Andrea Chilcote (Second Season, Grand Valley St)

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1 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (12-7, 2-1 Grand Canyon University (9-6, 1-1 WAC) Game #20 Road Game #9 at GCU Arena Saturday, January 14, 2017 at 7 p.m. (CST) UTRGV Schedule Date Opponent TV/Result Time/Record November (4-3) Preseason WNIT 11/12 at Nebraska L /18 vs. North Texas W /19 at Abilene Christian L /21 at Sam Houston State W Feast on the Border 11/25 Prairie View A&M W /26 Sam Houston State W /30 Houston L December (5-3) 12/3 at TAMUCC W /8 at No. 19 Oklahoma L /11 at (RV) OSU L /15 at No. 16 Texas L /17 Evangel W Battle on the Border 12/19 North Dakota State W /20 TAMUCC W /30 St. Thomas W January (3-1, 2-1 WAC) 1/2 Texas Lutheran W /5 Chicago State* W , 1-0 1/7 UMKC* W , 2-0 1/12 at CSU Bakersfield* L , 2-1 1/14 at Grand Canyon* 3 p.m. 1/21 at Chicago State* 2 p.m. 1/26 Utah Valley* Spectrum 7 p.m. 1/28 Seattle U* Spectrum Alt. 7 p.m. February (0-0, 0-0 WAC) 2/4 at UMKC* 7 p.m. 2/9 Grand Canyon* Spectrum 7 p.m. 2/11 CSU Bakersfield* Spectrum 7 p.m. 2/18 at NM State* AggieVision 3 p.m. 2/23 at Seattle U* 9 p.m. 2/25 at Utah Valley* 4 p.m. March (0-0, 0-0 WAC) 3/4 NM State* Spectrum Alt. 7 p.m. Western Athletic Conference Tournament (at Las Vegas) 3/8 Quarterfinals (If Necessary) 4/6:30/9 p.m. 3/10 Semifinals 2/4:30 p.m. 3/11 Championship ESPN3 3 p.m. NCAA Tournament (at Regional Sites) 3/17-18 First Round ESPN 2 TBD 3/19-20 Second Round ESPN 2 TBD 3/24-25 Sweet 16 ESPN 2 TBD 3/26-27 Elite 8 ESPN 2 TBD 3/31 Final Four ESPN 2 5/7:30 p.m. April (0-0) 4/2 Championship ESPN 2 7:30 p.m. Home games in bold All times CT *Western Athletic Conference game Specturm Sports is on channel 323 throughout Texas on Charter and Time Warner Cable. Spectrum Sports Alt. can be found on Channel 825 UTRGV Roster Probable Starters No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG 1 Bernesha Peters PG 5-3 So. Spring, TX Shawnte Goff (C) SG 5-8 Sr. Copperas Cove, TX Nichele Hyman SF 5-10 So. Clovis, NM Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir (C) PF 6-2 Jr. Stykkishólmur, Iceland Mary Savoy C 6-0 Sr. Salem, OR Reserves No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG 2 Tuana Dinç F 6-1 Fr. Ankara, Turkey Angela Villarreal G 5-6 So. Weslaco, TX Idil Türk (C) G 5-9 So. Istanbul, Turkey Michelle Marquez G 5-3 R-Fr. Weslaco, TX Brianna Pitre G 5-8 Fr. Tucson, AZ Emily Azubel G 5-9 R-Jr. Edinburg, TX Markeisha Watson G 5-9 Jr. Pascagoula, MS N/A N/A N/A 23 Amara Graham G 5-6 Fr. Chicago, IL Daniela Azubel G 5-7 Jr. Edinburg, TX N/A N/A N/A 32 Lile Havili F 6-1 Sr. Salt Lake City, UT Megan Johnson G/F 5-10 Fr. Newcastle, Australia Tristan Murphy F 6-1 So. Stanwood, WA Laura Van Tilburg F 6-3 Jr. Weslaco, TX Head Coach Assistant Coaches Coordinator of Basketball Operations Athletic Trainer Strength & Conditioning Coach Pronunciations Tuana Dinç Shawnte Goff Amara Graham Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir Lile Havili Nichele Hyman Megan Jonson Tristan Murphy Bernesha Peters Brianna Pitre Mary Savoy Idil Türk Larry Tidwell (Fourth Season, Austin College) Gabe Henry (Third Season, Missouri Valley) Anthony Anderson (Fourth Season, FIU) Hannah Burleson (Fourth Season, TAMUCC) Scotte Smith (Second Season, Indiana) Andrea Chilcote (Second Season, Grand Valley St) Matt Taylor (Fifth Season, Mount Union) [two-ah-nah DINK] [SHAWN-tay] [uh-mar-ah] [Byorg] [CAR-chins-dotter] [LEE-lay] [hah-vee-lee] [nih-shell] [ME-gihn] [TRIH-stin] [bur-knee-sha] [bree-ann-uh] [sah-voy] [ih-deal] [TURK] Year-by-Year Records Under Coach Tidwell Record Home Road Neutral WAC Home Road WAC Tournament NCAA WNIT WBI RPI SOS Total Streaks L1 W7 L4 W1 L1 W3 L1 L1 N/A L1 L1 UTRGV Game Notes 1

2 Upcoming Games Date Day Opponent Site Time (CT) Broadcast Jan. 14 Sat. Grand Canyon* GCU Arena 3 p.m. GCULopes.com Jan. 21 Sat. Chicago State* Jones Convocation Center 2 p.m. TBD Jan. 26 Thu. Utah Valley* UTRGV Fieldhouse 7 p.m. Spectrum Sports (323) YouTube.com/GoUTRGVAthletics Jan. 28 Sat. Seattle U* UTRGV Fieldhouse 7 p.m. Spectrum Sports Alt. (825) YouTube.com/GoUTRGVAthletics Feb. 4 Sat. UMKC* Swinney Recreation Center 7 p.m. UMKCKangaroos.com How the Squad Was Built Returning Players (11) Junior College Transfers (1) Incoming Freshmen (4) Shawnte Goff Markeisha Watson Tuana Dinç Lile Havili Amara Graham Nichele Hyman Megan Johnson Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir Brianna Pitre Michelle Marquez Tristan Murphy Bernesha Peters Mary Savoy Idil Türk Laura Van Tilburg Angela Villarreal The Squad by Class Seniors (3) Juniors (3) Sophomores (5) Freshmen (5) Shawnte Goff Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir Nichele Hyman Tuana Dinç Lile Havili Laura Van Tilburg Tristan Murphy Amara Graham Mary Savoy Markeisha Watson Bernesha Peters Megan Johnson Idil Türk Michelle Marquez Angela Villarreal Brianna Pitre The Squad by Home State/Country Texas (7) Turkey (2) Arizona (1) Australia (1) Illinois (1) Daniela Azubell Tuana Dinç Brianna Pitre Megan Johnson Amara Graham Emily Azubell Idil Türk Shawnte Goff Michelle Marquez Mississippi (1) New Mexico (1) Oregon (1) Iceland (1) Bernesha Peters Markeisha Watson Nichele Hyman Mary Savoy Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir Laura Van Tilburg Angela Villarreal Utah (1) Washington (1) Lile Havili Tristan Murphy UTRGV Game Notes 2

