Bryant snaps Southland record as Islanders fall at SHSU, 61-59

Story Headlines
- The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi women's basketball program (12-10, 6-5 Southland) came up marginally short at Sam Houston State (13-9, 8-4 Southland) on Wednesday evening, dropping a back-and-forth matchup to the Bearkats 61-59 at the Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum in Huntsville, Texas.
- While junior Emma Young led the team behind her double-double, posting a game-high 23 points and pulling down a team-best 13 rebounds, fellow junior Alexes Bryant stole the show with a double-double of her own. Along with her 14 points, the JUCO transfer tallied a Southland Conference single-game record 15 blocks against the Bearkats, breaking not only the individual mark but the team one as well. Further, Bryant's career night vaulted her into a tie for first in the school single-season record book, jumping five players up to a total 55 on the year thus far.

Key Islander Statistics
- For the game, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi closed out the competition shooting 48.1 percent (26-of-54) from the floor, 25.0 percent (1-of-4) beyond the arc and 60.0 percent (6-of-10) at the charity stripe.
- The Islanders outworked SHSU on the boards (44-to-42) and in the paint, generating 40 of the team's 59 points down low compared to the Bearkats' 24.
- Young's team-best five assists pushed her into sole possession of eighth in the school's career record book (192), setting up the junior up 16 short of the No. 7 slot.
- With one block each from both Dalesia Booth and Tiara Matthews added to Bryant's 15 solo, A&M-Corpus Christi managed to set a new Southland Conference team record for blocks in a game, pushing the bar up to 17. Additionally, the 17 team blocks ties the school single-game record, a mark set by the 2003-04 squad against Huston-Tillotson.


Up Next
- With the home-and-home series with Sam Houston State concluded, the Islanders pack their bags for yet another road matchup, traveling to New Orleans, La., to square off against UNO on Saturday, Feb. 16 at 2 p.m.

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