COMMERCE – After another 10-day break, the East Texas A&M University women's basketball team takes on Louisiana, which ends a swing of three games on the road in a row. 

WHO: East Texas A&M at Louisiana
WHERE: Lafayette, La. | Cajundome
WHEN: Tuesday, December 2 | 11 a.m.
RECORDS: East Texas A&M is 2-3 on the season, while Louisiana is 0-7.  

LIVE AUDIO: Lion Sports Network – KETR 88.9 FM (http://www.ketr.org)
LIVE VIDEO: ESPN+ | https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/eventCalendarId/401826625
LIVE STATS: https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=620799&vislive=tame
GAME NOTES: ETAMU | ULL

SCOUTING THE RAGIN' CAJUNS
• Louisiana come into Tuesday's game having lost all seven games thus far this season, but only two have come at home thus far this season. Last year, the Ragin' Cajuns went 13-16 overall and 9-9 in Sun Belt action.
• The Ragin' Cajuns have played one opponent that the Lions will see twice later this season and it was a 66-64 loss at Nicholls for Louisiana. This is the first ever meeting between the Lions and the Ragin' Cajuns.
• Mikaylah Manley leads the team in scoring (12.6) and Imani Daniel has team-best 6.7 rebounds

QUICK GLANCE AT THE LIONS
• The Lions fell to Southeastern on the road to start 0-1 in conference play for the third straight season. East Texas A&M's next conference game comes on December 12 at McNeese.
• East Texas A&M was last in action on November 22, being off for 10 days prior to facing Louisiana. The Lions are searching for their first win over a Division I opponent this season. Louisiana is the first current Sun Belt team the Lions are playing since playing at Texas State in 2015.
• The Lions are ranked No. 301 in the initial NET rankings released on Monday.

A NEW ERA OF LION BASKETBALL
• This season begins a new era of East Texas A&M women's basketball as the Lions are now officially eligible for NCAA postseason after acheiving full NCAA Division I member status a year ahead of schedule.
• East Texas A&M ended its Division I era by advancing to the NCAA Tournament four seasons in a row, including winning a game in the past two trips to the NCAA Tournament.

JUST DOING IT
• The Lions also debuted their new uniforms as East Texas A&M is the now the only school in the Southland to be outfitted by Nike.

GET TO KNOW THE NEW LIONS
• This season's roster includes six newcomers with two being Division I transfers, while one is from Division II and three are true freshmen.
• Tiani Ellison, spent last season with the program, but made her season debut this season. She is a transfer from Missouri Western State.

SERIES HISTORY AGAINST LOUISIANA
• The Lions and the Ragin' Cajuns are playing for the first time ever on Tuesday.
• It is also the first meeting against a Sun Belt team for the Lions since playing at Texas State in 2015, which is the only current Sun Belt team that the Lions have ever faced prior to Tuesday.

FIRST NET RANKINGS RELEASED
• The first NCAA NET rankings of the year were released on Monday with the Lions rated No. 301.
• East Texas A&M has yet to win a game against a Division I opponent this season, but its NET ranking is eighth-best in the Southland.

COMING OFF ANOTHER BREAK
• The Lions are coming off a 10-day break to face the Ragin' Cajuns on Tuesday.
• It is the second 10-day stretch between games for the Lions already this season.
• The previous 10-day stretch came between games against UT Dallas and at Oklahoma.

ANOTHER STRONG START TO THE SEASON
• With the win over UT Dallas last week, the Lions have started 2-1 or better for the third time year in a row.
• East Texas A&M has won at least three non-conference games in each of the last three seasons as well.

LION ROLL OVER TRAILBLAZERS
• November 3 was the season opener for the Lions, rolling to a 113-48 win over UNT Dallas.
• The 113 points are tied for the second most scored in a game in program history and most in a game since 2018.
• The Lions recorded 25 steals, which is a new program record.

NEWCOMERS MAKE THEIR MARK AGAINST UNT DALLAS
• The Lions had five scorers reach double-digits in the win over the Trailblazers with four of the five players being newcomers and four coming off the bench.
• Three freshmen: Sarah Gatwech, Rezia Castillo, and Terrayah McCoy all added 11 points or more in the game.

STEALS RECORD FALLS IN WIN OVER TRAILBLAZERS
• In the win over the Trailblazers, the Lions recorded 25 steals and forced 36 turnovers.
• The 25 steals are a new program record, surpassing 25 that the Lions had recorded two seperate occasions.
• Terrayah McCoy had six steals to lead the way for the Lions in the game.

ANOTHER SEASON WITH A 1-0 START
• The Lions have won their season opener for the seventh year in a row, including all four years of NCAA Division I basketball.

AVOIDED A RARITY
• The Lions fell in their first two conference games before the holiday break, but came back to beat Nicholls on January 2 last season.
• East Texas A&M avoided its first 0-3 start to conference play since 2011-12.
• The Lions have also won the conference home opener in each of the last five years.

RIVALRY RE-UNITED AGAINST THE WILDCATS
• Having played in the same conference for decades, Abilene Christian and the Lions met for the first time last season since 2013, which was the 49th meeting between the two teams, with ACU leading the all-time head-to-head 38-11.
• The Wildcats took the win in Abilene with the two teams facing off against each other in Commerce on December 6 this season.

HORVATH CALLS GAME
• In overtime period where both teams had two-possession leads, Cora Horvath sent the Lions home wita win, hitting a jumper in the final seconds at Texas Southern.
• Both teams had a lead of over 10 points in the game, but TSU rallied late to force overtime.
• The win over the Tigers was the last time the Lions beat a Division I non-conference opponent.

TOUGH TESTS ON THE ROAD
• The first two road games of the season for the Lions came against Power Conference opponents, including No. 22/22 Oklahoma State on Wednesday and Oklahoma on November 19, who is ranked in the top 10 in both major polls.

WE'RE GOING TO GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER
• This season, each team in the Southland Conference is scheduled to play 22 conference games, which is the most for any conference in Division I.
• The first conference game for the Lions comes on November 22 at defending SLC champion, Southeastern.

KING HAS GOT IT DONE
• This is the third season for East Texas A&M under the leadership of Valerie King.
• The first season under King was historic for the Lions as the win over UIW in the SLC Tournament gave the Lions the most wins under a first-year coach and are the most in the Division I era, winning 15 games that season.

WE BELONG HERE
• East Texas A&M have advanced to the semifinal round of the conference tournament for six of the last seven seasons.

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.
• East Texas A&M has five NCAA postseason appearances in program history, with four coming in the last four seasons of the Division II era.