BEAUMONT, Texas – The UT Arlington women's basketball team is prepped for a six game road swing that begins with the Cardinals of Lamar on Sunday, Nov. 16, inside the Neches Federal Credit Union Arena at the Montagne Center for a 2 p.m. CT tipoff.
 
SERIES HISTORY
This will be the 44th meeting all-time between the two programs with the Lady Mavs holding the edge in the series, 24-19. The former Southland Conference foes will meet for the third time in the 2020s, with the Lady Mavs dropping the last meeting back in 2023. UTA's last trip to Beaumont resulted in a 60-56 victory back in 2022. The Lady Mavs are 3-7 in their last 10 matchups from 2009 to 2023. In Beaumont, the Lady Mavs are an even 9-9. The first ever matchup in the all-time series came back in February 1975.
 
SCOUTING LAMAR
The Cardinals are coming off a tough three game road swing to open up the 2025-26 campaign, dropping the season opener 68-72 in overtime at Northern Colorado, falling 61-89 at Kansas State and 54-65 at Kansas. The Cardinals are being led by freshman Shaila Forman, who leads Lamar averaging 16.7 points per game which leads all freshman and is third overall in the Southland. As a team, Lamar averages 61 points per game while shooting 36.3-percent from the floor and 31.1-percent from deep. The Cardinals average 32.7 rebounds per game.
 
20 PIECE, NO BBQ SAUCE
The Lady Mavs have picked up their first two wins of the 
season by defeating opponents by an average of 20 points behind strong shooting from beyond the arc. UTA defeated Wyoming 64-44 and Tennessee State 78-58.
 
NO LIMIT VETERAN
Senior point guard Nya Threatt is coming into her newfound role as the leader of the team as the most experienced player on the team with 61 starts under her belt. She is coming off a career night where she dropped a new career vest 21 points in front of a homecoming crowd inside the CPC. She currently sits second on the Lady Mavs averaging 10.3 points per game to go along with 10 assists and five steals in three games for the point guard.
 
WE GOT SHOOTERS
The Lady Mavs are one of the better shooting three-point teams in the conference despite taking the least amount of attempts, averaging a league-low 12.0 attempts per game. Despite the amount, the Lady Mavs sit second in the league in three-point percentage, converting 43.8-percent of their attempts, coming in ranked ninth in the NCAA.
 
UTA is coming off one of their best three-point clinics in recent memory, drilling 10 of 15 attempts at home against Wyoming. It's the most made in a game since hitting 11 back on March 7, 2024 at California Baptist. The Lady Mavs on two occasions last season hit nine, once against Wiley and the other time coming on the road at Utah Tech.
 
Last time out against Tennessee State, the Lady Mavs followed their 10 made three point barrage against the Lady Tigers, drilling seven more to make that 17 three pointers in their last two games. In their first two games of the season, the Lady Mavs only hit four of their 17 three point attempts.
 
WE DEFEND THE THREE-POINT LINE ALSO!
The Lady Mavs defend the three-point shot extremely well, holding opponents to 19.6-percent through four games on the season. This is the top mark in the conference and the 23rd best mark in the nation.
 
UTA held Wyoming and Houston to under 20-percent with the Lady Mavs holding the Cowgirls to just 15.4-percent (2-of-13) and to start the year at Houston, UTA held the Cougars to just 7.1-percent (1-of-14). In the home opener against Missouri State, the Lady Mavs held them to shooting 36.4-percent (4-of-11) from deep. Last time out, the Lady Mavs held Tennessee State to just 23.1-percent (3-of-13) from deep.
 
SWISS ARMY KNIFE
True freshman Kira Reynolds has made her presence for the Lady Mavs not only known throughout the league, but putting the whole nation on notice. Through four games, she leads the Lady Mavs in points and rebounds, averaging a double-double with 10.8 ppg and 10.0 rpg. Her two double-doubles on the year have her tied for the second in the league as well as for seventh nationally. 
 
When she gets to the free throw line, she's almost automatic as she's shooting 92.9-percent from the charity stripe, the top mark in the conference and 61st in the country.
 
Her 40 total rebounds are the third most in the league and 15th most in the country. She's fourth in the conference with 10.0 rebounds per game which also has her 49th in the country.
 
On the defensive side of the ball, she's a menace in blocking shots. Her 13 total blocks is the second best mark in the WAC and is the sixth best mark in the NCAA. Her average of 3.25 blocks per game is also the second best mark in the league while it has her ranked ninth in the nation.
 
She made a splash in her collegiate debut, garnering her first career double-double with 15 points and 16 rebounds. This is the best start to a career in program history in recent memory. She followed up her collegiate debut with a 10 point, eight rebound and six blocks showing at home against Missouri State. In just her third career game, she made her first career start and collected her second career double-double with 14 points and 13 rebounds to go along with five blocks against the Cowgirls.
 
BENCH MOB
The Lady Mavs boast one of the best benches in the WAC, with the bench averaging an impressive 29.3 points per game which is the top mark in the conference and the 91st best nationally.
 
STILL THROWING A BLOCK PARTY
The Lady Mavs were one of the better shot blocking teams in the WAC last season and that is still setting up to be the trend this season as UTA averages a shade under six blocks per game, coming in at 5.8 per contest which is the third best mark in the WAC and the 34th best mark nationally.
 
Freshman Kira Reynolds leads the charge for the Lady Mavs, coming in with 13 total blocks for an average of 3.25 blocks per game.
 
A total of five of the 12 players on the roster have recorded a block on the season. As a team, the Lady Mavs have 20 blocked shots on the young season while opponents have only managed seven blocks against UTA.
 
WREAKING HAVOC
The Lady Mavs are forcing opponents into 20.25 turnovers per game in the early going of the season, the fifth best mark in the WAC.
 
A total of 11 different Lady Mavs have recorded a steal in a game so far this season.
 
IF IT'S FREE, IT'S FOR US
Through three games on the season, the Lady Mavs are 
shooting 76.6-percent (59-of-77) from the free throw line while opponents are shooting 65.7-percent (67-of-102) from the charity stripe. The Lady Mavs lead the conference in free throw percentage and sit 55th in the country.
   
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