3 Last Game UTRGV Falls at CSU Bakersfield Jan. 12, 2017 at Icardo Center The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) women's basketball team had its program record sevengame winning streak snapped with a loss to CSU Bakersfield. Senior Shawnte Goff led UTRGV (12-7, 2-1 WAC) with 13 points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals. Erika Williams led CSU Bakersfield (6-10, 1-1 WAC) with 21 points on 7-of-12 shooting, including 4-of-6 from behind the arc, and 10 rebounds. Alexxus Gilbert scored 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting, including 4-of-5 from behind the arc. Tylinn Carter finished with 10 points and six rebounds. CSU Bakersfield jumped out to leads of 9-2, 14-4 and 17-6 before a three by sophomore Bernesha Peters allowed UTRGV to close the first quarter on a 10-2 run to pull within three. Goff opened the second quarter with a pair of layups to give UTRGV a lead with 8:06 remaining, but CSU Bakersfield scored the final 18 points of the half to take a lead that they maintained for the rest of the game. 1/12/ OT F High Scorer High Reb. High Ast. FG% (FGM-A) 3PT (FGM-A) FT% (FTM-A) Reb. (O-D-T) Ast. UTRGV Goff-13 Savoy-5 Hyman (16-63).182 (4-22).667 (10-15) Johnson-5 Kjartansdóttir-5 CSU Bakersfield E. Williams-21 E. Williams-10 A. Williams (24-60).500 (12-24).824 (14-17) Previous Games UTRGV Runs Program Record Winning Streak to Seven with Win Over UMKC Jan. 7, 2017 at UTRGV Fieldhouse The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) women's basketball team is on a program record sevengame winning streak after a victory over UMKC. UTRGV (12-6, 2-0 WAC) is now off to the best 18-game start in program history, remaining one game ahead of last year s record-setting pace that saw the team finish with a program record.576 (19-14) winning percentage. Sophomore Idil Türk led UTRGV with a career-high 20 points on a career-best 5-of-6 shooting from behin the arc. Senior Mary Savoy scored 16 points with five rebounds, four blocks and three steals. Junior Shawnte Goff scored 10 points with four rebounds and five assists. Ceidra Coleman led UMKC (5-10, 0-2 WAC) with nine points. The first quarter was tight, with UMKC leading in the final minute. Türk closed out the first and opened the second quarter with three-pointers and then hit two more during an 18-0 run to put UTRGV up with 3:41 remaining. After a Coleman layup, UTRGV scored the next 10 points, going up on a Savoy jumper early in the third quarter. In total, UTRGV outscored UMKC 21-2 in the second quarter. The two points were the fewest ever by a UTRGV opponent in a single quarter. UMKC pulled wtihin midway through the third, but UTRGV outscored UMKC over the next 14 minutes to take its largest lead at with 2:09 to play. 1/7/ OT F High Scorer High Reb. High Ast. FG% (FGM-A) 3PT (FGM-A) FT% (FTM-A) Reb. (O-D-T) Ast. UMKC Coleman-9 Moore-8 Coleman (14-61).111 (2-18).750 (9-12) Leikem-8 UTRGV Türk-20 Kjartansdóttir-6 Peters (26-53).500 (9-18).765 (13-17) UTRGV On Longest Winning Streak in Program History with Win Over Chicago State Jan. 5, 2017 at UTRGV Fieldhouse The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) women's basketball team is on a six-game winning streak for the first time in program history after winning its Western Athletic Conference (WAC) opener over Chicago State University (CSU). UTRGV (11-6, 1-0 WAC) is now off to the best 17-game start in program history, remaining one game ahead of last year s record-setting pace that saw the team finish with a program record.576 (19-14) winning percentage. Junior Shawnte Goff led UTRGV with 23 points five rebounds, six assists and two steals. Junior Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir posted her second double-double of the season with 11 points and a career-high tying 16 rebounds. Senior Mary Savoy scored 10 points with seven rebounds. Kaylee Allen led CSU (0-15, 0-1 WAC) with 20 points, six rebounds, three assists and two steals. Goff hit a three and Savoy made a layup as UTRGV jumped out to a 5-0 lead. CSU hit eight of its next 11 shots to go on a 22-7 run and take a lead at the end of the first quarter. UTRGV opened the second quarter on an 11-2 run, capped by a three by sophomore Bernesha Peters, to pull within Allen then hit two baksets and a free throw around a Goff three to put CSU up at halftime. CSU still led by three early in the third quarter at 31-28, but Kjartansdóttir hit a jumper and scored all of her 11 points during a 35-5 run to put UTRGV up 63-36, pushing the game out of reach. UTRGV outscored CSU over the final three quarters. With sophomore Idil Türk already on the court, freshman Tuana Dinç checked in with 1:44 remaining, marking the first time in NCAA history that there have been two Turkish-born players on the court at the same time for the same team and just the second time two Turkish-born players have ever been on the court at the same time. Türk is from Istanbul while Dinç is from Ankara. 1/5/ OT F High Scorer High Reb. High Ast. FG% (FGM-A) 3PT (FGM-A) FT% (FTM-A) Reb. (O-D-T) Ast. Chicago State Allen-20 Allen-6 Allen (16-51).143 (2-14).643 (9-14) UTRGV Goff-23 Kjartansdóttir-13 Goff (28-68).333 (7-21).727 (8-11) UTRGV Game Notes 3

4 Results Against Opponent UTRGV vs. Grand Canyon.. Series Notes: UTRGV held GCU to 28 points, the second fewest points ever by an opponent and fewest by a WAC opponent (1/7/16) Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir recorded her first-career double-double with 11 points and a then career-high 10 rebounds (2/19/15) UTRGV picked up its first-ever WAC win against a GCU team that was 11-2 and ranked 25 th in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major poll, at home (1/2). Last Meeting (2/6/16) Final.. UTRGV at GCU February 6, 2016 at Antelope Gymnasium UTRGV beat GCU Shawnte Goff led UTRGV with 20 points, six rebounds, two blocks and two steals. Rickell Preston scored 16 points with eight rebounds and five assists. Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir scored 11 points with a careerhigh tying 12 rebounds for her fourth double-double of the season Dana Jones led GCU with 24 points and 10 rebounds. Cheyenne Hedrington scored 11 points. UTRGV got off to a start, leading 3-0 on a threepointer by Goff and 5-2 on a layup by Tristan Murphy. GCU came back to take their own three-point lead on a Jones three that made it 12-9 with 3:36 remaining in the first quarter. UTRGV trailed two minutes later when Lile Havili made a jumper and two free throws and Kjartansdóttir made a jumper to put UTRGV up UTRGV took its largest lead of the half midway through the second quarter when Goff hit a layup to make it With their lead cut to four early in the third, UTRGV went on a 15-4 run to take a lead on a Goff three at the 4:59 mark. UTRGV led after a layup by Preston in the opening minute of the fourth quarter, but GCU scored the next 10 points as part of a 12-1 run to pull within on a Courtney Hayes jumper. It was still a three-point game at with 5:02 left, but Goff nailed a three to spark a 6-0 run as UTRGV pushed the lead back out to nine. Jones hit a pair of layups to bring GCU within two, and then, after a Preston layup, Hedrington made a three to make it a one-point game at 65-64, but that s as close as GCU got. Breakdown Overall Home Road Neutral All-Time Record Current Streaks Won 2 Won 1 Won 1 N/A UTRGV vs. Grand Canyon Season Series. Date Location Result Season Record 1/7/16 Edinburg L /6/16 Phoenix, AZ W UTRGV vs. Grand Canyon Season Series Leaders... Date Team Points Rebounds Assists 1/7/16 UTRGV Peters-19 Maldonado-11 Preston-5 Opp. Jones-8 Hedrington-14 Hayes-5 2/6/16 UTRGV Goff-20 Kjartansdóttir-12 Preston-5 Opp. Jones-26 Jones-10 Hayes-5 Series History... Date Location Result Record 1/2/14 Edinburg W /8/14 Phoenix, AZ L /24/15 Phoenix, AZ L /19/15 Edinburg L /7/16 Edinburg L /6/16 Phoenix, AZ W Results Against Next Opponent UTRGV vs. Chicago State... Series Notes: UTRGV outscored CSU over the final three quarters in a come from behind home win (1/5/17) UTRGV went on a 34-8 run over the final 11:01 of the first half to come from behind and beat CSU (2/27/16) Brittany Bush scored a then-career high 20 points in a home win (2/7/15) Cha zaye Wright scored a careerhigh 16 points to lead UTRGV to a home win over CSU (1/10/15) Brittany Bush scored 16 points with eight rebounds to lead UTRGV past CSU (2/13/14) In their first WAC meeting, UTRGV used a 16-0 run in the middle of the game to pull away for a victory (1/18/14) UTRGV and CSU are former Great West Conference (GWC) opponents. UTRGV went 5-3 against CSU in their only GWC Tournament meeting, in the 2012 quarterfinals in Chicago. Last Meeting (1/5/17) Final.. Chicago State at UTRGV Jan. 5, 2017 at UTRGV Fieldhouse UTRGV is on a six-game winning streak for the first time in program history after winning its WAC opener over CSU. Shawnte Goff led UTRGV with 23 points five rebounds, six assists and two steals. Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir posted her second double-double of the season with 11 points and a career-high tying 16 rebounds. Mary Savoy scored 10 points with seven rebounds. Kaylee Allen led CSU with 20 points, six rebounds, three assists and two steals. Goff hit a three and Savoy made a layup as UTRGV jumped out to a 5-0 lead. CSU hit eight of its next 11 shots to go on a 22-7 run and take a lead at the end of the first quarter. UTRGV opened the second quarter on an 11-2 run, capped by a three by Bernesha Peters, to pull within Allen then hit two baksets and a free throw around a Goff three to put CSU up at halftime. CSU still led by three early in the third quarter at 31-28, but Kjartansdóttir hit a jumper and scored all of her 11 points during a 35-5 run to put UTRGV up 63-36, pushing the game out of reach. UTRGV outscored CSU over the final three quarters. Breakdown Overall Home Road Neutral All-Time Record Current Streaks Won 13 Won 7 Won 5 Won UTRGV vs. Chicago State Season Series Date Location Result Season Record 1/5/17 Edinburg W UTRGV vs. Chicago State Season Leaders Date Team Points Rebounds Assists 1/5/17 UTRGV Goff-23 Kjartansdóttir-13 Goff-6 Opp. Allen-20 Allen-6 Allen-3 Series History... Date Location Result Record 11/27/01 Chicago, IL L /19/08 Chicago, IL L /2/08 Edinburg W /8/08 Edinburg L /31/09 Edinburg W /28/09 Chicago, IL L /6/09 Orem, UT L /16/10 Edinburg W /6/10 Chicago, IL L /15/11 Chicago, IL L /5/11 Edinburg L /19/12 Edinburg W /18/12 Chicago, IL W /8/12 Chicago, IL W /19/13 Chicago, IL W /9/13 Edinburg W /18/14 Edinburg W /13/14 Chicago, IL W /10/15 Chicago, IL W /7/15 Edinburg W /14/16 Chicago, IL W /27/16 Edinburg W /9/16 Las Vegas, NV W /5/17 Edinburg W UTRGV Game Notes 4

5 Goff Goes for Career Record Books Career Points 1. Shawnte Goff (2013-Present) 1, Bianca Torre ( ) 1,439 Career Field Goals Made 1. Shawnte Goff (2013-Present) Becky Dube ( ) 514 Career Field Goals Attempted 1. Shawnte Goff (2013-Present) 1, Bianca Torre ( ) 1,250 Career Three-Pointers Made 1. Alex Gravel ( ) Bianca Torre ( ) Shawnte Goff (2013-Present) Cheveron Terry ( ) 169 Career Three-Pointers Attempted 1. Alex Gravel ( ) Cheveron Terry ( ) Shawnte Goff (2013-Present) Bianca Torre ( ) 538 Career Free Throws Made 1. Shawnte Goff (2013-Present) Bianca Torre ( ) 277 Career Free Throws Attempted 1. Shawnte Goff (2013-Present) 433 T-2. Alexis Williams ( ) 419 T-2. Naima Williams ( ) 419 Career Free Throw Percentage 1. Alex Gravel ( ).827 ( ) 2. Teshay Winfrey ( ).786 ( ) 3. Bianca Torre ( ).780 ( ) 4. Shawnte Goff (2013-Present).751 ( ) 5. Dawn Beachler ( ).688 ( ) Assists 1. Bianca Torre ( ) Alexis Williams ( ) Shawnte Goff (2013-Present) Erin Lewis ( ) Kelly Garrett ( ) 292 Steals 1. Bianca Torre ( ) Cheveron Terry ( ) Naima Williams ( ) Shawnte Goff (2013-Present) Iris Garza ( ) MaHoganey Daniel ( ) 152 T-7. Rickell Preston ( ) 145 T-7. Alex Gravel ( ) 145 T-7. Alexis Williams ( ) 145 Blocks 1. MaHogany Daniel ( ) Rose Esther Jean ( ) Michelle Hinton ( ) Brittany Bush ( ) Alyya Abdur-Rahman ( ) Shawnte Goff (2013-Present) Adanna Opara ( ) Rhonda Carrington ( ) 53 Kjartansdóttir on the Rebound Career Rebounds 1. Naima Williams ( ) MaHogany Daniel ( ) Aleeya Grigsby ( ) Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir (2014-Present) Rose Esther Jean ( ) Rickell Preston ( ) Julie Shakin ( ) Angela Casas ( ) Brittany Bush ( ) Bridgette Ivory ( ) Shawnte Goff (2013-Present) Dawn Beachler ( ) Cheveron Terry ( ) 411 Tidwell Climbing the Charts Wins 1. DeAnn Craft ( ) Larry Tidwell (2013-Present) 64 Winning Percentage 1. Larry Tidwell (2013-Present).552 (64-52) 2. John McDowell ( ).433 (36-47) Home Wins 1. DeAnn Craft ( ) Larry Tidwell (2013-Present) Denny Downing ( ) 31 Home Winning Percentage 1. Larry Tidwell (2013-Present).792 (38-10) 2. Denny Downing ( ).674 (31-15) Road Wins T-1. Larry Tidwell (2013-Present) 16 T-1. Denny Downing ( ) 16 T-1. DeAnn Craft ( ) 16 Road Winning Percentage 1. Larry Tidwell (2013-Present).308 (16-36) 2. Karin Nicholls ( ).286 (6-15) Neutral Site Wins 1. Larry Tidwell (2013-Present) 9 2. DeAnn Craft ( ) 7 Neutral Site Winning Percentage 1. Larry Tidwell (2013-Present).600 (9-6) 2. DeAnn Craft ( ).368 (7-12) Conference Wins 1. Larry Tidwell (2013-Present) Denny Downing ( ) 21 Conference Winning Percentage 1. Larry Tidwell (2013-Present).596 (28-19) 2. Denny Downing ( ).500 (21-21) Conference Home Wins 1. Larry Tidwell (2013-Present) Denny Downing ( ) 13 Conference Home Winning Percentage 1. Larry Tidwell (2013-Present).708 (17-7) 2. Denny Downing ( ).619 (13-8) Conference Road Wins 1. Larry Tidwell (2013-Present) Denny Downing ( ) 8 UTRGV Game Notes 5

