Mustangs travel to Eastern New Mexico for skirmish with Greyhounds - MSU Athletics (2023)

Women's Basketball 1/31/2023 11:17:00 AM Pete Stein / MSU Athletic Communications

PORTALES, N.M. -- Midwestern State scored an 83-77 win over Eastern New Mexico earlier this season in Wichita Falls, and the Mustangs hope to complete a season sweep when they meet the Greyhounds on Thursday. Tipoff at Greyhound Arena is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. (CST).

MIDWESTERN STATE (5-16, 3-12) vs. EASTERN NEW MEXICO (9-10, 6-8)

Thursday, Feb. 2 | 6:30 p.m. (CST)
Greyhound Arena | Portales, N.M.

Series History | Midwestern State leads, 31-23

LAST MEETING | Freshmen Dyamon Griggs and Maya Kendall combined for 40 points to lead Midwestern State to an 83-77 win over Eastern New Mexico at D.L. Ligon Coliseum on Jan. 7. Midwestern State used a six-point possession at the beginning of the second half to construct a double-digit lead. Eastern New Mexico was whistled for a technical foul for having six players on the floor following a substitution. MSU's Natalie Stice hit four consecutive free throws, and Jordan Mathis hit a runner down the left side of the paint give the Mustangs a 45-33 lead with 8:16 remaining in the period. Midwestern State freshman Dyamon Griggs matched a career high with 26 points and polished off her fourth collegiate double-double with 12 rebounds. The Mustangs won their third straight game over Eastern New Mexico at D.L. Ligon Coliseum, where they have won nine of the last 10 encounters dating back to the 2010-11 season.

LAST TIME OUT | Midwestern State's Eternity Jackson scored a career-high 15 points in an 87-78 loss to West Texas A&M Saturday afternoon at D.L. Ligono Coliseum. Jackson was 5 of 8 from the field with a 3-pointer to lead the Mustangs. It was Jackson's third double-digit performance of the season. MSU freshman Dyamon Griggs logged her fifth double-double of the season with 11 points and 10 rebounds despite being limited to 21 minutes. MSU junior Natalie Stice added 10 points off of the bench for the Mustangs, while senior forward Mandy Withey had nine points, six rebounds, and two blocked shots. West Texas A&M freshman Hollie Stalder poured in a career-high 21 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead the Lady Buffs.

TRACKING THE MUSTANGS | Midwestern State is 1-8 on the road this season…Mustangs have a seven-game road losing streak…Christopher Reay is in his third full season as the head coach at MSU and is 34-42 (.447), including the final 10 games of the 2019-20 season… Mustangs are 10-28 on the road under Reay…Midwestern State is 2-1 against ENMU in the Reay era…MSU is 11-15 all-time when visiting ENMU…Mustangs won their last visit to Portales, 79-70, and current MSU guard Natalie Stice scored 13 points for the Greyhounds in that game…MSU is sixth in the league, scoring 68.1 points per game — and 16th in the LSC, surrendering 74.9 points per game…-6.8 scoring margin is 14th in the LSC…Stice leads the Mustangs and is 12th in the league with 12.9 points per game… Dyamon Griggs is 15th in the conference with 12.0 points per game….Jordan Mathis shoots 58.5 percent, and Griggs is hitting 52.4 percent of her shots from the field…Mustangs are 13th in the LSC, shooting 37.5 percent from the floor…MSU opponents are shooting 38.0 percent from the field, which is 13th in the league…MSU is 106 of 355 (.299) from 3-point range, which is the seventh-best percentage in the conference…Mustangs are 10th in the league with 5.0 made 3-pointers per game…Opponents are shooting 32.6 percent from beyond the arc, which is 16th in the conference…Stice is 38 of 118 (.322) from 3-point distance …Stice is sixth in the conference in made 3-pointers and seventh in attempts…Sheridan Bostic is 28 of 84 (.333) from 3-point range, and has the 20th-most made 3-pointers in the conference… Midwestern State is 362 of 507 (.714) in free-throw shooting — ninth-best free-throw percentage in the LSC…Mustangs lead the league and are fourth in the nation with 17.24 made free throws per game…MSU leads the conference with 24.14 free-throw attempts per game, which is seventh-most in the nation…Griggs is 76 of 107 from the foul line (.710) and has the fifth-most made free throws in the LSC, and she has the fifth-most free-throw attempts…MSU is averaging 11.6 assists per game, which is 10th in the LSC… Eternity Jackson has 46 assists to lead MSU…Midwestern State is sixth in the conference with 39.67 rebounds per game and third in the LSC with 14.0 offensive rebounds per game (42nd in the nation)…0.0 rebounding margin is 11th in the conference…Mandy Withey is fifth in the league with 7.8 rebounds per game and ninth in the LSC with 2.4 offensive rebounds per game…Griggs is ninth in the conference with 7.2 rebounds per game and seventh in the LSC with 2.5 offensive rebounds per game…Withey is fourth in the LSC with 164 total rebounds, and Griggs is eighth with 152 total rebounds…MSU leads the conference and is ninth in the nation with 4.9 blocks per game…Withey is second in the conference and 19th in the nation with 36 blocks…Yasmine Sifaoui is 10th in the LSC with 22 blocks…MSU is 12th in the conference with 7.1 steals per game…Stice leads the Mustangs with 32 steals (1.52 per game)…MSU commits 19.9 turnovers per game — 14th-most in the LSC…Mustangs force 16.67 turnovers per game, which is 10th in the league…-3.24 turnover margin is 14th in the conference…Mustangs are called for 22.7 fouls per game —16th in the conference…

