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Tournament Cenral

CANYON, Texas – The 2015 NCAA Division II Women's South Central Regional begins Friday as the top-seeded Lady Buffs host Lone Star Conference foe and No. 8-seed Cameron University at 5 p.m.at the First United Bank Center.  The Lady Buffs enter with a 27-2 record, while Cameron is 15-11.
 
INSIDE THE SOUTH CENTRAL REGIONAL
All games of the 2015 NCAA Women's Basketball South Central Regional will be streamed live on www.gobuffsgo.com.  Fans also can listen live on the radio on Jack FM 98.7 with Neil Horn having the call.  Links to live stats, ticket information and streaming can be found at www.gobuffsgo.com.
 
LUCKY NUMBER 13
For the second-straight year, the Lady Buffs won the Lone Star Conference regular season title with a 15-1 record and then followed with their second-straight Lone Star Conference Tournament title with a thrilling 73-70 victory over Midwestern State in the championship.  The Lady Buffs have won 36 of their past 38 regular season LSC games dating back to 2012-13 and 44 of 47 overall including the past three LSC Championships.
 
SETTING THE STAGE
WT is the No. 1-seed in the regional and will face a familiar foe in LSC member and No. 8-seed Cameron.  The Lady Buffs won both meetings with Cameron this year downing the Aggies 87-69 in Canyon on Jan. 10 and winning in Lawton 81-67 on Feb. 14. The Lady Buffs shot .550 from the field in the two games and were 14 of 39 from beyond the arc (.359), while outrebounding the Aggies 36.5 to 30.0.  WT forced 309 turnovers and 17 steals.  Cameron is deadly from long range as the Aggies went 19 of 39 (.594) from beyond the arc against WT. 
 
LOOKING AHEAD
If the Lady Buffs were fortunate enough to defeat Cameron, they would play the winner of the 4/5 matchup between Colorado Mesa and Arkansas-Fort Smith on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in the regional semifinal.  WT downed Colorado Mesa in a thrilling regional final last season in the First United Bank Center 59-56.  The Lady Buffs defeated Arkansas-Fort Smith 85-70 in Fort Smith last season and won against UAFS in 2012 in Canyon.
 
RECAPPING THE LSC CHAMPIONSHIP
WT opened the LSC Championship as the top seed and defeated Angelo State 87-46, followed by a hard-fought 82-74 victory over Texas Woman's as seniors Chontiquah White and Ariel Robertson each had double-doubles as White led the way with 23 points and 14 rebounds.  Free throw shooting and a season-low nine turnovers helped the Lady Buffs put away the pesky Pioneers.  The championship game matched the top two seed and a rematch of the LSC semifinal from a year ago as WT pulled out a 73-70 victory with White having 19 points and 11 rebounds earning LSC Tournament MVP honors. 
 
WINNING STREAK
WT has won 18-straight games which is sixth-best in school history and second currently in the NCAA.  Limestone, who the Lady Buffs beat in the Elite Eight last season, has won 29-straight games to lead the nation.  Top-ranked Alaska Anchorage is right behind the Lady Buffs winners of 17-straight.
 
IN THE POLLS
WT is ranked No. 3 nationally in the latest Division II Sports Information Director's poll and No. 5 in the latest USA Today Top 25.  Midwestern State is receiving votes in the USA Today poll as is Colorado Mesa.  In the SID poll, MSU is 19th with UC-Colorado Springs 24th and Colorado Mesa receiving votes.
 
GOING FOR 60
WT head coach Mark Kellogg won his 50th game at WT on Feb. 7 in the 81-57 victory over Texas A&M-Kingsville.  Kellogg became the fastest coach to 50 wins in school history in just 55 games (50-5) at that point.  He surpassed previous WT head coach Krista Gerlich who needed 59 games to reach 50 wins.  Kellogg now is going for win No. 60 as he is 59-5 is 247-64 overall in 10 seasons with stops at Fort Lewis (Colo.), Northwest Missouri State and now WT.
 
FIRST IN THE NATION
WT leads the nation in field goal percentage at a 49.2 clip.  The Lady Buffs have shot over 50 percent in 25 games under Kellogg going 24-1 and 15-1 in conference play.  This season, WT is 12-0 and went 7-0 in league play when shooting over 50 percent for the game.
 
NATIONALLY SPEAKING
The Lady Buffs rank seventh nationally in assists at 17.6 per game.  WT is eighth in scoring offense at 79.7 points per game.  The Lady Buffs rank ninth in scoring margin at 16.4 points and are 12th in 3-point field goal percentage at a 37.8 average.  WT also ranks 18th in rebounding margin (7.4 rpg.) and 31st in steals per game at 10.4 per game.  Individually, White ranks 49th nationally in field goal shooting at a .516 clip, while sophomore Sasha Watson ranks 23rd nationally in steals per game at 2.66 per contest.
 
WHITE, WATSON AND MCLAIN EARN ALL-LEAGUE HONORS
Lady Buff senior Chontiquah White was named LSC Player of the Year and named to the All-Defensive Team, while sophomore Sasha Watson was named LSC Defensive Player of the Year and first team all-conference.  Junior Madison McLain was named honorable mention all-conference.
 
ABOUT WEST TEXAS A&M
The Lady Buffs enter tournament play winners of 18-straight and won their second-straight Lone Star Conference regular season title and tournament title. WT is led by senior Chontiquah White who leads the team averaging 17.8 points per game.  She is 161 of 312 for a league-best .516 average.  White added an outside game this season and is 18 of 39 from beyond the arc.  Prior to this season, she had not made a triple in her career.  White also leads the team in rebounding at 8.8 per game and is 175 of 214 from the line for a team-best .818 clip.  Sophomore Sasha Watson is second in scoring at 13.1 points per game.  She is 135 of 232 from the field (.582) and is 101 of 161 from the line (.627).  Watson leads the team in assists with 113 (3.7) and leads the LSC in steals (76) at a 2.66 clip.  Senior Ariel Robertson is third in scoring at 10.0 points per game, while junior Danielle Logan leads the team with 46 made triples.  As a team, the Lady Buffs are shooting a nation-best .492 from the field on 811 of 1650.  WT is 185 of 490 from beyond the arc (.378) and 505 of 703 from the line for a .718 average.  WT is averaging 38.1 rebounds per game, while allowing a league-best just 30.8 per game.  The Lady Buffs are scoring 79.7 points per game and allowing 63.3.