Story Headlines
- The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi women's basketball team fell to Stephen F. Austin, 66-44 on Wednesday night inside the Dugan Wellness Center.
- The Islanders are now 9-6 overall and 3-2 in the Southland. SFA improves to 11-3 and 4-1 in conference action.
- Tonight's game marked the first home contest for A&M-Corpus Christi in the new year.
- Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi is now 6-1 at home including 5-1 inside the Dugan.
- The starting five for the blue and green featured
Alexes Bryant,
Dae Dae Evans,
Emma Young (Coleman-O'Bryan),
Dalesia Booth and
Tiara Matthews.
Key Islander Statistics
- Coleman-O'Bryan led the Islander offense with 17 points on six-of-eight shooting from the field, three-of-three from beyond the arc and two-of-three from the charity stripe. 14 of her points came in the second half. The senior also grabbed five rebounds and added an assist in 32 minutes of action. It marks her seventh double-digit scoring performance this season and the 48th of her career.
- Bryant nearly reached double figures with nine points to go along with four rebounds and three assists. Evans followed with six points and five rebounds.
- Booth added five points while
Giana Wright,
Hayle Campbell and
Alecia Westbrook each recorded two.
- Westbrook also added three blocks to her stat line, marking the third time this season the freshman has recorded at least three shot blocks.
- Collectively, the Islander defense forced 13 Ladyjack turnovers on five steals, which resulted in 10 points off turnovers.
- Texas A&M-Corpus Christi recorded its best shooting performance of the night in the fourth quarter, shooting six-of-nine from the field for 66.67-percent.
Islander Notables
- Coleman-O'Bryan's 17 points tonight puts her just 31 points shy of the 1,000 point mark. She currently sits in the No. 10 spot in career scoring with 969 points. She also inches closer to jumping into the top-10 for three point field goals made in a career with 66. Coleman-O'Bryan is two three point baskets shy of tying the No. 10 spot as well as four assists shy of taking over the No. 4 slot.
- Booth and Bryant each added a block to their stat line, as Booth now has 113 for her career to put her in a tie with former teammate
Camesha Davis for No. 3 all-time. Bryant claims sole possession of the No. 6 spot with 86 blocks in just two seasons on the Island.
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 Abilene Christian University, Saturday, Jan. 11 at 1:00 p.m. in Abilene, Texas. The game will be broadcasted live on
ESPN3 and can be heard on
1440 KEYS.
*Emma Young's name was officially changed to Emma Coleman-O'Bryan after the completion of an adoption process.