SCOUTING EASTERN NEW MEXICO | ENMU is 4-5 at home this season but has only won two of its last six games at Greyhound Arena, suffering a 50-48 loss to Kingsville in its last home game…Greyhounds are 2-5 over their last seven games following a 63-50 win at UT Permian Basin…Edecia Beck scored 16 points on 7-of-8 shooting from the field in the win at UTPB…Corin Camara was 5 of 12 from beyond the arc and scored 15 points in the victory….Kiki Roberts grabbed 12 rebounds at UTPB to lead the Greyhounds, who outrebounded the Falcons, 54-31…Meghan De los Reyes, who graduated from Boston College in 2006, is in her second season as the head coach at ENMU and is 19-24 (.442)…De los Reyes is 0-2 against the Mustangs…ENMU is 9-9 at home under De los Reyes…Greyhounds are ninth in the conference with 64.3 points per game and 10th in the league in scoring defense, holding opponents to 62.9 points per game…+1.4 scoring margin is ninth in the LSC…ENMU is 15th in the LSC, shooting 34.4 percent from the field…Greyhounds hold opponents to 39 percent shooting, which is 10th-best field-goal percentage defense in the conference…Deja Adrian is the second leading scorer in the conference with 16.9 points per game…Adrian is fifth in the league with a 42.7 shooting percentage…Greyhounds are 132 of 472 (.280) from 3-point range…ENMU is 14th in the LSC in 3-point shooting percentage…Greyhounds attempt 24.8 3-point shots per game, which is the third highest average in the league…ENMU is fourth in the conference with 6.9 made 3-pointers per game…Opponents shoot 30.6 percent from beyond the arc, which is 13th in 3-point percentage defense among LSC schools…Ashley Shipley is 34 of 104 (.327) from beyond the arc…Shipley has the fifth-best 3-point percentage in the conference and is 10th in total 3-pointers made…Shipley is sixth in the league 2.00 3-pointers per game…ENMU is 298 of 417 (.715) at the free-throw line…Greyhounds have the fourth-most attempted free throws in the conference with 21.95 per game and are also fourth in the league with 15.68 free throw made per game…Greyhounds average the fewest assists in the league with 10.3 assists per game…Bella Stone is sixth in the league with 69 total assists and 3.6 assists per game…ENMU is second in the conference and 23rd in the nation with 42.42 rebounds per game…Adrian leads ENMU and is 12th in the LSC with 7.1 rebounds per game and has 106 total rebounds…Lazurea Saunders has 112 total rebounds and 6.2 rebounds per game… Beck is 10th in the league with 2.4 offensive rebounds per game…Adrian and Saunders each average 2.3 offensive rebounds per game…Greyhounds have the fewest blocked shots in the conference with 1.4 blocks per game…ENMU is fourth in the conference and 47th in the nation with 10.2 steals per game…Stone has 36 total steals, which is 15th in the league …Stone is 12th in the LSC with 1.89 steals per game…Greyhounds force 17.89 turnovers per game, ninth-most in the conference…ENMU commits 17.7 turnovers per game…+0.16 turnover margin is seventh in the league…ENMU is fifth in the conference with 16.1 fouls committed per game.

UP NEXT | Midwestern State travels to Western New Mexico for the second meeting of the season. WNMU won the first encounter at D.L. Ligon Coliseum, 53-47, on Jan. 5. Tipoff at Drag's Court in Silver City is scheduled for 1 p.m. (CST).