WT Basketball Game Notes (12-5-17)

GOBUFFSGO.COM
LADY BUFFSAssistant Director of Athletic Media Relations / WBB Contact: Brent Seals
bseals@wtamu.edu | (O): 806-651-4442 | www.GoBuffsGo.com
2017-18 LADY BUFF BASKETBALL GAME NOTES
GAME#8
SCHEDULE/RESULTS
THE MATCHUP
THE SERIES
THE STATS
PROBABLE STARTERS
7-0 (0-0 LSC)
5th
Kristen Mattio
3rd Season
61-14 (.813)
Hightower (11.3)
M. Parker (6.3)
Gamble (3.9)
@LadyBuffHoops
GoBuffsGo.com
Record
Ranking
Head Coach
Experience
Record
Top Scorer
Top Rebounder
Top Assists
Twitter
Website
3-5 (2-0 LSC)
---
Rae Boothe
1st Season
3-5 (.375)
Pippins-Tyron (13.8)
Lopez (4.6)
Perez (2.3)
@UTPBFalcons
UTPBFalcons.com
Overall (Streak):.....................................................WT Leads, 4-1 (W3)
In Canyon:...............................................................WT Leads 3-1 (W2)
In Odessa:............................................................... WT Leads 1-0 (W1)
Neutral Site:..............................................................................................
Unknown Date/Site:................................................................................
Mattio vs. UTPB:....................................................................... 3-0 (W3)
Last Meeting:........................................... January 31, 2017 (Odessa)
Last WT Win:............................. January 31, 2017 (Odessa / 69-55)
Last UTPB Win:..................... November 14, 2014 (Canyon / 77-73)
WT
64.4
47.9
+16.5
.471
.308
.350
.260
5.1
.687
37.6
+8.2
16.9
17.1
-0.8
7.9
3.7
Category
Scoring Offense
Scoring Defense
Scoring Margin
Field Goal Percentage
Field Goal Percentage Def.
3PT Field Goal Percentage
3PT Field Goal Percentage Def.
3-Pointers Per Game
Free Throw Percentage
Rebounds
Rebounding Margin
Assists
Turnovers
Turnover Margin
Steals
Blocks
UTPB
59.4
68.4
-9.0
.330
.426
.291
.320
6.6
.632
36.8
-5.2
10.6
16.1
+5.0
12.4
0.9
WT Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT%
2 Deleyah Harris G 5-9 Jr. Omaha, Nebraska 9.3 5.1 1.7 .513 .385 .800
3 Megan Gamble G 5-7 So. Omaha, Nebraska 3.7 2.7 3.9 .450 .364 .400
4 Lexy Hightower G 5-8 So. Amarillo, Texas 11.3 1.6 2.0 .400 .364 .882
20 Tiana Parker P 6-5 Jr. Chehalis, Washington 5.4 4.4 1.7^ .419 .000 .222
42 Madison Parker F 5-10 Sr. Canyon, Texas 9.0 6.3 1.9 .592 .125 1.000
^ blocks per game | check out WT’s broadcast notes on the final page for complete info on all the Lady Buffs
UTPB Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT%
1 Jackie Perez G 5-3 Sr. El Paso, Texas 5.8 3.3 2.3 .351 .273 .636
5 Victoria Lopez G 5-6 Sr. El Paso, Texas 5.3 4.6 1.8 .197 .231 .571
10 Sierra LaGrande G 5-5 Sr. Southfield, Michigan 9.3 2.5 1.1 .448 .386 .714
13 Kayla Bretherton G 5-10 Jr. Melbourne, Australia 8.9 3.3 1.6 .375 .231 .571
21 Khali Pippins-Tyron F 5-8 Jr. Dallas, Texas 13.8 3.0 0.9 .361 .346 .793
^ blocks per game
OVERALL: 7-0 | LONE STAR: 2-0 | STREAK: W7
HOME: 3-0 | AWAY: 4-0 | NEUTRAL: 0-0
NOVEMBER
Sat. 4 Wayland Baptist (Exhibition) L, 68-73 (OT)
Fri. 10 at UC-Colorado Springs W, 61-34
Sat. 11 at Regis W, 58-53
Thu. 16 University of Science & Arts W, 60-49
WT Pak-A-Sak Thanksgiving Classic (Canyon, TX)
Thu. 24 Texas A&M-International W, 89-63
Fri. 25 (RV) Colorado State-Pueblo W, 65-49
Thu. 30 at Western New Mexico * W, 57-43
DECEMBER
Sat. 2 at Eastern New Mexico * W, 61-44
Tue. 5 at UT Permian Basin * 5:30 p.m.
Thu. 7 Texas Woman’s * 5:30 p.m.
Viking Holiday Hoops Classic (Bellingham, WA)
Mon. 18 vs. Simon Frasier 7:00 p.m.
Tue. 19 at Western Washington 9:30 p.m.
Fri. 29 University of the Southwest 5:30 p.m.
JANUARY
Thu. 4 Midwestern State * 5:30 p.m.
Sat. 6 Cameron * 2:00 p.m.
Thu. 11 at Angelo State * 5:30 p.m.
Sat. 13 at Texas A&M-Kingsville * 4:00 p.m.
Thu. 18 Tarleton State * 5:30 p.m.
Sat. 20 Texas A&M-Commerce * 2:00 p.m.
Thu. 25 Eastern New Mexico * 5:30 p.m.
Sat. 27 Western New Mexico * 2:00 p.m.
Tue. 30 UT Permian Basin * 5:30 p.m.
FEBRUARY
Sat. 3 at Texas Woman’s * 2:00 p.m.
Thu. 8 at Cameron * 5:30 p.m.
Sat. 10 at Midwestern State * 2:00 p.m.
Thu. 15 Texas A&M-Kingsville * 5:30 p.m.
Sat. 17 Angelo State * 2:00 p.m.
Thu. 22 at Texas A&M-Commerce * 5:30 p.m.
Sat. 24 at Tarleton State * 2:00 p.m.
MARCH
Lone Star Conference Championship (Frisco, TX)
Th./Fr. 1/2 LSC Quarterfinals T.B.D.
Sat. 3 LSC Semifinals T.B.D.
Sun. 4 LSC Championship T.B.D.
NCAA South Central Regionals (Top Seed Host)
Fri. 9 Regional Quarterfinals T.B.D.
Sat. 10 Regional Semifinals T.B.D.
Mon. 12 Regional Championship T.B.D.
NCAA Division II Elite Eight (Sioux Falls, S.D.)
Tue. 20 National Quarterfinals T.B.D.
Wed. 21 National Semifinals T.B.D.
Fri. 23 National Championship T.B.D.
* - Denotes LSC Game
All Times Central and Subject to Change
Rankings Refelct the Newest NABC Division II Top-25 Poll
Home Games played at the First United Bank Center (FUBC)
WEST TEXAS A&M
COMING UP
The #5 Lady Buffs continue Lone Star Conference action on Tuesday night as
they head to Odessa, Texas to take on the Falcons of UT Permian Basin with
tipoff set for 5:30 p.m. CT at the Falcon Dome.
WBCA DIVISION II TOP-25 POLL
The West Texas A&M Lady Buffs remained number five in the Women’s
Basketball Coaches Association Division II Top-25 Poll announced last Tuesday
afternoon by the association’s offices in Lilburn, Georgia.
Defending National Champion Ashland (6-0) picked up all 24 first-place votes
for a total of 600 points followed by Alaska Anchorage (572), Bentley (549),
California, Pa. (522), West Texas A&M (497), Rollins (458), Indiana, Pa. (413),
Lubbock Christian (379), Drury (351) and Virginia Union (349) to round out the top
ten. The South Central Region was represented by WT (5th), Lubbock Christian
(8th) and Fort Lewis (11th).
STAYING UNBEATEN
The Lady Buffs have started off the 2017-18 campaign with a perfect record of
7-0. It marks the third time in the last five seasons that the Lady Buffs have won
atleast their first seven contest, the 2015-16 team won their first 15 contests on
the way to the South Central Regional Finals. The Lady Buffs are one of just 20
women’s basketball teams in DII with an unbeaten record.
NATIONALLY SPEAKING
The Lady Buffs rank third in Division II Basketball with a 47.9 scoring defense
while ranking fifth in opponent field-goal percentage at 30.8%. WT holds the
13th best field-goal percentage in the nation at 47.1% while 31st in scoring margin
(+16.6) and 35th in assists per game (16.9). Megan Gamble ranks second in the
country with a +4.5 assist-to-turnover ratio.
TRADITION IN MOTION
West Texas A&M is home to a pair of unbeaten teams on the hardwood. The
Lady Buffs (7-0) and Buffs (8-0) are one of just two institutions (Virginia State) in
Division II Basketball with undefeated women’s and men’s programs.
WT IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT
The Lady Buffs enter the 2017-1 campaign with an overall record of 35-23 in the
NCAA Tournament with the 35 wins ranking sixth-most all-time in NCAA Division
II and ranks fourth-most among active DII institutions. In the four-straight NCAA
tournament appearances for WT, the Lady Buffs are 13-4 during the stretch.
WINNING TRADITION
The 2016-17 season marked the fifth-straight year of 20 or more wins for the Lady
Buffs. WT has won 30 or more games in 2013-14 and 2014-15 and have 30 wins
in six seasons since 1980-81. The Lady Buffs have not had a losing season since
1980-81 and have won 20 or more games in 28 seasons during that span with a
string of nine-straight from 1983-1992.
Since the 2012-13 season, WT is 136-31 (.818) with four NCAA postseason
appearances, a national runner-up finish (2014), three Elite Eight trips (2014,
2015, 2017) and an NCAA Sweet Sixteen appearance (2016). In the Lone Star
Conference, the Lady Buffs have been just as successful with three LSC regular
season titles (2014-2016), two Lone Star Conference Tournament Championships
(2014, 2015) and four trips to the LSC Championship game.
Date:..............................................Tuesday, December 5th
Time:.................................................................. 5:30 p.m. CT
Location:........................................................Odessa, Texas
Venue:..............................................Falcon Dome (1,000)
Webstream:..................................www.UTPBFalcons.com
Provider:.................................................................Sidearm
Live Stats:.....................................www.UTPBFalcons.com
Provider:.................................................................Sidearm
Radio:...............................................................Lone Star 98.7
Talent:.........................Lucas Kinsey (@LucasKinseyWT)
Online:......................................... www.LoneStar987.com
Website:............................................ www.GoBuffsGo.com
Twitter:..............................................................@WTAthletics
Facebook:..................................................com/WTAthletics
Instagram:...............................................@WTAMUAthletics
YouTube:....................................................com/WTAthletics
Follow the Lady Buffs on Social Media
.com/LadyBuffHoops @LadyBuffHoops