6 Conference Road Winning Percentage 1. Larry Tidwell (2013-Present).478 (11-12) 2. Denny Downing ( ).381 (8-13) Conference Tournament Wins 1. Larry Tidwell (2013-Present) 4 2. Denny Downing ( ) 2 Conference Tournament Winning Percentage 1. Larry Tidwell (2013-Present).571 (4-3) 2. Denny Downing ( ).333 (2-4) Non-Conference Wins 1. DeAnn Craft ( ) 70 T-2. Larry Tidwell (2013-Present) 36 T-2. John McDowell ( ) Denny Downing ( ) 29 Non-Conference Winning Percentage 1. Larry Tidwell (2013-Present).522 (36-33) 2. John McDowell ( ).433 (36-47) Non-Conference Home Wins 1. DeAnn Craft ( ) Larry Tidwell (2013-Present) Denny Downing ( ) John McDowell ( ) 15 Non-Conference Home Winning Percentage 1. Larry Tidwell (2013-Present).875 (21-3) 2. Denny Downing ( ).731 (19-7) Team Notes CSU Bakersfield (1/12) UTRGV had its program record seven-game winning streak snapped with a loss at CSU Bakersfield. Senior Shawnte Goff scored a team-high 13 points with four rebounds, two assists and two steals. Sophomore Nichele Hyman had a career-high four steals with a career-high tying four assists, seven points and four rebounds. Freshman Megan Johnson grabbed a career-high four steals. UMKC (1/7) UTRGV ran its program record-winning streak to seven games with a victory over UMKC. At 12-6, UTRGV is now off to the best 18-game start in program history, remaining one game ahead of last year s record-setting pace that saw the team finish with a program record.576 (19-14) winning percentage. Sophomore Idil Türk scored a career-high 20 points on a careerbest 5-of-6 shooting from behin the arc. Senior Mary Savoy scored 16 points with five rebounds, four blocks and three steals. Junior Shawnte Goff scored 10 points with four rebounds and five assists. UTRGV shot 49.1 percent in this game, marking the first time in program history the team has had a higher shooting percentage than the game time temperature (41) at home. It was the lowest game time temperature at home in program history and just the second time the home temperature was below 53 degrees. Chicago State (1/5) UTRGV is on a six-game winning streak for the first time in program history after winning its WAC opener over CSU. At 11-6, UTRGV is now off to the best 17-game start in program history, remaining one game ahead of last year s record-setting pace that saw the team finish with a program record.576 (19-14) winning percentage. Junior Shawnte Goff scored a game-high 23 points with five rebounds, six assists and two steals. Junior Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir posted her second doubledouble of the season with 11 points and a career-high tying 16 rebounds. It was her second-straight 16-rebound performance against CSU. Senior Mary Savoy scored 10 points with seven rebounds. The game featured two Turkish-born players playing on the same team at the same time for the first time ever in an NCAA women s basketball game, as sophomore Idil Türk (Istanbul) and freshman Tuana Dinç (Ankara) played the final 1:44 together. It was the second time that there have ever been two Turkish-born players on the court at the same time, as Türk and Eastern Michigan s Sera Ozelci (Ankara) played against each other on Nov. 21, It was the third time two players of Turkish decent were on the court at the same time, as American-born Yasemin Kimyacioglu (Santa Clara) faced her sister, Sebnem (Stanford), in the first round of the 2005 NCAA Tournament. Texas Lutheran (1/2) UTRGV won its program record-tying fifth-straight game, over TLU to close out non-conference play. This is the fourth time in program history that UTRGV has won five in a row during the same season, having previously done so in , and UTRGV is now off to the best 16-game start in program history, remaining one game ahead of last year s record-setting pace that saw the team finish with a program record.576 (19-14) winning percentage. Freshman Bernesha Peters scored a game-high 20 points on 7- of-18 shooting, including 5-of-11 from behind the arc, three assists and four steals. Senior Mary Savoy posted her third double-double of the season with 16 points, a game-high 13 rebounds (nine offensive), five blocks and five steals. It was Savoy s third-straight game of at least five steals. St. Thomas (12/30) UTRGV beat St. Thomas to get off to the best 15-game start in program history, now at 9-6. Senior Mary Savoy scored a career-high 28 points on 13-of-22 shooting, five rebounds and five steals. Sophomore Idil Türk hit a career-high tying four three-pointers for the second game in a row, finishing with 12 points. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (12/20) UTRGV beat TAMUCC to win the Battle on the Border Tournament Championship. UTRGV won its two games of the tournament by 23 total points to take the tiebreaker over UC Santa Barbara, which won its two games against the same opponents by 13 total points. UTRGV Game Notes 6

