CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas -- After carving out a 1-1 performance at the UTRGV Fall Classic Tournament this past weekend, the Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi women's basketball program (3-3, 0-0 Southland) returns home for the team's final round of the South Texas Showdown -- presented by NavyArmy Community Credit Union -- against rival UT-Rio Grande Valley (5-3, 0-0 WAC), tipping off with the Vaqueros at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 4 at the American Bank Center. With a victory, head coach
Royce Chadwick will vault his all-time record against UTRGV to a winning margin (currently 5-5); meanwhile, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi has the opportunity to continue its dominance over UTRGV, owning a 23-11 all-time mark in the rivalry series (includes games against UT-Pan American & UT-Brownsville).
Opponent: UT-Rio Grande Valley
Date: Tuesday, Dec. 4
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: American Bank Center | Corpus Christi, 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 646-405 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.
Following the conclusion of the Southwest Showdown, the Islanders wrap up the pre-Holiday season schedule with four-straight home matchups, initially hosting Texas A&M International on Dec. 8 at the Dugan Wellness Center before facing Schreiner (Dec. 14), New Mexico State (Dec. 18) and Texas Lutheran (Dec. 20). Texas A&M-Corpus Christi returns to action after the Holiday Break for its Southland Conference opener, traveling to Central Arkansas to battle the Sugar Bears on Dec. 31.
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.
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-- Go Islanders --
