Women's Basketball | 1/25/2017 12:57:00 PM

Wednesday, January 25, 2017

PORTALES, NM — With 13 wins in their last 14 games, the Eastern New Mexico University women's basketball team the Greyhounds have posted one of their best starts in team history and are ranked 17^th in the latest Media Poll. This weekend, the Hounds will look to sustain their momentum in home games against West Texas A&M and University of Texas of the Permian Basin.

Thursday's contest against West Texas A&M will tipoff at 5:30 p.m. MST, and is sponsored by Dr. Peter L. Thompson, DDS. It will also be the 'White Out game', as fans are encouraged to come to the contest dressed in white. On Saturday, the Hounds will tipoff against UTPB at 2 p.m., in a contest sponsored by Pizza Hut/Taco Villa.

How to Follow the Games
The legendary "Voice of the Greyhounds" Dr. Don Elder will be on hand, to broadcast the both games on KSEL FM 105.9. Links for live statistics and video will be posted at GoEasternAthletics.com. The video stream for Saturday's game will be on the KENW site, and a link will be provided as soon as possible.

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With last weekend's overtime win at Angelo State, the Greyhounds are off to the first 10-0 start to Lone Star Conference play in team history. The team eclipsed the 9-0 mark set for the 1992-93 team. This week, as the Hounds begin the second trip through conference opposition, they will look to sustain their momentum.

Daeshi McCants has a team-leading three double doubles, which included a 14-pont, 11-rebound effort at ASU last weekend. Mikaehla Connor leads ENMU with 11.8 points per game, while Kassandra Harris is right behind, with an 11.6-point average.

Josh Prock is in his fourth season as head coach of the Greyhounds and has a 39-58 record at ENMU.

In the Series with West Texas A&M
Eastern is 15-70 against West Texas A&M with a 12-33 record at home. Earlier in the season, the Hounds snapped a 24-game losing streak in the series, with the first road win over WT since 1981. ENMU used a 20-point effort from Daeshi McCants and a 19-point performance from Mikaehla Connor to rally from a 12-point deficit against the then seventh-ranked Lady Buffs. Brandi Gomez hit four treys to contribute 14 points. WT was paced by a 23-point outing from Sasha Watson. After scoring 25 points in the first half, the Hounds rebounded with a 47-point second half.

The series dates back to the 1974-75 season, which saw the teams split a pair of games.

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West Texas A&M brings a 13-6 overall record to Greyhound Arena, with a 6-4 mark in LSC play. Although WT is on a two-game skid, the perennial conference powerhouse has won five of its last seven games. Among those victories was a 68-61 win over Angelo State.

Last season, WT posted a28-5 record and won the LSC title with a 13-3 mark. The Lady Buffs reached the championship games in both the LSC and regional tournament, before falling to Angelo State and Lubbock Christian, respectively.

Kristen Mattio is in her second season as head coach at West Texas A&M. She has a record of 41-11.

In the Series with University of Texas of the Permian Basin
Eastern is 2-1 against UT-Permian Basin and picked up a key Lone Star Conference win over the Falcons early in the season. Eastern scored the first 12 points of the game and held a 26-6 lead late in the first quarter. A 17-3 run ignited the Falcon offense, and the lead changed hands 10 times in a wild contest.  A free throw by McCants with just 20 seconds left gave Eastern the lead for good on the way to a 63-62 win.

The series dates back to the 2008-09 season. Eastern has won the last two games against the Falcons.
 
About the Falcons
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UT-Permian Basin has a 5-11 record with a 2-8 mark in LSC play. The Falcons will visit Western New Mexico on Thursday evening, prior to playing the Hounds.
UTPB is in its first season in the LSC. Last year, the Falcons posted a 6-23 record, with a 2-16 mark in Heartland Conference play.

Jerome Willis is in his fifth season as head coach at UTPB and has a record of 55-72.

Up Next
Eastern will open the final month of the regular season with a two-game road trip against Tarleton State and Texas A&M-Commerce. A two-game home stand against Western New Mexico and Texas Woman's will follow.