Match Info	Opponent Info
Jarvis Christian @ UT Tyler JCU: 1-3, 0-0 RRAC | RU: 0-2, 0-0 RMAC Friday, Nov. 21st | 11:30 a.m. Tyler, Texas | Herrington Patriot Center		ROSTER	SCHEDULE	STATS

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DAY
 
On Friday, approximately 750 elementary school students from Tyler and the surrounding areas will roll into the Herrington Patriot Center as the Patriots host Elementary School Day. The kids will receive a gift bag, pizza, and water bottles as they cheer on UT Tyler for their home opener in the 2025-26 season.
 
PATRIOTS NOTES AND TRENDS

• UT Tyler finished the 2024-25 season 25-5 overall and made their third consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance before bowing out in the first round.
• Last season the Patriots finished 13-1 on their home floor, raising their mark to 61-8 under head coach Rebecca Alvidrez inside the Herrington Patriot Center.
• In the last four seasons (including 2024-25), the Patriots are a combined 31-13 in non-conference matchups, including a 12-3 record at home in non-conference games.
• Head Coach Rebecca Alvidrez is now 110-53 all time in her four season career, and she is 100-34 in her time at UT Tyler.
• Coach Alvidrez won her 100^th career game on January 30^th, 2025 as the Patriots took down Cameron. It took just 148 games for Alvidrez to reach the milestone, and she is now in her fifth season as a head coach.
• Alvidrez won her 100^th game at UT Tyler on November 14^th, 2025 as the Patriots took down CSU Pueblo. She took 133 games to reach the feat, and is the winningest coach in UT Tyler program history.
• The Patriots will bring back just five players, including All-LSC Honorable Mention player Polina Latysheva, along with Mileina Sablinskaite, Mariah Neal, KK Bass, and Zionna Barbee.
• Joining the Patriots will be freshman newcomers Leila Davis, Hayley Cumming, Mackenzie Mitchell, Georgia Tomkins, Edit Merivirta, Avery Alcaraz, Jorja Hart, and Salome Svani. The transfer class includes Lilli Hakkarainen and Nikolina Vukcevic as they all look to make a big impact on the Patriots this season.
• The #20 Patriots are 2-3 through three games while shooting 34.2% from the field and 24.6% from deep while grabbing 34.6 rebounds per game and forcing 16 turnovers per game.
• Polina Latysheva leads the offense thus far, scoring 10.4 points per game while averaging 3.8 rebounds and leading the team in both steals and assists. Hayley Cumming and Mariah Neal are averaging 8.2 points per game while Leila Davis is averaging 8.0 while leading the team in rebounds and blocks.

 
NATIONAL AND CONFERENCE ATTENTION
 
In the first regular season edition of the WBCA Coaches Poll, UT Tyler moved into the Receiving Votes category. Texas Woman's is at #6, Lubbock Christian is #7, and West Texas A&M is #19 to represent the LSC programs.
 
In the Lone Star Conference Preseason Poll, the Patriots were selected #3, trailing only Texas Woman's and Lubbock Christian. UT Tyler garnered eight first place votes in the poll and 761 total points, only 15 behind second place Lubbock Christian.
 
THE 2024-2025 CAMPAIGN
 
The Patriots qualified for their third straight NCAA Tournament last season and their fourth straight LSC Tournament before bowing out in the first round in each tournament.
 
UT Tyler went 25-5 overall and 20-2 in LSC play, narrowly missing out on a share of the LSC Regular Season title. On their way to that record, they also garnered their highest ranking of the Division II era, a #4 ranking in the WBCA Poll in February.
 
THE BULLDOGS
 
Jarvis Christian will head into Friday's matchup at 1-3 overall and coming off of their first win of the year after taking down Centenary on November 10^th by a score of 59-52.
 
The Bulldogs are averaging 48.3 points per game on 24.6% shooting and 18.4% from beyond the arc. In their win over Centenary, they shot 29.3% from the floor and went 23-36 from the free throw line to propel them to the win. Jacey Reese leads the offense with 14.3 points per game on 22% shooting. She is averaging 36.8 minutes per game and has started all four games thus far.
 
This will be the first matchup between the two programs since New Years Eve 2017, where the Patriots took a 63-49 win. UT Tyler is 8-0 all-time in the series and are scoring an average of 73.12 points per game.