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Tarleton State at ENMU
Men
When: 7 p.m. today in a Lone Star Conference game at Greyhound Arena
Records: Tarleton State 7-1 (3-0 LSC), ENMU 4-6 (0-3)
Last meeting: Feb. 17, TSU defeated the Greyhounds 83-53 at Portales.
Last time out: Both teams played on Thursday, Tarleton State winning at Western New Mexico 70-49 while the Greyhounds lost at home to Texas A&M-Commerce 83-73.
Of note: Tarleton, ranked 15th in NCAA Division II, averages 73.6 ppg and allows 59, holding opponents to 34 percent FG shooting and 22 percent from 3-point range. … Lonn Reisman has been the team’s coach since 1988-89, posting a 630-243 record. He is one of six active NCAA Division II coaches to reach 600 wins, and one of 15 all-time. … Thursday’s game was the first away from home for the Texans. Their only loss came on Nov. 25 to Colorado State-Pueblo 79-78. … Scoring leaders for Tarleton are junior Gs Ridell Camidge (12.9 ppg) and Deshawn Riddick (10.9), and senior G Chantz Chambers and senior F Romond Jenkins (each at 10.4). … Despite a team FT mark under 63 percent, Camidge is shooting 91 percent (20-of-22). Meantime, Jenkins is at the other end of the spectrum at 26 percent (11-of-42). … The Texans lead the all-time series with ENMU 40-8, including 17-5 at Portales. TSU has won the last nine meetings.
Women
When: 5 p.m. today in a Lone Star Conference game at Greyhound Arena
Records: Tarleton State (4-4, 3-0 LSC), ENMU 5-2 (3-0)
Last meeting: Feb. 17, TSU handed the Greyhounds a 76-60 setback at Greyhound Arena.
Last time out: Both teams played on Thursday. The TexAnns won at Western New Mexico 62-42 while the Hounds defeated Texas A&M-Commerce at home 75-64.
Of note: The TexAnns are outscoring their first eight opponents by a total of 12 points, averaging just under 63 ppg. They are 2-2 at home so far. … Scoring leaders for TSU are sophomore F Mackenzie Hailey (13.0 ppg), senior G Bailey Wipff (11.8) and junior G Tiara Tatum (10.1). Wipff, from Lubbock, is shooting under 35 percent from the field and 25 percent from 3, but has made 19-of-21 from the FT line. … Third-year coach Misty Wilson played for the TexAnns from 1998-2001, and ranks in the top 10 in school history in several categories, including scoring (sixth at 1,440). … It’s the 45th meeting all-time for the teams, with Tarleton leading 32-12 overall and 13-7 at Portales. The TexAnns have won 19 in a row in the series, dating to an ENMU victory at home on Feb. 6, 2008.
— Compiled by Dave Wagner