• The Texas Southern women's basketball team is back in action on the road Saturday agaisnt Grambling University in Rustin, La . 2 p.m.
• TSU has only one loss in conference play against Southern, 2/13/25. Prior to, The Lady Tigers went 11-0 in the SWAC, its best start since 1980-81.
• This season, the women's basketball schedule changes drastically as the women will play SWAC games on Thursday (single game) and Saturday (doubleheader). This marks the first time since 1995 that the SWAC has altered its league basketball schedule.
• This marks the third season for TSU head coach Vernette Skeete. This season also marks the first time the roster will be upperclassman-heavy after fielding underclassmen-heavy rosters the past two years. Five newcomers were added via the transfer portal and two via the JUCO ranks. TSU returns three starters and six letter winners as the Tigers also underwent a change in their coaching staff as they added a pair of assistant coaches and an operations director in the offseason.
•Since the 2010-11 season, TSU holds a 21-13 record against Grambling. TSU won their last matchup on 1/4/25, 55-51. Prior to that win GSU held
•Grambling is currently 7-5 in conference play. Kahia Warmsley is their leading scorer with 12.8 ppg. Grambling is led by second year head coach Courtney Simmons. Prior to arriving at GSU, she spent 10 seasons as the recruiting coordinator at Tory Univerity where she helped guide the Trojans to five Sun Belt Championships and six post season berths including three NCAA Tournament appearances.
•Junior forward Jaida Belton was named to the 2024 Southwestern Athletic Conference Preseason All-SWAC Second Team. A native of Baltimore, Md., Belton also has four double-doubles this season and is ninth in the SWAC with 17 blocked shots while the league's seventh-leading rebounder (7.1). Jaida secured her 500th rebound in the win over Alcorn State. Jaida recorded a double-double against PVAMU.
•TSU ranks 5th nationally in offensive rebounds (16.4) and 11th in rebounds (42.87). TSU also ranks 19th in blocks (5).
•TSU leads the SWAC in blocked shots (111) and defensive rebounds (26.5).
•TSU was picked to finish ninth in the SWAC's Preseason Poll.
•TSU has squared off against five NCAA D-1 conferences this year as they faced teams from the Big 12 (3), American (2), WAC (2), SEC (1), Southland (2).
•TSU head coach Vernette Skeete is 4-14 all-time in the month of February.
