Game 29 Preview: vs New Mexico State

Game 29 • vs New Mexico State
Huntsville • Johnson Coliseum (6,500)
Sam Houston (17-11, 10-7 CUSA) vs New Mexico State (9-20, 5-12 CUSA)
Saturday, March 7 • 2:00 PM CT

TV: ESPN+ (Jason Barfield, Ken Holland)
RADIO: BSN (Stephanie Keele)
HOW TO FOLLOW: Live Stats • @Bearkats_WBB
Series vs the Aggies: 2-7

HUNTSVILLE – Sam Houston close out the regular season when they host New Mexico State on Saturday at Johnson Coliseum.

Tipoff for the game is set for 2 p.m. CT with Jason Barfield and Ken Holland on the call courtside on ESPN+.

The game can also be heard online on the Bearkat Sports Network and the Bearkat Athletics app with Stephanie Keele moving behind the mic for the Kats for the 2025-26 season.

KATS CLOSE OUT REGULAR SEASON PLAY

- Sam Houston moves into a tie for fifth place in the conference standings alongside Middle Tennessee after completing season sweeps of two league opponents for the first time since the 2022–23 campaign. During their final season in the WAC, the Bearkats recorded sweeps over Tarleton and Seattle U.

- Fanta Kone has 132 assists and 93 steals on the year. No Bearkat has had consecutive seasons of 100+ assists since Britni Martin (2011-12, 2012-13) and no Kat has had 90+ steals in consecutive seasons since LaKeita Richardson (1993-94, 1994-95)

- Bearkats lead CUSA and rank fourth in the nation with 25.5 turnovers forced per game. The Kats has forced 20+ turnovers in 26 out of the 28 games this season, with Rice and Jax State being the lone exception

- Kone led the Bearkats with 18 points, five rebounds and six assists, marking her fourth 15-5-5 performance of the season. Whitney Dunn added 15 points and eight rebounds for her 12th double-figure scoring game of the year. Annika Corcoran and Deborah Ogayemi chipped in 11 points each. Corcoran shot an efficient 4-of-6 from the field and went 3-of-4 from beyond the arc. Ogayemi, returning after missing the previous three games, went 3-of-5 from the floor and 5-of-8 at the free-throw line while also pulling down eight rebounds. The performance marked the sixth time in conference play that four or more Bearkats scored in double figures.

- Kone now ranks ninth in program history in career steals with 184, surpassing Amber Leggett (177 steals, 2018-21), Ray Alexander (173 steals, 2005-10) Khamra Echols (170 steals, 2008–12)

- The Kats are averaging 13.6 steals per game, ranking ninth nationally and leading CUSA.

SERIES HISTORY

- This will be the tenth all-time meeting between the schools, since both teams moved to CUSA from the WAC in 2023-24

- Sam Houston earned its first conference victory over the Aggies with a 66–56 overtime win on February 22, 2023. The Bearkats' only other win in the series came in 1992 at a neutral site.

- Sam Houston dropped their second conference road contest of the season with a 65-57 lose at Pan American Center last month

- Deborah Ogayemi tied her career high with 19 points and added 10 rebounds to record her seventh double-double of the season. Whitney Dunn contributed nine points, while Nyla Inmon finished with eight.

Game 29 Preview: vs New Mexico State

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Players Mentioned

Annika Corcoran

Whitney Dunn

Nyla Inmon

Fanta Kone

Deborah Ogayemi

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