Feb. 2, 2007

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Game Information
· The Lady Broncs head to Newark, NJ, to square-off in a rematch against the New Jersey Institute of Technology in hopes of snapping a two-game skid with tip-time set for 1:00 p.m. CT on Saturday (Feb. 3).

· Fans of the Green and Orange can tune into the game via Gametracker by visiting www.njithighlanders.com or can find results from the game by visiting utpabroncs.com shortly after the conclusion of the game.

In Their Last Meeting
· The University of Texas-Pan American women's basketball picked up its first victory in the United Basketball League when they defeated the New Jersey Institute of Technology on January 13, 2006, at the UTPA Fieldhouse by a score of 55-44.

· The UTPA victory improved the Lady Broncs to 7-11 on the season and 1-0 in league play while the Highlanders dropped to 3-12 and 0-1 UBL action.

In Their Last Game -
IPFW
· The University of Texas - Pan American women's basketball team suffered a setback to IPFW in Fort Wayne, IN, by a score of 58-41 at the Gates Sports Center on Thursday (Feb. 1).

· The loss drops the Lady Broncs to 9-14 on the season while the the Mastodons improved to 10-10.

· Tamara Vaughn scored a game-high 14 points, but was held scoreless in the second half of play. Vaughn's point total came 5-of-10 shooting from the field, including 4-of-8 from behind the arc

· As a team, UTPA shot 15.0 percent from the field in the second half which would eventually lead to its demise. For the game, the Lady Broncs went 16-of-48 from the field for 33.3 percent compared to the Mastodon's 33.9 percent on 20-of-59 shooting. IPFW held an advantage in turnovers by a 19-11 margin while also out-rebounding UTPA 39-36.

Daniel Reaches Milestone · Senior MaHogany Daniel recorded her 100th career game against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Monday (Jan.15) while surpassing the 500-point mark in her fourth year as a Lady Bronc. Daniel joins Naima Williams (1999-03) as the only two Lady Broncs to record more than 500 points and 500 rebounds in their careers. Currently, the lone senior on the squad is sixth all-time in steals (138) and first in blocks (116) in her career while also ranking among UTPA's best in a season in blocked shots (38), a category she already ranks fourth in when she totaled 34 blocked shots in the 2004-05 campaign.

Scouting the Opponent
New Jersey Institute of Technology
· The Highlanders are 3-17 on the season, and 1-7 at home while recording a 1-9 road mark and 1-1 at neutral sites.

· NJIT is currently on an eight-game losing skid with its last win coming on December 28, 2006, against Lafayette in which they won 70-59.

· The Highlanders are failing to have a single player averaging in double figures in scoring. Jill Dickinson leads the team with 9.8 points per game while Katie Piekielski is averaging 9.4.

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