2018-19 Texas A&M Women S Basketball
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2018-19 TEXAS A&M WOMEN S BASKETBALL GAME 5 | ARKANSAS STATE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2018 TIPOFF: 4 PM | SITE: REED ARENA, COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS | TV: SEC NETWORK + 2011 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS • 15 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES • 2013 SEC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS Women’s Basketball Communications: David Waxman | [email protected] | Cell: (832) 326-2863 2018-19 SCHEDULE & RESULTS 3-1 Overall, 0-0 SEC ARKANSAS STATE TEXAS A&M Date A&M Rk. Opp. Rk. Opponent TV Time/Result RED WOLVES AGGIES Nov. 7 20/21 Rice SECN+ W, 65-54 Nov. 11 20/21 -/rv Jacksonville SECN+ W, 73-53 TEAM RECORD: 1-3 TEAM RECORD: 3-1 Westchester County Center, White Plains, N.Y. Nov. 14 20/21 18/18 at Syracuse ACCNX L, 65-75 CONFERENCE RECORD: 0-0 (Sun Belt) CONFERENCE RECORD: 0-0 (SEC) Nov. 20 20/20 at Little Rock - W, 61-40 RANKING: NR AP / NR Coaches RANKING: No. 20 AP / No. 20 Coaches Nov. 23 20/20 Arkansas State SECN+ 4 p.m. HEAD COACH: Brian Boyer HEAD COACH: Gary Blair Nov. 29 Lamar SECN+ 11 a.m. Dec. 5 -/rv at Houston ESPN2 6 p.m. Dec. 8 Central Arkansas SECN+ 2 p.m. On The Aggies Maui Jim Maui Classic, Lahaina Civic Center, Lahaina, Hawai’i • Texas A&M has won eight straight games against teams that unranked in the AP Top 25. Dec. 14 vs. UC Riverside - 9 p.m. • Texas A&M is on a nine-game home winning streak, and is 14-1 in their last 15 games at Dec. 15 9/9 vs. Oregon State - 11 p.m. Reed Arena. Dec. 19 rv/rv Southern California SECN+ 5 p.m. • Chennedy Carter is fourth in the SEC with 18.0 points per game, while Aaliyah Wilson Dec. 21 Prairie View SECN+ 6:30 p.m. Dec. 29 UTRGV SECN+ 12 p.m. ranks ninth at 16.0 points per game. Kayla Wells is also averaging 10.0 points. Jan. 3 13/11 South Carolina SEC Network 8 p.m. • Wilson matched her career-high against Little Rock with 20 points, leading all scorers. Jan. 6 -/rv at LSU SECN+ 2 p.m. Jan. 10 at Vanderbilt SECN+ 7 p.m. • Against Little Rock, the Aggies held an opponent to 40-or-fewer points for the first time Jan. 13 Alabama ESPNU 1 p.m. since 2016-17, also at Little Rock. Jan. 20 rv/13 at Georgia ESPN2 3 p.m. Jan. 24 at Auburn SEC Network 7:30 p.m. • N’dea Jones has two double doubles, one of seven SEC players with multiple this season. Jan. 27 Kentucky SEC Network 4 p.m. • Carter racked up preseason honors, earning Preseason All-America (Street & Smiths, Jan. 31 Vanderbilt SEC Network 7:30 p.m. Lindy’s Sports), First Team All-SEC and spots on the Naismith Award watch list, Wade Watch Feb. 3 at Ole Miss SECN+ 2 p.m. list, Wooden Award watch list, all of which are presented to the nation’s top player and Feb. 7 21/14 at Missouri SEC Network 6 p.m. Nancy Lieberman watch list, presented to the nation’s top point guard. Feb. 14 -/rv LSU SECN+ 6:30 p.m. Feb. 17 6/6 Mississippi State SEC Network 1 p.m. • Texas A&M is 163-6 against unranked teams at home dating back to February 2005. The Feb. 21 11/12 Tennessee SEC Network 8 p.m. Aggies are 102-8 in non-conference home games in the past 15 seasons (since 2004-05). Feb. 25 -/rv at Florida SEC Network 6 p.m. Feb. 28 at Kentucky SECN+ 6 p.m. • Chennedy Carter returns to the Aggie lineup after earning unanimous National Freshman Mar. 3 Arkansas SEC Network 4 p.m. of the Year honors in 2017-18. She averaged 22.7 points per game, which led the nation’s freshmen. SEC Tournament, Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, S.C. Mar. 6-10 SEC Tournament • With Carter, Johnson and Wilson, the Aggies are one of 15 schools with three McDonald’s NCAA First and Second Rounds, 16 Campus Sites All-Americans. Mar. 22-25 NCAA First and Second Rounds • The Aggies are ranked No. 20 in the AP Top 25 poll and the Coaches Poll NCAA Regionals, Albany, N.Y.; Chicago, Ill.; Greensboro, N.C.; Portland, Ore. • In 2018, Texas A&M reached the Sweet 16 for the seventh time in school history, but the Mar. 29-Apr. 1 NCAA Regionals first time since 2014. The Aggies have made six Sweet 16 appearances since 2008. NCAA Women’s Final Four, Amalie Arena, Tampa, Fla. • Texas A&M head coach Gary Blair is 360-152 in 16 seasons in Aggieland. He is 768-315 in Apr. 5-7 NCAA Women’s Final Four his Hall of Fame