SAN ANGELO, Texas - After winning a must-win game in their regular season finale, the Angelo State women's basketball team is set for the Lone Star Conference tournament and a first round-matchup against Eastern New Mexico on Thursday, Mar. 6th at 8:30 p.m. inside the Comerica Center in Frisco, Texas.
The Belles are 17-11 overall and 13-9 in Lone Star Conference action.
(4) Eastern New Mexico (20-8, 15-7) vs (5) Angelo State (17-11, 13-9)
Thursday, Mar. 6th - 8:30 p.m.
Frisco, Texas - Comerica Center
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Tournament Central:
Ticket Information
Tickets are available as single-session passes, and prices are $20 for adults and $12 for students. Each single-session ticket includes two tournament games and is redeemable only for the specified session. Tickets purchased on Ticketmaster are subject to additional fees and taxes. No additional fees will be applied to tickets purchased at the Comerica Center Box Office. No tournament passes are available.
Tournament Field
(1) Texas Woman's vs (8) UTPB
- The Rambelles would play the winner of this matchup on Saturday, March 8th, with tip-off scheduled for 6 p.m.
- The Pioneers defeated UT Permian Basin, 62-56 in there one matchup of the regular season on Feb. 22nd, 1 p.m.
- The Preseason Player of the Year leads the team in scoring and rebounding with 15.3 PPG and 9.2 rebounds.
- Taysha Rushton leads the Falcons in scoring averaging, 16.9 PPG.
- Khiara Flugence leads the team in rebounding, averaging 7.8 a contest.
(4) Eastern New Mexico vs (5) Angelo State
- The Rambelles and Greyhounds have faced off twice this year with the series tied 1-1.
- The Belles beat Eastern New Mexico ,61-59, at the buzzer on Jan 11th inside the Junell Center. On Feb. 6th, the Belles would fall to the Greyhounds, 71-67 in Portales.
- Madeline Stephens leads the team in scoring and rebounding, averaging 13.8 PPG and 9.8 rebounds.
- Eastern New Mexico is coming into the contest winning their last seven in a row.
- Ishuana Hunter leads the team in scoring averaging 11 PPG.
- Jayla Smith leads the team in rebounding, averaging 5.9 a contest.
(2) Lubbock Christian vs (7) West Texas A&M
- The Lady Chaps and Lady Buffs played each other twice this year with the Lady Chaps winning both games, defeating WT 70-56 on Jan 5th, and 59-44 on Jan. 30th.
- Grace Foster leads the team in scoring, averaging 19.9 PPG and 7.1 rebounds.
- Kyla Kane leads the team in scoring, averaging 13 PPG.
- Taylor Haggan leads the team in rebounding, averaging 7.1 rebounds a contest.
(3) UT Tyler vs. (6) Texas A&M - Kingsville
- UT Tyler and Texas A&M - Kingsville have faced off twice this year, with UT Tyler coming out on top in both contests, winning 63-61 on Jan.18th and 61-54 on Feb.13th.
- Meagan Mendazona leads the team in scoring, averaging 13 PPG.
- Lovis Hevidner leads the team in rebounding, recording five rebounds a contest.
- Shelby Ray and Logan Borchardt are tied for the team lead in scoring, averaging 11.3 PPG.
NEED TO KNOW
- Madeline Stephens broke the school record for rebounds in a career with 1,083 after her 13 points and nine rebound performance against No. 1 Texas Woman's.
- Keniah Williams broke the Lone Star Conference record for blocks in a game with 15, while the team broke the Lone Star Conference record for blocks in a game with 20.
- Williams is tied for second for blocks in a game in Division II history with 15.
- The Rambelles sit third in the West Standings and fifth overall with a 17-11 record and 13-9 in LSC action.
- Taylor Grona recorded a career-high 19 points against West Texas A&M.
- Lauren Catherman recorded her 1,000th-career point against Sul Ross State.
- Williams recorded a career-high 21 points against St. Edward's.
- Majik Esquivel recorded a career-high 31 points against Midwestern State.
- Stephens is the third person in program history to record 1,000 rebounds.
- Madi Lumsden scored a career-high 22 points against Lubbock Christian.
- Williams leads the team in double-doubles with 10 after recording a 17-point, 12 rebound performance against No. 6 UT Tyler.
- Angelo State is second in the conference averaging 69. 5 PPG
- ASU leads the conference in rebounds averaging 42.3 PPG.
- The Rambelles leads the conference in blocked shots averaging 4.68 a contest.
- Stephens is ninth in the conference averaging 13.9 points a contest.
- Stephens is second in the conference averaging 9.3 rebounds.
- Williams is fifth in the conference with a .53 field goal percentage.
- Esquivel is seventh in the conference, averaging 2 made three pointers a contest.
- Williams leads the conference in blocks averaging 2.6 and has 72 blocks going into the Lone Star Conference tournament.
- Stephens is fifth in the conference averaging 33.1 per contest.
- Williams is seventh in the nation in blocks with 72.
- The Belles are 15th in the nation averaging 42 rebounds a contest.
- The Rambelles adds Stephanie Ruiz to the coaching staff as an assistant coach after two years at Adams State, where the Grizzlies went 41-19 during her time.
- Landy Morrow and Stephens are the only returning starters from last year's team.
- Stephens was named to the LSC Preseason Players to Watch list after her All-LSC Second-Team selection last season where she averaged 13.3 points and 7.7 rebounds.
- A familiar face to the Rambelles, Lauren Catherman transfers in from St. Edward's. As a Hilltopper, she accumulated 209 steals, placing her third place in St. Edward's program history.
- ASU was picked to finish sixth in the LSC Preseason Poll. Texas Woman's, Lubbock Christian, UT Tyler, UT Permian Basin, and West Texas A&M round out the top five.