The Omaha Mavericks start a three-game road stretch with a matchup against the Texas Southern Tigers on Monday, Dec. 18 at 5:30 p.m.

The game can be heard on 1180 The Zone with Jon Schriner on the call. Links to live stats, audio, and video are available on OMavs.com.

Quick Hits
    • The Mavericks come head to Texas with a 3-6 overall record and have gone 0-3 on the road.
    • Omaha is coming off a big 92-70 win over Peru State College. Five Mavericks hit double-digits in Sunday's game, led by Morgann Gardner with 19 points. Gardner went 7-of-10 on field goals and 5-of-7 on free throws. Grace Cave recorded the first double-double of the season with 16 points and 13 rebounds.  Polina Nikulochkina led with five assists and one block. 
    • The Mavericks led in shooting 47.5% (29-of-61) to Peru State's 36.1% (26-of-72). Omaha trailed in three-pointers with 25% (4-of-16) compared to 33.3% (10-of-30). Despite having a lower free throw percentage 73.2% to 80%, the Mavericks made 30-of-41 whereas the Bobcats went 8-of-10.
    • The last bucket of the game was a free throw by Aaliyah Stanley marking her 1000th career point. 
    • Six different Mavericks had season or career-highs against Peru State.
    • Omaha has moved up and now sits among the top-five in the nation for free throws made per game, averaging 18.22. 
    • The Mavericks continue to show their depth on the roster and jump up to 14th nationally for bench points (31.3).
    • With an average of 79.6 points per game, the Mavericks move up to 35th nationally and second in the league for scoring offense. 
    • Stanley has gone 27-of-30 on the line this season. With a .900 free throw percentage, she ranks 24th nationally and second in the league. 
    • Stanley paces the team with 114 points, averaging 12.7 per game. She holds a .486 field goal percentage, making 35-of-72. Stanley paces the team with a .567 three-point percentage, making 17-of-30. 
    • Kennedi Grant continues to the Mavericks in assists. With 35 in the books, she averages 3.9 a game. Grant is also the team leader in steals with 13 on the season. 

Scouting the Texas Southern Tigers
    • The Tigers have gone 1-7 on the 2023-24 campaign, having gone 1-1 at home. 
    • Texas Southern last played at Tulsa where they fell 82-45. The Tigers were paced by Jordyn Turner who registered nine points while being 4-of-4 from the charity stripe. They were limited to just eight points in the first as Tulsa would score 23 points. Nya Harmon who tallied eight points on the night scored five of those points in the period while adding six boards.
    • TSU averaged 57.1 points per game while giving up 76.1, for a margin of -19.0. 
    • The Tigers hold a .345 field goal percentage, .224 three-point percent, and a .664 free throw percent. 
    • With a margin of -5.7, the Tigers find themselves being out-rebounded by opponents. 
    • Texas Southern averages 20.6 turnovers a game, while only being able to pick up 7.6 steals a game. 
    • Taniya Lawson leads the Tigers with 76 points (10.9 a game).
    • Jaida Belton paces TSU in rebounds (42), steals (11), and blocks (14). 
    
All-Time Against Texas Southern
This will be the first time ever the Mavericks and Tigers go head-to-head.