STEPHENVILLE – Tarleton State Women’s Basketball’s Jakoriah Long was named to the Preseason All-Western Athletic Conference team, the conference announced Wednesday.
Long, a 2024-25 All-WAC honoree, is the second Texan in program history to be named to a WAC Preseason All-Conference team. The senior guard is the first Texan to earn the preseason honor since Alexa Hoy in 2020-21.
Leading Tarleton State in scoring in WAC games with 13.3 points per game, Long helped the Texans to a second-place conference finish last year. She averaged 10.3 points per game (349) points and 4.4 rebounds per game (150 rebounds), dishing out 48 assists to go with 38 steals in 2024-25. Long scored at least 20 points in four different WAC games, including a season-high 26 points with seven 3-pointers in the Texans’ final regular season game at Wisdom Gym on March 6.
Long is the first Texan in the Division I era to post two consecutive 25-point games. She became the first Texan since the 2013-14 season to post back-to-back games with at least 25 points (Kiara Wright, Feb. 5-8, 2014) and was the first Texan in the Division I era to have back-to-back games with six or more 3-pointers. Long is also the first player since the 2011-12 season to have two consecutive games with six or more 3-pointers (Peyton Adamson, Jan. 11-14, 2012).
In her first season at Tarleton State in 2023-24, Long led the Texans in scoring with 348 points, averaging 11.2 points per game. The Waco, Texas, native finished in the top 20 in the WAC in scoring and had 18 games with 10+ points. She led the Texans with 20 points to lift Tarleton State to its first WAC Tournament victory in program history.
Prior to arriving in Stephenville, Long earned NJCAA honorable mention honors at Blinn College. She was a two-time NJCAA national tournament guard that led her team in scoring in the national tournament at 14.0 points per game.
Tarleton State will begin the 2025-26 regular season on Monday, November 3 at the EECU Center, taking on Schreiner at 7 p.m.
Home games in the debut basketball season at the EECU Center start at just $7 for kids and $10 for adults. Fans can purchase single game tickets by going to TarletonSports.com/Tickets or by calling the Tarleton State Ticket Office at 254-968-1832. Fans may also purchase in-person at the Tarleton State Ticket Office located on the west side entrance of Memorial Stadium Monday through Friday.
Season tickets are on sale now and start at just $50. Combination season ticket packages for both Men’s and Women’s Basketball begin at $125 and are available for purchase by calling the Tarleton State Ticket Office at 254-968-1832.
2025-26 WAC Women’s Basketball Preseason Coaches’ Poll Rank
Team (1st-Place Votes) Points
1. Abilene Christian (2) 32
2. California Baptist (4) 31
3. UT Arlington (1) 25
4. Utah Valley 23
5. Tarleton State 18
6. Utah Tech 12
7. Southern Utah 6
2025-26 WAC Preseason Player of the Year
Payton Hull, Jr., G, Abilene Christian
2025-26 Preseason All-WAC Team
Payton Hull, Jr., G, Abilene Christian
Meredith Mayes, Jr., C, Abilene Christian
Khloe Lemon, Jr., G, California Baptist
Jakoriah Long, Sr., G, Tarleton State
Amanda Barcello, R-Sr., G/F, Utah Valley
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