Islanders Return to Dugan for Monday Matchup Against Houston Baptist

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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Texas A&M-Corpus Christi women's basketball aims to extend the hot streak in a home matchup against Houston Baptist on Monday, March 1 at 7 p.m. inside the Dugan Wellness Center.

Junior Makinna Serrata scored the game-winning bucket with eight seconds left in overtime as the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi women's basketball program defeated UIW 60-58 and pushed its win streak to two-straight games. The Islanders have taken three of their past four contests dating back to Jan. 20.

The Islanders maintain top marks with a 18^th overall national ranking in steals per game (11.1) and place third amongst conference members in blocked shots (61) and blocked shots per game (3.8).

Alecia Westbrook continues to be a powerhouse for the blue and green, tallied her eighth double-double of the season and 12th double-figure scoring game. She was coming off a 15-point, 12-rebound performance in the win over New Orleans. Westbrook entered the game ranked second in the conference in rebounding (9.3 rpg) and will improve on her average.

This will be the two clubs' first meeting of the season, the second acts as the regular-season finale Saturday, March 6 in Houston.  
 
Notes

• A&M-Corpus Christi moves to a 18th overall national ranking in steals per game with a 11.1 average; the Islanders follow SFA and Sam Houston in the conference standings.
• A&M-Corpus Christi sits third in Southland action in blocked shots (59) and blocked shots per game (4.1).
• Paige Allen (9.4) and Makinna Serrata (8.2) round out the top three scoring averages for the Islanders.
• This marks the first meeting between the Islanders and HBU during the 2020-21 season.

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