PORTALES, N.M. – Eastern New Mexico Women's Basketball return home for two West Division Lone Star Conference (LSC) matchups this weekend. First, the Greyhounds take on Angelo State this Thursday, Feb. 1, with first tip expected to commence at 5 p.m. Then, Eastern will battle UT Permian Basin on Saturday, Feb. 3, with tip-off scheduled for 1 p.m. Both games this weekend are sponsored by Xcel Energy.

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 ASU | ENMU vs UTPB
• Thursday's game will be broadcast on 1450 AM and CowCountryRadio.com, while Saturday's contest will be broadcast on 105.9 KSEL-FM and KSELCountry.com with Donald "Doc" Elder calling the action.
• Eastern New Mexico return to Greyhound Arena for a pair of games on Thursday, against Angelo State, and Saturday, against UT Permian Basin. Single game tickets are available through the ENMU Athletics website (A single ticket covers entrance into ENMU WBB and MMB for a single day): ENMU Tickets.
• Live stats will be available for each contest this week: 2/1 ENMU vs ASU | 2/3 ENMU vs UTPB

LAST TIME OUT

Eastern return to Portales after suffering a pair of close defeats on the road to Texas A&M International and Texas A&M-Kingsville. During the loss versus TAMIU, 60-56, Jamila Nansikombi-Gunter paced the team with 17 points along with eight rebounds, with Jaz Salon posting a season best eight assists in the game. Against the Javelinas, 62-56, Deja Adrian and Ishuana Hunter led the Greyhound scoring with 20 points and 18 points, respectively.

SCOUTING THE GREYHOUNDS

Holding a record of 6-12, Eastern are scoring just over 60 points per game (ppg) and allow 64.3 ppg. Eastern New Mexico shoot 38.8% from the floor, 26.9% from behind the arc, and 74.1 at the charity stripe. ENMU records 33.2 rebounds per game (rpg), while providing 10.4 assists per game (apg). The Greyhounds defense finds 10.2 steals per game (spg), while recording 1.4 blocks per game (bpg).
 
Hunter standouts out on both ends of the floor, posting a team high 16.9 ppg and 7.3 rpg in eight games this season. Adrian and Nasikombi-Gunter are also big factors for the ENMU offense, with Adrian providing 12.9 ppg and Nansikombii-Gunter contributing 10.6 ppg. Both are near the top for rebounding for the team, with 5.3 rpg each. Salon's 2.5 assists per game is a boost to the ENMU offense.
 
Around the Lone Star Conference, Eastern allows just 32.5 rpg (3rd in the LSC) and find 10.17 steals per game (5th in LSC). Nansikombi-Gunter is 4th in the conference for steals per game (2.5 spg).

SCOUTING THE RAMBELLES

Angelo State come to the Land of Enchantment after back-to-back wins over St. Mary's and St. Edward's. The Belles beat St. Mary's 75-71 in a close contest, while posting a more comfortable win against St. Edward's, 76-68. ASU now sits at 15-6 overall with a 9-3 conference record.
 
The Rambelles stand as one of the top scoring teams in the conference, with 71.4 ppg (4^th in LSC), while being the best rebounding team in the conference (41.9 rpg, 29.5 defensive rebounds per game). ASU have high success sharing the ball (17.48 apg, 2^nd in LSC, 13^th in DII) and defending the basket (4.5 bpg, leads LSC, 19^th in DII). Angelo State holds a 40.9 field goal percentage, connecting on 28.9% of three-point attempts, and 69.3% of their free throws. The Rambelles also add 8.4 assists per game.
 
Tayjanna McGhee-Pleasant is the team's leading scorer and rebounder (16.5 ppg and 8.4 rpg). McGhee-Pleasant stands in the top-five in the LSC for both scoring (4^th) and rebounding (5^th). Sawyer Lloyd is not far behind in the scoring department, averaging 15.0 ppg and leading the team with 5.4 apg (2^nd in LSC) and 2.5 spg (3^rd in LSC). Madeline Stephens is the other member of the Angelo State "Big 3", posting 12.6 ppg and 7.7 rpg. Additionally, Keniah Williams is the conference leader in blocks (1.9 bpg), while Landry Morrow adds 4.3 apg (4^th in LSC).

SCOUTING THE FALCONS

Already surpassing their win total from last season (12-15), UT Permian Basin are one of the top teams in the conference with a record of 15-3 and a conference standing of 10-2. The Falcons are currently on a five-game win streak (11-1 in last 12 games), winning their last games against St. Edward's (68-63) and St. Mary's (73-36).

The Falcons enter as one of the top scoring teams in the Lone Star, posting 73.2 ppg (2^nd in LSC) and allowing 60.9 ppg (4^th in LSC), leading to a +12.2 margin (3rd in the LSC). The Falcons stand 5^th in the Lone Star Conference for field goal percentage (41.7 FG%), 3^rd from behind the three-point line (33.4 3PFG%), along with a free throw percentage of 69.9%. UT Permian Basin gather 38.2 rpg (4^th in the LSC), provide 15.8 apg (3^rd in LSC), pick up 10.5 spg (4^th in the LSC), while posting 1.9 bpg.
 
The Falcons have several standouts in their lineup, with Alexus Quaadman recently being named LSC Defensive Player of the Week. Quaddman averages a double-double (11.4 ppg and 11.1 rpg, most in LSC for rebounds), shooting 62.0% from the floor (2^nd in the LSC), and leading the team with 1.2 bpg (5^th in the conference). Andreea Mancha is one of the top three-point shooters in the conference, leading the team with 13.1 ppg and posting 2.5 three-pointers per game (best in LSC), and connecting on 36.0% of three-point attempts (3^rd in LSC). Kamryn Lemon posts 12.3 ppg on 52.7% shooting (4^th in LSC), while Avalon Munoz leads the team with 3.7 apg (5^th in LSC) and adds 8.3 ppg.