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    Lumberjacks Take on TCU
    SFA looking for second straight win
    Senior Chaz Dykes scored 15 points in SFA's win over San Diego
    Senior Chaz Dykes scored 15 points in SFA's win over San Diego

    Nov. 13, 2006

    NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The Stephen F. Austin Lumberjack basketball team will try to win its road opener for the second straight season Tuesday, when the Lumberjacks (1-0) travel to Fort Worth, Texas, to take on TCU. The game is scheduled for a 7 p.m. start. SFA opened the 2005-06 season with an 82-72 victory at Tulsa. The Lumberjacks started the 2006-07 season Saturday with a 71-62 win at home against San Diego.

    Last Game: The Lumberjacks got their season out to a strong start Saturday, collecting a 71-62 home win over San Diego. SFA's outside game -- at both ends of the floor -- proved to be the difference in the contest. The Lumberjacks shot 50 percent (6-of-12) from 3-point range, while holding the Toreros to a 1-for-13 (7.7 percent) showing from beyond the arc. San Diego didn't convert any of its seven second-half attempts from 3-point range. Josh Alexander hit 3-of-5 shots from long range to lead SFA with 18 points. Three other players reached double digits in scoring, including Chaz Dykes, who fell one point shy of his career-best with 15 points. Senior center Antuane Miller led SFA in rebounding with eight, and sophomore center Matt Kingsley pulled down seven boards. Both players scored 11 points.

    vs. TCU: The Lumberjacks are 3-1 all-time against TCU. SFA won the first three meetings, starting with the first game in the series in 1937. The Horned Frogs knocked off SFA, 84-62, in the teams' last meeting in 2003. Before that game, the teams had not met since SFA's 47-36 win at TCU in 1948.

    The Horned Frogs: TCU is looking to rebound from a 6-25 record in 2005-06. The Horned Frogs (1-0) got out to a good start in that endeavor on Saturday, when they opened their season with a 72-66 home win over Centenary. Five TCU players reached double figures in scoring in that contest.

    The Coaches: Danny Kaspar is in his seventh season as the head basketball coach at SFA. Kaspar is 94-76 (.553) in his time with the Lumberjacks. He is 313-128 (.710) in 15 seasons as a collegiate head coach. TCU is coached by Neil Dougherty. Dougherty is 50-75 (.400) in his fifth season with the Horned Frogs.

    Up Next: The Lumberjacks will travel to Fayetteville, Ark., to take on the Razorbacks on Saturday. The game, originally scheduled to begin at 2 p.m., has been moved to 7 p.m. to accomodate the broadcast of Arkansas' football game.

    -- SFA --