#BUFFNATION
QUICK FACTS
GENERAL INFORMATION
Location......................................................................Canyon, Texas
Founded........................................................................................ 1910
Enrollment.................................................................................. 10,169
Colors...................................................................Maroon and White
Nickname...........................................................................Lady Buffs
Home Facility............................First United Bank Center (FUBC)
Capacity................................................................................... 4,800
Opened..............................................................January 26, 2002
Conference.................................................. Lone Star Conference
Affiliation..................................................................NCAA Division II
President.........................................................Dr. Walter V. Wendler
Director of Intercollegiate Athletics.............. Michael McBroom
Senior Woman’s Administrator..................... Stephanie Sumpter
Faculty Athletics Representative.......................Dr. Dave Rausch
Athletics Department Phone................................(806) 651-4400
FACILITY HISTORY
Opened.................................................................January 26, 2002
Capacity...................................................................................... 4,800
Home Record (Since 1/26/02).................................. 192-27 (.876)
Undefeated Seasons at the FUBC (Last)....................4 (2013-14)
HISTORY
Start of Modern Statistical Era................. 1980-81 (38th season)
All-Time Record.........................................................877-250 (.778)
All-Time Home Record.............................................. 477-65 (.880)
All-Time Road/Neutral Record.............................. 400-185 (.684)
NCAA Postseason Appearances................................................23
Last NCAA Postseason Appearance................................ 2016-17
.......................(Lost to Ashland (67-82) - National Quarterfinals)
LSC Division/Regular Season Titles (Last).................9 (2015-16)
LSC Tournament Appearances................................................... 29
LSC Tournament Championships (Last)....................13 (2015-16)
BASKETBALL COACHING STAFF
Head Coach.................................................................Kristen Mattio
Alma Mater............................................................Evangel (2003)
Record at WT...................................................54-14 (3rd Season)
Winning Percentage at WT..................................................79.4%
Career Record.................................................54-14 (3rd Season)
Associate Head Coach......................................... Camille Perkins
Assistant Coach.....................................................Kristian Branson
Graduate Assistant.........................................................Alie Decker
2016-17 REVIEW
Overall Record.............................................................................26-9
.........................................Home: 13-1 | Away: 8-4 | Neutral: 5-4
LSC Record (Finish)............................................................15-5 (3rd)
Conference Tournament.........................................LSC Semifinals
.............................................................vs. Texas Woman’s, W 61-53
.................................................................. vs. Angelo State, L 68-70
Postseason..........................................NCAA Division II Elite Eight
...............................................................................vs. Regis, W 75-67
.........................................at Colorado State-Pueblo, W 70-67 OT
................................................................ vs. Angelo State, W 86-64
........................................................................... vs. Ashland, L 67-82
Final WBCA Ranking....................................................................15th
2017-18 PREVIEW
Letterwinners Returning/Lost......................................................5/7
Starters Returning/Lost................................................................. 1/4
Returning Redshirts............................................................................1
Newcomers.........................................................................................8
Returning Minutes......................................43.0% (3,037 of 7,050)
Returning Points.............................................35.7% (900 of 2,517)
Returning Rebounds...................................... 35.9% (461 of 1,284)
ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS
Assistant Director/WBB Contact.................................Brent Seals
Cell Phone............................................................(806) 674-7050
Office Phone.........................................................(806) 651-4442
Email................................................................bseals@wtamu.edu
Office Mailing Address..................................WTAMU Box 60049
...............................................................................Canyon, TX 79016
Office Address..............................2620 Russell Long Boulevard
......................................................................... Canyon, Texas 79015
...............................Virgil Henson Activities Center (Room 218A)
Athletics Website......................................... www.GoBuffsGo.com
Twitter.....................................................................@LadyBuffHoops
Facebook................................................................./LadyBuffHoops
Instagram........................................................@LadyBuffBasketball
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
THISWEEK...
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Off Day Media Interviews
Noon (FUBC)
Practice
T.B.D.
GameDay
UT Permian Basin
Odessa, TX
5:30 p.m. CT
Practice
4:00pm - 6:30pm
FUBC
GameDay
Texas Woman’s
Canyon, TX
5:30 p.m. CT
Practice
T.B.D.
FUBC
Practice
T.B.D.
FUBC
MEDIA POLICIES
MEDIA CREDENTIALS
Requests for working media credentials must be made through the
WTAMU Athletic Media Relations office. The Amarillo Globe-News
and The Canyon News receive reserved seating on press row. The
Buffalo Sports Network and the recognized visiting radio station
will be provided a broadcast location.
PHOTOGRAPHERS
All photographers covering a game must display appropriate
credentials at all times and are expected to comply with any
instructions given by game officials or WT Athletics employees.
PRESS ROW SERVICES
Complete team and individual statistics, scoring summaries, and play-
by-play will be provided by the WTAMU Athletic Media Relations Office
immediately following the game.
NON-GAMEDAY INTERVIEWS
Coach Mattio and select players will be available during a weekly
interview session set up by the WTAMU Athletic Media Relations
office at a time and place to be determined. Interviews may also
be conducted prior to practice if prior arrangements are made. To
arrange all non-game day interviews, please contact the WTAMU
Athletic Media Relations office at least 24 hours prior to desired
time.
POSTGAME INTERVIEWS
Following all home games, Coach Mattio and selected players
will be available for interviews, please notify Brent Seals of any
interview requests during the final minutes or immediately following
the game. For road games, please contact Brent Seals to set up a
phone interview.
NUMERICAL ROSTER
ALPHABETICAL ROSTER
# Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Exp. Hometown (Previous/HS)
2 Deleyah Harris G 5-9 Jr. TR Omaha, Nebraska (Kirkwood CC)
3 Megan Gamble G 5-7 So. TR Omaha, Nebraska (North Dakota State)
4 Lexy Hightower G 5-8 So. 1L Amarillo, Texas (Amarillo HS)
5 Payton Whitmore G 5-6 So. TR Mesa, Arizona (Weber State)
10 Sydney Walton G 5-8 Sr. 1L Perryton, Texas (Oklahoma State)
12 Baylee Quisenberry G 5-9 R-Fr. RS Devine, Texas (Devine HS)
15 Zada Swoopes G 5-11 Fr. HS Whitewright, Texas (Whitewright HS)
20 Tiana Parker P 6-5 Jr. TR Chehalis, Washington (Tennessee State)
21 Daria Cosgrove G 5-9 Fr. HS Plano, Texas (Plano West HS)
24 Reagan Haynes G 5-7 Jr. 2L Gruver, Texas (Gruver HS)
30 CeCe Wooten F 6-0 Sr. 1L Vancouver, Washington (Weber State)
34 Abby Spurgin P 6-2 Fr. HS Fredericksburg, Texas (Fredericksburg HS)
41 Tyesha Taylor P 6-5 Jr. TR Temple, Texas (New Mexico State)
42 Madison Parker F 5-10 Sr. 2L Canyon, Texas (Abilene Christian)
# Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Exp. Hometown (Previous/HS)
21 Daria Cosgrove G 5-9 Fr. HS Plano, Texas (Plano West HS)
3 Megan Gamble G 5-7 So. TR Omaha, Nebraska (North Dakota State)
2 Deleyah Harris G 5-9 Jr. TR Omaha, Nebraska (Kirkwood CC)
24 Reagan Haynes G 5-7 Jr. 2L Gruver, Texas (Gruver HS)
4 Lexy Hightower G 5-8 So. 1L Amarillo, Texas (Amarillo HS)
42 Madison Parker F 5-10 Sr. 2L Canyon, Texas (Abilene Christian)
20 Tiana Parker P 6-5 Jr. TR Chehalis, Washington (Tennessee State)
12 Baylee Quisenberry G 5-9 R-Fr. RS Devine, Texas (Devine HS)
34 Abby Spurgin P 6-2 Fr. HS Fredericksburg, Texas (Fredericksburg HS)
15 Zada Swoopes G 5-11 Fr. HS Whitewright, Texas (Whitewright HS)
41 Tyesha Taylor P 6-5 Jr. TR Temple, Texas (New Mexico State)
10 Sydney Walton G 5-8 Sr. 1L Perryton, Texas (Oklahoma State)
5 Payton Whitmore G 5-6 So. TR Mesa, Arizona (Weber State)
30 CeCe Wooten F 6-0 Sr. 1L Vancouver, Washington (Weber State)
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach: Kristen Mattio (3rd Season)
Associate Head Coach: Camille Perkins (4th Season)
Assistant Coach: Kristian Branson (1st Season)
Graduate Assistant: Alie Decker (1st Season)

