Women's Basketball closes early Southland road trip at Lamar

BEAUMONT, Texas -- The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi women's basketball program (7-5, 1-0 Southland) closes out a two-game Southland road trip with a matchup at Lamar (8-4, 1-0 Southland) on Saturday afternoon, tipoff scheduled for 2 p.m. at the Montagne Center in Beaumont, Texas. The Cardinals defeated Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in both regular season contests last year, extending their win streak over the Islanders to five games (Lamar leads the series 15-9). In the late-season matchup in Beaumont, a trio of current Islanders -- Emma Young, Dalesia Booth and Dae Dae Evans -- each posted double-digit performances, combining for 41 of the team's 59 points in a tight 59-65 loss.

Opponent: Lamar
Date: Saturday, Jan. 5
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Location: Montagne Center | Beaumont, 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 650-407 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.

With the two-game Southland road trip concluded following Lamar, the Islanders return to Corpus Christi for their conference home opener against Northwestern State, battling the Lady Demons at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 9 at the Dugan Wellness Center.

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.