2017-18 Women's Basketball Game Notes
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2017-18 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 2011 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS • 14-TIME NCAA TOURNAMENT PARTICIPANT • 2013 SEC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS Women’s Basketball SID David Waxman | [email protected] | Cell: (832) 326-2863 Game 4 • Wednesday, November 22, 2017 • 6 p.m. 2017-18 SCHEDULE & RESULTS 2-1 Overall, 0-0 SEC @ Date A&M Rk. Opp. Rk. Opponent Time/Result Preseason WNIT, Campus Sites Nov. 10 20/rv Houston W, 83-65 No. 19 AP / No. 25 Coaches’ Nov. 12 20/rv Louisiana-Lafayette W, 83-62 LITTLE ROCK TEXAS A&M TROJANS AGGIES Nov. 16 19/rv 10/11 Oregon L, 68-83 (1-1, 0-0 Sun Belt) (2-1, 0-0 SEC) Nov. 22 19/25 Little Rock 6 p.m. , Texas | Reed Arena (12,989) College Station Nov. 26 19/25 at Texas Tech 2 p.m. SEC Network + (Mike Wright, Tap Bentz) Nov. 28 Prairie View A&M 7 p.m. The Zone 1150 AM/102.7 FM (Tom Turbiville, Bret Dark) Nov. 29 Rice 7 p.m. On The Aggies Dec. 3 11/13 West Virginia 7 p.m. • Four Aggies scored in double figures in each of the first three games, with Chennedy Carter, Khaalia Dec. 6 TCU 11 a.m. Hillsman, Anriel Howard and Danni Williams reaching that mark in all three games Dec. 9 Central Arkansas 1 p.m. • Chennedy Carter was named to the All-Preseason WNIT Team after averaging 18.7 points, 4.0 rebounds Dec. 15 rv/- at Southern Cal 9 p.m. and 5.0 assists in the tournament Dec. 20 vs. Hawai’i 2 p.m. • Hillsman needs five points to become the 29th Aggie with 1,000 career points and first to reach that Dec. 21 10/10 vs. Oregon 2 p.m. milestone since 2014-15 Dec. 28 SMU 7 p.m. • The Aggies are ranked No. 19 in the Associated Press Top 25 Dec. 31 3/2 at South Carolina 1 p.m. • Texas A&M returns 73.5% of its scoring and 78.8% of its rebounds in 2017-18. The Aggies only return Jan. 4 22/rv Kentucky 6 p.m. 27.6% of their assists in 2017-18. Jan. 7 at Auburn 2 p.m. • Khaalia Hillsman was voted Preseason First Team All-SEC by the league’s coaches, plus Anriel Howard Jan. 11 12/14 Tennessee 6 p.m. and Danni Williams were voted Preseason Second Team All-SEC. The coaches picked the Aggies to finish Jan. 14 rv/- Georgia 2 p.m. fourth. Jan. 18 rv/- at Alabama 7 p.m. • The Aggies welcome in the nation’s No. 8 recruiting class this season, with Chennedy Carter, N’dea Jan. 22 LSU 6 p.m. Jones, Emer Nichols, Jada Walton and Kayla Wells joining the squad Jan. 28 at Vanderbilt 2 p.m. • Texas A&M is 55-11 in Reed Arena since the start of the 2013-14 season, and are 148-5 against unranked Feb. 1 12/14 at Tennessee 5:30 p.m. teams at Reed Arena since February 2005 Feb. 4 Auburn 3 p.m. • Khaalia Hillsman ranks fourth and Anriel Howard ranks sixth on Texas A&M’s career double-double list Feb. 8 Ole Miss 7 p.m. Feb. 11 at LSU 2 p.m. • Hillsman is seventh at Texas A&M in career blocks Feb. 15 Florida 7 p.m. • Texas A&M went 22-12 in 2016-17, qualifying for its 12th straight NCAA Tournament and winning 20+ Feb. 18 7/3 at Mississippi State (flex) 1/4 p.m. games for the 12th straight season. Feb. 22 at Arkansas 7 p.m. • Texas A&M head coach & Women’s Basketball Hall of Famer Gary Blair is tied for 12th all-time in career Feb. 25 23/19 Missouri 3 p.m. wins with a 741-305 career record. He is eighth among active coaches. SEC Tournament, Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tenn. Feb. 28-Mar. 4 SEC Tournament LAST GAME’S STARTERS NCAA First and Second Rounds, 16 Campus Sites No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Pts Reb Hometown Mar. 16-19 NCAA First/Second Rounds 00 Khaalia Hillsman C 6-5 Sr. 13.3 9.7 Chicago, Ill. NCAA Regionals, Albany, Kansas City, Lexington or Spokane 3 Chennedy Carter G 5-7 Fr. 18.7 4.0 Masnfield, Texas 5 Anriel Howard F 5-11 Jr. 12.7 13.7 Atlanta, Ga. Mar. 23-26 NCAA Regionals 12 Danni Williams G 5-10 Jr. 17.7 3.0 Clovis, N.M. NCAA Women’s Final Four, Columbus, Ohio, Nationwide Arena 21 Jasmine Lumpkin F/G 6-0 Sr. 4.7 4.0 Bolingbrook, Ill. Mar. 30-Apr. 1 NCAA Women’s Final Four REMAINING ROSTER 1 Aahliyah Jackson G 