7 The win also gives UTRGV a South Texas Showdown, presented by Navy Army Community Credit Union sweep of TAMUCC. UTRGV is now 8-6 for the second year in a row and fourth time in program history. Senior Shawnte Goff earned Tournament MVP honors after averaging 23.0 points on.405 (15-for-37) shooting, plus.733 (11- of-15) from the line, with 5.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game. In this game, Goff scored a team-high 19 points with four rebounds and three assists. Freshman Bernesha Peters earned All-Tournament Team honors after averaging 16.5 points on.522 (12-for-23) shooting, including.538 (7-of-13) from behind the arc, with 2.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game. In this game, Peters scored 11 points with two steals. Sophomore Idil Türk scored 12 points while hitting a career-high tying four three-pointers. Senior Mary Savoy had career-high six steals with a team-high seven rebounds, two blocks, six points and two assists. North Dakota State (12/19) UTRGV opened up the Battle on the Border tournament with an victory over NDSU. Senior Shawnte Goff scored a game-high 27 points with six rebounds, three assists and a season-high tying four steals. Freshman Bernesha Peters scored a season-high 22 points while hitting a career-high six three-pointers. Senior Mary Savoy posted her second-straight double-double with 14 points, 16 rebounds, a career-high seven blocks, three assists and three steals. The seven blocks tie for the eighthhighest single-game total in program history. Evangel (12/17) UTRGV snapped a three-game skid with an victory over Evangel. Senior Mary Savoy posted her first double-double of the season and the fourth of her career with a season-high 17 points, a season-high 17 rebounds, a career-high seven assists and a season-high tying four steals. The 17 rebounds tie for the sixthhighest single-game output in program history. Savoy is one of only two players in program history to record two 17+ rebound games after posted 22 rebounds against Cal Poly (11/14/15). Belinda Bonhomme recorded 17 rebounds twice, first against UTSA (12/1/92), and then against Southwestern Louisiana (3/6/93). Sophomore Idil Türk scored a career-high 17 points on 7-of-9 shooting, including 3-of-5 from behind the arc. She hit a buzzer beater from just beyond half court to end the first quarter. Junior Hidlur Björg Kjartansdóttir scored a season-high 16 points with five rebounds, three assists, one block and a careerhigh tying three steals. Senior Shawnte Goff scored 15 points with three assists. No. 16 Texas (12/15) UTRGV fell at No. 16 Texas UTRGV outscored Texas in the fourth quarter. UTRGV had four players reach double-figures in scoring for the fourth time this season and the second time against a ranked team after previously doing so at No. 19 Oklahoma. Senior Shawnte Goff scored a team-high tying 12 points with three rebounds, three assists and two blocks. Sophomore Bernesha Peters scored a team-high tying 12 points with three assists. Sophomore Idil Türk scored 11 points while hitting a season-high tying trio of three-pointers. Junior Hidlur Björg Kjartansdóttir hit a career-high tying three three-pointers en route to 10 points. (RV) Oklahoma State (12/11) UTRGV fell at (RV) Oklahoma State Senior Shawnte Goff scored a team-high 17 points. Sophomore Bernesha Peters finished with 10 points and five rebounds. No. 19 Oklahoma (12/8) UTRGV fell at No. 19 Oklahoma Senior Shawnte Goff scored 12 points on 4-of-13 shooting to break the program record for career field goals made, now with 517. The previous record was 514 by Becky Dube ( ). Junior Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir scored a game-high 15 points on 5-of-12 shooting, including a career-high tying 3-of-4 from behind the arc, with eight rebounds. In first-career start, freshman Megan Johnson scored a careerhigh 11 points with a career-high tying eight rebounds. Senior Mary Savoy scored 11 points with five rebounds. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (12/3) UTRGV won its first game of the South Texas Showdown, presented by Navy Army Community Credit Union, It was UTRGV s first win over TAMUCC in the Larry Tidwell era, snapping a three-game skid. Senior Shawnte Goff scored a game-high 17 points while going 9-for-10 from the line. Sophomore Bernesha Peters scored 16 points with a game-high three steals. Senior Mary Savoy scored 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting with a team-high tying eight rebounds, two blocks and two steals. Freshman Megan Johnson had career highs in points (seven) and rebounds (eight). Houston (11/30) UTRGV fell to Houston Senior Mary Savoy scored a team-high 10 points while junior Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir grabbed a team-high 12 rebounds, her fourth time in double-figures rebounding this season. Sophomore Tristan Murphy scored five points with a seasonhigh tying six rebounds, a career-high three assists, a career-high tying three blocks, and one steal. UTRGV Game Notes 7

8 Sam Houston State (11/26) UTRGV beat SHSU to win the Feast on the Border Tournament Championship. Senior Mary Savoy earned Tournament MVP honors after averaging 15.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.0 blocks and 2.0 steals per game. In this game, she scored a team-high 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting, six rebounds and four steals Sophomore Tristan Murphy also earned All-Tournament Team honors after averaging 10.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game. Junior Hildur Björg Kjaratansdóttir scored 14 points on 5-of-6 shooting with seven rebounds. Sophomore Idil Türk scored 12 points with two steals. Sophomore Angel Villarreal scored a career-high 12 points on a career-high four three-pointers. Prairie View A&M (11/25) UTRGV beat PVAM Senior Mary Savoy scored a team-high tying 16 points, seven rebounds and career-high tying three blocks. Sophomore Nichele Hyman scored a career-high 16 points with four rebounds and a career-high three steals. Sophomore Tristan Murphy scored a career-high 12 points with five rebounds and a career-high tying three blocks. Senior Shawnte Goff scored 12 points. Sophomore Idil Türk scored a season-high 12 points. Sam Houston State (11/21) UTRGV beat SHSU Senior Shawnte Goff had a team-high 13 points, five assists and four steals. Junior Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir posted her first double-double of the season 12 points, 15 rebounds, five assists, two blocks and three steals. Sophomore Bernesha Peters scored 11 points on 4-of-7 shooting, including 3-of-5 from behind the arc. Abilene Christian (11/19) UTRGV wrapped up the