Islanders close out regular season with Houston Baptist

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas -- The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi women's basketball team (14-14, 8-9 Southland) wraps up the 2018-19 regular season campaign Saturday afternoon against Houston Baptist (8-19, 3-14 Southland), tipoff scheduled for 2:30 p.m. at the American Bank Center. Immediately preceding gametime, the program will conduct Senior Day for Uri Jolivette, celebrating the forward's four seasons as an Islander. Earlier this season, the Blue & Green managed to upend HBU in a 70-56 road victory, locking up the win behind double-digit performances from juniors Emma Young (21), Dae Dae Evans (15) and Alexes Bryant (12). All-time, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi owns a slight edge over the Huskies, holding an 8-5 overall mark with a near-perfect 4-1 home record.

Opponent: Houston Baptist
Date: Saturday, Mar. 9
Time: 2:30 p.m.
Location: American Bank Center | Corpus Christi, Texas
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Live Video (KDF): HERE
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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 657-416 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.

Following the conclusion of the regular season, the Islanders shift focus to the first round of the Southland Conference tournament in a decisive win-or-go-home matchup against New Orleans, tipoff set for 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Mar. 14 at the Merrell Center in Katy, Texas.

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.