GOBUFFSGO.COM
TOP-25 POLLS WT’S RECORD WHEN...
At Home.......................................................................................... 3-0
On the Road................................................................................... 4-0
On a Neutral Court....................................................................... 0-0
GAME SITUATIONS
Leading or tied at Half................................................................. 6-0
Trailing at Half................................................................................. 1-0
Leading with 5:00 left (regulation)........................................... 6-0
Trailing or Tied with 5:00 left..................................................... 1-0
In Overtime Games...................................................................... 0-0
SCORING
WT scores less than 60 points.................................................. 2-0
WT scores between 60-69........................................................ 4-0
WT scores between 70-79......................................................... 0-0
WT scores between 80-89......................................................... 1-0
WT scores between 90-99........................................................ 0-0
WT scores 100+ points................................................................ 0-0
Opponent scores less than 60................................................. 6-0
Opponent scores between 60-69............................................ 1-0
Opponent scores between 70-79............................................ 0-0
Opponent scores between 80-89........................................... 0-0
Opponent scores between 90-99........................................... 0-0
Opponent scores 100+................................................................ 0-0
Games decided by 3 points or less......................................... 0-0
Games decided by 4-9 points.................................................... 1-0
Games decided by 10-19 points................................................ 4-0
Games decided by 20 or more points.................................... 2-0
DAYS OF THE WEEK
On Monday.................................................................................... 0-0
On Tuesday.................................................................................... 0-0
On Wednesday............................................................................. 0-0
On Thursday.................................................................................. 2-0
On Friday........................................................................................ 2-0
On Saturday................................................................................... 3-0
On Sunday..................................................................................... 0-0
In November.................................................................................. 6-0
In December................................................................................... 1-0
In January....................................................................................... 0-0
In February..................................................................................... 0-0
In March.......................................................................................... 0-0
vs. Ranked Opponents................................................................ 0-0
vs. South Central Regional Opponents.................................. 6-0
........................................(Lone Star, Rocky Mountain, Heartland)
vs. DII Non-Regional Opponents.............................................. 0-0
vs. Non-DII Opponents................................................................. 1-0
WBCA DIVISION II TOP 25 (NOV. 28)
No. Team Pts. 1st Place Last
1 Ashland (6-0) 600 24 1
2 Alaska Anchorage (6-0) 572 0 2
3 Bentley (6-0) 549 0 3
4 California (PA) (5-0) 522 0 4
5 West Texas A&M (5-0) 497 0 5
6 Rollins (6-0) 458 0 7
7 Indiana (PA) (5-0) 413 0 9
8 Lubbock Christian (7-1) 379 0 8
9 Drury (5-1) 351 0 11
10 Virginia Union (6-1) 349 0 13
11 Fort Lewis (5-0) 324 0 14
12 Central Missouri (4-1) 289 0 12
13 Seattle Pacific (5-0) 279 0 16
14 Wingate (4-1) 268 0 6
15 Carson-Newman (7-0) 247 0 19
16 Northern State (4-1) 232 0 15
17 Azusa Pacific (9-1) 220 0 17
18 Michigan Tech (6-1) 203 0 10
19 Pittsburg State (6-0) 189 0 21
20 University of the Sciences (3-0) 161 0 18
21 Central Oklahoma (5-0) 156 0 23
22 Lander (3-1) 110 0 24
23 Valdosta State (4-1) 91 0 20
24 Edinboro (5-0) 81 0 25
25 Southwestern Okla. State (6-0) 79 0 NR
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Southern Indiana (6-0) 43;
Cedarville (3-1) 37; Augustana (SD) (5-0) 27; Glenville State
(4-1) 14; Embry Riddle (6-0) 13; Minnesota State Moorhead
(3-1) 12; Caldwell (5-1) 8; Lee (TN) (5-1) 8; Grand Valley State
(5-1) 2. 7 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 17
combined points.
D2CCA DIVISION II TOP-25 (NOV. 28)
No. Team (First Place) Ovr. Points Prev.
1 Ashland (15) 6-0 399 1
2 Alaska Anchorage (1) 6-0 384 2
3 Bentley 6-0 351 4
4 IUP 5-0 349 3
5 Rollins 6-0 336 5
6 Pittsburg State 6-0 316 7
7 Lubbock Christian 7-1 309 6
8 Carson-Newman 7-0 282 9
9 West Texas A&M 5-0 278 8
10 California 5-0 251 11
11 Seattle Pacific 5-0 228 13
12 Central Oklahoma 5-0 212 14
13 USciences 3-0 203 12
14 Southern Indiana 6-0 202 17
15 Azusa Pacific 9-1 160 19
16 Edinboro 5-0 140 18
17 Embry-Riddle 6-0 131 RV
18 Michigan Tech 6-1 114 10
19 Arkansas Tech 4-0 112 21
20 Lander 3-1 101 23
21 Fort Lewis 5-0 86 RV
22 St. Thomas Aquinas 5-0 47 RV
23 Lee 5-1 42 15
24 Wingate 4-1 41 16
25 Southwestern Oklahoma 6-0 33 RV
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Colorado Mesa (22), Virginia
Union (19), UC San Diego (19), Drury (14), Fort Hays State (6),
Union (6), Jefferson (4)
LAST TIME OUT
UT PERMIAN BASIN
LSC ACADEMIC TEAM CHAMPIONS
During the 2016-17 campaign, the Lady Buffs tallied a 3.568 grade-point average
to lead all 11 LSC women’s basketball programs. Sophomore Reagan Haynes
won the prestigious Elite 90 Award, which is awarded to the student-athlete with
the highest GPA at the national championship site, as the Lady Buffs earned their
third Elite Eight berth in the last four years in 2016-17. In Mattio’s first season at
the helm of the Lady Buffs in 2015-16, the squad tallied a 3.53 GPA.
LSC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PRESEASON POLL
The Lady Buffs picked up 11 of the possible 31 first place votes to sit atop of the
poll with 301 points. Defending LSC Champion Eastern New Mexico grabbed
seven first place votes (280) to sit second followed by reigning LSC Tournament
Champion Tarleton State with 270 points and three first place votes. Angelo State
sits fourth with four first place votes (267) followed by Texas A&M-Commerce (six
first place, 260), Texas Woman’s (172), Cameron (145), Texas A&M-Kingsville (121),
Midwestern State (120), UT Permian Basin (63) and Western New Mexico (47).
Mackenzie Hailey of Tarleton State was named the league’s Preseason Player
of the Year. The Burleson, Texas native transferred to Tarleton from UT-Arlington
prior to the 2016-17 season, she was tabbed the league’s Newcomer of the Year
and a Second Team All-LSC selection as a freshman while averaging 16.1 points
and 8.4 rebounds per contest while finishing the season with 13 double-doubles.
Lone Star Conference Women’s Basketball expanded to 11 basketball-playing
institutions prior to 2016-17 Western New Mexico (Silver City, New Mexico) and
UT Permian Basin (Odessa, Texas) joined the league. Each team will play a
double round-robin conference schedule with 20 conference games. For the
first time, Dr. Pepper Arena in Frisco will host the LSC Basketball Championships
on March 1-4.
LIVE COVERAGE
The UT Permian Basin Athletic Communications Department will provide live
stats and a webstream for Thursday’s Lone Star Conference matchup in Odessa.
For more information or links, visit the Lady Buff Basketball schedule page at
GoBuffsGo.com.
THE LONE STAR CONFERENCE
Entering the week, LSC women’s teams are 39-40 overall. The women’s squads
are currently 15-11 combined against the Heartland, and 10-12 versus RMAC
teams, which are the other conferences in the NCAA South Central Region.
Offensive Player of the Week - Brianna Wise (TAMUC)
Wise had the best scoring week of her career last weekend, topping 20 points in
both contests. She scored a career-high 26 points and had a season-high nine
rebounds in the Lions’ overtime win over Cameron, including scoring nine points
in the overtime period to single handedly out score the Aggies in OT. She then
had 21 points in the Lions three-point loss to Midwestern State. Wise is third in
the LSC in scoring and has three of the top nine individual scoring performances
in the league this season. She is also top-10 in assists and blocks.
Defensive Player of the Week - Lejha Smith (CU)
Smith battled in the paint during CU’s first two Lone Star Conference games and
averaged 13 rebounds and two blocks during the two-game weekend. Against
Texas A&M-Commerce, she had 14 boards with 11 on defense, and three blocks.
On Saturday, Smith grabbed 12 rebounds while also scoring 10 points for her
third double-double of the season. She helped hold Tarleton State to just 63
points and under 40 percent shooting from the field. Smith leads the LSC and is
ranked ninth nationally in rebounding, while ranking 10th in blocks per game.
EASTERN NEW MEXICO RECAP
The #5 Lady Buffs of West Texas A&M held the rival Greyhounds of Eastern New
Mexico scoreless for almost eight minutes in the second half as WT remained
unbeaten with a 61-44 win on Saturday afternoon at Greyhound Arena in
Portales, New Mexico during Lone Star Conference action..
West Texas A&M was led offensively by Madison Parker as the Canyon product
went 7-of-10 from the floor including 1-of-1 from the free throw line to lead all
players with 15 points to go along with five rebounds. Tiana Parker and CeCe
Wooten grabbed five rebounds each while Lexy Hightower chipped in nine
points.
LAST MEETING
• The Falcons are led by first year head coach Rae Boothe
who came to Odessa following a seven year stint as the head
coach at Friends University in Wichita, Kansas.
• UT Permian Basin enters the weekend with an overall record
of 3-5 with a perfect 2-0 mark in Lone Star Conference play
after wins over Eastern New Mexico (68-63) and Western New
Mexico (69-54) on the road to open up LSC play last week.
• UTPB is coming off of a 7-20 overall record during the 2016-
17 campaign as they finished 3-17 during their first season in
the Lone Star Conference.
• Khali Pippins-Tyron leads the way offensively for the Falcons
as the junior from Dallas has gone 39-of-18 (36.1%) from the
floor so far this season including 9-of-26 (34.6%) from behind
the arc and 23-of-29 (79.3%) from the free throw line to aver-
age 13.8 points per contest. Victoria Lopez has averaged 4.6
rebounds and 1.8 assists so far this season for the Falcons.
SERIES HISTORY
Date Location Score
November 28, 2009 Canyon WT, 99-43
November 14, 2014 Canyon UTPB, 77-73
December 12, 2015 Canyon WT, 78-47
December 6, 2016 Canyon WT, 78-50
January 31, 2017 Odessa WT, 69-55
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics
West Texas A&M vs UT Permian Basin
01/31/17 5:30 p.m. at Odessa, Texas (UTPB Gym)
West Texas A&M 69 • 16-6 (9-4)
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds
## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min
04 HIGHTOWER, Lexy * 2-7 1-3 2-2 0 2 2 2 7 2 5 0 1 23
12 DECKER, Alie * 1-5 1-5 0-0 1 4 5 0 3 0 0 0 1 26
23 WATSON, Sasha * 7-7 0-0 5-8 0 2 2 1 19 5 3 0 4 30
30 WOOTEN, Cece * 4-5 0-0 2-2 0 1 1 3 10 1 1 1 0 25
34 WILD, Maddison * 5-9 0-0 4-6 0 4 4 1 14 0 1 0 0 24
03 BELL, Amanda 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
10 WALTON, Sydney 0-0 0-0 3-4 0 1 1 1 3 2 1 0 1 20
13 LaCOUR, Taylor 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 5
24 THIEL, Bailey 1-2 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 3 3 2 1 0 2 16
42 PARKER, Madison 3-5 0-0 2-2 1 5 6 0 8 1 2 1 0 26
Team 1 1 2 1
Totals 24-41 2-8 19-26 5 21 26 12 69 13 15 2 9 200
1st - FG %: 8-13 61.5%
3FG %: 1-3 33.3%
FT %: 2-2 100.0%
2nd: 8-14 57.1%
1-3 33.3%
1-2 50.0%
3rd: 6-8 75.0%
0-1 0.0%
5-8 62.5%
4th: 2-6 33.3%
0-1 0.0%
11-14 78.6%
Game: 24-41 58.5%
2-8 25.0%
19-26 73.1%
Deadball
Rebounds
6
UT Permian Basin 55 • 7-13 (3-10)
05 TAITO, Niva * 7-17 3-7 5-6 0 2 2 3 22 1 1 0 2 37
10 LaGRANDE, Sierra * 1-5 0-4 0-0 0 0 0 2 2 1 3 0 1 20
12 CARO, Briana * 4-11 4-11 0-0 1 4 5 4 12 5 2 1 1 39
13 LOPEZ, Victoria * 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 7
20 CRITTENDEN, Heather * 1-5 0-0 2-4 2 1 3 3 4 0 4 0 0 29
01 PEREZ, Jackie 2-3 0-1 4-4 1 0 1 1 8 3 1 0 1 23
03 BURKE, Nakedra 2-4 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 3 21
14 MARTIN, Sam 1-2 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 8
30 McCOY, Brittani 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 4 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 16
Team 2 2 4 4
Totals 18-48 7-24 12-16 8 13 21 18 55 10 17 2 9 200
1st - FG %: 1-13 7.7%
3FG %: 0-8 0.0%
FT %: 1-2 50.0%
2nd: 4-10 40.0%
2-3 66.7%
1-2 50.0%
3rd: 7-11 63.6%
2-4 50.0%
2-4 50.0%
4th: 6-14 42.9%
3-9 33.3%
8-8 100.0%
Game: 18-48 37.5%
7-24 29.2%
12-16 75.0%
Deadball
Rebounds
5
Officials:
Technical fouls: West Texas A&M-None. UT Permian Basin-None.
Attendance: 153
Score by periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total
West Texas A&M 19 18 17 15 69
UT Permian Basin 3 11 18 23 55
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics
West Texas A&M vs Eastern N.M.
12/02/17 2 p.m. at Portales, NM
West Texas A&M 61 • 7-0; LSC 2-0
42 PARKER, Madison f 7-10 0-1 1-1 1 4 5 2 15 2 2 1 0 24
20 PARKER, Tiana c 2-6 0-0 0-2 2 3 5 5 4 3 3 0 0 16
02 HARRIS, Deleyah g 1-3 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 26
03 GAMBLE, Megan g 1-1 1-1 2-2 0 1 1 2 5 1 0 0 0 22
04 HIGHTOWER, Lexy g 4-5 1-1 0-0 0 2 2 3 9 2 2 0 2 26
10 WALTON, Sydney 1-3 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 1 2 3 0 0 0 18
12 QUISENBERRY, Baylee 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
15 SWOOPES, Zada 1-1 1-1 1-2 1 1 2 3 4 0 2 0 0 10
21 COSGROVE, Daria 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 4
24 HAYNES, Reagan 1-2 0-1 6-6 0 2 2 1 8 3 2 0 1 21
30 WOOTEN, CeCe 2-5 0-0 1-1 2 3 5 4 5 1 1 0 0 17
34 SPURGIN, Abby 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
41 TAYLOR, Tyesha 2-5 0-0 2-2 1 3 4 2 6 1 5 0 1 13
Team 1 4 5
Totals 22-41 3-7 14-18 8 29 37 27 61 16 20 1 4 200
1st - FG %: 4-8 50.0%
3FG %: 1-1 100.0%
FT %: 2-2 100.0%
2nd: 9-10 90.0%
1-2 50.0%
2-2 100.0%
3rd: 5-13 38.5%
1-4 25.0%
3-5 60.0%
4th: 4-10 40.0%
0-0 0.0%
7-9 77.8%
Game: 22-41 53.7%
3-7 42.9%
14-18 77.8%
Deadball
Rebounds
2,2
Eastern N.M. 44 • 3-4; LSC 0-2
32 JONES, Shelby f 2-3 0-0 2-6 5 3 8 4 6 1 1 0 0 29
35 MCCANTS, Daeshi c 1-4 0-2 3-4 2 2 4 3 5 2 3 1 0 22
02 HOTCHKINS, Jasmine g 1-9 0-6 0-0 2 0 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 18
05 JOHNSON, Dasia g 3-5 0-0 1-1 0 1 1 3 7 2 1 0 1 29
33 CONNOR, Mikaehla g 3-11 0-2 5-7 3 0 3 1 11 1 3 0 0 38
03 GOMEZ, Brandi 1-12 1-9 4-4 1 3 4 3 7 0 1 0 2 24
04 JOHNSON, Sarina 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5
10 JOSEPH, Amari 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
12 LEWIS, Alivia 1-4 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 11
21 HALL, Haley 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
34 EDGEMON, Kaylee 2-8 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 17
Team 2 1 3
Totals 14-58 1-22 15-22 17 12 29 20 44 8 11 2 5 200
1st - FG %: 0-13 0.0%
3FG %: 0-6 0.0%
FT %: 1-2 50.0%
2nd: 6-14 42.9%
0-3 0.0%
2-2 100.0%
3rd: 4-12 33.3%
0-4 0.0%
4-7 57.1%
4th: 4-19 21.1%
1-9 11.1%
8-11 72.7%
Game: 14-58 24.1%
1-22 4.5%
15-22 68.2%
Deadball
Rebounds
3,1
Officials: Reggie Cooper, Shane Pope, Jason Smith
Technical fouls: West Texas A&M-None. Eastern N.M.-None.
Attendance: 219
Score by periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total
West Texas A&M 11 21 14 15 61
Eastern N.M. 1 14 12 17 44

