Vs No. 4 Texas A&M – Commerce Lions
February 26, 2022 at 2 PM
Odessa, Texas
STATS
VIDEO
Tale of the Tape
Falcons
Record: 8-19, 4-11
Streak: L1
Points per Game: 61.1
Points Allowed per Game: 63.7
Leading Scorer:
Alexus Wykoff, 11.5 points per game
Leading Rebounder:
Ogechi Nwodo, 5.4 rebounds per game
Lions
Record: 23-3, 11-3
Streak: W1
Points per Game: 80.1
Points Allowed per Game: 63.8
Leading Scorer: Dyani Robinson, 15.7 point per game
Leading Rebounder: DesiRay Kernal, 7.3 rebounds per game
The Falcons
- The Falcons need a win to have a chance at making the Lone Star Conference playoffs. They need a win and a loss by Arkansas Fort Smith to clinch the No. 12 seed.
- The Falcons will be honoring their four seniors, Kim Best, Alexis Popham, Lauren Stallworth, Alexus Wykoff, prior to the game.
- The team has closed the year strong winning four of the last six games.
- The team leads the LSC in forced turnovers with 583 and are second in turnovers forced per game at 21.6.
- Avalon Munoz is tied for third in the LSC with 111 assists.
- The Falcons last win the series came back in 2018, stunning the Lions on the road 64-61.
The Lions
- They currently are the top seed in the South Central Regional rankings.
- On Thursday they pulled off a tight win over Angelo State, 89-86 after trailing by as many as five in the fourth quarter.
- The Lions are top 10 in the nation in scoring offense, rebounding, offensive rebounding, rebound margin, and made free throws.
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