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TEXAS A&M WOMEN S BASKETBALL GAME #7 | CENTRAL ARKANSAS WEDNESDAY, DEC. 4, 2019 Countdown to 800: TIPOFF: 11 AM | SITE: REED ARENA - COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS 796 2011 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS /// TWITTER: @AGGIEWBB /// INSTAGRAM: @AGGIEWBB /// FACEBOOK: /AGGIEWOMENSHOOPS /// #GIGEM Athletics Communications: Rachel Perreault | [email protected] | Cell: (603/767-6492) 2019-20 SCHEDULE & RESULTS 5-1 Overall, 0-0 SEC CENTRAL ARKANSAS TEXAS A&M DATE A&M RK. OPP. RK. OPPONENT TV TIME/RESULT SUGAR BEARS AGGIES Nov. 1 6 - Oklahoma City (Exh.) - W, 67-37 Nov. 5 6 - Little Rock SECN+ W, 78-35 Nov. 7 6 - USA National Team (Exh.) SECN+ L, 93-63 TEAM RECORD: 2-4 TEAM RECORD: 5-1 Nov. 10 6 RV Duke SECN+ W, 79-58 CONFERENCE RECORD: 0-0 (Southland) CONFERENCE RECORD: 0-0 (SEC) Nov. 17 5 RV at Rice ESPN+ W, 62-61 Nov. 23 6 - at Southern California Pac-12 Plus W, 74-64 RANKING: NR AP / NR Coaches RANKING: No. 12 AP / No. 13 Coaches Nov. 27 6 - Prairie View A&M SECN+ W, 80-38 HEAD COACH: Sandra Rushing HEAD COACH: Gary Blair Maggie Dixon Classic, Schollmaier Arena, Fort Worth, Texas Dec. 1 6 12 vs. Florida State FSSW L, 58-80 ABOUT THE MATCHUP Dec. 4 12 Central Arkansas SECN+ 11 a.m. • Wednesday’s matchup will be the fourth in the series with the Sugar Bears as A&M has Big 12 / SEC Challenge , Reed Arena, College Station, Texas claimed all three previous meetings. Dec. 7 Oklahoma State SECN+ 7 p.m. • The two teams have faced off in College Station in each of the last three seasons, with Dec. 11 TCU SECN+ 7 p.m. the Aggies topping Central Arkansas 84-27 a season ago. Dec. 15 Houston SEC Network 1 p.m. • Head Coach Gary Blair boasts a 3-0 all-time record against the Sugar Bears as well as Puerto Rico Coqui Classic, Guaynabo, P.R. against Central Arkansas head coach Sandra Rushing. Dec. 20 Georgia Tech Sport Tours Streaming 3 p.m. Dec. 21 Montana State Sport Tours Streaming 12:30 • The two teams met in 2016 as A&M cruised to a 74-49 victory at Reed Arena. A&M p.m. faced its closest battle to date with the Sugar Bears in 2017, but was able to come out on top, winning 72-61. Dec. 29 A&M-Corpus Christi SECN+ 3 p.m. Jan. 2 at Arkansas SECN+ 8:05 p.m. Jan. 6 Ole Miss SEC Network 6 p.m. QUICK HITS Jan. 9 LSU SEC Network 8 p.m. • Junior guard Chennedy Carter moved into fifth on A&M’s all-time scoring list after her Jan. 16 at Kentucky SEC Network 5:30 p.m. Jan. 19 Florida SEC Network 3 p.m. fifth straight 20-point performance of the season against Florida Sate. Carter’s 1,628 Jan. 23 at Alabama SECN+ 7 p.m. career points put her in the top five and move her past Lisa Langston (1,615, 1982-86). Jan. 26 Missouri SECN+ 3 p.m. She is 18 points away from her next move up the chart to fourth. Jan. 30 Georgia SECN+ 7 p.m. Feb. 2 at LSU SEC Network 2 p.m. • Carter sits atop the SEC’s scoring list, averaging 22.7 points per game on the season. Feb. 9 at Mississippi State ESPN 12 p.m. • Carter is in the midst of a multi-season double-figure scoring streak that now spans 45 Feb. 13 Vanderbilt SEC Network 8 p.m. Feb. 16 at Tennessee ESPN2 2 p.m. games after scoring 20 points against the Seminoles. Feb. 20 at Georgia SECN+ 6 p.m. • Senior guard Shambria Washington is also a league leader as her 5.0 assists per game are Feb. 23 Auburn ESPN2 3 p.m. an SEC best. She sits in second in the SEC with a 3.3 assist/turnover ratio. Feb. 27 Alabama SEC Network 6 p.m. Mar. 1 at South Carolina ESPN2 11 a.m. • Junior forwards N’dea Jones (9.0 rebounds/game) and Ciera Johnson (8.2) rank No. 5 SEC Tournament, Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, S.C. and No. 8, respectively, in the SEC in rebounding. Mar. 4-8 SEC Tournament • Off-the-bench dynamo Cheah Rael-Whitsitt ranks No. 6 in the SEC in offensive NCAA First and Second Rounds, 16 Campus Sites rebounds with 3.5/game. Mar. 20-23 NCAA First and Second Rounds • The Aggies average a +12.2 rebounding margin (No. 2 in the SEC), and are connecting NCAA Regionals, Dallas; Fort Wayne, Ind.; Greenville, S.C.; Portland, Ore. on 46.2 percent of their field goals (No. 4 in the SEC). Mar. 27-30 NCAA Regionals • A&M is one win away from the program’s 250th victory in Reed Arena. NCAA Women’s Final