GAME 20: Islanders (6-13, 3-5) vs Stephen F. Austin (8-10, 2-5)
Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016 • 11:30 a.m. CT
American Bank Center • Corpus Christi, Texas
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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Following a thrilling victory on the road against Incarnate Word on Wednesday, the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi women's basketball team returns to the American Bank Center for its earliest game of the season for an 11:30 a.m. tip against Stephen F. Austin.
The game will be streamed on ESPN3 with Lincoln Rose and Jim Haller on the call. ESPN3 can be streamed on the ESPN app and WatchESPN.com on smartphones, tablets, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku and XBOX.
The Islanders Digital Network will stream audio from Yannis Koutroupis and Steven King starting with the Navy Army Community Credit Union Pregame Show at 11:15 a.m.
Saturday is Military Appreciation Day from Islanders Athletics. Active or reserve military personnel, as well as retired members of the Armed Forces can purchase $5 tickets with a Military I.D.
LAST TIME OUT
On Wednesday, the Islanders defeated Incarnate Word 57-56 for the first road win of the season for the blue and green. A&M-Corpus Christi allowed a 15-point fourth quarter to slip, before Jennifer Ramirez and Kre'Ana Henry provided a key defensive stand with 1.3 seconds remaining.
Brittany Mbamalu paced the Islanders in scoring with 15 points for the ninth time this season. Shola Adebayo grabbed eight rebounds.
NOTING THE ISLANDERS
• Brittany Mbamalu led the Islanders in scoring for the ninth time this season with 15 points against Incarnate Word. She has surpassed the 500-career points mark with a total of 504 points through 49 career games.
• Over the last four games, Shola Adebayo has averaged a team-high 11 points and seven rebounds per game, including back-to-back 15-point outings against Southeastern La. and New Orleans.
• A&M-Corpus Christi has played in seven games this season when taking a lead into the fourth quarter. The blue and green is 5-2 this year with the lead after three quarters of play, despite being outscored by a combined 129-108 in the final frame.
STEPHEN F. AUSTIN AT A GLANCE
The Ladyjacks are still trying to find their rhythm under first year head coach Mark Kellog. Early wins over SIU Edwardsville and Indiana State have been offset by losses to IUPUI and TCU.
In Southland Conference play, SFA started with an opening game win over McNeese, before dropping their next five contests. The Ladyjacks snapped their losing streak with a 70-63 win over Sam Houston State.
A trio of Ladyjacks average over 10 points per game, led by Taylor Ross with 15.6. The Islanders will need to take care of the basketball this weekend, as SFA has forced opponents into 19.6 giveaways per contest.
THE SERIES
• The Islanders and the Ladyjacks will meet for the 19th time, making the series tied for the second longest in Islanders history, behind the 22-game rivalry with Sam Houston State.
• A&M-Corpus Christi posted back-to-back wins in 2004 and 2005, but the Ladyjacks have had success as of late with 16 consecutive wins over the blue and green.
• Last season, SFA swept the Islanders, starting with a 64-55 victory in Nacogdoches. 27 Islanders turnovers hindered efforts despite shooting 45-percent from the field. In in the return leg of the series, 34-percent shooting by A&M-Corpus Christi led to a 74-62 loss.
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