A&M-Kingsville Javelinas (5-5, 0-0) at A&M-Commerce Lions (2-9, 1-1)

January 7, 2014 - 5:30 p.m.

The Field House - Commerce, Texas 

Live Stats: Lionathletics.com/sidearmstats

Live Audio: ketr.org

Twitter updates: @Lion_Athetlics, @Lion_WBB

Series Score: A&M-C leads 31-28 (.525)

First Meeting: 1971-72 season - A&M-K (w) 54-51

Last Meeting: Feb. 16, 2013 - A&M-C (w) 77-74

A&M-Commerce Women's Basketball Game Notes.pdf

A&M-Commerce closes out their three game homestand to open Lone Star Conference by hosting the visting Javelinas of A&M-Kingsville. The Lions are coming off an overtime victory over Midwestern State to get back to .500 in league play following a one point loss to Angelo State just after the new year.  

LIONS ON THE WEB

Fans unable to make to The Field House this week will able to tune in to Charlie Chitwood's call on KETR (88.7) and online at KETR.org. Twitter users can get in-game updates by following @Lion_WBB and @Lion_Athletics. Live Stats will be available for all games this week with those links being found at Lionathletics.com as well. 

SERIES SCORE

The Lions hold a slim three game lead in the all-time series with the Javelinas (31-28). The series dates back to the 1971-72 season, which is the first offical season of Lion women's basketball. The last three of the last five meetings between the two sides have been decided by no more than single digits including the two Lion wins last season. 

Last Five Meetings

2010-11 The Field House W 79-63

2011-12 at Kingsville, Texas L 75-72

2011-12 The Field House L 79-66

2012-13 at Kingsville, Texas W 63-58

2012-13 The Field House W 77-74

SCOUTING THE JAVELINAS

Texas A&M-Kingsville will face the Pioneers of Texas Woman's before playing the Lions on Wednesday night. The game versus the Pioneers will the LSC opener for the Javelinas. Heading into this week A&M-Kingsville are on a two game slide with losses to Southern Arkansas and Arkansas-Monticello last week. The Javelinas are 1-2 in true road games this season. A&M-Kingsville sits fourth in the LSC in ppg (73.4) and seventh in scoring defense (72.2). 

Key Players

#55 Lindsey Mahone: 13.4 ppg / 6.3 rpg / 2.0 apg / 45.3% FG

#23 Rosalie Cutri: 12.4 ppg / 5.1 rpg / 3.1 apg / 57.5% FG

#11 Ashley Viera: 10.3 ppg / 2.8 rpg / 2.7 apg / 38.0% FG

NOW LETS MAKE IT TWO...

A&M-Commerce got its first conference win of the season last time out versus Midwestern State and will now look to win back-to-back conference games for the first time since beating Incarnate Word and A&M-Kingsville last Janauary 2, 5. 

LOOKING FOR THREE STRAIGHT

The Lions will look to win three straight over the Javelinas since the 2006-09 seasons. 

DIXON AND HARRIS AMONG GREATS

Seniors, Danielle Dixon and Breanna Harris have chances to become the ninth and 10th players in program history to reach the 1,000 points in a Lion uniform. Dixon needs 29 points to reach 1,000 and Harris needs 87 to reach that milestone. 

HARRIS CONTINUES TO GRAB DOUBLE-DOUBLES

Harris continues to put up great production despite the results on the scoreboard. Harris is averaging 18.8 points and 12.3 rebounds in six games so far. Harris has recorded double-doubles in six of 11 games including two straight. 

IMPROVEMENT FROM THE FIELD

In the last two the games the Lions have shot an imporved percentage from their season mark. In a loss to Henderson State the Lions shot a season high 51.7% from the field and shot 46.3% in the win over OBU. Those two games marked just the second and third times this season that the Lions shot over 40% from the field. 

NOT MUCH RESISTANCE

The Lions have not been playing much defense so far this season. The defense has been allowing 79.3 ppg and getting outscored by 12.7 per contest. 

WHERE'S THE HOME-COOKING? THERE IT IS 

The Lions will look to get back-to-back home conference wins and thier fourth win overall versus the Javelinas. The Lions have not won back-to-back home conference games under Anderson.   

NEW SEASON SAME PROBLEM

The Lions have struggled from the free-throw line (56.1%) like last season. Breanna Harris leads the team in free throw shooting with a 73.1% clip. 

SHOOTING…AND…MISSING

The Lions have also struggled from behind the three-point line so far this season. Currently, A&M-C is shooting 23.2% from downtown and ranks near the bottom of the LSC and all of Division II

THE LAST TIME....

The Lions scored 100: 12/13/08 - A&M-Commerce (W) vs. A&M-Kingsville, 101-75

Lions score 90: 11/20/10 vs. MidamericanChristian, L 97-94

Lions Score 80: 11/12/13 vs. SE Oklahoma, L 85-83

Lions shoot 50% FG: 12/17/13 vs. Henderson St. L, 

Lions outrebounded an win: 12/19/13 vs. Ouachita Baptist, W 68-64

Head Coach Nicole Anderson

Anderson enters her fifth season at the helm of the A&M-Commerce Lions women's basketball program. Expectations have been raised for Anderson and the Lions after last season's nine win improvement from 2011-12. The turn around also earned Anderon Co-Coach of the Year for the Lone Star Conference a season ago.