#BUFFNATION
STANDINGS (DECEMBER 4)
School Conf C-Pct. Ovr. Pct. Streak
West Texas A&M 2-0 1.000 7-0 1.000 W7
Angelo State 2-0 1.000 4-1 0.800 W3
Midwestern State 2-0 1.000 5-2 0.714 W2
UT Permian Basin 2-0 1.000 3-5 0.375 W3
Texas Woman’s 1-1 0.500 4-3 0.571 W1
Texas A&M-Commerce 1-1 0.500 4-4 0.500 L1
Cameron 1-1 0.500 3-4 0.429 W1
Eastern New Mexico 0-2 0.000 3-4 0.429 L2
Tarleton State 0-2 0.000 3-4 0.429 L3
Texas A&M-Kingsville 0-2 0.000 3-6 0.333 L4
Western New Mexico 0-2 0.000 0-7 0.000 L7 @LoneStarConf #LSCwbb
THE LONE STAR CONFERENCE
LSC STATISTICAL LEADERS (DEC. 4)
2017-18 LSC PRESEASON POLL
School 1st Place Points
1) West Texas A&M 11 301
2) Eastern New Mexico 7 280
3) Tarleton State 3 270
4) Angelo State 4 267
5) Texas A&M-Commerce 6 260
6) Texas Woman’s 172
7) Cameron 145
8) Texas A&M-Kingsville 121
9) Midwestern State 120
10) UT Permian Basin 63
11) Western New Mexico 47
TEAM
Scoring Offense G W-L Points Avg.
1. Cameron 7 3-4 501................................71.6
2. Angelo State 5 4-1 347...............................69.4
3. Texas A&M-Commerce 8 4-4 545...............................68.1
4. Midwestern State 7 5-2 459..............................65.6
5. West Texas A&M 7 7-0 451...............................64.4
Scoring Defense G W-L Points Avg.
1. West Texas A&M 7 7-0 335............................... 47.9
2. Angelo State 5 4-1 281.............................. 56.2
3. Texas A&M-Kingsville 9 3-6 534...............................59.3
4. Eastern New Mexico 7 3-4 416...............................59.4
5. Tarleton State 7 3-4 425..............................60.7
Scoring Margin G Off. Def. Margin
1. West Texas A&M 7 64.4 47.9...............................16.6
2. Angelo State 5 69.4 56.2..............................13.2
3. Midwestern State 7 65.6 61.7.................................3.9
4. Texas A&M-Commerce 8 68.1 65.4...............................2.8
5. Eastern New Mexico 7 58.6 59.4...............................-0.9
Field Goal Pct. G FGM FGA...............................Pct.
1. West Texas A&M 7 168 357..............................0.471
2. Cameron 7 175 465........................... 0.376
3. Texas Woman’s 7 154 410............................ 0.376
4. Angelo State 5 109 294.............................0.371
5. Tarleton State 7 139 375..............................0.371
Field Goal Pct. Def. G FGM FGA Pct.
1. West Texas A&M 7 115 373............................0.308
2. Angelo State 5 97 291............................ 0.333
3. Eastern New Mexico 7 130 361............................0.360
4. Texas A&M-Kingsville 9 192 527............................0.364
5. Texas Woman’s 7 147 397............................ 0.370
Free Throw Pct. G FTM FTA Pct.
1. Angelo State 5 91 119..............................0.765
2. Texas A&M-Commerce 8 133 189.............................0.704
4. Tarleton State 7 97 141..............................0.688
5. West Texas A&M 7 79 115............................. 0.687
3-PT Field Goal Pct. G 3FGM 3FGA Pct.
1. West Texas A&M 7 36 103............................0.350
2. Angelo State 5 38 113..............................0.336
3. Tarleton State 7 42 130............................0.323
4. Texas A&M-Commerce 8 46 143.............................0.322
5. Cameron 7 53 175.............................0.303
3-PT Field Goal Pct. Def. G 3FGM 3FGA Pct.
1. West Texas A&M 7 34 131..............................0.260
2. Tarleton State 7 33 124............................0.266
4. Texas A&M-Kingsville 9 61 218............................0.280
5. Midwestern State 7 39 137.............................0.285

Rebounding Offense G Reb. Avg.
1. Angelo State 5 224..............................44.8
2. Midwestern State 7 309...............................44.1
3. Cameron 7 304..............................43.4
4. Texas A&M-Commerce 8 335................................41.9
5. Texas A&M-Kingsville 9 373................................41.4
Rebounding Defense G Reb. Avg.
1. West Texas A&M 7 206..............................29.4
2. Eastern New Mexico 7 235..............................33.6
3. Texas A&M-Kingsville 9 334.................................37.1
4. Angelo State 5 191................................38.2
5. Midwestern State 7 269..............................38.4
Blocked Shots G Blocks Avg.
1. Angelo State 5 30................................ 6.00
2. Texas A&M-Commerce 8 33..................................4.13
3. Midwestern State 7 28.................................4.00
4. Eastern New Mexico 7 27.................................3.86
5. Cameron 7 26.................................. 3.71
Assists G Assists Avg.
1. West Texas A&M 7 118..............................16.86
2. Angelo State 5 76...............................15.20
3. Cameron 7 105.............................15.00
4. Midwestern State 7 104.............................14.86
5. Texas A&M-Commerce 8 96...............................12.00
Steals G Steals Avg.
1. UT Permian Basin 8 99...............................12.38
2. Cameron 7 62.................................8.86
3. Angelo State 5 44................................ 8.80
4. Tarleton State 7 61...................................8.71
5. Texas A&M-Commerce 8 67.................................8.38
Attendance G Tot. Home H Avg.
1. Tarleton State 7 4434 1978..........................989.0
2. Midwestern State 7 4545 3950......................... 790.0
3. West Texas A&M 7 2398 1634..........................544.0
4. Texas A&M-Commerce 8 3904 2203.........................440.0
5. Cameron 7 1934 1504.......................... 376.0
PLAYER
Scoring FG 3PT FT Points Avg.
1. BONNARENS,Jamie (CU) 46 9 26 127..................................18.1
2. HAILEY, Mackenzie (TSU) 43 8 20 114.................................16.3
3. WISE, Brianna (A&M-C) 38 12 34 122................................15.3
4. PIPPINS-TYRON, Khali (UTPB) 39 9 23 110.................................13.8
5. GAY, Artaejah (A&M-C) 43 7 15 108................................13.5
Rebounding G Off. Def. Total Avg.
1. SMITH,Lejha (CU) 7 24 61 85...................................12.1
2. MOORE, De’Anira (ASU) 5 18 37 55..................................11.0
3. NEZIANYA, Alexis (TWU) 7 24 42 66...................................9.4
4. PRICE, Jenna (A&M-C) 8 15 50 65....................................8.1
5. WILSON, Angelica (A&M-K) 9 30 42 72....................................8.0
Field Goal Pct. G FGM FGA Pct.
1. NEZIANYA, Alexis (TWU) 7 36 67......................................537
2. HAILEY, Mackenzie (TSU) 7 43 97......................................443
3. BONNARENS,Jamie (CU) 7 46 112........................................411
4. GAY, Artaejah (A&M-C) 8 43 106....................................406
Free Throw Pct. G FTM FTA Pct.
1. GREENWOOD, Madi (ASU) 5 19 19....................................1.000
2. BOSTAD, McKinley (TSU) 7 26 32.......................................813
3. HARRIS, Deleyah (WT) 7 20 25......................................800
4. PIPPINS-TYRON, Khali (UTPB) 8 23 29.......................................793
5. PRICE, Jenna (A&M-C) 8 29 37.......................................784
3-PT Field Goal Pct. G 3FGM 3FGA Pct.
1. BATTESE,Ava (CU) 7 22 69.......................................319
Assists G Assists Avg.
1. MITCHELL, Kara (TWU) 5 22...................................4.4
2. NWAKAMMA,Amaka (CU) 7 30...................................4.3
3. GAMBLE, Megan (WT) 7 27....................................3.9
4. RICHARDSON, Jasmine (MSU) 6 18.....................................3.0
5. KELLY, Keanna (ASU) 5 15.....................................3.0
Steals G Steals Avg.
1. NWAKAMMA,Amaka (CU) 7 21.........................................3.0
2. MITCHELL, Kara (TWU) 5 14.........................................2.8
3. MCLAUGHLIN, Melody (WNMU) 6 16.........................................2.7
4. DANIELS, Marquita (ASU) 5 13.........................................2.6
5. LOPEZ, Victoria (UTPB) 8 20........................................2.5
Blocks G Blocks Avg.
1. MOORE, De’Anira (ASU) 5 15.........................................3.0
2. SMITH,Lejha (CU) 7 18.........................................2.6
3. NEZIANYA, Alexis (TWU) 7 12...........................................1.7
4. PARKER, Tiana (WT) 7 12...........................................1.7
5. TAYLOR, Tyesha (WT) 5 7............................................1.4
Minutes Played G Min. Avg.
1. HAMPTON, Dezirae (ASU) 5 173....................................34.6
2. BATTESE,Ava (CU) 7 241....................................34.4
3. GREENWOOD, Madi (ASU) 5 168...................................33.6
4. CONNOR, Mikaehla (ENMU) 7 230..................................32.9
5. BONNARENS,Jamie (CU) 7 224..................................32.0

