2018-19 TEXAS A&M WOMEN S BASKETBALL GAME 18 | SEC GAME 5 | GEORGIA SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 2019 TIPOFF: 3 PM CT / 4 PM ET | SITE: STEGEMAN COLISEUM, ATHENS, GA. | TV: ESPN2 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 13-4 Overall, 2-2 SEC GEORGIA TEXAS A&M Date A&M Rk. Opp. Rk. Opponent TV Time/Result LADY BULLDOGS AGGIES Nov. 7 20/21 Rice SECN+ W, 65-54 Nov. 11 20/21 -/rv Jacksonville SECN+ W, 73-53 TEAM RECORD: 12-6 TEAM RECORD: 13-4 Westchester County Center, White Plains, N.Y. Nov. 14 20/21 18/18 at Syracuse ACCNX L, 65-75 CONFERENCE RECORD: 3-2 SEC CONFERENCE RECORD: 2-2 SEC Nov. 20 20/20 at Little Rock - W, 61-40 RANKING: RV AP / NR Coaches RANKING: RV AP / RV Coaches Nov. 23 20/20 Arkansas State SECN+ W, 97-56 HEAD COACH: Joni Taylor HEAD COACH: Gary Blair Nov. 29 17/16 Lamar SECN+ L, 68-74 Dec. 6 rv/rv at Houston ESPN2 W, 68-52 Dec. 8 rv/rv Central Arkansas SECN+ W, 84-27 On The Aggies Maui Jim Maui Classic, Lahaina Civic Center, Lahaina, Hawai’i • Texas A&M is holding opponents to 55.4 points per game, the lowest for Texas A&M op- Dec. 14 rv/rv vs. UC Riverside - W, 70-63 ponents since 2008-09. The Aggies are holding their opposition to 35.2% shooting from the Dec. 15 rv/rv 8/8 vs. Oregon State - W, 76-70 field, the lowest mark in school history Dec. 19 23/24 rv/25 Southern California SECN+ W, 71-51 • Texas A&M held back-to-back conference opponents to 43-or-fewer points for the first Dec. 21 23/24 Prairie View SECN+ W, 70-57 time in school history Dec. 29 23/24 UTRGV SECN+ W, 84-61 Jan. 3 21/21 23/rv South Carolina SEC Network L, 57-60 • Chennedy Carter leads the SEC this season with 20.5 points per game, and is joined in Jan. 6 21/21 at LSU SECN+ L, 52-63 double figures by Kayla Wells (12.9) and Ciera Johnson (11.8) Jan. 10 rv/rv at Vanderbilt SECN+ W, 50-43 Jan. 13 rv/rv Alabama ESPNU W, 70-43 • Since entering the lineup, Shambria Washington is averaging 7.0 points and 3.3 assists Jan. 20 rv/rv rv/- at Georgia ESPN2 3 p.m. • The Aggies are holding conference opponents to a paltry 11.8% on 3-point shots, the best Jan. 24 rv/- at Auburn SEC Network 7:30 p.m. mark of any Power 5 team in conference play Jan. 27 16/15 Kentucky SEC Network 4 p.m. Jan. 31 Vanderbilt SEC Network 7:30 p.m. • Texas A&M’s last seven opponent have shot less than 40% from the field, and four of those Feb. 3 at Ole Miss SECN+ 2 p.m. seven have shot 32.3% or less Feb. 7 rv/rv at Missouri SEC Network 6 p.m. Feb. 14 LSU SECN+ 6:30 p.m. • Carter is tied with Courtney Walker (2012-16) for the Texas A&M record with 33 games Feb. 17 7/6 Mississippi State SEC Network 1 p.m. scoring at least 20 points Feb. 21 20/17 Tennessee SEC Network 8 p.m. Feb. 25 at Florida SEC Network 6 p.m. • N’dea Jones ranks second in the SEC with 10.8 rebounds per game Feb. 28 16/15 at Kentucky SECN+ 6 p.m. • Texas A&M has held 14 of their 17 opponents to a field goal drought of at least five min- Mar. 3 Arkansas SEC Network 4 p.m. utes, including holding Alabama to an 0-of-10 stretch on Jan. 13 SEC Tournament, Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, S.C. • The Aggies grab 97.3% of the rebounds when their opponents miss a free throw Mar. 6-10 SEC Tournament • Texas A&M started SEC play 0-2, the Aggies’ first 0-2 start since 2008, when the Aggies NCAA First and Second Rounds, 16 Campus Sites Mar. 22-25 NCAA First and Second Rounds would bounce back from a 1-4 conference start to win 16 of 18 and advance to the Elite 8 NCAA Regionals, Albany, N.Y.; Chicago, Ill.; Greensboro, N.C.; Portland, Ore. • Carter reached 1,000 points for her career in her 45th career game, becoming the fastest Mar. 29-Apr. 1 NCAA Regionals SEC player to that plateau since Janet Harris in 1985 NCAA Women’s Final Four, Amalie Arena, Tampa, Fla. • Aaliyah Wilson will miss the remainder of the 2018-19 season with a torn ACL and MCL Apr. 5-7 