career, which ranks 8th among active coaches in wins. LAST GAME’S STARTERS No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Pts Reb Hometown HOW TO FOLLOW 2 Aaliyah Wilson G 5-11 RSo. 16.0 3.8 Muskogee, Okla. BROADCAST: SEC Network + 3 Chennedy Carter G 5-7 So. 18.0 3.8 Mansfield, Texas RADIO: The Zone 1150 AM / 102.7 FM 11 Kayla Wells G 6-0 So. 10.0 3.8 Dallas, Texas (Tom Turbiville, Tap Bentz) 31 N’dea Jones F 6-2 So. 6.3 7.5 Lawrenceville, Ga. 40 Ciera Johnson C 6-4 So. 8.0 6.5 Duncanville, Texas TWITTER: Live updates on @AggieWBB REMAINING ROSTER 0 Aja Ellison F/C 6-3 RSr. 0.0 0.5 Voorhees, N.J. 1 Aahliyah Jackson G 5-10 RSo. 3.0 2.7 Ft. Smith, Ark. 4 Shambria Washington G 5-7 Jr. 2.0 2.3 Ocala, Fla. 12 Cheah Rael-Whitsitt F 5-11 Jr. 1.0 2.7 Ann Arbor, Mich. 14 Jada Walton G 5-11 So. 1.5 0.8 Lithonia, Ga. 15 Jasmine Williams G 5-10 Jr. 1.0 0.0 Houston, Texas 23 Lauren Harrison G 6-0 Jr. - - The Woodlands, Texas 33 Anna Dreimane C 6-5 RSo. - - Riga, Latvia 34 Caylinne Martin F 6-3 Sr. 1.0 2.0 Houston, Texas 2018-19 TEXAS A&M WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES (3-1, 0-0 SEC) Player/Coach Trends Aggie Defense Shines In Win Over Little Rock Carter One Of Seven Invited To National Media Day • Chennedy Carter - 14 straight games with at • Texas A&M held an opponent to 40-or-fewer • Chennedy Carter earned a trip to Bristol, least 10+ points ... Fourth in the SEC in points per points for the first time since November 2016 in Conn., along with other six top players in the na- game the 61-40 win at Little Rock tion, to meet with the national media on October • N’dea Jones - One of seven players in the SEC • The Aggies held Little Rock to a paltry 27.5% 31 at the ESPN Campus with 2+ double doubles ... 10th in the SEC in from the field, and two stretches of nine-or-more rebounds per game minutes without a made field goal NATIONAL MEDIA DAY INVITEES • Aaliyah Wilson - Ninth in the SEC in points per • Aaliyah Wilson matched her career-high with Kalani Brown, Baylor game ... matched her career high against Little 20 points, and N’dea Jones added a double Chennedy Carter, Texas A&M Rock double with 12 points and 13 rebounds Asia Durr, Louisville Sabrina Ionescu, Oregon • Gary Blair - 12th all-time and 8th among active Teaira McCowan, Mississippi State coaches in career wins with a 768-315 record Washington, Rael-Whitsitt Break Out At No. 18 Arike Ogunbowale, Notre Dame • Team - 59-5 when leading after three quarters Syracuse Katie Lou Samuelson, UConn over four seasons ... Has held three of four op- • Junior college transfers Shambria Washington ponents to a FG drought of 5+ minutes and Cheah Rael-Whitsitt had the best games of their senior college careers against Syracuse. Texas A&M 4-of-4 On Tip-Offs In 2018-19 Hot Starts For Texas A&M • Washington had five points, seven rebounds, • Ciera Johnson is 4-of-4 on tip-offs • The Aggies have gotten off to torrid starts in five assists two steals and two blocks in 32 min- • Texas A&M has won 31-of-41 (75.6%) jump balls three of four games this season, opening the utes, all career-highs. since the start of the 2017-18 season Rice game on a 13-1 run, the Jacksonville game • Rael-Whitsitt had career-highs of three points, on a 15-4 run, then a 7-3 run against Syracuse. three rebounds and four steals in just seven Free Throw Block-Outs (12-of-12) minutes of action, helping the Aggies rally from • Texas A&M grabbed the rebound on all 12 of A&M’S OPENING RUN down 18 to within six points in the fourth quarter. their opponents live-ball missed free throws (i.e., when the opponent is shooting the second of Opponent A&M lead Johnson & Jones Post Double Doubles In Win two free throws) so far in the 2018-19 season. Rice 13-1 • Ciera Johnson (11 pts, 10 reb) and N’dea Jones • The Aggies rebounded 91.7% of those misses in Jacksonville 15-4 Syracuse 7-3 (11 pts, 14 reb) each picked up their first career 2017-18 against SEC competition double-doubles in the November 11 win over Jacksonville Carter 112 Points Away From 1,000 • Chennedy Carter and Kayla Wells added 22 Texas A&M In Overtime (0-0 in 2018-19) • Chennedy Carter needs 112 points to become and 12 points, giving the Aggies four players with • Texas A&M has not played an overtime game the 31st Texas A&M player with 1,000 career 10+ points this year, after going 1-1 in OT in 2017-18 points.