Story Headlines
- The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi women's basketball team fell to Texas State University, 57-48, on Saturday afternoon in San Marcos, Texas.
- A&M-Corpus Christi moves to 4-3 overall on the year, while the Bobcats improve to 4-2.
- With her fourth point of the first half, senior guard
Dalesia Booth eclipsed 1,000 points for her career, becoming just the ninth Islander in program history to reach the mark.
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Alexes Bryant led the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi offense with her third double-double this season, scoring 15 points while grabbing 10 rebounds.
- Today's starting five included; Bryant,
Dae Dae Evans,
Makinna Serrata,
Emma Young and Booth.
- The game featured four ties and seven lead changes.
Key Islander Statistics
- Three different players reached double digit scoring as Bryant scored 15, while Booth collected 11 and Young posted 10.
- In addition to their double-digit scoring performances, both Young and Booth grabbed seven rebounds.
- Evans also added eight points, four rebounds and two assists.
- The Islanders won the battle of the boards for the fifth consecutive game, out rebounding Texas State, 36-20, including 12 on the offensive glass.
- Bryant led all players with four blocks. As a team, the Islanders recorded a season high seven blocked shots against the Bobcats.
- The A&M-Corpus Christi defense forced 13 turnovers on seven steals. Freshman
Hayle Campbell and junior guard
Giana Wright led the team with two steals each.
Islanders Notables
- With four points in the first half, Booth became just the ninth player in program history to reach 1,000 points in a career. She is now the first Islander in the history of the program to reach 1,000 career points
and 100 career blocks.
- Bryant recorded her ninth career double-double as an Islander, putting her in a tie with fellow senior Young for eighth all-time.
- Young collected six defensive rebounds, putting her career total of 365 which is just two shy of taking over the No. 7 spot on the all-time list.
Hear from the Head Coach
"I am very proud of Dalesia. She is a total complete package player and works hard on both ends of the floor. We are very happy for her to achieve this milestone and are excited for more team milestones to come." - Head Coach
Royce Chadwick on Booth reaching 1,000 career points.
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 next host NAIA member Texas Wesleyan University Saturday, Dec. 7 at 1:00 p.m. inside the Dugan Wellness Center. Tickets for the game are available for purchase
here.
