Thursday, January 5 • Denton • Kitty Magee Arena
St. Mary's (5-7, 1-5) at #18 Texas Woman's (11-1, 6-0) • 6 p.m.
Saturday, January 7 • Tyler • Louise Herrington Patriot Center
St. Mary's at UT Tyler (11-2, 6-0) • 1 p.m.Â
Opening Tip
•   St. Mary's faces the two remaining undefeated teams remaining in Lone Star Conference action, playing at #18 Texas Woman's on Thursday before facing the UT Tyler Patriots on Saturday.
•   In the five Lone Star Conference losses, the Rattlers have lost by a combined 20 points. Four of the six league games have been decided by one possession and the largest margin has been seven points.
•   Junior guard Teanna Huggins became the first player since Jan. 11, 2020 to have six steals in a game with a half-dozen swipes against Texas A&M Kingsville. Jessica Barbosa managed the same amount in 2020 against Midwestern State.
•   Gabby Elliott ranks 22nd in the Lone Star Conference in points per game during conference play with 11.5, which is the second-highest mark for a freshman, trailing only Midwestern State's Dyamon Griggs (14.0). Elliott has scored at least 15 in each of her last three games.
•   Senior Briley Perkins made two three-pointers against Texas A&M International, giving her 118 in her career. She needs four more to appear on the St. Mary's career charts. Jackie Woods (2011-14) currently sits in 10th with 122 makes.
•   Senior Tonia Bilic scored the 350th point of her career against Texas A&M International, while senior Natalia Ryng scored her 200th against the Dustdevils and grabbed her 200th rebound against the Javelinas.
•   Six Rattlers are averaging between 4.1 and 6.7 rebounds per game as the team averages 42.2 per game to rank third in the Lone Star statistics.Â
•   Reyelle Frazier ranks sixth in the conference stats with a 1.86 assist-to-turnover ratio (26 ast/14 to), while Teanna Huggins ranks sixth in steals per game with 2.25. The pair combined for 15 steals and 10 assists in the two games last week.