5-10 So. 1.3 1.0 Ft. Smith, Ark. 2 Aaliyah Wilson G 5-11 So. - - Muskogee, Okla. 4 Lulu McKinney G 5-7 Sr. 3.7 1.3 Houston, Texas 11 Kayla Wells G 6-0 Fr. 2.0 0.7 Dallas, Texas 14 Jada Walton G 5-11 Fr. 0.0 0.5 Lithonia, Ga. 15 Jasmine Williams G 5-10 So. - - Houston, Texas 30 Emer Nichols C 6-5 Fr. 2.0 1.0 Pearland, Texas 31 N’dea Jones F 6-2 Fr. 1.3 1.0 Lawrenceville, Ga. 34 Caylinne Martin F 6-3 Jr. 1.3 0.7 Houston, Texas 40 Ciera Johnson C 6-4 So. - - Duncanville, Texas 2017-18 TEXAS A&M WOMEN’S BASKETBALL (2-1, 0-0 SEC) Team Rankings (As of 11/20) NCAA SEC A&M Player/Coach Trends Carter’s Impressive Start Assist Turnover Ratio 155 11 0.85 • Chennedy Carter - Has scored in double figures • Chennedy Carter is the first Texas A&M freshman Assists 216 11 40 in each of her first three games (since at least 2000-01) to start her career with 3 Assists/game 189 11 13.3 • Khaalia Hillsman - 79 consecutive starts ... three games of 10+ points Blocked Shots 177 12 10 straight double-figure scoring games • After scoring 23 points against No. 10 Oregon, she Blocked Shots/game 161 11 3.3 Fewest Fouls 175 7 60 • Anriel Howard - Three straight games with a became the first Texas A&M freshman to score 20+ Fewest Turnovers 116 8 47 double-double points in a game since Courtney Walker in 2012-13 Field-Goal Percentage 154 11 41.5 • Danni Williams - Dating back to last season, eight • She was named to the All-Preseason WNIT Team Field-Goal Percentage Defense 229 12 41.4 straight games with 10+ points after averaging 18.7 points, 4.0 rebs and 5.0 assists Free Throw Attempts 53 4 81 • Gary Blair - 12th all-time and 8th among active • She leads SEC freshmen in points per game Free Throws Made 29 4 63 coaches in career wins with 741 • Carter is just second freshman point guard to Free-Throw Percentage 41 2 77.8 • Team - 39-2 when leading or tied after three start a season opener for Gary Blair at Texas A&M, Personal Fouls/game 242 11 20.0 quarters over three seasons ... three straight games joining A’Quonesia Franklin (2004-05) Rebound Margin 81 11 7.7 Rebounds 153 7 131 with four players in double-figure scoring • She was the first freshman to start for Texas A&M Rebounds/game 76 6 43.67 in a season opener at any position since Walker, Scoring Defense 231 12 70.0 What to Watch For A&M’s career points leader, in 2012-13 Scoring Margin 125 8 + 8.0 • Team: A win would move A&M to 149-5 against • She scored 15 points in her debut, tying Ashley Scoring Offense 65 7 78.0 unranked teams at home since Feb. 2005 Bolden for the most in an A&M freshman debut Steals 247 11 21 • Khaalia Hillsman: Needs five points to become since at least 2000-01 Steals/game 229 9 7.0 the 29th Texas A&M player with 1,000 for her career Three Pt FG Defense 304 12 37.3 ... A double-double would move her to a tie for third Three-Point Field Goals Made 251 12 15 POINTS IN A FR. DEBUT (A&M) on A&M’s career list Three-Point Field Goals/game 246 12 5.0 Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage 52 3 38.5 • Anriel Howard: A double-double would move her Since 2000-01 Pts Turnover Margin 176 10 + 0.33 to fourth on A&M’s career list Chennedy Carter vs. Houston (11/10/04) 15 Turnovers Forced 212 8 16.0 Ashley Bolden vs. South Florida (11/19/04) 15 Turnovers/game 134 10 15.7 Four Aggies In Double Figures For Three Straight Danni Williams vs. Texas State (11/13/15) 14 Won-Lost Percentage 104 9 66.7 Games Sydney Colson at SMU (11/9/07) 13 Karla Gilbert vs. UALR (11/16/10) 12 • Four Aggies have scored in double figures in all Player Rankings (As of 11/20) NCAA SEC No. Sabrina Mitchell vs. Portland State (11/17/01) 11 three games, Chennedy Carter, Khaalia Hillsman, Khaalia Hillsman at DePaul (11/14/14) 10 Points/game Chennedy Carter 103 8 18.7 Anriel Howard and Danni Williams Danni Williams 132 12 17.7 Rebounds/game Anriel Howard 11 1 13.7 Khaalia Hillsman 94 6 9.7 AGGIES WITH 10+ POINTS Aggies Cagers Cage Cajuns Assists/game Chennedy Carter 103 7 5.0 • Texas A&M knocked off Louisiana-Lafayette 83-62 Blocked Shots/game Khaalia Hillsman 118 8 1.67 Points Houston ULL Oregon on Nov.