2015-16 Wo E 'S B Sketb Ll G E Notes
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2015-16 Woe’s Bsketbll Ge Notes 2011 National Champions • 12-time NCAA Tournament Participant • 2013 SEC Tournament Champions Women’s Basketball SID David Waxman | [email protected] | Cell: (832) 326-2863 Game 28 • SEC Game 15 • Thursday, February 25, 2016 • 6:30 p.m. 2015-16 Schedule & Results 20-7 Overall, 10-4 SEC No. 11 Associated Press / No. 11 Coaches’ Location Texas A&M Aggies Auburn, Ala. Date A&M Rk. Opp. Rk. Opponent Time/Result (20-7, 10-4 SEC) Arena Nov. 13 13/16 Texas State W, 87-50 Head Coach: Gary Blair Auburn Arena (9,121) Nov. 15 13/16 Southern W, 88-47 Television Nov. 18 12/12 14/9 at Duke W, 72-66 OT Auburn Tigers Nov. 21 12/12 TCU W, 82-78 (Brenda VanLengen, Carol Ross) (18-9, 8-6 SEC) South Point Thanksgiving Shootout, South Point Arena, Las Vegas, Nev. Head Coach: Terri Williams-Flournoy Radio The Zone 1150 AM/102.7 FM Nov. 27 10/9 16/15 vs. Cal W, 75-58 (Tom Turbiville, Steve Miller) Nov. 28 10/9 11/14 vs. Ohio State L, 80-95 On The Aggies Tom Weston Classic, Cannon Event Center, Laie, Hawai’i • Texas A&M is on a season-long fi ve game winning streak, which includes two wins over ranked opponents and Dec. 4 12/11 vs. Hawai’i W, 82-41 two road conference wins Dec. 5 12/11 vs. BYU L, 64-72 • Seniors Chelsea Jennings, Courtney Walker and Courtney Williams have scored 10+ points in each of A&M’s Dec. 7 12/11 SMU W, 67-55 last three games Dec. 12 15/16 18/17 DePaul L, 66-80 • The Aggies are alone in second place in the SEC standings. A win in either of A&M’s fi nal two games clinches the No. 2 seed for Texas A&M, which would mark A&M’s best seed in the SEC Tournament Big 12/SEC Challenge, Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Okla. Dec. 20 18/18 17/17 vs. Oklahoma W, 74-68 • Two-time All-American Courtney Walker leads the SEC with 20.2 points in league games, and has scored 20+ points in nine of 13 league games. She also scored 25 of A&M’s 40 overtime points this season Dec. 22 16/18 Little Rock W, 69-39 Dec. 29 16/13 Prairie View A&M W, 88-30 • Walker is attempting the become the fi rst SEC player since 2009-10 to average 20+ points in SEC play Jan. 3 16/13 rv/rv Georgia * W, 73-62 • A&M is 11th in the Associated Press Poll and 11th in the USA Today Coaches’ Poll. A&M has been ranked in the Jan. 7 13/10 at Arkansas * ^ L, 61-67 Top 25 of the AP poll for 45 straight weeks, which is the eighth-longest streak in the nation Jan. 10 13/10 at LSU * W, 53-35 • The Aggies are 6-5 against ranked teams in 2015-16. Including the game Sunday against Kentucky, the 12 Jan. 14 15/11 Ole Miss * W, 81-58 games against ranked teams are the most for a regular season since 2009-10, when A&M also faced 12. Jan. 17 15/11 2/2 at South Carolina * L, 58-59 • Walker is third on A&M’s career scoring list, while Courtney Williams is ninth. Jordan Jones, who graduated on Jan. 21 13/12 23/rv Missouri * W, 81-77 OT Dec. 18, is third in career assists and eighth in career steals. Rachel Mitchell ranks sixth in career blocks Jan. 28 10/10 at Alabama * W, 59-56 • Head coach Gary Blair is 13th all-time and eighth among active coaches in career wins. Blair notched his Jan. 31 10/10 2/2 South Carolina * L, 63-70 700th career win on Nov. 27 Feb. 4 12/11 22/22 at Florida * L, 81-83 • Anriel Howard leads SEC freshmen in rebounding in league play. She has the most rebounds/game of any A&M Feb. 7 12/11 23/25 Tennessee * W, 76-71 OT freshman since 2005-06. Feb. 11 15/13 11/11 Mississippi State * W, 64-58 • Two-time SEC Defensive Player of the Year, Jordan Jones is leading the SEC in assists for the third consecutive Feb. 15 12/13 at Ole Miss * W, 62-48 season. She is looking to be the fi rst player to lead the SEC in assists in three straight seasons since 1987-90 Feb. 18 12/12 LSU * W, 68-54 • The Aggies have clinched their 11th straight 20+ win season. A&M has the second-longest active streak of con- Feb. 21 12/12 at Vanderbilt * W, 75-63 secutive 20+ win seasons in the SEC. Gary Blair ranks 11th all-time in 