Women's Basketball hits the road for matchup at Houston Baptist

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas -- The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi women's basketball program (10-8, 4-3 Southland) resumes its road schedule Saturday afternoon at Houston Baptist (7-11, 2-6 Southland), tipoff set for 2 p.m. at the Sharp Gym in Houston, Texas. The Islanders posted a sweep of the Huskies in last year's home-and-home, notching a one-point win behind then-junior Uri Jolivette's double-double (11/10) in late-January before then-sophomores Emma Young and Dalesia Booth combined for 35 points in the regular-season finale.

Opponent: Houston Baptist
Date: Saturday, Feb. 2
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Location: Sharp Gym | Houston, 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 653-410 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 one lone seniors: F Uri Jolivette.
• 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: Louisiana, 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.

Following Saturday afternoon's matchup with Houston Baptist, the Islanders close out the quick two-game road trip against Southeastern Louisiana, facing off with the Lady Lions on Wednesday, Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. in Hammond, La.

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.