 ppg and 1.4 rpg on 18.5  mpg; six games scoring double figures; 16 points vs Lubbock Christian on Dec 31
• 2020-21: Appeared in 16 games with 12 starts; 7.8 ppg on a 37.6% clip from the floor; 1.4 rpg and 23.9 mpg; 18 points twice, first at SEU on Feb 4 and second vs UTT on Feb 27; five assists at Texas A&M Int'l on Jan 4
• Freshman from Corpus Christi, Texas; First Team All-Conference at DME Academy as a senior; three-time All-Tournament for Flour Bluff HS; All-Region and Defensive MVP in 2019; 2018 Second Team All-District
 
#35 - Janessa Payne
• 2021-22: Appeared in all 27 games, with one start; 3.7 ppg and 4.7  rpg on 15.3 mpg; 12 points vs Oklahoma Christian on Jan 22; 12 points vs UT Permian Basin on Dec 2
• 2020-21: LSC All-Freshman team; appeared in all 16 games with 13 starts; 8.4 ppg on a 46.3% clip from the field and 44.6% rate from the perimeter; 4.8 rpg and 25.8 mpg; 10 points in seven games; season-high 18, all three-pointers, at StMU on Jan 14; 11 rebounds vs Cameron on Jan 29
• Freshman from Aledo, Texas; spent her final two seasons at All Saints Episcopal after two years at Aledo HS; eclipsed 1200 career points; two-time Second Team All-District 6-5A and Bi-District Champions in 2017 and 2018
 
#41 - Veyda Lake      
• 2021-22: Appeared in 24 games with one start; career-high 13 points against Western New Mexico on Jan 7
• 2020-21: Appeared in 16 games with six starts; 5.0 ppg on a 51.5% clip; 2.6 rpg and 19.4 mpg; 12 points vs UAFS on Dec 11; 10 points at UTT on Feb 24; three blocks at UTT on Feb 24
• Freshman from Houston, Texas; three-time All-Academic honoree for Clear Brook HS; three-time All-District, twice named second team and once named first team
 
#44 - Maeghan Palmer         
• 2021-22: Appeared in one game
• 2020-21: Appeared in 12 games; four points scored and nine rebounds; 5.5 mpg; two assists and one steal; two points at UTT on Feb 24; three rebounds at StMU on Jan 16
• 2019-20: Appeared in all 24 games with three starts; 2.4 ppg on a 27.5% clip from the field; 2.6 rpg and 12.6 mpg; eight points at Cameron on Feb 1 and Texas Woman's on Feb 27; seven rebounds at Cameron on Feb 1
• Sophomore from Midlothian, Texas; prepped at Midlothian HS