Preview: Prairie View A&M at Texas Southern, Women’s Basketball

HOUSTON (Interstat) — Two Southwestern Athletic Conference women’s basketball teams seeking to end difficult seasons on a positive note will meet Thursday when the Texas Southern Lady Tigers host the Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers.

The game is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. CST at the Health & P.E. Arena.

Texas Southern (9-20 overall) enters the contest having lost eight consecutive games. Its most recent result was a 65-52 home loss to Jackson State on Feb. 28. Malaya LeSueur led the Lady Tigers with nine points in that defeat.

Prairie View A&M (2-26) is mired in a 12-game losing streak, dating back to a Jan. 31 home loss to these same Lady Tigers. The Lady Panthers are coming off a 48-38 home loss to Alcorn State on Saturday.

In the teams’ previous meeting this season on Jan. 31, Texas Southern secured a 72-63 victory at Prairie View.

A key player to watch for the Lady Panthers is CJ Wilson. The guard has been a consistent offensive threat during the losing streak, scoring in double figures in seven of the last eight games. She posted 20 points against Jackson State on Feb. 26 and 24 points against Grambling on Feb. 12.

For Texas Southern, Malaya LeSueur will look to provide a scoring spark. She has averaged 7.1 points per game over the last eight contests, including an 11-point performance against Alcorn State on Feb. 26.

Both teams have struggled to find consistency in conference play. The matchup represents one of the final opportunities for each squad to build momentum before the upcoming SWAC tournament.

The game will be the regular-season finale for both programs.