Basketball | 2/16/2022 1:18:00 PM

LAREDO, Texas (Feb. 16, 2022) – Road basketball continues for the Texas Woman's University basketball team on Thursday Feb. 17 at Texas A&M International University.

TWU (16-6, 9-2 Lone Star Conference) went 2-0 in LSC play last week, beating Midwestern State University 84-64 and Western New Mexico University 53-35.

TAMIU (14-8, 5-6) went 0-2 last week in LSC action, losing to University of Texas – Permian Basin 70-64 and Angelo State University 83-56.

The Pioneers are currently No. 2 in the LSC and TAMIU is 10th. TWU will look to continue their winning streak in Laredo, Texas tomorrow night.

#PIONEERPROUD

• The game starts at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday night.
• On the road again –Stay plugged in with all the action by watching the Pioneers on the live stream or following along via live stats.

TRIPLE THREAT

• SECOND CHANCE: In their last game against Angelo State, TAMIU was outrebounded 49-24. Of their 49 rebounds, 19 were offensive rebounds, which allowed Angelo State to score 18 second-chance points. The Pioneers will need to crash the glass and get second chance opportunities to get the edge over the Dustdevils on Thursday night. TWU averages 36.4 rebounds per game, so they should have the advantage on the glass. 
• PROTECT THE ROCK: TWU averages 15.1 turnovers per game, so they will need to protect the basketball against the Dustdevils. The Pioneers will also want to force TAMIU to turn over the ball. TAMIU averages 23.7 turnovers per game, and the Pioneers average 16.9 points off turnovers per game, which could prove to be a difference-maker in the game on Thursday night. 
• BIG QUARTERS: Against Midwestern State, the Pioneers had three 20 or more point quarters, which led to a 20-point win over the Mustangs. To help lead them to big quarters, TWU will need multiple scoring threats to step up. Against Western New Mexico, three different Pioneers scored in double figures—Scout Huffman, Kayla Glover and Keslyn King.