Preseason WNIT with a loss to host Abilene Christian. Senior Shawnte Goff scored 13 points to become UTRGV s alltime leading scorer with 1,451 points, passing Bianca Torre, who scored 1,439 points from Goff now holds three program records, along with free throws made and field goals attempted. North Texas (11/18) UTRGV picked up its first-ever Preseason WNIT victory, over North Texas. Senior Shawnte Goff posted her third-career double-double with a game-high 29 points on 9-of-13 shooting, including 4-of-5 from behind the arc, and 11 rebounds. Goff also went 7-of-14 from the foul line to break the program record for free throws made with 282, passing Bianca Torre who made 277 from Sophomore Idil Türk scored 11 points while hitting a trio of threepointers. Nebraska (11/12) In its first-ever appearance in the Preseason WNIT, UTRGV fell to Nebraska Senior Shawnte Goff scored a game-high 19 points. Junior Laura Van Tilburg scored a career-high 11 points on a career-best 5-of-6 shooting with five rebounds and a career-high tying three blocks. Junior Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir grabbed a team-high 11 rebounds with a career-high tying three blocks. Preseason Notes UTRGV was picked second in the preseason coaches poll: Rank Team (First Place Votes) Points 1. New Mexico State (7) UTRGV (1) Grand Canyon CSU Bakersfield UMKC Utah Valley Seattle U Chicago State 8 UTRGV was picked second in the preseason media poll: Rank Team (First Place Votes) Points 1. New Mexico State (6) UTRGV (5) Grand Canyon CSU Bakersfield (1) Utah Valley UMKC Seattle U Chicago State 15 This is the second time UTRGV has ever received first places votes, earning one in each poll in Senior guard Shawnte' Goff earned Preseason WAC Player of the Year and Preseason All-WAC First Team honors and junior forward Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir was selected as a Preseason All-WAC Second Team honoree by both the coaches and the media. Additionally, senior Mary Savoy was named to the Preseason All-WAC Second Team by the media. UTRGV s schedule includes nine games against 2016 postseason participants, including five against NCAA Tournament participants, including Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas and New Mexico State (twice). UTRGV faced two WNIT participants in Nebraska and Abilene Christian. UTRGV will also play two games against WBI participant Grand Canyon. UTRGV Game Notes 8

9 Season Notes In its 19 wins last season, the team s average margin of victory stood at 13.2 points per game for the second year in a row after scoring one more point (251) in the same number of wins. The team posted a (+52) victory over Texas Lutheran (11/18), which marked its largest margin of victory of the season. The team had 10 other double-digits margins of victory, winning (+46) over Concordia (11/16), (+24) over Grand Canyon (1/7), (+22) over Chicago State, (+18) over Incarnate Word (12/3), (+15) over Evangel (12/30), (+14) over CSU Bakersfield (1/21), (+13) over Incarnate Word, (+13) over Utah Valley, (+11) over New Mexico State, and (+10) over Houston (12/20) At 19-14, the program experienced its second-straight winning season at the NCAA Division I level after not having had one since (10-5 as NAIA DII Program). The team earned a spot in the WNIT, marking the second postseason appearance in program history aftrer participating in the WBI the previous year. The team broke 31 different program records, including: RPI, 180 (Previous: 188 ( )) Highest Conference Tournament Seed, 2 (Previous: 3 ( )) Overall Winning Percentage,.576 (Previous:.559 ( )) Road Wins, 8 (Previous: 5 ( , and )) Road Winning Percentage,.471 (Previous:.375 ( )) Conference Road Wins, 5 (Previous: 4 ( )) Wins in a Two-Year Span, 38 (Previous: 33 ( )) Wins in a Three-Year Span, 52 (Previous: 45 ( )) Free Throw Shooting,.723 (Previous:.710 ( )) Rebounds Per Game, (Previous: ( )) Rebounds, 1370 (Previous: 1,350 ( )) Blocks, 121 (Previous: 112 ( )) Best Record Through: 16 Games (9-7) 17 Games (10-7) 18 Games (11-7) 19 Games (12-7) 20 Games (13-7) 21 Games (13-8) 22 Games (13-9) 24 Games (14-10) 29 Games (17-12) 30 Games (18-12) 31 Games (19-12) Best Conference Record Through: Three Games (3-0) Four Games (4-0) Five Games (5-0) Six Games (5-1) Best Road Record Through: 13 Games (6-7) 14 Games (7-7) 15 Games (7-8) 16 Games (8-8) 25 Games (14-11) 26 Games (15-11) 27 Games (15-12) 28 Games (16-12) 32 Games (19-13) 33 Games (19-14) Best Conference Record Through: Seven Games (5-2) Nine Games (6-3) 13 Games (8-5) 14 Games (9-5) Best Home Record Through: Five Games (5-0) Six Games (6-0) Seven Games (7-0) Eight Games (7-1) UTRGV allowed just 61.6 points per game, the fifth best mark in program history, the best in the WAC, and the 92 nd best in the NCAA. UTRGV allowed opponents to shoot just.371 from the field, the second lowest mark in program history (.335 in ), the best in the WAC and, the 38 th best in the NCAA. UTRGV allowed opponents to shoot just.306 from behind the arc, just shy of the top five lowest marks in program history (.291 in ), the best in the WAC, and the 106 th best in the NCAA. Shawnte Goff was the WAC Player of the Year and a member of the All-WAC First Team and All-Defensive Team based on her play during the WAC season as voted on by the WAC s head coaches. During WAC play, Goff averaged a WAC-leading 16.1 points per game while playing a conference-high 35.9 minutes per game. She also ranked fifth in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.5), free throw shooting (.794) and defensive rebounding (5.4), seventh in assists (3.3) and three-pointers made per game (1.9), 13 th in steals (1.4) and blocks per game (0.6), and 18 th in overall rebounding (5.6). Overall, Goff led the WAC in four different categories, including scoring (15.5), total points (512), field goal attempts (510) and three-pointer attempts (233). She also ranks second in minutes per game (35.1), and total minutes played (1,158), third in assistto-turnover ratio (1.6), tied for fifth in three-pointers per game (2.0), sixth in assists per game (3.2), and total three-pointers made (67), and seventh in free throw shooting (.752) and steals per game (1.6). The team tied 24 other program records, including: Wins, 19 (Previous: 19 ( )) Conference Wins, 9 (Previous: 8 ( , )) Conference Tournament Wins, 2 (Previous: 2 ( )) Neutral Site Wins, 3 (Previous: 3 ( )) Longest In-Season Winning Streak: 5 (Previous: , ) Three-Pointers Attempted, 747 (Previous: 747 ( )) Best Record Through: Nine Games (6-3) 14 Games (8-6) 15 Games (8-7) 23 Games (13-10) UTRGV Game Notes 9

