PORTALES, N.M. – Eastern New Mexico Women's Basketball return home to start the month of February, with a pair of big conference matchups. First, Midwestern State University will play the Greyhounds on Thursday, Feb. 2, with first tip scheduled for 5:15 p.m. Then, ENMU will face Cameron University on Saturday, Feb. 4, with the LSC clash set to start at 1 p.m.

ON THE AIR

Thursday's and Saturday's game will be broadcast on 105.9 KSEL-FM and KSELCountry.com with Donald "Doc" Elder calling the action.

LAST TIME OUT

The Greyhounds come into this weekends game off the back of a 63-50 road win over UT Permian Basin. Edecia Beck led the team with 16 points on 7-8 shooting from the field. Corin Camara contributed five three-pointers during the contest to finish with 15 points, while Bella Stone recorded a career high eight assists.

SCOUTING THE HOUNDS

Heading into the final month of the season, Eastern hold a record of 9-10 overall, 6-8 in conference action, and 3-5 in West Division play. The Greyhounds are scoring 64.3 points per game (ppg) while allowing 62.9 ppg. From the field, ENMU are shooting 34.4% while holding a 28.0% shooting percentage from three, and 71.5% from the foul line. Eastern secure 42.4 rebounds per game (rpg), 10.3 assists per game (apg), and 10.2 steals per game (spg).
 
Deja Adrian maintains their spot as the top scorer for the Greyhounds with 16.9 ppg and leads the team with 7.1 rpg. Beck provides 12.0 ppg, while Ashley Shipley adds 9.3 ppg, and Stone supplies 9.2 ppg. Lazurea Saunders compiles 6.4 rpg and Beck pulls down 6.1 rpg. Stone leads the team in both assists (3.6 rpg) and steals (1.9 spg).
 
Around the conference, ENMU are second in rebounding (42.4 rpg), boosted by a conference best 15.3 offensive rebounds per game. The Greyhounds are 4^th in the LSC for steals with 10.2 per game. As a team the Greyhounds get to the free throw line, averaging 21.95 free throw attempts per game (FTA), which is 4^th in the LSC and 15^th in the nation. At the free throw, ENMU are 4^th in LSC and 14^th in the nation for free throws made per game at 15.68. Individually, Adrian is the second leading scorer in the conference (16.9 ppg) and is 4^th in the LSC for field goal percentage (.427). Beck is the top free throw shooter in the conference, converting 75 of 82 attempts (.915). Adrian sits in 4^th place for free throw percentage, 66 FTM/79 FTA (83.5%). Additionally, Beck is fifth in the nation for free throw percentage.

SCOUTING THE MUSTANGS

Midwestern State come into this road matchup with hoping to shake off a two-game losing skid. The Mustangs lost to Lubbock Christian, 61-37, and lost to West Texas A&M, 87-78. MSU will look to snap its road game losing skid, failing to win away from home in its last seven road contests.

So far this season Midwestern State stand at 5-16 on the season, with a 3-12 LSC record, and 1-8 within the West Division. The Mustangs have been one of the top scorers all season, averaging 68.1 ppg, but allow a league high 74.9 ppg. Midwestern State shoot 38.0% from the field, 29.9% from behind the arc, and 71.4% from the foul line. MSU pickup 39.7 rpg (5th in LSC), produce a conference best 4.9 blocks per game, grab 7.1 spg, and give out 11.6 apg.

NatalielStice is the teams leading scorer with 12.9 ppg, while Dyamon Griggs contributes 12.0 ppg and 7.2 rpg. Mandy Whity pulls down a team best 7.8 rpg and also leads the program with 1.7 blocks per game (2^nd in LSC). Kennedi Grenn leads the team with 2.5 apg, and Eternity Jackson provides 2.2 apg.

SCOUTING THE AGGIES

The Aggies has caught some momentum in the second half of the season winning key games in recent weeks including over Angelo State and West Texas A&M. CU split its last pair of games, besting the Lady Buffs of West Texas A&M, 68-64, but fell to Lubbock Christian, 68-56, over the weekend.

Cameron currently has a 10-11 record, 7-8 in LSC action, and 4-5 in division play. The Aggies will face Western New Mexico on Thursday, Feb. 2 before facing the Greyhounds. CU are scoring at a clip of 62.3 ppg, along with a field goal percentage of 38.1%, 29.6% from three, and 72.6% from the foul line. Additionally, Cameron pick up 34.8 rpg, 8.6 apg, and 2.0 bpg.

Katie King is a key member of the Cameron starting lineup, averaging 9.5 ppg, along with a team best 4.1 apg (5^th in LSC), 2.6 spg (2^nd in LSC), and 35.5 minutes per game (4^th in LSC). Korie Allensworth is the teams top scorer (11.7 ppg), while Alena Wilson adds (11.6 ppg) and leads the team in rebounding (7.7 rpg).