STEPHENVILLE – Following a five-week stretch that sent Tarleton to seven road games spanning six states and opposite three top-25 foes, the Texans broke through in triumphant fashion on Friday.
Tarleton knocked off South Alabama 65-52 to inside Wisdom Gym to earn a historic victory in its penultimate nonconference affair of the 2021-22 season.
The win was Tarleton’s first against a team featured in the top-100 of the NCAA NET Rankings – South Alabama entered ranked No. 79 – and first over a Division I foe this season and in nonconference play since making the D1 jump in 2020. The victory also snapped an eight-game winning streak for South Alabama (9-3).
Tarleton improved its overall record to 4-8 with the result. The Texans now have an opportunity to enter Western…
