Stonehill College Skyhawks (6-3, 2-3 NE-10)
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Tarleton State University TexAnns (5-3, 0-0 LSC)
Friday, December 18, 2015 - 6:30 p.m. (EST)
2015 South Point Holiday Classic
South Point Arena - Las Vegas, Nevada
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STONEHILL
Last time out: Stonehill 66, Southern New Hampshire 56 (12/12/15 at Manchester, N.H.) RECAP
Streak: Won 1
Stat Leaders:
#12 Kelly Martin (Jr, G, Scituate, Mass.) - 15.8 ppg, .413 FG%, .844 FT%, 5.6 rpg, 3.7 apg, 1.8 spg
#15 Paige Marshall (Sr, G, Braintree, Mass.) - 15.9 ppg, .524 FG%, .500 3pt%, .759 FT%, 4.0 rpg, 3.7 apg
#21 Samantha Hyslip (So, F, Westford, Mass.) - 10.1 ppg, 5.8 rpg, .500 FG%, .750 FT%, 1.8 apg, 1.0 bpg
Notes: Stonehill, ranked seventh for the second straight week in the D2SIDA East Region media poll, looks to build off an impressive 66-56 victory at 13th-ranked Southern New Hampshire on the road last weekend... Senior Paige Marshall earned Spalding NE-10 Player of the Week honors for her career-high 28 point effort against the Penmen last weekend and was also named Stonehill's Ace's Champions Choice Female Student-Athlete of the Week for the second time this season... This weekend marks Stonehill's first out of region competition since splitting two games at the 2013 Nova Southeastern University Tournament in Florida... The Skyhawks have never faced Tarleton State in women's basketball, but the men's teams squared off at the 2006 NCAA Division II Elite Eight in Springfield, Mass., with Stonehill claiming a 69-59 win over the 13th-ranked Texans... The women last faced a Lone Star Conference member when it posted a 76-68 win over West Texas A&M at the 2006 Disney Tip-Off Classic... This weekend marks a homecoming for senior forward Shannon Brown (Las Vegas, Nevada/Centennial).
TARLETON STATE
Last time out: Tarleton State 64, Oklahoma Baptist 59 (12/14/15 at Stephenville, Texas) RECAP
Streak: Won 1
Leading Scorers:
#35 Ikpeaku Iwobi (Jr, F, Houston, Texas) - 12.3 ppg, 10.4 rpg, .420 FG%, .846 FT%
#22 Bailey Wipff (Jr, G, Lubbock, Texas) - 12.3 ppg, .444 FG%, .425 3pt%, .895 FT%, 1.6 spg
#10 Averie Mack (So, G, Abilene, Texas) - 7.3 ppg, 4.5 rpg, .395 FG%, .778 FT%
Notes: Tarleton State University, out of the Lone Star Conference, has won two of three and three of five as it tries to string together back to back wins for the first time since its season-opening tournament November 13 and 14... Senior Morgan Ashmore and junior Bailey Wipff combined for 35 points, including 21 in the second half, to lead Tarleton back from a nine-point, halftime deficit and a 64-59 win over Oklahoma Baptist on Monday night. For Ashmore, the 19-point scoring effort is the best of her four-year career and came on a 7-7 shooting performance from the floor, including 3-3 from downtown... The TexAnns are playing away from their home Wisdom Gym for the second time over their first nine games, having dropped a 67-60 decision at Texas A&M International on November 24.