Women's Basketball wraps up road stretch at Southeastern Louisiana

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas -- The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi women's basketball program (11-8, 5-3 Southland) closes out its two-game road trip Wednesday evening at Southeastern Louisiana (8-12, 3-6 Southland), tipoff set for 7 p.m. at the University Center in Hammond, La. In last season's home matchup with the Lady Lions, the Islanders edged out SLU in a tight 56-52 victory, utilizing performances from Giana Wright (nine points), Emma Young (seven points) and La'Janeira Robinson (seven points) to secure the win. All-time, the Blue & Green have dominated Southeastern Louisiana, notching a 10-5 overall mark with a 4-2 away record.

Opponent: Southeastern Louisiana
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 6
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: University Center | Hammond, La.
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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 654-410 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.

After closing out the road trip at Southeastern Louisiana, the Islanders return to Corpus Christi for their Homecoming matchup against Incarnate Word, squaring off with the Cardinals on Saturday, Feb. 9 at 3 p.m. at the American Bank Center in the opening game of a doubleheader with men's basketball.

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.