Islanders host Incarnate Word in Homecoming matchup

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas -- The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi women's basketball program (11-9, 5-4 Southland) breaks up a four-game road trip with a return to Texas for the annual Homecoming game, hosting Incarnate Word (2-18, 2-7 Southland) on Saturday afternoon at the American Bank Center. The Islanders managed to sweep the Cardinals in last year's home-and-home, initially edging UIW by just four in the road contest before locking down a late-season blowout back in Corpus Christi. All-time, the Blue & Green are nearly perfect against Incarnate Word, owning a 9-1 overall mark with a 5-0 home record.

Opponent: Incarnate Word
Date: Saturday, Feb. 9
Time: 3 p.m.
Location: American Bank Center | Corpus Christi, Texas
TV: The CW
Live Stats: HERE
Live Video: HERE
Tickets: HERE
 

• Royce Chadwick enters his seventh season leading Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and 35th overall year as head coach, sporting a 654-411 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 senior: 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.

Promotions Scheduled | Saturday, Feb. 9 vs. Incarnate Word

• Homecoming 2019 | Come out and experience Homecoming with the entire Island Campus at the American Bank Center!
• Women in Sports Day | Join us as we honor all the top female athletes in the history of Islanders Athletics!
• Double-Point Day | All students who check-in via the Islanders App will receive double points!

Following Saturday's Homecoming matchup with the Cardinals, the Islanders return to the road for the final two games of their four-match excursion, traveling north for a battle against Sam Houston State on Wednesday, Feb. 13 before wrapping up the trip at New Orleans on Saturday, Feb. 16.

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.