PORTALES, N.M. – Eastern New Mexico Women's Basketball completes its first road trip of 2025 in San Angelo, Texas, facing the red-hot Angelo State Rambelles on Saturday, January 11. Tip off from the Junell Center – Stephens Arena is slated for 12 p.m. (MST) / 1 p.m. (CST).
TUNE IN
- Saturday's game will be broadcast on FloCollege. FloCollege is the central location to watch Lone Star Conference live and on-demand events, offering a $14.99 per month pass or $99.99 per year pass. Additionally, those who use a .edu email address from an LSC member institution will be able to sign up at a discounted subscription price of $9.99 per month or $69.99 for the year.
- Tickets for Saturday's games can be purchased in person or online, with one purchase allowing fans to attend both Women's and Men's games on Saturday, costing $12: ASU Tickets
- Live statistics will be available via StatBroadcast: ENMU vs ASU Live Stats
SERIES INSIGHT
- Angelo State has a well-established lead in this LSC rivalry, leading 27-50 all-time. In conference play, the Belles lead the Greyhounds 48-27.
- Eastern New Mexico got the better of the Rambelles in their last meeting, taking a 60-55 home victory over ASU. Deja Adrian led the team with 18 points, while Ishuana Hunter supplied 17 points with eight rebounds.
- Eastern have struggled when traveling to San Angelo, winning just once in their last seven games. That win was 84-60 victory in 2020, which still stands as the most points scored by the Greyhounds on the road against ASU in all-time series history.
- Recently, the Rambelles are 7-3 in the 10 meetings against Eastern. In series history, the Greyhounds just have eight wins in San Angelo.
- The conference opponents met for the first time in 1985, with the Greyhounds picking up a 73-65 road victory.
SCOUTING THE GREYHOUNDS
- Eastern New Mexico hope to respond after dropping a road contest on Thursday evening against UT Permian Basin, 77-62. The Greyhounds committed 27 turnovers in the defeat, plagued by a lopsided 1st quarter (29-5, UTPB). Overall, the Greyhounds stand at 11-3 on the season with a 6-2 conference record.
- The Greyhounds 72.5 ppg leads the conference, giving up 56.0 ppg with a +16.5 margin of victory (leads LSC). Eastern controls the glass with 42.9 rpg (2nd in LSC), allowing just 31.1 rpg, leading to the best rebounding margin in conference (+11.7 rebounding margin). ENMU are aided on the offense glass with a league high 16.4 offensive rebounds per game. Defensively, Eastern is the conference leader in steals (162, 11.5 spg), while the team's 3.3 bpg with 4th in conference. For percentages, the Greyhounds are shooting 43.4% from the field, 35.4% from deep, and 70.5% at the foul line.
- Eastern's scoring is a team effort, with eight Greyhounds averaging over six points per game. Ishuana Hunter leads the team with 11.9 ppg, along with a team best 1.8 spg (6th in LSC). Jayla Smith contributes 9.5 ppg, along with 6.7 rpg (team high).
- Other contributors include Kaitlyn Edmondson, adding 7.6 ppg and 5.5 rpg to the team. Julieta Ceja grabs 5.3 rpg and adds 6.3 ppg, while Jaz Salon provides a team high 2.9 apg, along with 7.1 ppg.
SCOUTING THE RAMBELLES
- Angelo State enter Saturday's game with the longest active winning streak in the LSC, winning their last nine consecutive games (top 10 in DII for active winning streak). During this nine-game unbeaten run, the Rambelles have won seven straight LSC contests. ASU holds an 11-3 record this season, with a 7-1 conference record (tied for 1st in the LSC with four other teams).
- The Rambelles are just behind the Greyhounds for scoring, with 69.4 ppg, while allowing 60.6 ppg. ASU is slashing 39.3% from the floor, hitting 30.7% of three-pointers, and shooting 77.0% at the foul line. Angelo State is the top rebounding team in the conference, pulling down 44.0 rpg, with a conference high 28.6 drpg, and 15.4 orpg (3rd in LSC). ASU provides 4.0 bpg (3rd in LSC), while finding 14.6 assists per game.
- Leading the scoring for Angelo State is Madeline Stephens, providing a double-double of 13.1 ppg and 10.4 rpg. Stephens is shooting 42.4% from the field, while grabbing over seven rebounds on defense each game. Majik Esquivel adds 12.8 ppg, shooting three-pointers at a high rate (32 made threes, 32.7% 3PTFG%).
- Keniah Williams plays an important role in the paint, averaging 10.5 ppg, 8.6 rpg, and 1.9 bpg (3rd in LSC). Addy Burns and Madi Lumsden are the other primary scorers with 9.8 ppg and 9.4 ppg, respectively.