10 UTRGV Record When Home Road Neutral Overall Leading after first quarter Trailing after first quarter Tied after first quarter Leading at halftime Trailing at halftime Tied at halftime Leading after third quarter Trailing after third quarter Tied after third quarter Tied after regulation Outrebounding their opp Being outrebounded Tied in rebounding Shooting.600 or better Shooting.500 to Shooting.400 to Shooting.300 to Shooting.299 or less Opp. shoot.600 or better Opp. shoot.500 to Opp. shoot.400 to Opp. shoot.300 to Opp. shoot.299 or less Making more FT Making fewer FT Making same number of FT Making more 3PT Making fewer 3PT Making same number of 3PT Committing more TO Committing fewer TO Committing same number of TO One-point games Two-point games Three-point games Four-point games Five-10 point games point games point games plus point games Individual Records in Starting Lineup Players W-L Pct. Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir Bernesha Peters Shawnte Goff Mary Savoy Tristan Murphy Idil Türk Nichele Hyman Megan Johnson Lile Havili When UTRGV Scores Home Road Neutral Overall points points points points points points plus points When Opponents Score Home Road Neutral Overall points points points points points points plus points By Conference Home Road Neutral Overall American Athletic Big Big Conference USA Heart of America Athletic Red River Athletic Southern Collegiate Athletic Southland Summit SWAC WAC By Day Home Road Neutral Overall On Sunday On Monday On Tuesday On Wednesday On Thursday On Friday On Saturday By Month Home Road Neutral Overall In November In December In January In February In March In April UTRGV Game Notes 10

11 UTRGV Starting Lineups (5) Game No. PG SG SF PF C W-L Pct. 1-5, 7-8 Peters Türk Goff Kjartansdóttir Murphy Peters Türk Hyman Kjartansdóttir Murphy , 11, Peters Goff Johnson Kjartansdóttir Savoy Peters Goff Johnson Kjartansdóttir Havili Peters Goff Hyman Kjartansdóttir Savoy UTRGV Leaders Points Rebounds Assists Double- Triple- Individual Game Leaders Player Doubles Doubles Pts. Rebs. Asts. Daniela Azubell Emily Azubell Tuana Dinç Shawnte Goff Amara Graham Lile Havili 1 Nichele Hyman Megan Johnson 1 4 Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir Michelle Marquez Tristan Murphy Bernesha Peters Brianna Pitre Mary Savoy Idil Türk Laura Van Tilburg 1 Angela Villarreal 1 Markeisha Watson UTRGV Game Notes 11

12 UTRGV Game-by-Game Team Statistics DATE OPP G FG FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OR DR TOT AST PF STL TO BS PTS 1Q 2Q 1H 3Q 4Q 2H OT Nov. 12 at Nebraska Nov. 18 vs. UNT Nov. 19 at ACU Nov. 21 at SHSU Nov. 25 PVAM Nov. 26 SHSU Nov. 30 Houston Dec. 3 at TAMUCC Dec. 8 at OU Dec. 11 at OSU Dec. 15 at Texas Dec. 17 Evangel Dec. 19 NDSU Dec. 20 TAMUCC Dec. 30 St. Thomas Jan. 2 TLU Jan. 5 CSU Jan. 7 UMKC Jan. 12 at CSUB Jan. 14 at GCU Jan. 21 at CSU Jan. 26 UVU Jan. 28 Seattle U Feb. 4 at UMKC Feb. 9 GCU Feb. 11 CSUB Feb. 18 at NM State Feb. 23 at Seattle U Feb. 25 at UVU Mar. 4 NM State Mar. 8 Quarters Mar. 10 Semis Mar. 11 Finals Mar. 17 NCAA Mar. 19 NCAA Mar. 24 NCAA Mar. 27 NCAA Mar. 31 NCAA Apr. 2 NCAA TOTAL AVG HIGH LOW Opponents Game-by-Game Team Statistics DATE OPP G FG FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OR DR TOT AST PF STL TO BS PTS 1Q 2Q 1H 3Q 4Q 2H OT Nov. 12 at Nebraska Nov. 18 vs. UNT Nov. 19 at ACU Nov. 21 at SHSU Nov. 25 PVAM Nov. 26 SHSU Nov. 30 Houston Dec. 3 at TAMUCC Dec. 8 at OU Dec. 11 at OSU Dec. 15 at Texas Dec. 17 Evangel Dec. 19 NDSU Dec. 20 TAMUCC Dec. 30 St. Thomas Jan. 2 TLU Jan. 5 CSU Jan. 7 UMKC Jan. 12 at CSUB Jan. 14 at GCU Jan. 21 at CSU Jan. 26 UVU Jan. 28 Seattle U Feb. 4 at UMKC Feb. 9 GCU Feb. 11 CSUB Feb. 18 at NM State Feb. 23 at Seattle U Feb. 25 at UVU Mar. 4 NM State Mar. 8 Quarters Mar. 10 Semis Mar. 11 Finals Mar. 17 NCAA Mar. 19 NCAA Mar. 24 NCAA Mar. 27 NCAA Mar. 31 NCAA Apr. 2 NCAA TOTAL AVG HIGH LOW UTRGV Game Notes 12

13 Larry Tidwell Head Coach Date Named: 4/4/13 Collegiate Head Coaching Experience: 10 th Season College: Austin College Tidwell's Collegiate Head Coaching Record Regular Season Season Team W L Pct Lamar Lamar Lamar Lamar Lamar Lamar UTPA UTPA UTRGV UTRGV Career 10th Season UTRGV Fourth Season UTRGV Athletics hired Larry Tidwell, who had been the head coach at Lamar for the previous six seasons, as the head coach of the women s basketball team on April 4, Tidwell is the program s all-time leader in winning percentage (.552), conference winning percentage (.596), conference wins (28), conference tournament wins (4), home winning percentage (.792), neutral site wins (9), neutral site winning percentage (.600), conference home wins (17), conference home winning percentage (.708), conference road wins (11), conference road winning percentage (.478), non-conference winning percentage (.522), and non-conference home winning percentage (.875). He ranks second in total wins (64), seven away from breaking the record and becoming just the second active head coach to be the winningest head coach at two NCAA Division I institutions, along with Texas A&M s Gary Blair, who also holds the distinction at Arkansas. Tidwell is tied for first in road wins (16), second in road winning percentage (.314) home wins (38), and non-conference home wins (18), and tied for second in non-conference wins (36) : In his third season with the program, led team to first-ever WNIT bid and put team in position to host second round WNIT game, which would have marked the first postseason home game for any athletic program at UTRGV at the NCAA Division I level and the first in 50 years UTRGV finished 19-14, marking the highest winning