Jarvis Christian
11/9/2026 4:33:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Game 3 • vs Jarvis Christian
Huntsville • Johnson Coliseum (6,300)
Sam Houston (1-1, 0-0 CUSA) vs Jarvis Christian (0-2, 0-0 HBCU)
Tuesday, November 10 • 6:30 PM CT
TV: ESPN+ (Brady Beeson, Christian Ekpenike, Keira Wehrman)
HOW TO FOLLOW: Live Stats • @Bearkats_WBB on X
GAME NOTES: Sam Houston • Jarvis Christian
Series vs the Bulldogs: Bearkats leads 5-0
HUNTSVILLE – Sam Houston look to return to the win column after a tough road contest against Houston. Tipoff for Tuesday's game is set for 6:30 p.m. CT and will stream on ESPN+. Brady Beeson and Christian Ekpenike will have the call, with Keira Wehrman reporting from the sideline.
KATS RETURN HOME
- Sam Houston returns to Huntsville following a 78-50 setback at Houston on Nov. 5. The Bearkats enter Tuesday's contest with a 1-1 record after opening the season with a 111-59 victory over McMurry.
- The Kats trailed 11-9 after the opening quarter before Houston used a 31-point second period to take a 42-26 halftime lead. Sam Houston matched the Cougars with 16 points in the third quarter before Houston closed the game with a 20-8 advantage in the fourth. Fanta Kone led the Bearkats with 11 points and eight assists, while Mar'Cyah Willis added 10 points. Lanaijha Johnson grabbed a team-high nine rebounds.
- Sam Houston's pressure defense led CUSA in steals and turnovers forced in each of the past two seasons. The Bearkats averaged 25.0 forced turnovers per game in 2025-26 and have forced 37 against McMurry and 25 against Houston this season.
- Sam Houston has scored at least 100 points 12 times under Justice, including its 111-point season-opening performance against McMurry. The Bearkats will look to carry that offensive production into Tuesday's matchup with Jarvis Christian.
SAM HOUSTON vs THE BULLDOGS
- Sam Houston owns a perfect 5-0 record against Jarvis Christian, with all five meetings taking place in Huntsville. The Bearkats have won each matchup by at least 47 points.
- The Kats have averaged 100.0 points per game in the series, highlighted by a 114-46 victory on Dec. 3, 2019. The 68-point margin remains the largest in the series.
- Sam Houston claimed an 86-39 victory in the first meeting on Nov. 29, 2005. The Bearkats also earned wins in 2018, 2019, 2022 and 2024.
- Tuesday marks Jarvis Christian's first return to Johnson Coliseum since Nov. 6, 2024.
THE LAST TIME
- Sam Houston earned a 98-47 victory over Jarvis Christian in the teams' most recent meeting on Nov. 6, 2024, at Johnson Coliseum.
- The Bearkats erupted for 44 points in the opening quarter while limiting the Bulldogs to six, carrying a 60-14 advantage into halftime.
- Sam Houston maintained control throughout the second half to secure the 51-point victory and extend its winning streak in the series to five games.
PREGAME NOTES
- Fanta Kone is tied with Shawn Davis for fifth in program history with 203 career steals. She also sits at 297Â career assists, three shy of 300
- Ravon Justice enters Tuesday third in program history with 117 victories at Sam Houston. She needs two wins to tie Brenda Nichols (119) for second place and is 16 victories away from matching Rebecca Bilsing's school record of 133
- Sam Houston is one of just three Division I programs that returned a pair of NCAA statistical qualifiers who each averaged at least 2.5 steals per game in 2025-26, joining UConn and Vanderbilt. Kone averaged 3.6 steals per game last season, while Deborah Ogayemi averaged 2.6
- Deborah Ogayemi returns after earning preseason all-CUSA honors for the second consecutive year. A two-time second-team all-CUSA selection, she averaged 11.9 points and a team-high 7.2 rebounds last season
