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Feb. 27, 2008

CANYON, Texas - With the top spot in Lone Star Conference South Division standings at stake, the West Texas A&M women's basketball team is set for a Wednesday night rematch against Abilene Christian, who dealt WTAMU its lone league loss of the season. A Lady Buff victory in the storied game will clinch the LSC South regular season title in addition to the top seed for the upcoming conference tournament in Bartlesville, Okla.

West Texas A&M enters the game as No. 1 in the South Division while ACU sits in the No. 2 spot; earlier this season, the Wildcats collected a 71-66 overtime win over the Lady Buffs in Abilene that also broke WT's 29-game win streak in conference play.

The teams are almost equal in offensive production as ACU has a slight edge with an average of 72.6 points per game as compared to WT's 72.4 points per game; however, the Lady Buffs hold their opponents to an average of 55.8 points per game while the Wildcats allow 67.5. Additionally, WT outscores its opponents by a 16.6 margin whereas ACU hold a 5.1 advantage.

Junior All-American Emily Brister continues to be the most potent scorer for the Lady Buffs with her 21.5 points per game in addition to her team-high 7.2 rebounds per game. She is shooting .476 (178-of-374) from the floor, .316 from long range (30-of-95) and .873 (151-of-173) from the charity stripe.

Fellow classmates Courtney Lee and Jamie Dreiling are next in line in Lady Buff Scoring, tallying 11.3 and 10.3 points per game, respectively. Lee is also tied for second on the team in steals (34) with junior Chelsea Blackshear, while Dreiling is second on the team in blocks (12) and rebounds (5.0 rpg).

As the match-up between West Texas A&M and Abilene Christian is the Lady Buffs' last regular season home game, lone senior Jenessa McKray will be honored prior to tip-off.

The Lady Buffs travel to face Texas Woman's in their final game of the season on Saturday, with game time set for 2 p.m.