Islanders Come Up Short of Nicholls On The Road

THIBODEAUX, La. - Texas A&M-Corpus Christi fell short in their matchup with Nicholls this week, as a streaking Colonels squad came out of top 91-61 in Thibodeaux.

Joseph Kilgore's 20th three-pointer of the season opened scoring on Tuesday, before hosting Nicholls would get off to a 23-7 run in the starting nine minutes inside Stopher Gym.  The Colonels' hot shooting from beyond the arc would give the home side the advantage, despite the Islanders causing 10 turnovers in the first 20 minutes of the Blue and Green's sixth SLC contest of the season. Dropping 12 points in the first half of the contest, Kilgore led all Islander scorers at the break, as the Colonels maintained a 42-27 lead into the second half.

Kilgore would go on to drop another 10 in the second half, finishing the night hitting seven of his 14 shots from the floor. The Colonels' hot shooting continued into the second half, to hold off the Blue and Green's attempts at a comeback. Staying true to form, starting sophomore guard Kareem South would have another big second, pouring in eight points while averaging 12.5 points in the second half over the past two games. 

The Islanders scored 61 points on the night, falling to the Colonels' 91, but buried 20 free throws for the sixth time this season. 

• Deion Rhea hit the first three-pointer of his career in the first half against Nicholls, giving him a 50% shooting average from deep this season
• Kilgore tallied his seventh 20-plus performance of the season against the Colonels, tallying a team-best 22
• Sean Rhea has been a force on the boards for the Islanders the last few games, following up the career-high of 10 he had against New Orleans with a team-high eight in Thibodeaux this Tuesday
• S. Rhea's eight points put him within two rebounds of his first career double-double
• D. Rhea played 20 minutes against Nicholls, averaging 18:40 per game since making his first appearance against Sam Houston State last week 
• The Islanders caused 21 Colonel turnovers on the day, three off the season-high they recorded against UTSA and Georgia during back-to-back contests in November
• David Bloom made his sixth consecutive appearance for Corpus Christi, logging seven minutes and two points in Thibodeaux

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The Islanders have a week off before getting back to work against Abilene Christian back home at Corpus Christi Athletic Club Court inside American Bank Center. Corpus Christi is an undefeated 9-0 against the Wildcats all-time, dropping ACU by a combined total of 24 points.

"It'll be awhile before we get to play," says Head Coach Wilson when asked about his team's coming matchup with ACU. "We have a long week ahead of us, we have to figure some things out."

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