20-win seasons as a head coach with 25. Feb. 25 11/11 -/rv at Auburn * ^ 6:30 p.m. • Chelsea Jennings is averaging 11.3 points in SEC games, and is the only SEC reserve averaging double-digits Feb. 28 11/11 15/14 Kentucky * 3 p.m. Last Game’s Starting Lineup SEC Tournament, Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, Fla. No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Pts Reb Hometown Mar. 3 Second Round TBA 00 Khaalia Hillsman C 6-5 So. 7.2 5.0 Chicago, Ill. 1 Courtney Williams F/G 6-1 Sr. 12.4 4.8 Houston, Texas Mar. 4 Quarterfi nals % TBA 5 Anriel Howard F 5-11 Fr. 4.6 5.7 Atlanta, Ga. Mar. 5 Semifi nals % 4/6 p.m. 24 Jordan Jones G 5-6 Sr. 8.3 2.8 DeSoto, Texas Mar. 6 Finals % 1:30 p.m. 33 Courtney Walker G 5-8 Sr. 18.5 5.7 Edmond, Okla. 2016 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship Remaining Roster Mar. 18-21 NCAA First & Second Rounds (16 Campus Sites) 3 Taylor Cooper F 5-9 RJr. 1.4 1.1 Shawnee, Okla. 10 Shlonte Allen G 5-8 RJr. 2.3 0.6 Arcadia, La. Mar. 25-28 NCAA Regionals (Bridgeport, Dallas, Lexington, Sioux Falls) 11 Curtyce Knox G 5-7 RJr. 1.5 1.1 Humble, Texas Apr. 3-5 NCAA Women’s Final Four (Indianapolis, Ind.) 12 Danni Williams G 5-10 Fr. 3.4 1.4 Clovis, N.M. ^- Whip-around coverage will be provided on SEC Network on Jan.7 and Feb. 25 13 Chelsea Jennings G 5-9 Sr. 9.4 3.7 Fort Worth, Texas %- if qualifi ed for round 21 Jasmine Lumpkin F/G 6-0 So. 2.7 1.9 Bolingbrook, Ill. 23 Rachel Mitchell C 6-7 RSr. 3.5 3.3 Houston, Texas Rankings are AP/Coaches’ 30 Carly Truesdale * G 5-9 Jr. - - San Antonio, Texas 34 Darienne Serna G 5-8 So. 0.0 0.5 Austin, Texas * - Truesdale is ineligible due to NCAA Transfer Rules 2015-16 TEXAS A&M WOMEN’S BASKETBALL (20-7, 10-4 SEC) Team Rankings (As of Feb. 23) NCAA SEC A&M Player/Coach Trends Assist Turnover Ratio 52 2 1.03 • Khaalia Hillsman - Third in SEC games in blocks Assists 51 4 407 • Anriel Howard - Averaging 8.0 rebounds in the Aggies’ five game winning streak, with two 10+ rebound games ... Assists Per Game 59 4 15.1 Leads all freshmen in rebounds in SEC play, and ranks 11th among all players ... Averaging the most rebounds/game Blocked Shots 94 6 107 Blocked Shots Per Game 108 7 4 for any A&M freshman since Danielle Gant in 2005-06 Fewest Fouls 199 4 475 • Curtyce Knox - Has 5+ assists in all three of her starts this year and six of her nine career starts Fewest Turnovers 97 2 397 • Chelsea Jennings - T-17th with 11.3 points per game in SEC play ... Only SEC reserve averaging over 10.0 points in Field-Goal Percentage 24 4 44.9 league play Field-Goal Percentage Defense 92 8 37.7 • Rachel Mitchell - Fourth in SEC games in blocks Free Throw Attempts 31 3 543 • Jordan Jones - For the third straight year, is leading the SEC in assists/game Free Throws Made 43 5 380 • Courtney Walker - Averaging a league-leading 20.2 points in SEC play with nine 20+ point games in 14 league Free-Throw Percentage 148 7 70 games ... Leads the SEC in scoring overall and in league games ... Has scored 25 of A&M’s 40 overtime points this Personal Fouls Per Game 169 3 17.6 Rebound Margin 73 8 3.9 season ... 19 straight double-figure scoring games ... Second-leading rebounder among guards in SEC play Rebounds 62 7 1,082 • Courtney Williams - Four straight double digit games for the first time since Nov. 21-Dec. 4 ... Averaging 12.8 Rebounds Per Game 89 7 40.07 points and 6.3 rebounds in the Aggies’ 5-game win streak Scoring Defense 108 11 60.7 • Gary Blair - 13th all-time and eighth among active coaches in career wins Scoring Margin 42 6 11.4 Scoring Offense 50 4 72.2 What To Watch For... Steals 58 5 249 • If Texas A&M wins - The Aggies clinch the No. 2 seed in the SEC Tournament Steals Per Game 67 5 9.2 • SEC Tournament Scenarios - The Aggies have clinched a single-bye, and clinch the No. 2 seed with a win in one Three Pt FG Defense 71 8 28.8 of their last two games Three-Point Field Goals Made 338 13 69 Three-Point Field Goals Per Game 339 13 2.6 • Rachel Mitchell - Moves into ninth on A&M’s single-season block list with two ..