Kingsville - Hoping to win back-to-back games for the second time since the turn of the calendar, the Texas A&M-Kingsville women's basketball team is in Alpine for a 1:00 p.m. Saturday matchup with the Sul Ross St. Lobos.

The longest in-conference road trip of the year for the Javelinas began with a wire-to-wire victory of the Mustangs from Western New Mexico in Silver City on Thursday. Now, they are looking to win the fifth Lone Star Conference game of their season and move above .500 in conference play in 2026 as they take on the Lobos, who Kingsville beat in Alpine when the two teams faced off last year.

In the 11 LSC games that the team has played so far, it now has three different players averaging at least 5.3 rebounds per game and three different players putting up at least 9.6 points per game. Both stats point to aspects of the Javelinas' game that they have excelled at as of late - rebounding and balanced scoring. 

"Consistency," Head Coach Michael Madrid said. "We play well in spurts and then we have clusters of turnovers and bad decisions. We have to continue to work to value the ball and each possession."

They will look to lean on both of those things in Saturday's matchup as the team hopes to stay undefeated all time against the Lobos (2-0). 

Scouting the Competition: Sul Ross St. Lobos (2-15, 1-10 LSC)

In their second season back in the LSC, the Lobos have struggled, and have just one in-conference win heading into Saturday's matchup. That win, however, came last week in a win over their travel partner, Western New Mexico. Despite a home loss to Texas A&M-International on Thursday, Sul Ross will hope to ride their recent trip to the win column into Saturday's game against the Javelinas.

In addition to the recent win, Sul Ross has also played competitive games against other Lone Star foes in recent matchups, and have leaned on their veterans to do so. Three different players average at least 11 points per game for the Lobos, led by senior guard Victoria Aguayo, who puts up 11.1 to go along with 8.5 rebounds (third in LSC), 2.1 assists, and 3.9 steals per game (leads LSC, fourth in the nation).

"They do a tremendous job of spacing the floor and attacking the rim," Madrid said. "They have a number of players that draw fouls and they are an excellent free-throw shooting team."

Javelina Quick Hitters

• Redshirt junior forward Kaylee Howell is coming off of an excellent, 15-point performance against Western New Mexico, already her fourth time scoring 14-plus in the new year
• Freshman guard Jadeyn Parez has been impactful in her early starts, highlighted by a 24-point explosion against Oklahoma Christian; She is shooting 49.4% from the field and 46.7% 3PT (leads team) on the season
• TAMUK has been excellent on the boards so far this year, ranking fourth in the LSC with +4.9 per game in rebound margin; the Javelinas limit opponents to 31.3 rebounds per game (second in the LSC)
• In the 11 in-conference games that the Javelinas have played, they've been even better, posting a rebound margin of +7.5 (third in the LSC), and leading the conference in fewest total opponent rebounds (30.3)
• In that same span, redshirt junior guard Kaycee Groves had led the team in scoring (10.3), rebounding (6.6, 12th in the LSC), assists (2.8, 11th in the LSC), steals (20), and blocks (9, 12th in the LSC))
• Kingsville's offense has improved as the year has gone along, now averaging 12.8 assists per game (seventh in the LSC); Parker (2.8 apg), and Groves (2.6 apg) pace the team's distribution.
• Sophomore forward Thalia Daniels has had a strong start to her career in the blue and gold, leading the team on the glass at 6.3 rebounds per game (with 7.0 ppg).
• While she leads a team effort on the glass, the Javelinas' success on the boards has been a group project - six different Javelinas average 3.5-plus rebounds per game this season.
• The second-winningest Head Coach in program history, Michael Madrid is beginning his seventh year at the helm for the Javelinas just seven LSC wins from passing Jill Wilson for the most conference wins in program history