STEPHENVILLE – Tarleton Women’s Basketball completed the non-conference portion of its schedule and the 2024 calendar year with a 67-55 win over Texas Southern on Sunday at Wisdom Gym.
The Texans, who were 22nd in the nation in scoring defense entering Sunday’s contest, held Texas Southern to 29.8% shooting. This was the second straight game Tarleton held its opponent to under 30% shooting.
Senior guard Arieona Rosborough scored a game-high 18 points to go with seven rebounds, three assists and three steals in Sunday’s win. Senior guard Jakoriah Long added 15 points off 60% shooting.
“I thought we did a really good job with our field goal percentage defense today,” head coach Bill Brock said. “We held somebody to under 30% shooting again, and that’s pretty darn good. That means your defensive effort is there and I’m proud of that.”
Opening the first quarter by making seven of its first eight shots, Tarleton burst out to a quick 16-4 lead. Texas Southern responded with four straight points to make it a single-digit game, but the Texans answered the bell. Rosborough knocked down a basket while drawing the foul, with sophomore forward Anya McKenzie coming up with the putback bucket off the missed free throw to extend Tarleton’s lead.
Senior guard Niki Van Wyk drained a 3-pointer to close the first quarter and put the Texans ahead 23-11 after 10 minutes.
A pair of seniors began the second quarter scoring for the Texans, with Andjela Bigović knocking down a 3-pointer following an Alani Fluker basket. Tarleton held Texas Southern to just 20% shooting in the second quarter to take its double-digit advantage into the locker room.
Texas Southern came out of halftime firing on offense, going on an 8-0 scoring run to make it an eight-point game in the third quarter. The Texans answered back with a basket to go back up by 10, but the Tigers quickly responded with a 3-pointer on their next possession to make it a seven-point game.
Tarleton took back control of the game by scoring seven unanswered points to close the third quarter and extended its lead 51-36 heading into the final 10 minutes.
The Texans maintained momentum in the final period and stretched the lead in the fourth quarter to 20 points. Texas Southern scored on four of its final five possessions, but Tarleton’s lead was too much for the Tigers to overcome and the Texans came out on top for their ninth win of the season.
Tarleton starts the 2025 calendar year with WAC play at UT Arlington at 2 p.m. on Saturday.
Postgame Notes
- Tarleton Women’s Basketball defeated Texas Southern 67-55 on Sunday at Wisdom Gym. The Texans wrapped up non-conference play with a 9-6 mark and a 6-1 record at home.
- The Texans won their fourth consecutive game this season, the first four-game winning streak since 2021. A win on Saturday at UT Arlington would mark the first five-game win streak in the Division I Era.
- Entering Sunday’s game ranked 22nd in the nation in scoring defense, Tarleton held Texas Southern to just 29.8% shooting. This was the second straight game Tarleton held its opponent to under 30% shooting.
- Senior guard Arieona Rosborough scored a game-high 18 points to go with seven rebounds, her 10th game this season with at least 10 or more points. Rosborough shot 55% from the floor on Sunday, the third time in the last four games she has shot at least 50%.
- Senior guard Jakoriah Long scored 15 points, her most at Wisdom Gym this season. Her season-high of 16 points came against Delaware (11/29) in the Big Easy Classic.
- Tarleton’s 10 turnovers were the fewest committed since Dec. 7, 2024. The Texans have committed 10 or less turnovers on three occasions this season.
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