TexAnns vs. NSU RiverHawks

The TexAnns host Northeastern State in a Lone Star Conference crossover contest Thursday at 6 p.m.

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- The TexAnns fell behind early after leading 1-0 and trailed from the get go. Tarleton is down 9-4 at the 11:54 media timeout.

- Tarleton now trails 13-10 with 7:52 on the clock following a Brittanie Haley three-point play the hard way. The TexAnns have outscored the visitors 6-3 since the last time out.

- At the last media of the first half, the TexAnns are in a 15-15 tie with the RiverHawks with 3:49 on the clock. Sonya Sunberg just had a old-fashioned three-point play to tie the game. NSU has free throws coming after the media pause.

- In the final 3:49, NSU outscored the TexAnns 9-5 to take a 24-20 halftime lead. The TexAnns are shooting 35 percent compared to the RiverHawks' 53 percent while NSU has also hit five-of-seven three-point shots (.710). Tarleton has been outrebounded 15-11.

"We have never been down at the half, so it will be interesting to see how we come out and respond in the second half," said graduate assistant coach Danielle Wilhelm.

- With 14:56 left in the second half, the TexAnns trail 31-27 at the first media timeout of the second period.

- The RiverHawks have stretched their lead to seven on a couple of occasions in the second half, including a 36-29 lead with 11:27 remaining in the game. The TexAnns' shooting percentage has gone down to 32 percent.

- Tarleton turned up its defensive pressure and since the last timeout has forced five turnovers and scored 15 points to take a 44-38 lead with 7:28 left in the second half. Hitting a couple of baskets in the run was Morgan Stehling (pictured above).

- With 3:48 remaining in the contest, the TexAnns are holding onto their lead up 49-41 and they have the ball after the media timeout.

- With 2:30 on the clock, NSU called a timeout down by 10, 52-42.

- Tarleton head coach Ronnie Hearne took a full time out as the TexAnns enjoyed a 54-42 lead with 53.79 seconds left.

- For the first time since 1982-83 season, the TexAnns have opened the season 7-0. That season the team started 8-0 for the best start in the program's history dating back to the 1979-80 season when records are complete.

Tarleton will return to action on Saturday, Dec. 12 at East Central for a 6 p.m. tip-off in Ada, Okla.

Texans vs. UCO Bronchos

The Texans take on the UCO Bronchos at home to open the LSC crossover schedule. Tarleton is 6-2 in crossover openers since the 2001-02 season.

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- The Texans have a 14-8 lead with 14:08 left in the first half at the first media timeout.

- Tarleton outscored UCO 6-4 in the second four minutes as the Texans take a 20-12 lead in the second media with 10:03 on the clock.

- At the eight-minute timeout, Tarleton's lead was dwindled to just two, 23-21. The Bronchos had a 9-3 run during the last three minutes.

- With 2:38 left in the first half, the Bronchos are in the midst of a 20-9 run and took their first lead of the game with 4:11 on the clock. At the final media timeout of the half, UCO leads 32-29.

- Tarleton's Donta Smith hit two free throws with two seconds left in the half to pull Tarleton within one at the break, 34-33. The Texans started off with a hot-hand, but went three minutes without a field goal. Tarleton was outscored 19-6 in the last 8:26.

- Right before the first media timeout of the second half, UCO's coach Terry Evans was called for a technical, and Corin Henry hit one of the two bonus shots to give the Texans a 47-37 lead.

- Tarleton led by 12 with 14:21 on the clock (52-40), but with 9:32 on the clock, UCO has cut the lead to one, 54-53.

- At the last media timeout, the Texans trailed 67-65 after a layup and a foul. Free throw pending by UCO's Dauntae Williams with 2:44 on the clock.

- Devon Hills just tied the game for Tarleton with an old-fashioned three-point play to make it 68-68 with 2:23 on the clock.

- With 23.9 seconds left on the clock, Tarleton trails by four, 73-69. Tarleton has the ball.

- Texans fall at home to Bronchos, 76-72, to fall to 5-1 on the season. Link to story.

TexAnns vs. UCO Bronchos

The TexAnns just tipped off against the UCO Bronchos and took an early 3-0 lead on the opening possession.

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- At the first media timeout, the TexAnns have taken a 14-3 lead with 15:39 left. Tarleton has had threes from Sonya Sunberg (twice) and Tori Skarke while Brittnie Haley has added an old-fashioned three-point play.

- At the second media timeout, Tarleton has scored just one point in the last four minutes, but it leads 15-6 with just under 12 minutes left.

- The TexAnns went 7:21 without a field goal in the first, the only point Tarleton scored was a free throw by Shedera Bowman. However, Tarleton led 23-17 at the media timeout taken at 6:29.

- With 3:39 remaining in the first half, the TexAnns lead 30-23 but they have been plagued by 12 turnovers that thankfully have only led to seven UCO points.

- The TexAnns have a 10-point lead at the break, 35-25. Tarleton has averaged .410 from the field and .310 from the arc while hitting just .538 from the charity stripe. UCO averaged .280 from the field, hit just one-of-10 three-point shots and .833 from the free throw line. Tarleton has 15 turnovers to UCO's 11 and the TexAnns are being outdone in steals, 9-2.

- UCO took the first timeout of the second half with 16:43 on the clock after the TexAnns jumped out to a 48-28 lead. Tarleton outscored the visitors 13-3 in the first 3:17 of the second period. Tarleton added two points for a 50-28 lead at the first media timeout (15:36).

