Story Headlines
- The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi men's defeated Concordia University, 81-71, at the American Bank Center on Friday evening.
- Friday's game was the lone exhibition contest of the year for the Islanders.
- Four Texas A&M-Corpus Christi players scored in double figures, led by freshman
Jordan Hairston who had 16 points with three three-pointers. Hairston added three rebounds, two steals and a block.
- The box score can be found
HERE and a Facebook photo album can be found
HERE.
Key Islander Statistics
- The Islanders scored 52 points in the first half and built a 16 point lead at the break.
- A&M-Corpus Christi shot 46 percent from the field (23-of-50), went 27-for-36 from the charity stripe (75 percent) and hit eight three pointers.
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Jashawn Talton-Thomas scored 11 points with five assists, four rebounds and two three pointers.
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Irshaad Hunte scored 10 points with eight rebounds and three blocked shots.
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Jalen White went 8-for-8 at the free throw line, finishing with 10 points and four assists.
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Elijah Schmidt scored seven points with six rebounds, two blocks, two assists and two steals, going 3-for-4 from the field.
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Aristotelis Sotiriou grabbed six rebounds and scored five points with an assist in his first collegiate action.
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Perry Francois had six points with three rebounds.
- The Islander bench out scored Concordia's bench, 50-37.
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Up Next
- The 2019-20 season's regular season opener is scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 6, against Louisiana Tech at the American Bank Center at 7 p.m. For tickets, call the Islander Ticket Office at 361-825-BALL or click
HERE.
