Women's basketball hosts Islanders Saturday afternoon
1/28/2010 9:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, tied for second place in the Southland West Division with a 4-1 league mark, visits Johnson Coliseum Saturday for a 2 p.m. women's basketball contest with Sam Houston State.
The Bearkat women are tied for fourth in the West with a 2-3 Southland record. For the season, the Islanders stand 12-6 while Sam Houston is 5-12.
The Kats have won two of their last three games, defeating Texas State in San Marcos 85-81 and defending Southland co-champion UT-Arlington in 77-75 in overtime last Saturday. Sam Houston lost to West Division leader Lamar 86-68 Wednesday night in Beaumont.
"Our kids are battling every game," Sam Houston head coach Brenda Nichols said. "We're getting great leadership from our seniors and we're excited about another home game Saturday with Corpus Christi."
A&M-Corpus Christi is led by 5-9 junior guard Jade Davis who ranks No. 7 in the conference in scoring with 14.3 points per game. The Islanders' Adrienne Scott, a 6-1 forward, is adding 11.9 points per contest.
Saturday's game will be broadcast live on KHVL 1490 AM in Huntsville
The Islanders lead the all-time series with nine victories to Sam Houston's one. A&M-Corpus Christi has won six in a row since the Kats' 66-54 victory in Huntsville in 2003 including 88-76 and 67-62 wins last year.
Sam Houston's trio of four-year seniors -- guard Brittany Brooks and Ray Alexander and forward Whitney Smith -- are combining for 37.0 points a game. Brooks leads the team with a 12.9 average. Smith is scoring 12.6 points and leading the Kats with 7.4 rebounds per game. Alexander adds 11.5 points per contest.
Sam Houston's fourth senior is forward Therese Hager who came to Huntsville as a junior college transfer last year and provides the Kats rebounding and defensive talent inside.
Also playing important roles for Sam Houston this season are 5-9 freshman Chanice Smith (7.8 points per game), 5-10 sophomore Khamra Echols (6.5), 6-2 sophomore Bre Agnew (5.8), 6-0 freshman Clarke Davis (4.0) and 5-11 Sequeena Thomas (3.8). Agnew and Clarke join the three fourth-year seniors in the Bearkat starting lineup.
Tickets for the game are on-sale now on-line at www.gobearkats.com or at the Sam Houston athletic ticket office located in the Ron Mafrige Field House at Bowers Stadium. Ticket office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The ticket office telephone number is (936) 294-1729.
