CONWAY, Ark. -- With the non-conference section of the schedule concluded and the Holiday Break all but over, the Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi women's basketball program (6-5, 0-0 Southland) enters Southland competition with a road matchup at Central Arkansas (5-5, 0-0 Southland), tipoff set for 1:00 p.m. Monday afternoon at the Farris Center in Conway, Ark. The Sugar Bears knocked off the Islanders in last season's conference opener by an eight-point margin, 50-58, extending their win streak over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi to five games (UCA leads the series 9-6). Despite the loss, a pair of current Islanders --
Dalesia Booth and
Dae Dae Evans -- each posted double-digit performances, combining for 32 of the team's 50 points.
Opponent: Central Arkansas
Date: Monday, Dec. 31
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: Farris Center | Conway, Ark.
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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 649-407 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 two lone seniors: F Uri Jolivette and G Brianna Jackson.
- 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 10 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 opening conference competition at Central Arkansas on New Year's Eve, the Islanders aim to kick off the 2019 portion of the season with a victory at Lamar, traveling to Beaumont, Texas, to face the Cardinals on Jan. 5.
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.
-- Go Islanders --