percentage (.576) in program history and tying the record for most wins In total, UTRGV broke 31 different program records and tied 24 more. The broken records include RPI (180), highest conference tournament seed (2), road wins (8), road winning percentage (.471), conference road wins (5), wins in a two-year span (38), wins in a threeyear span (52), free throw shooting (.723), rebounds per game (41.51), total rebounds (1,370), and total blocks (121) UTRGV got off to the best 16-game start in program history (9-7) and continued that trend through game (13-9), again on game 24 (14-10), and then again from games 29 (17-12) through 31 (19-12) UTRGV also had the best conference record from three (3-0) through six games (5-1), and the best road record from 13 (6-7) through 16 games (8-8) Other program records that the Vaqueros tied this year include conference wins (9), conference tournament wins (2), neutral site wins (3), longest in-season winning streak (5), and three-pointers attempted (747) The Vaqueros tied for the best record through nine games (6-3), 14 (8-6) and 15 games (8-7), 23 games (13-10), 25 (14-11) through 28 games (16-12), and 32 (19-13) and 33 games (19-14) The Vaqueros also tied for the best conference record through seven (5-2), nine (6-3), 13 (8-5) and 14 games (9-5), and the best home record from five (5-0) through eight games (7-1) The team approached six other records, ranking second in field goal percentage defense (.371), field goal attempts (2,088) and free throws made (408), third in scoring (2,077), field goals made (730) and free throws made (408), fifth in scoring defense (61.6), and sixth in free throw attempts (564) Tidwell had two players earn All-WAC honors, including Shawnte Goff (WAC Player of the Year, All-WAC First Team and All-Defensive Team) and Anushka Maldonado (All-Newcomer Team) Led team to WAC Tournament Championship Game for second year in a row by beating CSU Bakersfield in double overtime and grabbing a WAC Tournament record-tying 60 rebounds (3/11) Coached team to first ever win over Houston, on the road (12/20) Set up aggressive schedule early, as UTRGV was the second team in the nation to play 11 games, doing so during the first 25 games of the season (12/7) One of just four coaches in the nation to use same starting lineup in each of first 11 games : In second season with the program, led team to first winning season in 30 years at the NCAA Division I level and first since (10-5 as an NAIA Division II program), first postseason appearance (seventh seed in the West Bracket of the Women s Basketball Invitational) and first conference tournament championship game Tidwell s squad broke 31 different program records, including lowest RPI (188), most wins (19) conference wins (nine), conference tournament wins (two), home wins (12), neutral site wins (three), conference road wins (four), games played (34) and wins in a two year span (33) Team got off to the best 19-game start in program history (11-8) and had the best record in program history from game 23 (13-10) through game 34 (19-15) Team tied 19 program records, including a strength of scheduled that ranked 196 th in the NCAA Team ranked eighth in the NCAA in turnover margin (+6.09), 24 th in offensive rebounding (16.0), 62 nd in steals per game (9.4) and 83 rd in fewest turnovers per game (14.5) Had four players earn All-WAC honors, including Shawnte Goff (First Team), Brittany Bush (Second Team), Tonisha Walker (All-Defensive Team) and Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir (All-Newcomer Team) Led NCAA with 11 games, four of which were against ranked teams, in first 23 days of season, going 6-5, including wins over WNIT participant Eastern Michigan and WBI top-seed New Mexico, as well as a near upset of No. 5 Texas A&M : In first season with the program, tied program records for wins in a season (14) and conference wins in a season (eight) Led team to a final RPI of 249, the lowest in program history Recorded 9-3 record at home, tying for the second most home wins in program history Tied for best starts through 10, 11, 19, 20, 21, 24 and 28 games in program history Directed defensive unit that allowed just 65.8 points per game, the ninth lowest mark in program history Coached Shawnte Goff to WAC Freshman of the Year and All-Newcomer Team honors and Brittany Bush to WAC All-Defensive Team honors Down 25 (42-17) with 2:56 remaining in the first half of a game at Houston Baptist (12/3), coached team to the biggest comeback in program history, coming back from the third largest deficit in NCAA history while tying for the fourth largest overall comeback, and recording the second largest regulation comeback and third largest road comeback in NCAA history as well as the largest comeback in five years, by beating the Huskies Led team to first WAC win in first WAC game, over Grand Canyon (1/2) Coached Broncs to number four seed in WAC Tournament. Career: When Tidwell started at Lamar in , he took over a team that hadn t had a winning record since and recorded a winning record every year, including four seasons of 20 or more wins and five seasons of 19 or more wins. He has reached double-figures in conference wins five times, always finishing at least.500. Tidwell led the Cardinals to a 26-8 record (13-3 Southland), the secondhighest win total in program history, and the 2010 NCAA Tournament after winning the Southland Conference Co-Championship and the Southland Conference Tournament Championship, en route to earning Texas Association of Basketball Coaches Coach of the Year honors. In , Tidwell led the Cardinals to a record (12-6 Southland) and a spot in the WBI (Women s Basketball Invitational) Quarterfinals. Tidwell has proven his ability both on and off the court, earning a chance to be Lamar s director of athletics in Tidwell had a successful year as an administrator, with an emphasis on the studentathlete, on the fields and courts and in the classroom, while also leading the women s basketball team to a 25-8 record (13-3 Southland) and a spot in the WNIT. Tidwell stepped down from the post at the end of the UTRGV Game Notes 13