COMMERCE – The Texas A&M University-Commerce women's basketball team crosses the Washington-Idaho state border to face Idaho at 6 p.m. pacific on Friday night. 
 
WHO: A&M-Commerce at Idaho
WHERE: Moscow, Idaho | ICCU Arena
WHEN: Friday, December 1 | 6 p.m. PST
RECORDS: A&M-Commerce is 3-3 on the season, while Idaho is 4-2. 
RANKINGS: Neither team is nationally ranked. 
  LIVE VIDEO: ESPN+ | https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/eventCalendarId/401594909
LIVE STATS: https://govandals.com/sidearmstats/wbball/summary
GAME NOTES: TAMUC

SCOUTING THE VANDALS
• Idaho was won three of its four coming into Friday, including a 70-43 win at Utah State on Wednesday. The Vandals have wns over CSU Fullerton and Hawaii in Hawaii, as well as a road win over Utah State. They also have a win over NAIA-Walla Walla.
• The Vandals went 13-17 last season, which included a 88-72 loss in the Field House to A&M-Commerce, which was the Lions' first win over a Division I opponent.
• Idaho has a scoring margin of 11.7 and a rebounding margin of 7.8 rebounds per game. Amalie Langer is the team leader in scoring with 10.5 points per game.

QUICK GLANCE AT THE LIONS
• The Lions fell at Washington State on Wednesday night, as they search for their first road win of the season.
• Mia Deck scored 17 for the Lions in Pullman, but were held to just one three-pointer made, having averaged 9.8 three-pointers, coming into the game.
• The Lions look to go 2-0 all-time against Idaho and also pick up their first road win over a Division I non-conference opponent.
• A&M-Commerce's average of 8.3 three-pointers made is top-50 in the country.
 
BRAND NEW WATERS
• The Lions are in the second season in NCAA Division I and the Southland Conference.
• This is the first time the Lions are changing conferences in program history.
• A&M-Commerce is eligible for the NCAA Tournament in the 2026-27 season.

HOT FROM DEEP
• A&M-Commerce is making 8.3 three-pointers per game, which leads the Southland and is top 50 in the country.
• The Lions have made double-double triples in three games, including 14 three-pointers twice in a game, which is tied for second in school history.

LIONS' RAIN THREES TO BEAT TRAILBLAZERS
• Despite trailing by double-digits in the first half, the Lions shot 14 three pointers to pick up the win.
• The win snapped a two-game losing streak and is the first win over a Division I team this season.
• Both Mary Delgado and Ahmya Boyce scored 19 in the game, with Boyce hitting six three pointers.

SLOW START DOOMS LIONS AT TECH
• Texas Tech scored the first 29 points of the game in Lubbock.
• It is the first time since women's basketball went to quarters that the Lions were held without a basket in a quarter, being scoreless in the first quarter.

JUST FELL SHORT OF THE LOBOS
• Mia Deck's shot just fell short at the New Mexico in the 75-74 loss to the Lobos.
• The win for A&M-Commerce would have been the second over a Division I non-conference opponent and first on the road.
 
STARTED ON A HIGH NOTE
• The Lions' 2-0 to start the season was the fourth in the last five years and for the first time in the Division I era.
• By beating LeTourneau, the Lions have won their season opener for the fifth straight season.
• The Lions last lost in the season-opening game to start the 2018-19 season.
 
A NEW ERA
• Valerie King takes over as the Lions' coach this season, she was previously an assistant coach at New Mexico.
• This is the first season since 2013-14, that the Lions have a new coach.
• King is joined on the bench by assistant coaches: Tad Wedel, Brechelle Beachum, Trevor Moyer, and Jaedyn De La Cerda.
 
NEWSOME SHINES IN DEBUT
• Jordyn Newsome made her mark in Lion Country with a 24-point performance in her Lion debut.
• She knocked down six three pointers as well in her first game inside the Field House.
• She is second on the team in scoring and third in the conference.  

DELGADO BOOSTS OFF THE BENCH
• Mary Delgado has come off the bench in every game, but leads the team in scoring and second in the SLC.
• She has scored 19 points in two of the last four games.
 
PLENTY OF NEW FACES
• This season, the Lions bring back just seven players from last season, and welcome seven newcomers for the 14-person roster.
• Of the seven newcomers, three are true freshmen, while the rest are transfers.
• The Lion freshmen hail from Austria, Spain and Texas, while among the transfers, two are from the junior college ranks and two are from fellow NCAA Division I schools, both from the Sun Belt.
 
PLAYING THE BEST OF THE BEST
• A&M-Commerce faces four major conference opponents in the non-conference portion of the schedule.
• The Lions played at Texas Tech on Friday, are at Washington State on November 29, host Houston on December 8, and at Texas A&M on December 31.
• This season, the Lions face three teams that played in the NCAA Tournament, while playing two that played in the NIT.
 
SUCCESS IN THE POSTSEASON
• The Lions' run in the Southland Conference tournament ended in the semifinals last season, ending a run of three straight championship game appearances.
• The game against Southeastern was the fifth consecutive season the Lions were playing in the conference tournament semifinals.
• A&M-Commerce has won two postseason games for each of the last three seasons and won three the last two years. 
 
HISTORIC START TO CONFERENCE PLAY
• For the first time since 2019-20, the Lions started 6-0 in conference play, last year. 
• That season, the Lions advanced all the way to the conference tournament championship game and made the NCAA Division II Tournament.
 
FIRST DI ROAD WIN
• The win at McNeese was the first road win for the Lions away from the Field House as a Division I member, they were 0-7 in true road games and 0-9 in games away from home prior to that.
 
AMONG THE BEST IN THE SLC
• The Lions finished the regular season first in the conferenece in scoring (65.4), second in rebounding (38.7).
 
A RARE FEAT IN STARKVILLE
• Despite the lopsided loss against Mississippi State last season, the Lions had an impressive effort on the road.
• Coming into the game, the Bulldogs were allowing 50.3 points per game, which was seventh in the country. The Lions scored 53 points.
 
ENDED ON A HIGH NOTE
• The Lions ended their Division II era with four straight NCAA Tournament appearances and won a NCAA Tournament game in each of the last two seasons.
• A&M-Commerce has five postseason appearances in program history, with four coming in the last four seasons.
• The Lions were ranked as high as No. 1 in the D2SIDA rankings and No. 2 in the WBCA rankings last season.