Marathon Week Starts Friday vs Angelo State

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi women's basketball team will face Angelo State on Friday night at the Dugan Wellness Center with a tipoff set for 7 p.m. The matchup starts a stretch of four games in nine days for the Islanders.

In their last game, the blue and green relied on a 19-point first quarter and clutch defending down the stretch to pull out a 49-46 victory against rival UT-Rio Grande Valley. Camesha Davis picked up a season-high 11 points, while leading adding a game-high seven rebounds.

The game will be broadcast live on the Islanders Digital Network free of charge with Yannis Koutroupis on the call.

THE BELLES

• Angelo State comes to the Coastal Bend riding a two-game winning streak and 5-1 overall this season.
• Taylor Dorsey leads the Belles with 17.7 points per game.
• Through six games this season, the Belles are averaging 85.5 points per game and surrendering 62.7 points against.

LONG STRETCH

• Four games in nine days starts Friday against Angelo State, before facing UNLV on Monday (Dec. 14).
• The Islanders wrap up their eight-game homestand on Dec. 17 against Houston and play their first road game of the season on Dec. 19 at Texas Southern.

DEFENSIVE STANDS

• A&M-Corpus Christi used several defensive stands in the final minutes against UTRGV.
• Kre'Ana Henry, Kassie Jones and Shelby Miskell combined to thwart the Vaqueros comeback on the final possession. 
• Despite ranking last in the Southland Conference in scoring average, the Islanders sit second in scoring defense with 56.2.
• In the last three games, the Islanders have given up an average 

PLAYING A ROLE

• The Islanders have several players who have stepped into pivotal roles this season.
• Brittany Mbamalu has connected on 15 of 41 3-pointers for 36.6-percent shooting from deep.
• Kassie Jones is averaging 7.2 points per game coming off the bench in four of the five games this season.
• Freshman Maddisen Turner has started the last three games. The Houston native averaged eight points and 7.3 rebounds per game during the stretch. 

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