GOBUFFSGO.COM
THE LAST TIME...
Scored 100+ points........................................................................W, 100-52 vs. Western New Mexico (12/1/16)
Scored 100+ points in non-overtime game..............................W, 100-52 vs. Western New Mexico (12/1/16)
Scored 100+ points in an LSC game.........................................W, 100-52 vs. Western New Mexico (12/1/16)
Scored 100+ points in a non-LSC game..........................W, 101-46 vs. University of the Southwest (1/2/16)
Scored 90+ points.............................................................W, 97-33 vs. University of the Southwest (12/30/16)
Scored 90+ points in an LSC game...........................................W, 100-52 vs. Western New Mexico (12/1/16)
Played an overtime game....................................................W, 70-67 (OT) at Colorado State-Pueblo (3/11/17)
Won an overtime game.........................................................W, 70-67 (OT) at Colorado State-Pueblo (3/11/17)
Played a two overtime game...............................................................L, 111-112 (3OT) vs. Angelo State (2/3/16)
Played a three overtime game............................................................L, 111-112 (3OT) vs. Angelo State (2/3/16)
Played a four overtime game............................................................................................................................Never
Played consecutive games that went to overtime.......................................................................................Never
Held a team to 40 points or less..................................................(W, 61-31) at UC-Colorado Springs (11/10/17)
Held a team to 20 points or less in a half............................ 15, (W, 61-44) at Eastern New Mexico (12/2/17)
Shot 60+ percent FG.........................................................66.7% (38-of-57) vs. Western New Mexico (12/1/16)
Shot 60+ percent FG in a half.........................77.4% (24-of-31) 2nd Half vs. Western New Mexico (12/1/16)
Held a team to 25 percent FG............................................24.1% (14-of-58) at Eastern New Mexico (12/2/17)
Held a team to 20 percent FG in a half.................18.5% (5-of-27) 2nd Half vs. A&M-Commerce (2/23/17)
Made 10+ 3-pointers...................................................................................11, Texas A&M-International (11/24/17)
Made 15+ 3-pointers..........................................................................................................15, Angelo State (2/3/16)
Did not make a 3-pointer........................................................................................(0-of-4) at Cameron (2/25/12)
Held a team to zero 3-pointers.........................................(0-of-8) vs. University of the Southwest (12/30/16)
Shot 90 percent FT (min. 10 att.)...........................................................94.1% (16-of-17) vs. Cal Baptist (11/5/16)
Attempted 35+ free throws.......................................................................................36, Texas Woman’s (2/13/16)
Made 30+ free throws......................................................................(32-of-47) vs. Arkansas-Fort Smith (11/9/13)
Had 55+ rebounds............................................................................... 56, Oklahoma Panhandle State (12/3/14)
Had 50+ rebounds......................................................................................50, at UC-Colorado Springs (11/10/17)
Had 30+ assists..........................................................................................30, Texas A&M-International (11/24/17)
Had 25+ assists..........................................................................................30, Texas A&M-International (11/24/17)
Forced 30+ turnovers..........................................................................................31, Oklahoma Christian (12/6/14)
Forced 25+ turnovers.......................................................................................28, vs. University of Mary (11/4/16)
Had 25+ steals.......................................................................................... 41, vs. American-Puerto Rico (12/9/99)
Had 15+ steals............................................................................................. 15, vs. UC-Colorado Springs (3/10/16)
Had 15+ blocks....................................................................................................................16, East Central (1/14/06)
Had 10+ blocks............................................................................................................ 10, Midwestern State (1/6/16)
Never trailed in a game...............................................................W, 89-63, Texas A&M-International (11/24/17)
Overcame a 10-point deficit to win....................................................................................vs Tuskegee (11/25/16)
.................................................................................Trailed by 13, 22-9, with 0:07 left in 1st Quarter, won 74-64
Overcame a 15-point deficit to win......................................................................................at Cameron (2/25/12)
..................................................................................... Trailed by 16, 30-14, with 5:57 left in 1st Half, won 68-65
Had five players score in double figures...............................................................5, vs. Angelo State (3/13/17)
....................................................................Walton (16), Watson (14), Vander Zee (14), Hightower (14), Wild (13)
Had two players score 20+ points................................................................................. vs. Angelo State (3/4/17)
...........................................................................................................................Sasha Watson (24), Alie Decker (21)
Had two players record double-doubles............................................................ at Florida Southern (12/16/16)
..................................................................................................................... Sasha Watson (17 points, 10 rebounds)
....................................................................................................................Maddison Wild (21 points, 12 rebounds)
Scored 40+ points...............................................................47, Brandi Green vs. Minnesota-Morris (12/20/00)
Scored 30+ points....................................................................... 32, Chon White vs. Midwestern State (3/7/14)
Scored 20+ points.......................................................................27, Sasha Watson at Texas Woman’s (12/8/16)
Scored 10+ points in 10 or more consecutive games...................................................10, Michaela Neuhaus
........................................................................................................................................................at Cameron (1/10/16)
...................................................................................................................................... thru, Texas Woman’s (2/13/16)
Scored 10+ points in 15 or more consecutive games.................................................................17, Chon White
..............................................................................................................................Texas A&M-International (12/14/14)
................................................................................................................... thru, at Texas A&M-Commerce (2/21/15)
Scored 20+ points in consecutive games.......................................................................................2, Alie Decker
..........................................................................................................................................21, vs. Angelo State (3/4/17)
.............................................................................................................................................. 20 vs Texas Tech (2/8/17)
Scored 20+ points in three or more consecutive games...........................................................3, Chon White
................................................................................................................................................25, at Cameron (2/14/15)
............................................................................................................................................26, Tarleton State (2/18/15)
......................................................................................................................24, at Texas A&M-Commerce (2/21/15)
Scored 20+ points in five or more consecutive games............................................................. 5, Emily Brister
........................................................................................................................................31, at Adams State (11/22/08)
................................................................................................................20, Oklahoma Panhandle State (11/28/08)
.........................................................................................................................................................22, Drury (11/29/08)
...................................................................................................................................34, Central Oklahoma (12/4/08)
.................................................................................................................................26, Northeastern State (12/6/08)
Scored 30+ points in consecutive games..................................................................................... 3, Emily Brister
......................................................................................................................................34, at Texas Woman’s (1/8/09)
......................................................................................................................35, at Texas A&M-Commerce (1/10/09)
......................................................................................................................................35, Abilene Christian (1/17/09)
Made 10+ field goals......................................................10, Sydney Walton vs. Western New Mexico (12/1/16)
Shot 100% FG (min. 5 att.).......................... (9-of-9) Madison Parker vs. Texas A&M-International (11/24/17)
Made 8+ 3-pointers............................................................................8, Emily Brister at Tarleton State (2/21/07)
Made 5+ 3-pointers....................................................................5, Lexy Hightower vs. Science & Arts (11/16/17)
Made 15+ free throws......................................................................16, Chon White vs. Texas Woman’s (3/6/15)
Made 10+ free throws...............................................................14, Sasha Watson vs. Eckerd College (12/17/16)
Had 20+ rebounds...................................................................20, Latoya Robinson vs. Angelo State (1/24/02)
Had 15+ rebounds....................................................................................... 15, Chon White at Cameron (2/14/15)
Had a double-double.........................Madison Parker vs, CSU-Pueblo (12 Points, 10 Rebounds - 11/25/17)
Had consecutive double-doubles...............................................................................................3, Maddison Wild
...................................................................................................21 points, 12 rebounds vs. Tarleton State (3/4/16)
.....................................................................................................10 points, 14 rebounds vs. Angelo State (3/5/16)
...................................................................................10 points, 10 rebounds vs. UC-Colorado Springs (3/10/16)
Had double-double in three or more consecutive games...................................................3, Maddison Wild
...................................................................................................21 points, 12 rebounds vs. Tarleton State (3/4/16)
.....................................................................................................10 points, 14 rebounds vs. Angelo State (3/5/16)
...................................................................................10 points, 10 rebounds vs. UC-Colorado Springs (3/10/16)
Had 15+ assists...........................................18, Stephanie Williams vs. Oklahoma Panhandle State (12/4/95)
Had 10+ assists.........................................................................11, Casey Land vs. Nova Southeastern (3/26/14)
Had 10+ steals.................................................................................10, Emily Brister vs. Tarleton State (2/25/06)
Had 5+ steals.....................................................................6, Deleyah Harris at UC-Colorado Springs (11/10/17)
Had 10+ blocks......................................................................12, Alicia Saunders vs. Abilene Christian (1/14/06)
Had 5+ blocks................................................................... 5, Devin Griffin vs. Texas A&M-Commerce (1/26/13)
Played every minute in a game..................................................... Sasha Watson at Texas Woman’s (12/8/16)
Played more than 40 min............................................... 41.0, Alie Decker at Colorado State-Pueblo (3/11/17)
WEST TEXAS A&M... A LADY BUFF...

#BUFFNATION
EDUCATION
B.S. Evangel - Marketing/Management, 2003
M.S. Austin Peay - Sports and Wellness Leadership, 2006
HEAD COACHING CAREER ACCOLADES
Lone Star Conference Championship (2015-16)
NCAA Postseason Appearances (2015-16, 2016-17)
NCAA South Central Regional Championship (2016-17)
OVERALL COACHING CAREER ACCOLADES
2 - NCAA Division II National Title Game Appearances
3 - Conference Tournament Championships
4 - NCAA South Central Regional Championships
6 - Regular Season Conference Championships
9 - NCAA Division II Postseason Appearances
COLLEGIATE HEAD COACHING RECORD
Year School Record
2017-18 West Texas A&M 7-0
Totals At WT (3rd Season) 61-14 (.813)
Overall (3rd Season) 61-14 (.813)
Kristen Mattio begins her third year at the helm of the Lady
Buffs. She guided the team to a 26-9 record in 2016-17 and
a berth in the program’s third Elite Eight in the last four years.
Mattio is 54-14 in her two years as head coach at WT.
In 2016-17, Mattio and the Lady Buffs had another standout
year both on the court and in the classroom as the team won the
Lone Star Conference Women’s Basketball Academic Champi-
onship with a team grade-point average of 3.568 and finished
19th nationally in the WBCA Academic Top 25. WT sophomore
Reagan Haynes earned the prestigious honor of winning the Elite
90 Award which goes to the top student-athlete with the best
GPA at the National Championship round. In Mattio’s two years
of coaching, the Lady Buffs have had a 3.5 or better team GPA
each season.
On the court in 2016-17, the Lady Buffs continued the
success from her first season as the team was ranked as high as
third nationally during the season and finished 15th in the final
WBCA Top 25. The Lady Buffs finished third in the LSC with a
15-5 record and a semifinal appearance in the LSC Champion-
ship. WT earned an at-large berth in the NCAA South Central
Regional where the Lady Buffs shined, winning their third region-
al in four years with a wins over Regis, Colorado State-Pueblo
and Angelo State. WT won 70-67 in overtime at top-seeded
CSU-Pueblo to advance to the region championship where the
Lady Buffs demolished league-rival Angelo State, 86-64. The
Lady Buffs then drew a tough draw in the Elite Eight, where the
season came to an end in Columbus, Ohio, against eventual
national champion Ashland (Ohio), 82-67.
Mattio guided the Lady Buffs to finish second nationally in
field goal percentage in 2016-17 at 49.0, while ranking seventh in
3-point field goal percentage (37.9), 11th in assists (542) and 15th
in free throws made (512). WT led the LSC in scoring defense
allowing just 59.3 points per game ranking 40th nationally. The
Lady Buffs were 19th nationally in rebounding margin at 7.4,
which led the LSC.
She went 28-5 overall and went 13-3 in her first season as
head coach in the Lone Star Conference. Mattio guided the Lady
Buffs the program’s third-straight Lone Star Conference regular
season title and a berth in the LSC championship game. WT
received the No. 3-seed in the South Central Regional where the
Lady Buffs defeated UC-Colorado Springs and Black Hills State,
before falling to eventual national champion Lubbock Christian in
the Sweet Sixteen. It was a matchup of the two best teams in the
region all season.
The Lady Buffs finished 10th nationally in scoring defense
in Mattio’s first season at just 55.9 points allowed per game. WT
was 15th in scoring margin at 14.8 points, fourth in steals (374),
seventh in assists (542) and 16th in free throws made (493).
Mattio graduated three seniors following her first season
coaching, including WBCA Honorable Mention All-America
honoree Michaela Neuhaus who also earned second CoSIDA
Academic All-America honors. She also earned second team
CCA All-South Central Region accolades, while being named LSC
Academic Women’s Basketball Player of the Year.
Mattio was named head coach of the Lady Buffs on May
12, 2015, after serving the past two seasons as associate heach
coach under Mark Kellogg who took the head coaching position
at Stephen F. Austin.
“I am thrilled to have Kristen as the new head coach for
Lady Buff Basketball,” McBroom said. “She has worked her entire
professional coaching career for this opportunity, and we are
fortunate that it be with WT. I have been thoroughly impressed
with her drive, preparation and commitment to excellence in
all areas. She is a terrific person and brings a great attitude to
campus each day.”
Mattio, served under Kellogg in 2013-2014 and 2014-15 as
the Lady Buffs went 62-6 with two Elite Eight appearances and
one national runner-up finish. The Lady Buffs won two Lone Star
Conference regular season and tournament titles, while winning
two South Central Region Tournament championships. She has
been the main recruiting coordinator for the Lady Buffs, as well as
coaching the guard position, academic coordinator, leader of the
summer camp program and opponent scouting.
Mattio assisted Kellogg at Northwest Missouri State for
one season and was Kellogg’s top assistant for five years at Fort
Lewis College. There, the Skyhawks went an impressive 143-20
and 93-8 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, capturing
three-straight RMAC regular season titles and two RMAC tourna-
ment championships in 2010-11 and 2011-12.
During her tenure at FLC, the Skyhawks made a trip to the
NCAA Division II tournament each season. The highlight, how-
ever, was the 2009-10 season which saw the Skyhawks go 35-4
and advance to the national championship game where they fell
to Emporia State.
Not only did Mattio help on the court, she played a vital role
in the academic success of the Skyhawks as the team earned
Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Academic Top
25 Honor Roll accolades three straight seasons. The 2010-11
squad finished with the highest team GPA in NCAA Division II and
was the top-ranked team in all five levels – Division I, Division II,
Division III, NAIA and junior college of women’s basketball.
Prior to Fort Lewis, Mattio spent one season as the assistant
coach at Memphis Central High School in Memphis, Tenn.,
helping her team to a 25-8 record. While in Memphis, Mattio also
worked with and coached youth at Memphis Athletic Ministries.
Mattio first worked with Kellogg at Montana State University
from 2003-2005 where they both were assistant coaches. While
at MSU, she was responsible for the Bobcats’ academics, film
exchange, recruiting and community affairs.
Along with a stop as an assistant coach at Austin Peay State
University in Clarksville, Tenn., Mattio spent one season as an as-
sistant coach at her alma mater, Evangel University, in Springfield,
Mo., where her team reached the Elite Eight in the NAIA Division
II National Championships and posted a 29-9 record.
She played point guard and was a team captain for the
Lady Crusaders while in college and was instrumental in leading
Evangel to the NAIA Division II Sweet Sixteen. She led her team
to two NAIA tournament appearance and three Heart of America
Conference titles (2000-2003). Mattio was a two-time all-con-
ference selection and as a freshman she played at Tennessee
Temple University in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Mattio graduated from Evangel in 2003 with a bachelor’s
degree in marketing/management. She earned a master’s de-
gree in 2006 in sports and wellness leadership from Austin Peay.
THE MATTIO FILE
KRISTEN MATTIO Head Coach | Third Season at West Texas A&M
Evangel '03 | Marketing/Management

