LIONS HOST RAMBELLES THURSDAY

The Lions lost both meetings with Angelo State last year. The
Rambelles come into this season as the defending Lone Star Conference
Champions. A&M-Commerce lost the first game between the
two squads last year, 88-55. The team shot 30% from the floor, and
was outrebounded 50-35 by the Rambelles. Piggy Mosley scored 19
points and recorded seven rebounds. In their second battle of the
season, the Lions hung close but ended up losing by the final score of
76-64. Mosley was the only returner on this year’s team to register a
double-digit scoring night. She finished the game with 11 points and
seven rebounds, while Althea Byfield tallied seven points and ten
rebounds.

ABOUT THE RAMBELLES
Angelo State enters Thursday night’s contest with an unblemished 4-0
record. The Rambelles defeated Incarnate Word, 62-42, in their last
game, which took place in the Emerald Beach Holiday Inn Turkey Day
Shootout. Ashley King led the Rambelles in scoring by tallying 12 points.
Four other players registered at least seven points and all but one player on the roster scored in the contest.

For the season the Rambelles are averaging 65.2 points per game
and allowing 56.5 points per game. Angelo State has shared the wealth on offense, as three players are averaging double figures in scoring.
Ashley King leads the team, averaging 11.5 points per game.
Christina Johnson is currently averaging a double-double with an average of 11.3 points per game and ten rebounds. Asheia Haynes is averaging 11.3 points per game for the Rambelles, with a season high of 16.

SATURDAY’S MATCHUP WITH ABILENE CHRISTIAN
The Lions lost both games with the Wildcats last season, each loss came by nine points. In their first match-up, which ended in a 73-64 loss, Piggy Mosley had a stellar performance, scoring 27 points on 8-of-17 shooting.  Althea Byfield chipped in eight points and ten boards. The second meeting between the two teams ended in a 79-70 loss. Mosley registered a double-double, scoring 14 points and pulling down ten rebounds. Byfield had eight points and Jennifer McCord scored six points to go with four assists.

ABOUT THE WILDCATS
Abilene Christian comes into Saturday’s game sporting a 2-2 record. The Wildcats won their last game over Incarnate Word, 66-44. Abilene
Christian shot 52% from the floor in the win and connected on 42% of
their three-point attempts.

The Wildcats’ Kristi Davidson, who came in off the bench, led all
scorers with 15 points.  Three other players registered double-digit scoring efforts. Jamie Boles-Lord scored 12 points and seven rebounds. Lacey Blau also scored 12 points and Ashley King chipped in 11 points in the 22-point victory.

THE LIONS LAST TIME OUT
The Lions suffered their first loss of the 2005-06 season, 84-74, at the
hands of Division I opponent Northwestern Louisiana State. Andrea
Lewis had a career night in the loss by leading all scorers with 23 points.  Rashida Wilson and Tradawn Short both recorded double-doubles on the evening. Wilson scored 13 points and dished out 10 assists, while Short scored 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. Kanani Marshal also posted a double-digit scoring effort, her second of the season, with 11 points. The Lions shot 40% from the floor and forced 28 turnovers, but missed opportunities down the stretch led to the ten-point defeat.

LEWIS COMING INTO HER OWN
Senior transfer Andrea Lewis has led the Lions in scoring in each of the
past two games. Lewis scored 17 points, to lead all scorers, in the
Lions 90-47 victory over UT-Dallas. She followed up that performance
by scoring a season high 23 points against Division I opponent
Northwestern Louisiana State. On the season Lewis is averaging 15.7
points per game, which leads the team.

TEAM ENTERS CONFERENCE CROSSOVER PLAY
Eight out of the Lion’s next 11 games come against Lone Star Conference South Division foes. The team is quite familiar with these teams due in part to the fact that they moved from the LSC South Division this year, making this the first full year that the Lions will be members of the LSC North Division. A&M-Commerce will also travel to Stillwater, Oklahoma next week, as part of that 11 game stretch, to face the Oklahoma State Cowgirls. The Lions have a total of three Division I teams on their regular season schedule this year.

FOUR LIONS AVERAGING OVER TEN POINTS PER GAME
With three games in the books, the Lions have four players averaging at least ten points per game. Andrea Lewis has led the team in scoring
each of the last two games and is currently leading the team by averaging 15.7 points per game. Piggy Mosley is averaging 13.3 points per game and seven rebounds per game. Junior transfer Kanani Marshal
has adapted quite nicely to the Division II level, she is currently averaging 11.3 points per contest. Tradawn Short has scored a total of 30 points through the first three games, giving her an average of ten points per contest.

LISTEN TO THE LIONS
All A&M-Commerce men’s and women’s basketball games, both
home and away, will be broadcast live on 88.9 KETR. Sean McEnany
will handle the play-by-play duties for home contests, while Jesse
Logan will provide color analysis. On the road, Logan will handle the
play-by-play responsibilities. Fans unable to pick up the over-the-air
broadcast will be able to listen to the action via the internet on the
school’s official athletics website (www.lionathletics.com). All broadcasts will begin 15 minutes prior to tip-off and will feature pregame analysis, as well as interviews with the coaching staff and players.

Lone Star Conference Standings
North Division
Team LSC Overall Pct.
Northeastern St. 0-0 3-1 .750
A&M-Commerce 0-0 2-1 .667
Cameron 0-0 2-3 .400
Southwestern Okla. 0-0 2-4 .333
Southeastern Okla. 0-0 1-4 .200
East Central 0-0 0-3 .000
Central Okla. 0-0 0-4 .000
South Division
Team LSC Overall Pct.
Angelo St. 0-0 4-0 1.000
Eastern New Mexico 0-0 4-0 1.000
West Texas A&M 0-0 4-0 1.000
Tarleton St. 0-0 3-0 1.000
Texas Woman’s 0-0 2-0 1.000
Midwestern St. 0-0 2-1 .667
Texas A&M-Kingsville 0-0 2-1 .667
Abilene Christian 0-0 1-2 .333