Story Headlines
- The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi women's basketball team defeated Prairie View A&M, 64-52, in the final game of the 2019 Preseason WNIT on Friday night in Mobile, Ala.
- With the win Texas A&M-Corpus Christi moves to 2-2 on the year, while the Panthers fall to 1-3 overall.
- The Islanders improve their all-time record vs. Prairie View A&M to 7-1 including 2-0 on neutral ground.
- Tonight's starting five for the Islanders included
Alexes Bryant,
La'Janeira Robinson,
Emma Young,
Dalesia Booth and
Tiara Matthews.
- Bryant recorded her second straight double-double, scoring 22 points and grabbing 11 rebounds.
- Tonight's match up featured seven ties and three lead changes.
Key Islander Statistics
- Collectively, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi shot an impressive 81-percent from the charity stripe and 53.7-percent from the field.
- Three different Islanders recorded double-digit scoring efforts, led by Bryant who scored 22, followed by Young with 11 and Matthews with 10.
- Bryant shot an impressive 8-of-10 from the field, while Matthews made 5-of-6 from the field and grabbed four rebounds.
- As a team, A&M-Corpus Christi scored 34 of its 64 points inside the paint, compared to the Panthers' 16.
- Freshman
Hayle Campbell, Bryant and Young all dished out four assists respectively.
- Bryant and freshman
Alecia Westbrook each recorded two blocks, while Westbrook added five points and was second on the team with seven rebounds.
- Robinson recorded two key three point baskets in the span of a minute to to tie and ultimately give her team the lead late in the fourth quarter.
- The Islanders won the battle of the boards, out rebounding the Panthers, 49-24.
Islanders Notables
- A&M-Corpus Christi led all but 5:56 of the game, with its largest lead at 13 points.
- Tonight's game marks the second straight contest in which at least three Islanders have reached double-digit scoring.
- Bryant now has 75 career blocks, ranking her No. 8 all-time in program history.
- Head Coach
Royce Chadwick earned win No. 99 as coach of the Islanders, just one away from 100. He can become the only coach in the history of the program to earn 100 wins on the Island with Texas A&M-Corpus Christi's next victory.
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Stay Social
- 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 (
@Islanders_WBB) and Instagram (
@IslandersWBB).
Up Next
The Islanders will continue non-conference action when they return home to host UTRGV on Saturday, Nov. 23 at 1 p.m. in the Dugan Wellness Center. Tickets can be purchased
here.