GOBUFFSGO.COM
West Texas A&M Opponent
High Low Category High Low
111, vs. Angelo State (2/3/16) 51, vs. University of Mary (11/4/16)..................................Points.............................112, vs. Angelo State (2/3/16) 33, vs. Univ. of Southwest (12/30/16)
60, vs. University of the Southwest (1/2/16) 23, at Texas A&M-Commerce (1/20/16)...............First Half Points....................42, at Angelo State (2/18/17) 11, 2x; last vs. Univ. of SW (12/30/16)
51, at Oklahoma Christian (12/5/15) 20, 2x; last at CSU-Pueblo (3/11/17)...................Second Half Points.................48, vs. Angelo State (2/3/16) 18, vs. P.R.-Rio Piedras (12/16/15)
27, at Midwestern State (2/10/16) 5, vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville (1/14/17)................Points in 1st Quarter................30, at Lubbock Christian (3/13/16) 1, at Eastern New Mexico (12/2/17)
35, vs. Univ. Southwest (1/2/16) 4, vs. Texas Woman’s (3/3/17)...........................Points in 2nd Quarter...............25, at Angelo State (1/13/16)) 5, at Midwestern State (2/10/16)
31, 2x; last vs. A&M-Kingsville (1/14/17) 8, at Colorado State-Pueblo (3/11/17).............. Points in 3rd Quarter................27, vs. Texas Woman's (2/13/16) 2, vs. Midwestern State (2/11/17)
26, 3x; last at A&M-Commerce (1/20/16) 6, at Texas Woman’s (12/8/16).......................... Points in 4th Quarter................27, vs. Midwestern State (1/6/16) 4, vs. St. Edward’s (11/18/16)
40, vs. Angelo State (2/3/16) 8, vs. Tarleton State (1/23/16)...............................Points in Overtime..................41, Angelo State (2/3/16) 3, 2x; last at Fla. Southern (12/16/16)
13, 2x; last at Florida Southern (12/16/16) 4, vs. Angelo State (3/5/16).................................Points 1st Overtime.................13, vs. Angelo State (2/3/16) 3, 2x; last at Fla. Southern (12/16/16)
10, vs. Angelo State (2/3/16) 7, vs. Angelo State (3/5/16).............................. Points in 2nd Overtime..............10, 2x; last vs. Angelo State (3/5/16) 10, 2x; last vs. Angelo State (3/5/16)
17, vs. Angelo State (2/3/16) 17, vs. Angelo State (2/3/16).............................Points in 3rd Overtime..............18, vs. Angelo State (2/3/16) 17, vs. Angelo State (2/3/16)
41,vs. University of the Southwest (1/2/16) 16, vs. Black Hills State (3/11/16).......................... Field Goals Made...................40, vs. Angelo State (2/3/16) 12, 3x; last vs. Univ. of SW (12/30/16)
88, vs. Angelo State (2/3/16) 41, 2x; last at UT Permian Basin (1/31/17)..............Field Goals Att. ....................86, vs. Angelo State (2/3/16) 40, vs. Univ. of Southwest (12/30/16)
66.7, (38-57) vs. Western N.M. (12/1/16) 29.3 (22-75), vs. Angelo State (3/5/16)................. Field Goal Pct.......................63.8 (30-47), at Lubbock Christ. (3/13/16) 21.7 (13-60), vs. UCCS (3/10/16)
77.4, (24-31) vs. Western N.M. (12/1/16) 26.5 (9-34), vs. UPR-RP (12/16/15)..................Field Goal Pct. (1st Half).............60.0 (18-30) vs. Ashland (3/21/17) 20.0, (3-15) vs. Southwest (12/30/16)
66.7, (18-27) at Midwestern State (1/5/17) 22.5 (7-31) vs. Angelo State (3/5/16)........... Field Goal Pct. (2nd Half)............72.2 (13-18), at Lubbock Christ. (3/13/16) 18.5, (5-27) vs. A&M-Comm. (2/23/17)
15, vs. Angelo State (2/3/16) 1, 2x; last vs. UT Permian Basin (12/6/16)..............3-pt FG Made......................11, 2x; last vs. Angelo State (3/4/17) 0, vs. Univ. of Southwest (12/30/16)
35, vs. Angelo State (3/5/16) 3, vs. UT Permian Basin (12/6/16).............................3-pt FG Att. .......................31, at Colorado State-Pueblo (3/11/17) 6, vs. University of Mary (11/4/16)
58.3, (7-12) vs. Regis (3/10/17) 9.1 (2-22), vs. P.R.-Rio Piedras (12/16/15)..................3-pt FG Pct. .......................57.1 (8-14), vs. Texas Woman’s (2/13/16) 0.0, (0-8) vs. Southwest (12/30/16)
26, 2x; last vs. UC-Colo. Springs (3/10/16) 4, 2x; last at Tarleton State (1/19/17)..................Free Throws Made.................23, 2x; last at A&M-Commerce (1/21/17) 0, at Western New Mexico (1/28/17)
36, vs. Texas Woman’s (2/13/16) 4, at Colorado Mines (11/13/15)............................. Free Throws Att. ..................32, at Lubbock Christian (3/13/16) 0, at Western New Mexico (1/28/17)
100.0 (7-7), at Tarleton State (2/20/16) 47.8 (11-23), vs. Tarleton State (1/23/16)...............Free Throw Pct. ...................100.0, (11-11) 2x; last vs. TWU (3/3/17) 0.0, (0-0) at Western N.M. (1/28/17)
53, vs. Angelo State (2/3/16) 22, vs. Cameron (2/9/17).............................................. Rebounds..........................46, vs. Angelo State (2/3/16) 18, vs. Univ. of Southwest (12/30/16)
28, vs. Angelo State (3/5/16) 4, vs. Cameron (2/9/17).......................................Offensive Rebounds................21, vs. UC-Colorado Springs (3/10/16) 4, 3x; last vs. Univ. of SW (12/30/16)
39, vs. Western New Mexico (12/1/16) 16, vs. Eckerd College (12/17/16)......................Defensive Rebounds...............28, vs. Colorado Mesa (11/14/15) 12, at Tarleton State (2/20/16)
30, Texas A&M-International (11/24/17) 7, vs. Midwestern State (3/2/16).................................... Assists.............................24, vs. Angelo State (2/3/16) 4, 2x; last vs. Univ. of SW (12/30/16)
18, vs. University of the Southwest (1/2/16) 3, vs. Tarleton State (2/25/17).........................................Steals.............................17, 2x; last vs. UC-Colo. Springs (3/10/16) 0, at Eastern New Mexico (1/26/17)
10, vs. Midwestern State (1/6/16) 0, at Lubbock Christian (3/13/16)....................................Blocks.............................9, at Lubbock Christian (3/13/16) 0, 10x; last vs. Midwestern St. (2/11/17)
28, vs. P.R.-Mayaguez (12/15/15) 7, at Eastern New Mexico (1/26/17).............................Turnovers..........................28, 2x; last vs. Univ. of Mary (11/4/16) 9, at Eastern New Mexico (1/26/17)
26, at Texas Woman’s (12/8/16) 5, at Western New Mexico (1/28/17)...............................Fouls..............................28, vs. Midwestern State (1/6/16) 8, at Texas A&M-Commerce (1/21/17)
West Texas A&M Category Opponent
27, Sasha Watson at Texas Woman’s (12/8/16)...............................................................................................Points (Game)...............................................................................................35, Taylor Dorsey vs. Angelo State (3/4/17)
21, Sasha Watson at Texas Woman’s (12/8/16)............................................................................................ Points (First Half).....................................................................................22, Tess Bruffey at Lubbock Christian (3/13/16)
19, Sasha Watson vs. Angelo State (3/4/17)...............................................................................................Points (Second Half).........................................................................................22, Taylor Dorsey vs. Angelo State (3/4/17)
10, Sydney Walton vs. Western New Mexico (12/1/16)...............................................................................Field Goals Made...................................................................................... 13, 2x; last Laina Snyder vs. Ashland (3/21/17)
20, 3x; last Sasha Watson at Lubbock Christian (3/13/16)......................................................................Field Goal Attempts.................................................................23, R’Trevia Randolph at Western New Mexico (1/28/17)
100.0, (9-9) 3x; last Madison Parker vs. A&M-International (11/24/17)..........................................Field Goal Pct. (min 5 made).......................................................85.7, (6-7) Haley Shaner vs. Colorado Christian (11/26/16)
7, Michaela Neuhuas vs. Angelo State (2/3/16)....................................................................................... 3-pt Field Goal Made............................................................................6, 2x; last Taylor Dorsey vs. Angelo State (3/4/17)
16, Michaela Neuhaus vs. Angelo State (3/5/16).................................................................................. 3-pt Field Goal Attempts.........................................................................11, 3x; last Taylor Dorsey vs. Angelo State (3/4/17)
100.0, (3-3) 2x; last Maddison Wild vs. Colorado Christian (11/26/16)......................................3-pt Field Goal Pct. (min 3 made)........................................100.0, (3-3) 2x; last Anna Deegan vs. Eckerd College (12/17/16)
14, Sasha Watson vs. Eckerd College (12/17/16)........................................................................................ Free Throws Made...............................................................................................12, Andi Daughtery vs. Ashland (3/21/17)
18, Sasha Watson vs. Eckerd College (12/17/16)...................................................................................... Free Throw Attempts.............................................................................................13, Andi Daughtery vs. Ashland (3/21/17)
100.0, (8-8) 3x; last Alie Decker at Florida Southern (12/16/16)....................................................Free Throw Pct. (min 5 made)................................ 100.0, (10-10) 4x; last Molly Rohrer at Colorado State-Pueblo (3/11/17)
14, Maddison Wild vs. Angelo State (3/5/16).......................................................................................................Rebounds.............................................................................................14, Jasmine Prophet vs. Angelo State (3/5/16)
11, Maddison Wild vs. Angelo State (3/5/16)..............................................................................................Offensive Rebounds..........................................................................................................8, Kaylie Rader vs. Regis (3/10/17)
11, Zantaya Davis vs. Tarleton State (1/23/16)............................................................................................Defensive Rebounds....................................................................................9, Jasmine Prophet vs. Angelo State (3/5/16)
11, Sasha Watson vs. Angelo State (2/3/16)............................................................................................................Assists.......................................................................................................9, Taylor Dorsey vs. Angelo State (2/3/16)
7, Sasha Watson vs. Colorado Mesa (11/14/15)........................................................................................................Steals................................................................................7, Hillary Martinez vs. Puerto Rico-Mayaguez (12/15/15)
4, 3x; last Lilley Vander Zee at Texas A&M-Commerce (1/21/17).......................................................................Blocks...................................................................................................5, Jasmine Prophet at Angelo State (1/13/16)
8, 3x; last Sasha Watson at Florida Southern (12/16/16)...................................................................................Turnovers........................................................................................................8, Majestie Robinson vs. Regis (3/10/17)
5, 29x; last Sasha Watson vs. Ashland (3/21/17)....................................................................................................Fouls...............................................................5, 25x; last Jaszymn Johnson at Colorado State-Pueblo (3/11/17)
52, Michaela Neuhaus vs. Angelo State (2/3/16).................................................................................................Minutes........................................................................................49, Christiana Robinson vs. Angelo State (2/3/16)
TEAM SUPERLATIVES UNDER MATTIO
INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVES UNDER MATTIO