- With 11:09 left in the contest, UCO outscored Tarleton 10-6 to close the lead to 18. The TexAnns led 56-38 as Tarleton has been called for nine fouls to the Bronchos two in the second half.

- At the eight-minute timeout, Tarleton had a 22-point lead with a 64-42 advantage. The TexAnns had scored 28 points in the paint to the Bronchos' 12.

- The TexAnns are holding the Bronchos to 23 percent from the field, and at the final media timeout of the contest, Tarleton leads 73-51.

- The last two times these teams met, UCO walked away with four close wins. Last season, the Bronchos won by a combined total of seven points. UCO has also knocked the TexAnns out of the last two postseason. But tonight, the TexAnns paid them back with a 30-point victory - 85-55.

Tarleton overcame 22 turnovers to improve to 6-0 on the season.

The men's game is coming up in 25 minutes.

It's chilly, but we're still playing...

YAKIMA, Wash. - The Tarleton Texans made their way to Yakima, Wash. on Thursday to prepare for their 2 p.m. CST kickoff against Central Washington on Saturday, Nov. 21 in the second round of the NCAA Division II national playoffs.

Kickoff is in Ellensburg, Wash. - about 30 minutes north of Yakima. But the Southwest Airlines charter plane left Abilene Thursday night and landed in Yakima about 9:45 p.m. local time. When the Texans stepped on the plane, there were decorations, purple signs with "Go Texans" and "Southwest LUVS Tarleton" signs all through the plane. There were streamers and other signs throughout the cabin, and who was in charge of that?

Former Tarleton head cheerleader Rhonda (Huddleston) Greenhaw who was our lead flight attendant. She led the plane in the Oscar P cheer as she and the other flight attendants on the plane wore game jerseys for the flight.

A fun time was had by all, and the flight was smooth.

Photo Gallery and story

Today will consist of team meetings, a walk through at the stadium in Ellensburg (or the practice fields right beside the game field) and some more meetings. The usual for the Texans on Fridays before gameday.

More about the game tomorrow, but meanwhile - It is 53 degrees and overcast here in Yakima, but nobody's complaining... Afterall, we are still playing and there a lot of teams sitting at home wishing they were here in our shoes... well, cleats.

Leave your comments and well wishes in the comments section below, and we'll try to pass them on the players.

What a win, what a win... up next, Washington.

If you missed the game in person... truly sorry.

If you saw it in person, you will never forget it. If you heard it in person, you will never forget that either.

A 64-yard school record field goal by Garrett Lindholm tied the game as tied expired at 46 all. The boot was the second longest in NCAA Division II history and the longest in Division II playoff history. (THE kick is pictured to the right).

After both teams took field goals in the first overtime (49-49), Texas A&M-Kingsville got the touchdown and extra point to go ahead 56-49. On fourth and five from the 20-yard line, Texan quarterback Scott Grantham scrambled to his right and then made one of the most determined runs ever and found the endzone. He had plenty for a first down, but the junior from El Paso was not going to stop until he hit the end zone. And instead of going for the PAT, Grantham's number was called, and he took it in on a keeper to the right, scoring the game-winning two-point conversion. Tarleton 57, TAMUK 56.

The game, the kick, the overtime... all have gotten national exposure as the 10-2 Texans now travel to No. 1 Central Washington to face the top-ranked team in Super Region Four at noon pacific, 2 p.m. CST on Saturday, Nov. 21 in Ellensburg, Wash.

To see the video and the photo albums and everything else from Saturday's double overtime win, go to Tarleton Playoff Central and choose the TAMUK game.

For more on this week's game, go to Tarleton Playoff Central and choose the CWU game.

It's a great day for football

CORPUS CHRISTI - It's a beautiful morning in Corpus Christi as you can tell by the picture here. Last night, we wandered some of the streets of downtown Corpus to get a look at the scenery while the team did their thing.

This morning, we got up and walked across the street to the bay and watched the beautiful sunrise.

Here's to hoping the outcome of the game is beautiful for the Texans and Tarleton fans as well!

Check out Playoff Central for information about the game, photo albums from Corpus and more about today's game against the Javelinas of Texas A&M-Kingsville. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m.

TexAnns set to take on UT Dallas Comets

In their only exhibition of the 2009-10 basketball season the TexAnns take the floor at Wisdom Gym against the UT-Dallas Comets. The TexAnns will look to elevate their level of play as the they prepare for the start of the regular season. The TexAnns are led by their returning senior post JoAnne Jones. Last season Jones led the team in both scoring and rebounding by averaging 13.6 points and 7.1 rebounds per game.

Midway through the first half and it looks like both teams are trying to shake off some rust that has occurred throughout the offseason. The TexAnns hold a slight advantage at this point by the score of 19-14. The TexAnns have had open shots but are looking to get their feel back and have missed a couple of mid-range jumpers as well as a few easy ones in the paint. The defense, however, has been very aggressive and created plenty of turnovers which have led to a couple of fast break points. The outside shots havent quite been falling tonight as the TexAnns have gone 0-for-6 from outside the arc. Coach Hearne will surely look to improve on that total for the rest of the game.

The TexAnns really stepped up their game in the back end of that first half. The TexAnns have been pushing the ball up for the floor and being very aggressive offensively. This has given the TexAnns a 35-22 lead at the break. The outside shooting vastly improved as the girls went 3-for-4 from deep and the passing looked very crisp as the girls made smart decisions when getting the ball to their open teammates. The defense continued to be very stiff as they only allowed the Comets to score eight points in the last 10 minutes of the first half. The second half is coming up.