Tarleton State University

06/10/2025 | News release | Distributed by Public on 06/10/2025 15:11

Former Tulsa, Akron guard Caroline Lyles signs with Tarleton State Women’s Basketball

STEPHENVILLE, Texas - Caroline Lyles, a former Tulsa and Akron guard, will join Tarleton State Women's Basketball starting in 2025-26.

The Argyle, Texas, native had an All-State career at Argyle High School before starting her college career in Tulsa.

"Caroline's signing brings an exciting new element for our guards," head coach said. "She is a six-foot guard that attacks the glass and can defend multiple positions on the floor. She is a proven winner whose work ethic and dedication to the game has resulted in both individual and team success. Caroline possesses tremendous character that will positively impact our program on and off the court. We can't wait to have Caroline on campus!"

Prior to transferring to Akron, Lyles played her first two years of college basketball at Tulsa. She played in 35 games for the Golden Hurricane, had three double-figure scoring contests and scored 113 points with 71 rebounds.

After scoring 10 points for the first time in her college career on December 19, 2022, Lyles tallied a season-high 14 points against Cincinnati on February 1, 2023. She scored another 10 points against SMU in her freshman campaign and was named to the 2022-23 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.

Averaging 14.7 points, 7.2 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game as a senior, Lyles helped Argyle High School finish with a 37-1 record and advance to the state semifinals. She shot 46% from the field and 40% from beyond the arc en route to being named Texas District 7-4A MVP and earned spots on the all-region and all-state teams. The McDonald's All-America game nominee played her first two seasons at Fayetteville High School in Arkansas, earning all-conference honors twice and all-state accolades as a junior.

Lyles joins forward Tessa Engelman (Mount St. Mary's), forward Allie Myers (Seward County CC), forward Jaylynn Brill (Chipola/Western Kentucky), forward Shadasia Brackens (North Texas) and guard Gia Adams (North Texas/UTA) in the Texans' 2025-26 transfer class. She will join three returning letterwinners and four freshmen on the Texans' 2025-26 roster.

Tarleton State is coming off a historic season in 2024-25. The Texans finished with a Division I program record 20 wins en route to its first-ever Division I postseason bid. Finishing second in the WAC, Tarleton State received an automatic bid to the WNIT and played its first-ever Division I postseason game at Wisdom Gym on March 23, 2025.

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