Cynthia Cooper-Dyke Head Coach: Freddie Murray Record at TSU: 42-23 / 2Nd Year Record at GSU: 61-73 / 5Th Year JANUARY Sat
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TEXAS SOUTHERN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SWAC REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS • 2011-12 • 2013-14 • SWAC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS • 2017 • NCAA TOURNAMENT • 2017 GAME 4 | GRAMBLING STATE at TEXAS SOUTHERN - JANUARY 16, 2021 | 5:30 p.m. | H&PE ARENA 2020-21 SCHEDULE DECEMBER TEXAS SOUTHERN TIGERS GRAMBLING STATE LADY TIGERS Date Opponent Time (CST) vs Sat. 5 UTRGV W 85-64 2-1 (1-0) 2-4 (1-1) Mon. 21 at Stephen F. Austin L 100-61 Head Coach: Cynthia Cooper-Dyke Head Coach: Freddie Murray Record at TSU: 42-23 / 2nd year Record at GSU: 61-73 / 5th year JANUARY Sat. 2 *at Alcorn State Postponed Career Record: 242-174 / 13th year Career Record: 61-73 / 5th year Mon. 4 *at Southern Postponed vs. GSU: 16-1 vs. Texas Southern: 4-4 Sat. 9 *at Prairie View A&M W 79-76 SERIES HISTORY Sat. 16 *GRAMBLING STATE 5:30 p.m. Mon. 18 *JACKSON STATE 5:30 p.m. Overall...............................................................................Since 1981-’82, GSU leads 55-33 Sat. 23 *at Arkansas-Pine Bluff 2 p.m. Last Meeting....................................................TSU 85, Grambling State 62 - Feb. 17, 2020 Mon. 25 *at Mississippi Valley State 5:30 p.m. Cooper-Dyke vs. Grambling State.................................................................................16-1 Sat. 30 *ALABAMA STATE 5:30 p.m. Cooper-Dyke vs. SWAC Teams.................................................................................104-35 FEBRUARY Mon. 1 *ALABAMA A&M 5:30 p.m. BROADCAST INFORMATION Sat. 6 *PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 5:30 p.m. TV: N/A Sat. 13 *at Grambling State 3 p.m. VIDEO STREAM: TSU Sports Network (YouTube) Sat. 15 *at Jackson State 5:30 p.m. RADIO: KTSU 90.9 FM Mon. 20 *ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF 5:30 p.m. Sat. 22 *MISSISSIPPI VALLEY 5 p.m. STARTING LINEUP (Based on last game) Mon. 27 *at Alabama State 2 p.m. MARCH Sat. 1 *at Alabama A&M 5:30 p.m. Mon. 4 *ALCORN STATE 5:30 p.m. Sat. 6 *SOUTHERN 5:30 p.m. Tue. 9 SWAC Quarterfinals TBA Fri. 13 SWAC Semifinals TBA Sat. 14 SWAC Championship TBA * - Southwestern Athletic Conference Contest 1 21 1524 42 45 TE’AIRE DEMETRIUS ATAIYANIYA SKYE LAUREN HAMBRICK LEWIS MITCHELLBRIDGES GREEN LEWIS 5-8 • G • Jr. 5-7 • G • So. 5-45-10 • • G F •• Sr.Gr. 6-1 • F • R-So. 6-3 • C • Jr. LaRue, Texas Cypress, Texas BayLanett, City, Ala.Texas Palm Coast, Fla. Denver, Colo. PPG................12.7 PPG.................4.0 PPG................21.0PPG..................24.0 PPG......................3.0 PPG....................4.7 RPG.................3.0 APG..................3.5 RPGRPG...................4.3 ...............12.0 RPG......................1.5 RPG....................3.3 STEALS............1.3 STEALS............3.0STEALS...........5.0 STEALS...............3.5 PREGAME • Texas Southern women’s basketball returns to the court looking for their second straight • Texas Southern women’s basketball was picked to finish second in the annual South- win as they’ll host Grambling State Saturday evening inside the H&PE Arena at 5:30 p.m. western Athletic Conference poll while the duo of Niya Mitchell and Ataiya Bridges earned preseason All-SWAC honors as the league announced its annual preseason poll • Third-year head coach Cynthia Cooper-Dyke is back on the TSU sidelines for the sec- and all-conference teams. ond straight season. She led TSU to the SWAC Regular Season Championship for the first time in school history in 2012-13 in addition to a second-place finish last season. The • Grambling State is 2-4 overall and 1-1 in SWAC play. Like TSU, GSU lost its first two team made it to the semifinals of the SWAC Tournament as the No. 2 seed but the season SWAC games due to COVID-19 but returned to the court for the first time in SWAC play was cut short due to COVID-19. last weekend and split its first two games with a 67-64 win versus Southern and a 61-58 loss against Alcorn State. Candace Parramore leads GSU with 11.7 points while • Head coach Cynthia Cooper-Dyke is 72-40 all-time in the month of January and 15-2 Ariel Williams averages 5.5 rebounds. Alexus Holt follows with 11.2 points and three at TSU. rebounds per game. • Cooper-Dyke is 16-1 all-time against Grambling State. She defeated GSU in both games • TSU returns eight letterwinners and adds four newcomers in 2020-21. However, TSU last season. has to replace four starters as only Niya Mitchell returns. • Senior Ataiya Bridges is having a career year as she leads the SWAC with 24 ppg. TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY TEXAS SOUTHERN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SPORTS INFORMATION / MEDIA POLICIES QUICK FACTS Founded: .......................................1946 Location: ......................................Houston, Texas Enrollment: ..................................10,500 Nickname: ...................................Tigers Colors: .........................................Maroon & Gray Affiliation: ....................................NCAA Division I Conference: ..................................SWAC President: ....................................Ken