#BUFFNATION
CAMILLE PERKINS Associate Head Coach | Fifth Season at West Texas A&M
Angelo State '11 | Psychology
Camille Perkins begins her fourth season as an assistant coach for the Lady Buffs. Last season, Perkins helped guide the
Lady Buffs to their third Elite Eight in four years and a 26-9 record overall. In 2015-16, Perkins helped lead the Lady Buffs to
their third-straight Lone Star Conference regular season title and Sweet Sixteen appearance. In her first season, she helped
lead the team to the LSC regular season and tournament titles and WT’s second consecutive Elite Eight appearance with a
30-3 overall record. WT led the nation for the second-straight year in field goal percentage at a .487 clip in 2015.
She came to WT from Angelo State where she was an assistant coach for the Rambelles in 2013-14. Perkins was an all-con-
ference player for Angelo State form 2008-2011 and was a graduate assistant from 2011-2013. In 2013-14 as an assistant,
she handled team budgeting, team meals, scouting and film on opposing teams. She also handled duties related to
recruiting, academic progress and strength and conditioning. She finished her playing career at ASU as the second all-time
leading scorer in program history and is the school-leader in free throws made (573) and attempts (749).
The Groesbeck, Texas, native, also is among the top five in the Rambelle women’s basketball record book in points per
game, field goals made, 3-pointers made, assists and steals. She averaged a career-high 17.2 points per game her senior
season and was an All-LSC South Division First Team selection for the fourth time in her career. As a freshman, she earned
LSC Freshman of the Year honors in 2008.
Perkins earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in education both from ASU.
KRISTIAN BRANSON Assistant Coach | First Season at West Texas A&M
Baylor '14 | Education
Kristian Branson was hired as an assistant women’s basketball coach for the Lady Buffs this summer. He comes to Canyon
after spending last season as the video coordinator for women’s basketball at Stephen F. Austin under former Lady Buff
head coach Mark Kellogg as the team went 25-8 last season, losing in the conference tournament championship game.
Branson was charged with video sharing and breakdown of games and practice at SFA, while evaluating opposing players,
highlight tapes and handling official visit videos for recruits. He also worked with the post players for the Lady Jacks.
Prior to SFA, Branson worked as an assistant women’s basketball coach at University of Mary Hardin-Baylor helping guide
his team to a 15-11 record, winning 11 of their final 13 games, and five players named all-conference in 2015-16. Branson
worked under Mark Morefield, who was a former assistant at Baylor under Scott Drew.
In addition, he also has had stints as an assistant coach and junior varsity head coach at Vanguard College Preparatory, and
head coach of the Centex Elite AAU Team, as well as the assistant coach at Live Oak Classical School. While coaching at the
high school level in college, Branson coached four players who received college scholarships.
Branson is a native of Palmdale, California. He earned his bachelor’s degree in education from Baylor University in 2014 and
currently is pursuing a master’s degree in mass communication from Stephen F. Austin.
ALIE DECKER Graduate Assistant Coach | First Season at West Texas A&M
Wichita State '15 | Exercise Science
Alie Decker makes the move from the court to the sideline in 2017-18 as the former Lady Buff joins Kristen Mattio's staff as a
Graduate Assistant Coach.
Decker concluded her two year career in Canyon with a pair of appearances in the NCAA Division II Postseason including a
run to the South Central Regional Championship in 2016-17 before falling to eventual National Champion Ashland in the Elite
Eight.
The Edmond, Oklahoma native saw time in 65 games with 55 starts for the Lady Buffs as she averaged 30.2 minutes per
contest. Decker shot 40.7% (207-of-508) from the floor including 39.6% (135-of-341) from behind the arc and 78.1% (82-of-
105) from the charity stripe. As a senior in 2016-17, Decker knocked down 90 long balls to lead the Lone Star Conference
and rank second in Lady Buff history for triples made in a single season.
Decker began her collegiate career at Wichita State where she redshirted her first year after five games with one start in
2012-13 before an injury sidelined her the rest of the season. She came back the following two seasons putting her mark
on the record book, while helping the Shockers to three Missouri Valley Conference tournament championships and three
consecutive trips to the NCAA Tournament.
Decker was deadly from beyond the arc during her time in Wichita as she buried 70 triples to lead the team for second all-time in program history in a
season, while leaving the school ranked third all-time in career 3-pointers made with 128. In addition, she shot 41.2 percent from beyond the arc for fourth
all-time last season and boasts a 39.6 average for her career on 128 of 323 ranking first in school history. She played in 71 games for the Shockers with 33
starts as she helped lead the team to a 79-22 record with three-straight 20-plus win seasons.

GOBUFFSGO.COM
ALL-TIME (WINNING %) All-TIME (VICTORIES)
School Yrs. Won Lost Pct.
1. Holy Family 22 584 129 .819
2. Drury 17 423 105 .801
3. Bentley 43 1,032 265 .796
4. Arkansas Tech 40 983 263 .789
5. West Texas A&M 36 877 250 .778
6. Delta State 38 924 266 .776
7. Rollins 31 685 234 .745
8. Northern State 40 864 310 .736
9. Western Washington 27 582 215 .730
10. Cal Poly Pomona 43 949 353 .729
11. Wingate 37 774 316 .710
12. Stonehill 46 890 366 .709
13. Pittburg-Johnstown 42 809 334 .708
14. Central Missouri 47 931 395 .702
15. Emporia State 43 884 381 .699
16. Seattle Pacific 35 697 308 .694
17. Fort Valley State 36 726 322 .693
18. Washburn 48 887 403 .688
19. Glenville State 23 476 219 .685
20. Clayton State 20 407 198 .673
21. Jefferson 39 752 370 .670
22. California (Pa.) 35 683 337 .670
23. Bellarmine 39 738 370 .666
24. Michigan Tech 36 693 349 .665
25. West Liberty 27 540 274 .663
* Numbers Reflect Wins Entering the 2017-18 Season
School Yrs. Won Lost Pct.
1. Bentley 43 1,032 265 .796
2. Arkansas Tech 40 983 263 .789
3. Cal Poly Pomona 43 949 353 .729
4. Central Missouri 47 931 395 .702
5. Delta State 38 924 266 .776
6. Stonehill 46 890 366 .709
7. Washburn 48 887 403 .688
8. Emporia State 43 884 381 .699
9. West Texas A&M 36 877 250 .778
10. Northern State 40 864 310 .736
11. Francis Marion 44 852 449 .655
12. Pittburg-Johnstown 42 809 334 .708
13. Edinboro 50 779 452 .633
14. Wingate 37 774 316 .710
15. Abilene Christian 41 766 432 .639
16. Ashland 50 757 484 .610
Concordia-St. Paul 49 757 517 .594
18. Jefferson 39 752 370 .670
19. Montana State Billings 44 746 441 .628
20. Bellarmine 39 738 370 .666
21. North Georgia 45 737 519 .587
22. Fort Valley State 36 726 322 .693
23. Minnesota State 51 704 597 .541
24. Franklin Pierce 43 701 465 .601
25. Gannon 43 698 449 .609
LAST FIVE SEASONS (WINNING %) LAST FIVE SEASONS (VICTORIES)
School Won Lost Pct.
1. Limestone 145 18 .890
2. Ashland 148 21 .876
3. Alas. Anchorage 133 26 .836
4. Emporia State 139 29 .827
5. Lewis 129 27 .827
6. Colorado Mesa 122 27 .819
7. Bentley 131 30 .814
8. Columbus State 124 29 .810
9. West Texas A&M 136 32 .810
10. Drury 123 30 .804
11. California (Pa.) 127 32 .799
12. Fort Hays State 120 33 .784
13. Harding 119 33 .783
14. Clayton State 118 34 .776
15. Pittsburg State 121 37 .766
16. Nova Southeastern 120 39 .755
17. Arkansas Tech 112 37 .752
18. Western Washington 115 38 .752
19. Michigan Tech 107 37 .743
20. Glenville State 112 39 .742
21. Indiana (Pa.) 111 39 .740
22. Wayne State (Neb.) 113 40 .739
23. Colorado State-Pueblo 112 40 .737
24. Northern State 113 41 .734
25. Edinboro 110 40 .733
School Won Lost Pct.
1. Ashland 148 21 .876
2. Limestone 145 18 .890
3. Emporia St. 139 29 .827
4. West Texas A&M 136 32 .810
5. Alas. Anchorage 133 26 .836
6. Bentley 131 30 .814
7. Lewis 129 27 .827
8. California (Pa.) 127 32 .799
9. Columbus State 124 29 .810
10. Drury 123 30 .804
11. Colorado Mesa 122 27 .819
12. Pittsburg State 121 37 .766
13. Fort Hays State 120 33 .784
Nova Southeastern 120 39 .755
15. Harding 119 33 .783
16. Clayton State 118 34 .776
17. Western Washington 115 38 .752
18. Wayne St. (Neb.) 113 40 .739
Northern State 113 41 .734
20. Arkansas Tech 112 37 .752
Glenville State 112 39 .742
Colorado State-Pueblo 112 40 .737
Benedict 112 41 .732
Augustana (S.D.) 112 45 .713
25. Indiana (Pa.) 111 39 .740
Adelphi 111 42 .725
2016-17
NCAA DIVISION II ELITE EIGHT APPEARANCES
2014-152013-142008-091996-971994-951987-88

