Story Headlines
- The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi women's basketball team defeated Lamar University, 49-39 on Saturday afternoon at the American Bank Center.
- Today's victory marks the 300th win for the program since it began in the 1999-2000 season.
- With the win, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi improves to 11-6 and 5-2 in the Southland. The Cardinals fall to 8-9 and 4-4 in conference action.
- The Islanders defeat Lamar for the first time since Jan. 8, 2015.
- Texas A&M-Corpus Christi is now 7-1 on their home floor this season.
- The defense for the blue and green allowed a season low 39 points. It also marks the lowest point total allowed since the Jan. 21, 2017 at Sam Houston State. The 13 second half points allowed broke the program record that was set on Jan. 11, 2006 against Huston-Tillotson (15 points).
- The starting five for the Islanders featured;
Alexes Bryant,
Dae Dae Evans,
Emma Young (Coleman-O'Bryan),
Dalesia Booth and
Tiara Matthews.
Key Islander Statistics and Sequences
- The blue and green used an 8-0 run in the third quarter and outscored the Cardinals, 26-13 in the second half to come away with the 10 point victory.
- Booth led the Islander offense with 11 points and six rebounds. Bryant added nine points while also grabbing a team high eight rebounds.
- Bryant also recorded three blocked shots and added three steals, tying her season high.
- Evans and freshman
Alecia Westbrook netted eight points each. Evans also collected six rebounds, two steals and an assist.
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La'Janeira Robinson recorded five points off of the bench while
Hayle Campbell added four.
- As a team, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi forced 22 Cardinal turnovers on 12 steals. The defense also held Lamar to 28.6-percent shooting from the field.
- For the 13th time this season, the Islanders won the battle of the boards, outrebounding the Cardinals 39-30. Texas A&M-Corpus Chrisit is now 10-3 this season when outrebounding its opponent.
- A&M-Corpus Christi scored 20 of its 49 points in the paint.
Islander Notables
- With three blocks today, Bryant now has 91 for her career and is just two shy of taking over the No. 5 spot all-time.
- Booth's single block today gives her 115 for her career, giving her sole possession of No. 3 all-time. She is now just nine blocks shy of tying the all-time mark of 124.
- Coleman-O'Bryan inches closer to 1,000 career points, as she is now just nine away. She can join Booth as one of two starters on this year's team to reach the mark.
Stay Social
- 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 (
@Islanders_WBB) and Instagram (
@IslandersWBB).
Up Next
- The Islanders head back out on the road for a matchup against the University of New Orleans, Wednesday, Jan. 22 at 7:00 p.m. in New Orleans, La. Fans may listen to the game live
here.
*Emma Young's name was officially changed to Emma Coleman-O'Bryan after the completion of an adoption process.
