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Women's Basketball Cameron Brennan

WBB Starting Five: West Texas A&M

The Greyhounds play their final game of the regular season in Canyon, Texas

PORTALES, N.M. – Eastern New Mexico Women's Basketball play their regular season finale on the road against West Texas A&M on Thursday, February 27, with first tip scheduled for 4:30 p.m. (MST)/ 5:30 p.m. (CST).

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.
  • Along with watching the game on FloCollege, Amarillo new station KFDA will be carrying the game, broadcast on KFDA's MeTV station.
  • Thursday's game will be broadcast on 1450 AM CowCountry.com, with Donald "Doc" Elder calling the action.
  • Tickets for Thursday's game can be purchased in person or online, with a general admission ticket costing $10 (A single ticket covers entrance into both WBB and MBB games): WT Tickets
  • Live statistics will be available via StatBroadcast: ENMU vs WT Live Stats

SERIES INSIGHT

  • The Greyhounds and Lady Buffs match up for the second time this season, playing each other in the first conference game of the year at Steve Loy Family Foundation Arena. ENMU won the first meeting back in November, 74-57.
  • In the all-time series, West Texas A&M has an 81-19 edge over the Greyhounds, with WT holding a 58-11 standing in LSC games.
  • ENMU has won three of the last four games against West Texas A&M, with all those wins coming at home. In the last 10 meetings, ENMU has a 7-3 edge.
  • In the all-time meetings, the Greyhounds have just three wins on the road against WT, with WT defending their home court with a 46-3 record.
  • Both programs first played each other in 1975, as the Lady Buffs came away with a 68-41 victory in Canyon (1/13/75).

SCOUTING THE GREYHOUNDS

  • Eastern New Mexico currently sits in 4th place in the Lone Star Conference standings and will remain the in 4th regardless of how the rest of the LSC regular season plays out. The Greyhounds have a 19-8 record, while holding a 14-7 conference record. ENMU has won six games in a row, while Eastern was recently ranked 5th in the NCAA Regional Ranking Poll.
  • Eastern leads the LSC in scoring average, 70.8 ppg, while allowing 60.6 ppg, with an average margin of +10.2 (4th in LSC). From the floor, the Greyhounds are shooting 43.1%, while connecting on 35.1% of three-pointers, and 68.7% at the foul line. Eastern are a strong rebounding team, grabbing 40.0 rpg, while giving up just 32.6 rpg (+7.3 margin). The Greyhounds defense supplies 10.5 spg, along with 3.2 bpg.
  • Ishuana Hunter the leading scorer for the Greyhounds with 11.0 ppg, shooting close to 45% from the field. Nataya Lockett adds 10.8 ppg to the ENMU scoring, while Jayla Smith contributes 9.2 ppg.
  • J. Smith leads the team's rebounding effort with 6.1 rpg, while three other Greyhounds average around 5.0 rpg (Kaitlyn Edmondson, 5.1 rpg, Julieta Ceja, 4.9 rpg, and Hunter, 4.9 rpg). Hunter and Lockett lead the defense with 1.7 and 1.5 spg, respectively, while Edmondson and Trinity Hudson each have over 1.0 bpg.

SCOUTING THE LADY BUFFS

  • West Texas A&M play their final home game of the season with an 18-10 record, with a 12-9 conference record. The Lady Buffs are currently tied for 5th place in the conference, while being sat 6th in the NCAA Regional Ranking Poll.
  • WT are scoring 68.4 ppg, while giving up 64.5 ppg on defense. The Lady Buffs shoot just over 40% from the field, connecting on 30.8% of threes, while going 72.7% at the foul line. West Texas A&M find 39.0 rpg, while providing 11.7 apg, finding 6.7 spg, and collecting 2.1 bpg.
  • Kyla Kane, Randi Harding, and Claire Graham all average over 10.0 ppg for West Texas A&M, with Kane and Graham starting all 28 games this season for WT. Harding has started every game they have played in (27), leading the team with 2.5 apg.
  • Taylor Haggan has started every game for the Lady Buffs, leading the team in rebounding (7.1 rpg) along with scoring 8.1 ppg. Taytum Bell leads the team with 1.2 spg, while Harding and Graham each average over 30 minutes per game.

Players Mentioned

Julieta Ceja

#5 Julieta Ceja

F
6' 0"
Redshirt Sophomore
Ishuana Hunter

#10 Ishuana Hunter

F
6' 0"
Senior
Jayla Smith

#30 Jayla Smith

G
5' 11"
Senior
Nataya Lockett

#15 Nataya Lockett

G
5' 8"
Junior
Kaitlyn Edmondson

#41 Kaitlyn Edmondson

F
6' 1"
Freshman
Trinity Hudson

#14 Trinity Hudson

F/C
6' 4"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Julieta Ceja

#5 Julieta Ceja

6' 0"
Redshirt Sophomore
F
Ishuana Hunter

#10 Ishuana Hunter

6' 0"
Senior
F
Jayla Smith

#30 Jayla Smith

5' 11"
Senior
G
Nataya Lockett

#15 Nataya Lockett

5' 8"
Junior
G
Kaitlyn Edmondson

#41 Kaitlyn Edmondson

6' 1"
Freshman
F
Trinity Hudson

#14 Trinity Hudson

6' 4"
Senior
F/C