By Canadian Press on December 1, 2025.
Tarleton State Texans (3-4) at Mississippi Valley State Devilettes (1-4) Itta Bena, Mississippi; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Tarleton State heads to Mississippi Valley State for a Division 1 Division matchup Tuesday. The Devilettes are 1-0 in home games. Mississippi Valley State is eighth in the SWAC in rebounding with 28.6 rebounds. Ariel Jefferson leads the Devilettes with 5.8 boards. The Texans are 1-2 on the road. Tarleton State ranks fourth in the WAC with 9.0 offensive rebounds per game led by Elodie Lutbert averaging 2.0. Mississippi Valley State is shooting 33.4% from the field this season, 3.7 percentage points lower than the 37.1% Tarleton State allows to opponents. Tarleton State averages 63.0 points per game, 27.6 fewer points than the 90.6 Mississippi Valley State allows. TOP PERFORMERS: Janiya Jones is shooting 36.1% from beyond the arc with 2.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Devilettes, while averaging nine points. Jefferson is shooting 50.0% and averaging 11.4 points. Gia Adams is scoring 11.7 points per game and averaging 2.9 rebounds for the Texans. Shadasia Brackens is averaging 9.4 points and 7.4 rebounds. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar. The Associated Press 13