PORTALES, N.M. – Eastern New Mexico Women's Basketball begins its final home weekend of the season, playing St. Edward's on Thursday, February 20, with first tip scheduled for 5 p.m. from Steve Loy Family Foundation Arena.

TUNE IN

• Thursday'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.
• Thursday's game will be broadcast on 1450 AM and CowCountryRadio.com, with Donald "Doc" Elder calling the action.
• Tickets for Thursday's games can be purchased in person or online, with a general admission ticket costing $12 (A single ticket covers entrance into ENMU WBB and MBB for a single day): ENMU Tickets
• Live statistics will be available via StatBroadcast: ENMU vs SEU Live Stats

SERIES INSIGHT

• Eastern and St. Edward's meet for just the seventh time in program history, with the all-time series being split at 3-3. Four of those meetings have been LSC games, with the teams sporting a 2-2 record.
• Last season's meeting was the conference opener for both teams, with St. Edward's coming out on top with 73-62 victory over the Greyhounds in Portales (11/30/23). The 11-point gap was the largest margin of victory by the Hilltoppers in the series.
• Both teams have a winning record when traveling on the road against each other, with ENMU holding a 2-1 record on the road against SEU, and a 1-2 when playing at home.
• Eastern's largest win against the Hilltoppers came on the road during a 76-56 victory in Austin (12/1/22). In the game, both teams were tied 31-31 at the half, but the ENMU outscored SEU 28-11 in the 3^rd quarter, and scored 24 points from turnovers.
• The teams first played each other in 2004, as Eastern took a four-point non-conference contest, 64-60, against St. Edward's (12/9/04).

SCOUTING THE GREYHOUNDS

• Riding a four-game winning streak, Eastern New Mexico currently sit in a tie for 4^th place in the LSC with just three conference games remaining. Sitting at 17-8 on the season and 12-7 in LSC play, the Greyhounds just need one more victory to assure a place in the Lone Star Conference Tournament. Recently, ENMU was included in the first NCAA Regional Ranking poll.
• Eastern is the highest scoring team in the LSC with 71.6 ppg, allowing 61.5 ppg. The Greyhounds are one of the better rebounding teams in the LSC, finding 40.4 rpg (3^rd in LSC), while allowing 32.8 rpg (5^th in LSC), leading to the 2^nd best rebounding margin in the conference (+7.6). From the field, ENMU is shooting 43.4% from the field, hitting 35.0% of three pointers (2^nd in LSC), and connecting on 68.5% of free throws. Defensively, the Greyhounds have a conference high 10.3 spg, along with 3.2 bpg (4^th in LSC).
• Ishuana Hunter and Nataya Lockett are averaging 11.1 ppg and 10.6 ppg, respectively, to lead the Greyhounds. Jayla Smith adds an important 9.5 ppg, along with a team best 6.3 rpg.
• Other key contributors include Julieta Ceja (7.3 ppg and 4.9 rpg) and Kaitlyn Edmondson (7.2 ppg and 5.0 rpg), making an impact on both sides of the ball. Four Greyhounds are averaging over two assists per game: Abbi Holder, Lockett, Tatiana Platonova, and Jaz Salon. On defense, Hunter and Lockett each have over 1.5 spg, while Edmondson and Trinity Hudson have 1.0 bpg.

SCOUTING THE HILLTOPPERS

• St. Edward's hope to keep their playoff hopes alive, holding a 11-16 overall record with a 7-11 LSC standing. SEU would need to win out for any chance reach the LSC Postseason. The Hilltoppers recently picked up a home win against Oklahoma Christian, 69-63.
• SEU's offense is finding 64.0 ppg, while allowing 63.3 ppg (+0.6 margin). The Hilltoppers are holding a 39.9 field goal percentage, connecting on 31.2% of three-point attempts, while hitting 74.5% of free throws. St. Edward's pull in 34.9 rpg, while providing 12.1 apg. Defensively, the Hilltoppers find 8.4 spg with 3.1 bpg.
• The offense runs through JP Perkins, scoring a team high 13.9 ppg (7^th in LSC) and dishing out a team best 4.1 apg (leads LSC). Perkins also leads the team in steals (1.9 spg), while their 124 rebounds this season is third on the team.
• Kiana Bennett joins Perkins as the only two Hilltoppers to start every game this season, averaging 10.0 ppg and 2.9 rpg. Bailey Featherstone supplies 8.4 ppg, with Ainsley Thunell pulling down a team best 5.2 rpg.