Match Info	Opponent Info
UT Tyler @ Texas A&M International UTT: 4-3, 0-0 LSC | TAMIU 1-4, 0-0 LSC Thursday, Dec. 4th | 5:30 p.m. Laredo, Texas | TAMIU Kinesiology and Convocation Building		ROSTER	SCHEDULE	STATS
UT Tyler @ Texas A&M-Kingsville UTT: 4-3, 0-0 LSC | TAMUK 0-4, 0-0 LSC Saturday, Dec. 6th | 1 p.m. Kingsville, Texas | Gil E. Steinke Physical Education Center		ROSTER	SCHEDULE	STATS

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 (RV) Patriots are 4-3 through six games while shooting 37.9% from the field and 29.3% from deep while grabbing 35.6 rebounds per game and forcing 23.1 turnovers per game.
• Both Polina Latysheva and Hayley Cumming lead the team in scoring at 10.4 points per game. Latysheva leads the team in assists while Cumming leads in three pointers and blocks. Mileina Sablinskaite leads the team in both steals and rebounds.

 
NATIONAL AND CONFERENCE ATTENTION
 
In the third regular season edition of the WBCA Coaches Poll, UT Tyler moved into the Receiving Votes category. Lubbock Christian is #4, Texas Woman's is #5, and West Texas A&M is #15 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 DUSTDEVILS
 
The Patriots start their LSC slate this week with a matchup against Texas A&M International on Thursday evening at 5:30 p.m. in Laredo. The Dusttdevils are 1-3 on the year and are coming off of their first win of the year on November 25^th against Colorado Christian.
 
They are scoring 65.3 points per game while allowing 76.8, and are shooting 34.9% from the field and 26.4% from beyond the arc. They are led by Aaliyah McMillan on offense, who is scoring 16.3 pints per game on 37.5% shooting and also leads the team in steals. Rachael Emmanuel is scoring 12.0 points per game and is grabbing 10.3 rebounds per game to lead the team.
 
UT Tyler is 9-1 in the all-time series that dates back to 2010. The Patriots have won the last seven matchups, with their last loss coming on 2/21/2001 in Laredo. They are 4-1 all-time on the road in the series.
 
THE JAVELINAS
 
Texas A&M-Kingsville is 0-4 to start the year and lost their most recent matchup to (RV) Washburn on November 29^th.
 
The Javelinas are scoring 45.5 points per game on 33.3% shooting from the field and 20.9% from beyond the arc. Their opponents are scoring 63 points per game on 42.1% from the field and 36.4% from deep. Justine Aguilar is their leading scorer at 8.8 points per game on 32.1% shooting while Thalia Daniels lead the team in rebounds at 6.8 per game and in total three pointers made.
 
The Patriots lead the all-time series at 6-5 that dates back to 2020. The Javelinas won the most recent matchup last season in the LSC Tournament, but the Patriots won the previous five matchups before the loss. UT Tyler is 2-3 all-time in Kingsville.
 
COMING UP
 
December 13^th will be the annual UT Tyler Holiday Hoopla, with both the men's and women's programs taking on St. Edward's. Admission will be free with canned food, and you can earn a UT Tyler beanie with a donation of a new, unwrapped toy. Activities will include free pictures with Santa, cupcakes, cookies, and hot chocolate, an ugly Christmas sweater contest, and holiday themed games.