Women's Basketball shifts focus to South Texas Showdown at UTRGV

EDINBURG, Texas -- Following a dominant 78-40 victory over St. Thomas to open the season last Tuesday, the Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi women's basketball program immediately faces its first major test of the year, battling rival UT-Rio Grande Valley on Monday evening at 7 p.m. in the first edition of the South Texas Showdown, presented by NavyArmy Community Credit Union. While the Islanders own a commanding 22-11 series lead over the Vaqueros all-time (includes wins over Texas Pan-American & UT-Brownsville), head coach Royce Chadwick will be looking to even his 4-5 record against UTRGV with a victory Monday evening.


Date: Monday, Nov. 12
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: UTRGV Fieldhouse | Edinburg, Texas
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• Royce Chadwick enters his seventh season leading Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and 35th overall year as head coach, sporting a 644-402 record.
• The Islanders 19-win season last year marked Chadwick's best finish with A&M-Corpus Christi since his arrival in 2012.
• The team sports three lone seniors: F Uri Jolivette, G Brianna Jackson and G Tasia Foman.
• This year's roster is highlighted by four newcomers, as juniors Alexes Bryant and Arhianna Sims-Jackson transferred from junior colleges while freshmen Torrionna Nesbitt and Makinna Serrata signed on directly from high school.
• This season's depth chart features 11 players from across the state of Texas, and one from each of the following: Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Kentucky and California.
• The Islanders were picked fifth in the Southland Conference Preseason Poll.
• Texas A&M-Corpus Christi returns four of last season's five starters, including senior F Uri Jolivette and juniors G/F Emma Young, G Dae Dae Evans and F Dalesia Booth.

After Monday's South Texas Showdown at UT-Rio Grande Valley, the Islanders receive an eight-day break before traveling to their most notable non-conference opponent of the season: Texas Tech. A&M-Corpus Christi and the Lady Raiders square off Tuesday, Nov. 20 at 7 p.m. in Lubbock, Texas.

For more information on Islanders Women's Basketball, keep up with the team via their Facebook page (Islanders Women's Basketball) and follow the program on Twitter (@IslandersWBB) and Instagram (@IslandersWBB). You can watch Islander home games and listen to road broadcasts on the Islander Digital Network, powered by AEP Texas.