#BUFFNATION
FIRST UNITED BANK CENTER “HOME OF LADY BUFF BASKETBALL”
Opponent Date Att. Result
1. Abilene Christian January 26, 2002 4,941 L, 77-81
2. Colorado Mesa March 17, 2014 3,365 W, 59-56
3. Tarleton State February 25, 2006 3,260 W, 90-57
5. Abilene Christian January 17, 2009 2,971 W, 91-65
6. Northwest Missouri State March 14, 2008 2,754 L, 71-72 OT
7. Midwestern State February 24, 2007 2,733 W, 73-55
8. Texas A&M-Commerce February 2, 2002 2,650 W, 80-61
9. Central Oklahoma March 16, 2009 2,602 W, 65-52
10. St. Mary’s March 12, 2010 2,597 W, 78-50
11. Emporia State March 13, 2010 2,586 L, 69-76
12. Abilene Christian February 27, 2010 2,167 L, 72-78
Tarleton State February 25, 2017 2,147 W, 73-69
14. Tarleton State January 23, 2010 2,017 W, 74-69
16. Abilene Christian February 27, 2008 1,861 W, 60-58
17. Texas A&M-Kingsville January 18, 2014 1,848 W, 82-47
19. Texas A&M-Kingsville February 7, 2015 1,827 W, 81-57
20. Emporia State March 14, 2009 1,821 W, 86-83
22. UC-Colorado Springs March 16, 2015 1,747 W, 96-69
23. Texas A&M-Kingsville February 21, 2009 1,697 L, 66-70
24. Eastern New Mexico February 6, 2010 1,677 W, 84-45
25. Angelo State January 21, 2006 1,661 W, 67-65
26. St. Mary’s March 15, 2014 1,656 W, 79-66
27. Texas A&M-Commerce January 22, 2005 1,655 L, 69-78
28. Tarleton State March 2, 2013 1,621 W, 67-62
29. Tarleton State January 22, 2014 1,587 W, 82-60
30. Texas Woman’s Feburary 27, 2005 1,555 W, 97-63
31. Abilene Christian March 13, 2009 1,552 W, 78-53
33. Eastern New Mexico January 15, 2011 1,532 W, 66-51
34. McMurry November 23, 2012 1,526 W, 82-23
Abilene Christian January 31, 2004 1,526 W, 68-64
38. Eastern New Mexico January 30, 2016 1,502 W, 67-45
39. Abilene Christian February 5, 2005 1,478 W, 80-55
40. Angelo State January 29, 2004 1,445 W, 57-55
42. Southwestern Oklahoma St. November 24, 2012 1,412 L, 51-79
Texas A&M-Kingsville February 4, 2006 1,412 W, 110-77
45. Tarleton State January 23, 2016 1,397 W, 78-73 OT
46. Texas Woman’s February 10, 2007 1,353 W, 89-72
47. Tarleton State January 26, 2011 1.352 L, 43-64
48. Texas A&M-Commerce January 24, 2015 1,342 W, 100-73
50. Drury November 29, 2008 1,310 W, 80-62
51. Eastern New Mexico. January 26, 2013 1,297 W, 70-43
55. Angelo State February 17, 2010 1,261 W, 64-53
Angelo State March 5, 2004 1,261 L, 59-65
57. Eastern New Mexico November 25, 2006 1,243 W, 79-67
58. Northeastern State December 20, 2010 1,228 L, 62-65
59. Angelo State February 12, 2011 1,222 W, 71-56
61. Texas A&M-Kingsville Februaruy 23, 2013 1,207 W, 79-67
62. Arkansas-Fort Smith March 14, 2015 1,194 W, 70-57
63. Texas Woman’s February 13, 2016 1,175 W, 73-69
Texas A&M-Commerce February 1, 2003 1,175 W, 73-64
66. Central Oklahoma December 18, 2010 1,157 W, 91-77
Texas A&M-Kingsville January 13, 2010 1,157 W, 88-72
68. Oklahoma Panhandle State November 28, 2008 1,149 W. 93-43
69. Midwestern State January 8, 2014 1,132 W, 71-54
70. Southwestern Oklahoma St. December 4, 2010 1,127 L, 70-78
72. UT Permian Basin November 28, 2009 1,117 W, 73-62
74. St. Edward’s March 14, 2014 1,104 W, 90-72
75. Abilene Christian January 19, 2011 1,081 W, 78-64
Opening Day.................................................................................January 26, 2002 (Saturday)
Opponent...........................................................................................Abilene Christian (L, 77-81)
All-Time Home Record..............................................................................................195-27 (.878)
Total Attendance................................................................................................................239,899
Games Played.............................................................................................................................222
Average Attendance................................................................................................................1,081
1,000+ Attendance Games..........................................................................................................98
2,000+ Attendance Games.........................................................................................................14
3,000+ Attendance Games........................................................................................................... 4
4,000+ Attendance Games............................................................................................................ 1
First Win.................................................................... 50-44, Texas A&M-Kingsville (1/31/2002)
25th Win..............................................................104-55, Texas A&M-Commerce (2/19/2004)
50th Win.........................................................................................93-61, Cameron (2/28/2006)
75th Win..........................................................................73-55, Midwestern State (2/24/2007)
100th Win............................................................................... 69-50, Tarleton State (2/14/2009)
150th Win...............................................................88-57, Colorado State-Pueblo (11/30/2013)
Opponent Date Att. Result
1. Colorado Mesa March 17, 2014 3,365 W, 59-56
2. Northwest Missouri St. March 14, 2008 2,754 L, 71-72 OT
3. Central Oklahoma March 16, 2009 2,602 W, 65-52
4. St. Mary’s March 12, 2010 2,597 W, 78-50
5. Emporia State March 13, 2010 2,586 L, 69-76
6. Emporia State March 14, 2009 1,821 W, 86-83
7. UC-Colorado Springs March 16, 2015 1,747 W, 96-69
8. St. Mary’s March 15, 2014 1,656 W, 79-66
9. Abilene Christian March 13, 2009 1,552 W, 78-53
10. Arkansas-Fort Smith March 14, 2015 1,194 W, 70-57
11. St. Edward’s March 14, 2014 1,104 W, 90-72
12. Cameron March 13, 2015 1,015 W, 80-61
ALL-TIME ATTENDANCE MARKS (TOP 75) NCAA POSTSEASON ATTENDANCE RECORDS
BY THE NUMBERS

#BUFFNATION
2 DELEYAH HARRIS Junior | Guard | 5-9 | Psychology
Omaha, Nebraska | Benson HS | Kirkwood CC
PLAYER HIGHS
SEASONHIGHS
Year GP-GS Min Avg FG-FGA PCT 3pt FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT O-D-T AVG PF FO AST T/O BLK STL PTS AVG
2017-18 7-7 182 26.0 20-39 .513 5-13 .385 20-25 .800 13-23-36 5.1 14 0 12 11 1 10 65 9.3
TOTAL 7-7 182 26.0 20-39 .513 5-13 .385 20-25 .800 13-23-36 5.1 14 0 12 11 1 10 65 9.3
CAREER STATS
Points: 19 at Western N.M. (11/30/17
Rebounds: 8 at Regis (11/11/17)
Assists: 3 (2x) CSU-Pueblo (11/25/17)
Steals: 6 at UC-Colorado Springs (11/10/17)
Blocks: 1 Science & Arts (11/16/17)
Field Goals: 7 at Western N.M. (11/30/17)
3-Pointers: 2 A&M-International (11/24/17)
Free Throws: 6 Science & Arts (11/16/17)
Minutes: 36 at Regis (11/11/17)
CAREERHIGHS
Rebounds: 8 at Regis (11/11/17)
Assists: 3 (2x) CSU-Pueblo (11/25/17)
Blocks: 1 Science & Arts (11/16/17)
Field Goals: 7 at Western N.M. (11/30/17
3-Pointers: 2 A&M-International (11/24/17)
Free Throws: 6 Science & Arts (11/16/17)
Minutes: 36 at Regis (11/11/17)
LSCHIGHS
Rebounds: 7 at Western N.M. (11/30/17
Assists: 2 at Western N.M. (11/30/17
Steals: -- --
Blocks: -- --
Field Goals: 7 at Western N.M. (11/30/17
3-Pointers: 1 at Western N.M. (11/30/17
Free Throws: 4 at Western N.M. (11/30/17
Minutes: 30 at Western N.M. (11/30/17
PRODUCTIONTRACKER
2017-18 Career
Had a Double-Double -- --
Scored 10+ Points 3 3
Scored 20+ Points -- --
Led WT in Scoring 1 1
Led WT in Rebounds 2 2
Led WT in Assists 1 1
Led WT in Steals 1 1
Made 3+ 3-pt FG’s -- --
Had 3+ Steals 2 2
Had 3+ Assists 1 1
Made 5+ 3-pt FG’s -- --
Had 5+ Steals 1 1
Had 5+ Assists -- --
GAME-BY-GAME

GOBUFFSGO.COM
3 MEGAN GAMBLE Sophomore | Guard | 5-7 | Health Sciences
Omaha, Nebraska | Central HS | North Dakota State
PLAYER HIGHS
SEASONHIGHS
Year GP-GS Min Avg FG-FGA PCT 3pt FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT O-D-T AVG PF FO AST T/O BLK STL PTS AVG
2017-18 7-7 165 23.6 9-20 .450 4-11 .364 4-10 .400 6-13-19 2.7 12 0 27 6 1 5 26 3.7
TOTAL 7-7 165 23.6 9-20 .450 4-11 .364 4-10 .400 6-13-19 2.7 12 0 27 6 1 5 26 3.7
CAREER STATS
Points: 5 (3x) at Eastern N.M. (12/2/17)
Rebounds: 6 at UC-Colorado Springs (11/10/17)
Assists: 5 (3x) at Western N.M. (11/30/17)
Blocks: 1 at UC-Colorado Springs (11/10/17)
Field Goals: 2 (2x) Science & Arts (11/16/17)
3-Pointers: 1 (4x) at Eastern N.M. (12/2/17)
Free Throws: 2 at Eastern N.M. (12/2/17)
Minutes: 30 CSU-Pueblo (11/25/17)
CAREERHIGHS
Points: 5 (2x) Science & Arts (11/16/17)
Rebounds: 6 at UC-Colorado Springs (11/10/17)
Assists: 5 (3x) at Western N.M. (11/30/17)
Blocks: 1 at UC-Colorado Springs (11/10/17)
Field Goals: 2 (2x) Science & Arts (11/16/17)
3-Pointers: 1 (3x) at Western N.M (11/30/17)
Free Throws: 1 (2x) at Western N.M. (11/30/17)
Minutes: 30 CSU-Pueblo (11/25/17)
LSCHIGHS
Points: 5 at Eastern N.M. (12/2/17)
Rebounds: 1 (2x) at Eastern N.M. (12/2/17)
Assists: 5 at Western N.M. (11/30/17)
Steals: -- --
Blocks: -- --
Field Goals: 1 (2x) at Eastern N.M. (12/2/17)
3-Pointers: 1 (2x) at Eastern N.M. (12/2/17)
Free Throws: 2 at Eastern N.M. (12/2/17)
Minutes: 24 at Western N.M. (11/30/17)
PRODUCTIONTRACKER
2017-18 Career
Had a Double-Double -- --
Led WT in Scoring -- --
Led WT in Rebounds -- --
Led WT in Assists 5 5
Led WT in Steals -- --
Made 3+ 3-pt FG’s -- --
Had 3+ Steals -- --
Had 3+ Assists 6 6
Made 5+ 3-pt FG’s -- --
Had 5+ Steals -- --
Had 5+ Assists 3 3
GAME-BY-GAME

WT Basketball Game Notes (12-5-17)

WT Basketball Game Notes (12-5-17)

Recommandé

Contenu connexe

Tendances

Tendances (20)

Similaire à WT Basketball Game Notes (12-5-17)

Similaire à WT Basketball Game Notes (12-5-17) (14)

Plus de West Texas A&M

Plus de West Texas A&M (20)

Dernier

Dernier (9)

WT Basketball Game Notes (12-5-17)