PORTALES, N.M. – Eastern New Mexico Women's Basketball welcomes UT Permian Basin for a Lone Star Conference clash on Saturday, February 8. Tipoff from Steve Loy Family Foundation Arena is scheduled for 1 p.m.

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.
• Saturday's game will be broadcast on 105.9 FM KSEL Country, with Donald "Doc" Elder calling the action.
• Tickets for Saturday'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 UTPB Live Stats

SERIES INSIGHT

• Both teams will meet for the second time this season, after the Falcons took a 77-62 home victory over the Greyhounds on Jan. 9. The Falcons used a 29-5 first quarter to establish a big lead.
• Eastern leads the all-time series 10-6, including a 9-5 advantage in conference play.
• The Falcons come into the game winning the last three games against the Greyhounds, the longest streak for UTPB in series history.
• Overall at home, Eastern is 4-2 against UT Permian Basin.
• Both teams first met in 2014, playing in a neutral site contest in Lubbock, Texas, with the Falcons winning, 67-58 (11/28/14).

SCOUTING THE GREYHOUNDS

• Picking up a big home win on Thursday, ENMU stands at 14-8 on the season, and 9-7 in conference play. The Greyhounds stand 7^th in the LSC standings with six conference games to go.
• Eastern is averaging 71.1 ppg, allowing 61.5 ppg, with an average margin of +9.5. From the floor, the Greyhounds are shooting 42.6%, while connecting on 35.0% of three-pointers, and 69.5% at the foul line. Eastern are a strong rebounding team, grabbing 41.6 rpg, while giving up just 33.5 rpg. (+8.1 margin). The Greyhounds defense supplied 10.7 spg, along with 3.3 bpg.
• Nataya Lockett has emerged into the Greyhounds go to option, playing a team high 488 minutes this season (23.2 mpg), while leading the Greyhounds in scoring (225, 10.7 ppg). Ishuana Hunter (11.4 ppg) and Jayla Smith are also key pieces of the ENMU offense, averaging 11.4 ppg and 9.7 ppg, respectively.
• J. Smith leads the team in rebounding, averaging 6.6 boards per night. Both Kaitlyn Edmondson and Julieta Ceja are both providing over seven points per game and five rebounds per night.

SCOUTING THE FALCONS

• UT Permian Basin is just one game ahead of the Greyhounds in the LSC standings, sharing a tie for 5^th place with Texas A&M-Kingsville. Overall, the Falcons have a 12-10 record, sporting a 10-6 LSC record.
• As a team, UTPB is finding 69.5 ppg, with a defense holding opponents to 61.9 ppg. The Falcons shoot 39.7% from the field, hitting 31.6% of three-pointers, and sporting a 67.8 free throw percentage. UT Permian Basin collect 37.9 rebounds per game, while dishing out 14.8 apg. The Falcons poke away 9.5 steals per game, while recording just under one block per game (0.9 bpg).
• Taysha Rushton is the primary scorer for the Falcons, scoring 15.6 ppg on 35.4% shooting from three-point land. Rushton is 2^nd in the LSC for made threes (56), connecting on 2.5 three-pointers per game (most in LSC). Recently, Rushton posted a double-double (24 pts, 10 rebs) during a 72-67 loss against West Texas A&M.
• Makala Bingley, Khiara Flugence, and Avalon Munoz all play key supporting roles, with each starting every game this season for UTPB. Munoz averages 7.7 points per game, along with a team high 3.9 apg, while Bingley and Flugence both average 9.2 ppg.