PORTALES, N.M. – After 18 days away from home, Eastern New Mexico Women's Basketball returns to Steve Loy Family Foundation Arena this Thursday, February 6, to face Angelo State, beginning at 5 p.m.

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 ASU Live Stats

SERIES INSIGHT

• ENMU and ASU match up for the second time this season, as the Rambelles took the first meeting back in January winning on a buzzer beater. In the overall series, Angelo State leads 51-27 over the Greyhounds. In conference play, the Rambelles have a 49-27 advantage.
• In the last 10 matchups, ENMU is 3-7 overall with two of those wins coming in Portales. The Greyhounds last victory in the series was last season at home, beating the Rambelles 60-55.
• The Greyhounds have 19 of the 27 wins on home court, holding a 19-18 overall record when playing in Portales.
• Four of the last five wins for the Greyhounds have been decided by 10 or less points, with the only exception being the meeting in 2020 (84-60, 2/6/2020).
• The all-time series dates to 1985, with the first meeting going 73-65 to the Greyhounds in San Angelo (2/4/85).

SCOUTING THE GREYHOUNDS

• Eastern enters the final four-weeks of the season with a 13-8 overall record, along with an 8-7 LSC record. ENMU hopes to make a push in the final month of conference play, standing in 7^th place now.
• ENMU is the 2^nd best scoring team in the LSC (only trailing Angelo State) scoring 71.1 ppg, allowing 61.3 ppg. The Greyhounds are one of the better rebounding teams in the LSC, finding 41.7 rpg (3^rd in LSC), while leading the LSC in offensive rebounds (15.8 orpg) and rebounding margin (+8.6). From the field, ENMU is shooting 42.4% from the field, hitting 35.0% of three pointers (2^nd in LSC), and connecting on 70.0% of free throws. Eastern has a conference high 10.8 spg, while finding 3.3 bpg (4^th in LSC), and posting 13.6 apg.
• Ishuana Hunter (11.4 ppg), Nataya Lockett (10.2 ppg), and Jayla Smith (10.2 ppg) are the leading scorers for the Greyhounds. J. Smith leads the team in three-point field goal percentage (46.9%), while Hunter has a team best 83 made field goals.
• Other contributors include Kaitlyn Edmondson, averaging 7.0 ppg and 5.1 rpg. J. Smith leads the rebounding effort with 7.0 rpg, while Hunter (5.0 ppg) and Julieta Ceja (4.8 rpg) all have big impacts on the glass. Lockett, Tatiana Platonova, and Jaz Salon all have over 40 assists this season, leading the team.

SCOUTING THE RAMBELLES

• Angelo State rides a three-game winning streak, having won 13 of their last 16 games. The Rambelles are 16-5 this season with a 12-3 conference record, currently in 4^th place. Recently, ASU beat Western New Mexico 82-44.
• The Rambelles are the highest scoring team in the Lone Star Conference, scoring 71.6 ppg, and the top rebounding team, 43.0 ppg. ASU is shooting 40.4% from the field, hitting 30.7% from three, and 75.0% at the foul line.
• Madeline Stephens averages close to a double-double, posting 13.9 ppg and 9.5 rpg (leading the team in both). Majik Esquivel is the second leading scorer for ASU, hitting a team high 45 three-pointers this season.
• Keniah Williams pulls down 8.5 rebounds per game, while scoring 11.5 ppg, with 2.0 bpg (2^nd in LSC). Madi Lumsden (10.5 ppg) joins Stephens as starting every game this season for ASU.