Story Headlines
- The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi women's basketball team defeated Texas Wesleyan University, 90-52, on Saturday afternoon inside the Dugan Wellness Center.
- The Islanders improve their overall record to 5-3.
- Texas A&M-Corpus Christi is now a perfect 4-0 inside the Dugan Wellness Center.
- The 90 points scored by the Islanders is their highest point total this season.
- The 38 point margin of victory is also a new season high for Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.
- Freshman guard
Olivia Dowden had a breakout game for A&M-Corpus Christi with a new career high 14 points.
- The starters for A&M-Corpus Christi in today's game included;
Alexes Bryant, Dalesia Booth, Tiara Matthews, Dae Dae Evans, and Emma Young.
Key Islander Statistics
- Collectively, the Islanders shot 53.1-percent from the field.
- Booth led the team with 15 points, shooting five-for-eight from the floor and five-for-seven from the free throw line.
- Texas A&M-Corpus Christi shot 10-19 from the three-point line, a new season best for the blue and green.
- Dowden finished the game as the second highest scorer with 14 points, shooting four-of-five shooting from beyond the arc.
- All four of Dowden's three point field goals came in the fourth quarter of play.
- Evans added 11 points, securing her first double-digit scoring performance of the year. She also added two steals and one assist.
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Hayle Campbell,
Giana Wright and Bryant all finished with nine points.
- Sophomore guard
Torrionna Nesbitt added seven points and led the team with four assists.
- Freshman,
Alecia Westbrook led the team in rebounds with nine, a new career high, while Bryant followed with eight.
- The Islanders won the battle of the boards for the sixth straight game, out rebounding the Rams 42-28.
- The Corpus Christi defense forced 20 turnovers on 12 steals. A&M-Corpus Christi also collected 25 points off of those turnovers.
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 head down to Edinburg, Texas for the second edition of the
South Texas Showdown presented by NavyArmy Community Credit Union on Thursday, December 12th, at 7:00 pm.
