Match Info	Opponent Info
UT Tyler at #5 Texas Woman's UTT: 10-3 4-0 LSC | TWU 10-2, 4-0 LSC Saturday, Dec. 30th | 2 p.m. Denton, Texas		ROSTER	SCHEDULE	STATS

LAST TIME OUT
 
The Patriots closed out their non-conference slate with a pair of wins over Arlington Baptist and Southern Arkansas just prior to the Christmas holiday as they looked near dominant in both games.
 
The Patriots shot 56.6% against Arlington Baptist and all 14 players that saw action scored in a huge 50 point win. 68 of their 92 points came in the paint and they led by double digits in 35 minutes of action.
 
Against the Muleriders, they put up a 50-28 rebounding margin and racked up 16 steals as they put away the Muleriders for the third season in a row and second time inside the Herrington Patriot Center.
 
ANOTHER PLAYER OF THE WEEK
 
For the first time since becoming members of the Lone Star Conference, UT Tyler picked up an LSC Offensive Player of the Week honor as Tina Machalova won the award for a dominant performance against the Muleriders. She scored a season high 21 points with 10 of those coming in the fourth quarter. She finished the game 7-for-14 from the field and 3-for-5 from beyond the arc while also grabbing seven rebounds.
 
AROUND THE LONE STAR CONFERENCE
 
After the initial slate of games for the conference, the Patriots and Texas Woman's remain the only two teams with a perfect start, as each team is 4-0. Running right behind them is a four way tie at 3-1 made up of UT Permian Basin, Lubbock Christian, Angelo State, and West Texas A&M. Just three teams have reached the 10 win mark thus far, UT Tyler, Texas Woman's, and Texas A&M International.
 
PATRIOTS NOTES AND TRENDS
 

• UT Tyler finished the 2022-2023 year at 27-8 and 18-4 in LSC play.
• The program finished a perfect 11-0 on their home floor inside the Herrington Patriot Center. On the road the team was 11-5 and they went 5-3 on neutral site courts.
• The Patriots return nearly every contributor from last season's teams, including three All-LSC players and three NCAA All-South Central Region Tournament team members.
• UT Tyler is now 10-3 on the season and 4-0 in LSC play. The Patriots are also 6-0 on their home floor this season, extending their streak now to 20 straight home wins.
• That 20 game home win streak ranks as the second longest active home winning streak, tying with Kentucky Wesleyan. Catawba holds the longest streak at 26 games.
• UT Tyler holds the 4^th best scoring defense in all of Division II, holding opponents to just 50.8 PPG. They also rank inside the top 25 in scoring margin (21.3, 9^th), field goal percentage defense (33.4%, 10^th), free throw percentage (78.9%, 15^th), field goal percentage (45.7%, 16^th), steals per game (12.6, 22^nd), and turnover margin (5.46, 24^th).
• Leading the way on the individual side is Tina Machalova, who is scoring 13.2 points per game and putting up 4.3 rebounds per game and 1.5 assists per game.
• Ella Bradley joins Machalova in double figures, averaging 10.3 points per game, while also averaging 4.3 rebounds per game and 1.5 assists per game.
• The last time the Patriots faced off with a top five team on the road was #4 Texas A&M-Commerce. In that contest, the Patriots completed a 13 point win behind a monster 26 and 11 game from now assistant coach Liah Davis.

 
PIONEERS NOTES AND TRENDS
 

• Texas Woman's comes into the matchup at #5 in the WBCA Top 25 Poll after starting 10-2 and 4-0 in LSC play.
• The Pioneers have wins over then #2 Minnesota State Mankato and #15 Montana State Billings, and their only two losses have come to Henderson State and Harding.
• As a team, they average 72 points per game on 44.2%. They shoot 31.8% from beyond the arc and are posting 13.8 assists per game and give up just 12.2 turnovers per game.
• Their opponents are averaging 61.2 points per game on 38% from the floor. They are shooting 27.3% from beyond the arc, average 11.8 assists per game, and are forced into 14.2 turnovers per contest.
• The two teams have faced off six times, all since 2019. The Pioneers hold a 4-2 advantage, but over the last three contests the Patriots are 2-1. The two teams split their in-season meetings last year, with the Pioneers requiring a buzzer beater on their home floor to take down the Patriots.