NCAA Women’s Final Four • Texas A&M head coach Gary Blair is 370-155 in 16 seasons in Aggieland. He is 778-318 in his Hall of Fame career, which ranks seventh among active coaches in wins LAST GAME’S STARTERS No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Pts Reb Hometown HOW TO FOLLOW 3 Chennedy Carter G 5-7 So. 20.5 4.6 Mansfield, Texas TICKETS: 12thMan.com/tickets 4 Shambria Washington G 5-7 Jr. 3.9 1.7 Ocala, Fla. BROADCAST: ESPN2 11 Kayla Wells G 6-0 So. 12.9 3.5 Dallas, Texas (Roy Philpott, Brooke Weisbrod) 31 N’dea Jones F 6-2 So. 7.1 10.8 Lawrenceville, Ga. 40 Ciera Johnson C 6-4 RSo. 11.8 8.1 Duncanville, Texas RADIO: WTAW 1620 AM (Tom Turbiville, Steve Miller) REMAINING ROSTER 0 Aja Ellison F/C 6-3 RSr. 1.1 1.9 Voorhees, N.J. 1 Aahliyah Jackson G 5-10 RSo. 2.3 2.3 Ft. Smith, Ark. 2 Aaliyah Wilson G 5-11 RSo. 13.8 4.1 Muskogee, Okla. 12 Cheah Rael-Whitsitt F 5-11 Jr. 1.7 1.8 Ann Arbor, Mich. 14 Jada Walton G 5-11 So. 2.4 1.3 Lithonia, Ga. 15 Jasmine Williams G 5-10 Jr. 1.5 0.7 Houston, Texas 22 Ashley Hearn F 6-4 Jr. - - Rowlett, Texas 23 Lauren Harrison G 6-0 Jr. 0.0 0.2 The Woodlands, Texas 33 Anna Dreimane C 6-5 RSo. - - Riga, Latvia 34 Caylinne Martin F 6-3 Sr. 1.8 1.7 Houston, Texas 2018-19 TEXAS A&M WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES (13-4, 2-2 SEC) Player/Coach Trends More on the Aggie Defense Recently Five Games Rank 14th-or-Better In Rebounds • Chennedy Carter - 24 straight games with at • Texas A&M has held opponents to 209 points • At least one A&M player has had 17+ rebounds least 10+ points ... Leads SEC in points/game in the first four SEC games, the fewest over a in the five game stretch from Dec. 15-Jan. 3, all and ranks 17th nationally ... Ninth in the SEC in four-game span in conference since Jan. 12-23, of which tie for 14th-or-better on A&M’s single- assists/game ... Needs one 20+ point game to 2014 (201 points) game rebound chart break the A&M career record ... Team is 16-0 • Texas A&M has held their last seven opponents • N’dea Jones has two of the top 10 single-game in her career when she shoots 50.0% or better to under 40% from the field, and has held four of rebound numbers in Texas A&M history, includ- from the field ... Needs 11 3FG to reach 100 in her their last seven opponents to 32.3% or less ing the third-most in school history against career • In SEC play, the Aggies are holding opponents Oregon State • N’dea Jones - Second in the SEC in rebs/game to 11.8% on 3-pointers--the best mark of any P5 • Ciera Johnson has two 17-rebound games, and 24th nationally team in conference play-- and no team has shot which tie for 14th • Shambria Washington - Averaging 7.0 points over 20.0% from beyond the arc against A&M in • Johnson’s 17 rebounds against South Carolina and 3.3 assists since moving into the lineup on SEC play tie for the second-most in an SEC game for an Dec. 15 (8 games) A&M player • Gary Blair - 11th all-time and 7th among active Carter Ties Walker For Most 20+ Point Games coaches in career wins with a 778-318 record • Carter tied Courtney Walker (2012-16) for first TEXAS A&M SINGLE-GAME REBOUNDS • Team - Holding opponents to their lowest FG% place on Texas A&M’s career 20+ point game list Player Rebs in school history ... holding opponents to lowest (since 2000-01) 1. Anriel Howard vs. Missouri State, 3/19/16 27 points per game since 2008-09 ... held 13 of 17 2. Michell Tatum vs. Baylor, 2/6/85 21 A&M CAREER 20+ POINT GAMES opponents to a FG drought of 5+ minutes ... SEC 3. N’dea Jones vs. Oregon State, 12/15/18 20 (SINCE 2000-01) leader in FG% defense and 3-point FG% defense Lisa Jordon vs. Arkansas, 2/16/88 20 Player Seasons Gms Michell Tatum vs. SMU, 2/18/84 20 Free Throw Trends 1. Chennedy Carter 2017-Pr. 33 6. Michell Tatum vs. Houston, 2/3/84 19 • Kayla Wells - Ranks 5th in the SEC in FT Pct Courtney Walker 2012-16 33 Lisa Jordon vs.