PORTALES, N.M. – Eastern New Mexico Women's Basketball take their first road trip to Texas this season for a final pair of games in 2023. First, the Greyhounds will battle UT Tyler on Thursday, Dec. 7, beginning at 4 p.m. (MST). Then, Eastern heads to #10 Texas Woman's on Saturday, Dec. 9, with the afternoon matchup scheduled for 1 p.m. (MST).

TUNE IN

• This week's games will be covered on the LSC Digital Network. The LSC Digital Network will now offer a single game pass for $15, a monthly pass for $30, and a yearly pass for $140. ENMU vs UTT | ENMU vs #10 TWU
• Thursday's game will be broadcast on 1450 AM and CowCountryRadio.com with Donald "Doc" Elder calling the action.
• Eastern New Mexico close 2023 on the road facing UT Tyler in Tyler, Texas on Thursday, then the team travels to Denton, Texas to face #10 Texas Woman's. Tickets are available for both events this weekend, with gates opening one hour before each contest. UTT Tickets | TWU Tickets
• Live stats will be available for each contest this week: 12/7 vs UTT | 12/9 vs TWU

LAST TIME OUT

The Greyhounds struggled in their opening conference games, falling to St. Edward's, 73-62, and St. Mary's, 65-56. First ENMU dropped its home conference opener to SEU, with Ashley Shipley and Vanessa Oduah each contributing 16 points. Then, St. Mary's bested the Greyhounds with Deja Adrian leading the ENMU offense with 17 points.

SCOUTING THE GREYHOUNDS

Following opening week of conference play, the Greyhounds are 4-4 overall with a 0-2 conference record. ENMU scores 61.0 points per game (ppg) and holds opponents to 59.8 ppg, with a scoring margin of +1.2. Eastern provides a 39.0% field goal percentage. At the three-point line, ENMU is shooting 27.2%, while sporting a 72.7% free throw percentage. The Greyhounds pick up 36.6 rebounds per game (rpg), pass out 10.0 assists per game (apg), poke away 10.9 steals per game (spg), and record 1.1 blocks per game (bpg).

Both Deja Adrian and Jamila Nansikombi-Gunter each have 12.4 ppg, while Nansikombi-Gunter leads the team in rebounding with 6.5 rpg. Nansikombi-Gunter also leads the team in steals with 19 steals (2.4 spg). Vanessa Oduah contributes 10.3 ppg, with Jaz Salon and Adrian leading the team with 17 assists each.
 
Around the Lone Star Conference, Eastern allow just 33.4 rpg (5^th best in the LSC) and find 10.9 steals per game (4^th in LSC). Nationally, Eastern is 27^th in the nation for forcing turnovers, with 22.62 forced turnovers per game. Nansikombi-Gunter is 4^th in the conference for steals per game (2.4 spg).

SCOUTING THE PATRIOTS

The Patriots began the season as the #7 team in the nation in the preseason poll but stand at 6-3 overall on the season with a 2-0 conference record, winning their last four games. Recently, UTT beat Cameron (68-47) and Midwestern State (77-58).
 
UT Tyler rank 5^th in the LSC for scoring (70.4 ppg) while having the 5^th best scoring defense in the nation (51.4 ppg, 1^st in the conference), holding a conference best +19.0 margin. The Patriots are 3^rd in the conference for field goal percentage (44.2%), 4^th for free throw percentage (78.0%), and shot 31.6% from three-point range. UTT collect 35.2 rpg, rank 3^rd in assist/turnover ratio (1.01 A/T), are 5^th in the LSC for blocks (2.89 bpg), 3^rd in the LSC for steals (11.44 spg), and 5^th for assists (14.11 apg).
 
UTT have a balanced scoring attack with six student-athletes recording 6.0+ ppg, as Tina Machalova leads with 13.2 ppg. Montse Gutierrez leads the team in steals and blocks, while adding 7.6 ppg. Leading the team in rebounding, Gabby Elliot records 5.4 rpg, contributing 8.8 ppg. Martina Machalova leads the conference for free throw percentage (92.6%, 25 of 27).

SCOUTING THE #10 PIONEERS

Texas Woman's have been outstanding in their opening nine games of the season. With two wins against nationally ranked opponents this season, TWU are 8-1 overall with a 2-0 conference record. The Pioneers garner a #7 ranking based on the latest poll from the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA). In the first weekend of LSC action, TWU beat Midwestern State (90-72) and Cameron (69-51).

The Pioneers statistically rank as one of the top teams in the conference, scoring 72.7 ppg (3^rd best in the LSC) and allow 61.7 ppg (6^th in the conference), for a +11.0 margin (3^rd in the LSC). The Pioneers are efficient from the field, shooting 44.0% and 33.1 % from behind the arc (Both 4^th best in the conference). At the foul line, Texas Woman's shot 75.8%. TWU are one of the top teams in the conference in taking care of the ball, leading the conference in assist/turnover ratio (1.21 A/T, 14^th in the nation), while only turning over the ball 11.6 times per game (4^th best in the nation). Additionally, Texas Woman's pull down 39.7 rpg (3^rd in the LSC), give out 14.0 apg, find 6.0 spg, and post 2.8 bpg.

TWU are led by Ashley Ingram, pacing the team in scoring (17.8 ppg, 1^st in LSC), field goal percentage (65.4%, 2^nd in LSC), rebounding (8.7 rpg, 5^th in LSC), assists (3.6 apg), and blocks (seven total blocks). Leila Patel contributes 15.3 points per game, while leading the team with 16 three-point baskets. Jada Celsur and Scout Huffman both average double-digits for points with 11.6 ppg and 11.3 ppg, respectively.