Four, Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, La. Apr. 3-5 NCAA Women’s Final Four PROJECTED STARTERS NO. NAME POS. HT. CL. PTS REB HOMETOWN 3 Chennedy Carter G 5-7 Jr. 22.7 4.0 Mansfield, Texas HOW TO FOLLOW 4 Shambria Washington G 5-7 Sr. 5.8 1.2 Ocala, Fla. 11 Kayla Wells G 6-0 Jr. 11.7 2.7 Dallas, Texas WATCH: SEC Network Plus 31 N’dea Jones F 6-2 Jr. 8.3 9.0 Lawrenceville, Ga. (Mike Wright/PxP, Tap Bentz/analyst) 40 Ciera Johnson C 6-4 Jr. 12.5 8.2 Duncanville, Texas RADIO: Local: 1620 AM / 93.7 FM (Tom Turbiville/PxP, Bret Dark/analyst) REMAINING ROSTER 1 Aahliyah Jackson G 5-10 Jr. 0.8 1.6 Ft. Smith, Ark. 2 Aaliyah Wilson G 5-11 Jr. 4.5 1.2 Muskogee, Okla. 5 +Jordan Nixon G 5-8 So. - - New York, N.Y. 12 Cheah Rael-Whitsitt F 5-11 Sr. 2.3 6.3 Ann Arbor, Mich. 15 Jasmine Williams G 5-10 Sr. 2.7 3.0 Houston, Texas 23 McKinzie Green G 5-6 Fr. 1.5 1.3 Manvel, Texas 33 Anna Dreimane C 6-5 Jr. 1.5 1.5 Riga, Latvia + - Not eligible per NCAA transfer rules 2019-20 QUICK FACTS ABOUT THE AGGIES WASHINGTON LENDS HELPING HAND GENERAL • Texas A&M is the only 2019 Sweet 16 • Shambria Washington leads the SEC with 5.0 participant that returned all its starters a/g so far in her final season, sitting in second School Texas A&M University • The Aggies were ranked No. 6 in the with a 3.3 assist/turnover ratio. Location College Station, Texas 77842 Preseason AP Top 25 Poll, the program’s • The senior has dished out six-or-more assists Enrollment 69,465 (fall 2019) highest preseason rank since 2014-15 in three of the team’s six games, tallying a Founded 1872 (opened 1876) • Texas A&M was predicted to win the league season-best nine helpers against Duke. Nickname Aggies in a vote by the SEC coaches • Washington has limited her mistakes, Colors Maroon (Pantone 505) and White • Chennedy Carter was selected as the SEC committing two-or-fewer turnovers in five of Conference Southeastern Conference Preseason Player of the Year by both the six games this season ... She did not turn the National Affiliation NCAA Division I coaches and the media. She also earned ball over in 32 minutes on the court at Rice. AP Preseason All-America Honors and was President Michael K. Young BLAIR IS SEC’S ACTIVE LEADER IN CONFERENCE WINS Athletics Director Ross Bjork named to the Wooden, Wade and Naismith award watch lists. Ciera Johnson and Kayla Facility Representative Paul J. Batista • Gary Blair is the SEC’s active leader in Wells each earned Preseason Second Team conference wins, between his time at Ticket Office www.12thmanfoundation.com All-SEC by the coaches Arkansas and Texas A&M (888-99-AGGIE) • Four Aggies earned a spot on the watch list • He is sixth all-time among SEC coaches in COACHING/SUPPORT STAFF for their respective positional award, Carter conference wins (Nancy Lieberman Award; point guard), Wells Head Coach Gary Blair (Texas Tech ‘72) (Cheryl Miller Award; small forward), N’dea TWO NEWCOMERS JOIN VETERAN TEAM IN 2019-20 Overall Record: 796-323 (35 years) Jones (Katrina McClain Award; power forward) • A&M welcomed just two newcomers this Record at Texas A&M: 388-160 (17 years) and Johnson (Lisa Leslie Award; center) season after not losing a starter from the Assoc. Head Coach Kelly Bond-White (Illinois ‘98) • The Aggies return 94% of scoring, 91% of 2018-19 Sweet 16 team. Assistant Coach Bob Starkey rebounds and 94% of assists • Sophomore Jordan Nixon joined the Aggies Assistant Coach Amy Wright (Arkansas ‘02) • Texas A&M boasts the SEC’s leading returning from Notre Dame, while freshman McKenzie Dir. of Operations Erich Birch (Texas A&M ‘02) scorer (Carter) and rebounder (Jones) Green joined the A&M family from Manvel, Administrative Assistant Claudia Walker • The Aggies qualified for their 14th straight Texas. WBB Office Phone (979) 862-3218 NCAA Tournament—the seventh-longest • Nixon is not available this season due to streak in the nation. Texas A&M won 20+ NCAA transfer rules … She played in 26 FACILITY games for the 14th consecutive season last games as a freshman at Notre Dame, year—the sixth-longest active streak Home Court Reed Arena (12,989) averaging 14. 5 minutes and 2.5 points despite battling injuries throughout the year. All-Time Record in Reed 249-83 (22 Years) • Texas A&M head coach Gary Blair is 388-160 in his 17th season in Aggieland.