Huewitt (Int.) VP/Intercollegiate Athletics: .......Kevin Granger SWA: ...........................................Dr. Dwalah Fisher Faculty Athletic Rep:.. .................. Dr. Howard Henderson Facility:........................................H&PE Arena (8,100) TEXAS SOUTHERN ROSTER INTERVIEWS & POLICIES # Player Pos. Ht. Class Hometown (Previous School) 1 Te’Aire Hambrick G 5-8 Jr. LaRue, Texas(Tyler JC) DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW 2 Niya Mitchell F 5-10 Gr. Bay City, Texas (New Mexico JC) The Texas Southern Office Of Sports Information is 3 Jenay Bojorquez G 5-6 Jr. Phoenix, Ariz. (Central Arizona College) located in the H&PE Building located at the corner 11 Tamaria White PG 5-4 Jr. Atlanta, Ga. (Jackson) of Blodgett and Ennis Street on the campus of Texas Southern. The main number is 713-313-6829. 15 Namiko Adams G 5-8 Sr. Sacramento, Calif. (Chipola College) 21 Demetrius Lewis G 5-7 So. Cypress, Texas (Cy Ranch) 23 Quatera Limbrick G 5-7 R-Jr. Sugar Land, Texas (Tyler JC) PRACTICE COVERAGE 24 Ataiya Bridges PG 5-4 Sr. Lanett, Ala. (Shelton State) All practices are closed to the public. Media members wishing to attend the beginning or conclusion of prac- 32 Britnee Gabriel F/C 6-1 Jr. Spring Valley, NY (Eastern Oklahoma State College) tice (interviews only) should contact the SID office for 42 Skye Green F 6-1 R-So. Palm Coast, Fla. (UNC Asheville) exact starting times and location. 44 Ryann Lewis C 6-3 R-So. Denver, Colo. (East) 45 Lauren Lewis C 6-3 Jr. Denver, Colo. (East) ADDITIONAL INTERVIEWS Head coach Cynthia Cooper-Dyke will be available COACHING STAFF for in-person or phone interviews during a specified HEAD COACH: Cynthia Cooper-Dyke (USC/Prairie View A&M ‘05) 3rd year at TSU window. All interview requests must be coordinated through the TSU Sports Information Office 24 hours ASSISTANT COACH: Carlos Wilson (UT Permian Basin ‘14) 3rd year at TSU in advance. Student-athlete’s phone numbers will not ASSISTANT COACH: Lulu McKinney (Texas El Paso ‘17) 2nd year at TSU be given out. Coaches and student-athletes are not ASSISTANT COACH: Alexis Lloyd (USC ‘16) 2nd year at TSU available for interviews the day before a game or on OPERATIONS: Marcus Young (Prairie View A&M `05), 2nd year at TSU gameday unless arrangements are made in advance. VISITING RADIO INFORMATION The official radio broadcast network for the visiting TSU GAME WEEK SCHEDULE team must be designated in writing by the opposing team SID. For information on radio lines, contact the 11 12 13 14 15 16 Texas Southern Sports Information Office at 713/313- MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 6829. at PVAMU Off Practice Practice Practice GRAMBLING STATE Prairie View, Houston, Texas Texas 5:30 p.m. TEXAS SOUTHERN SID OFFICE 5 p.m. 3100 Cleburne Street Houston, TX 77004 Sports Information Director: Ryan McGinty Phone: (713) 313-6829 Email: [email protected] TSUSPORTS.com 2 TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY TEXAS SOUTHERN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SEASON ACCOLADES LAST TIME THEY MET TIGERS/ GSU RECENT HISTORY TSU 85 Texas Southern has won six of the SWAC PLAYER of the WEEK Niya Mitchell...................................................................12-8 GRAMBLING STATE 62 last 11 meetings versus Grambling State but 2/17/20 GSU has won three of the past five contests. DOUBLE-DOUBLES Texas Southern ended a two-game losing Niya Mitchell................................................21p 12r / 12-5 streak with a resounding 85-62 home win Ataiya Bridges.............................................22p 11a / 1-11 STEP UP over Grambling State Monday evening. Texas Senior guard Ataiya Bridges was a 20+ POINTS Southern’s trio of Ciani Cryor, Niya Mitchell big spark off the bench in 2019-20 as she av- Ataiya Bridges...................................................26 / 12-21 and Richelle Velez each scored 22 points while eraged 12.5 points per game. Even though she Ataiya Bridges.....................................................24 / 12-5 Ataiya Bridges added 15 points and four steals didn’t start, her performance was good enough Ataiya Bridges.....................................................22 / 1-11 Niya Mitchell.......................................................21 / 12-5 off the bench. to earn both Postseason and Preseason All- Te’Aire Hambrick..................................................20 / 1-11 The first quarter featured nine lead changes SWAC honors. She currently leads the SWAC and four ties. Texas Southern (14-9 overall, 9-3 and team with 24 points per contest. 10+ REBOUNDS SWAC) shot 47.1 percent (8-for-17) from the Niya Mitchell.......................................................12 / 12-5 floor in the opening quarter but Grambling (3- SCHEDULE ISSUES 6+ ASSISTS 21, 2-11) shot 64.3 percent (9-for-14) and led Scheduling has been tough this sea- Ataiya Bridges.....................................................11 / 1-11 20-19 after the game’s first 10 minutes. son due to COVID-19 and the late start of the Tamaria White.......................................................7 / 12-5 TSU tightened the screws on defense in the Te’Aire Hambrick....................................................6 / 1-11 NCAA season. As a result, TSU only had six second stanza and forced GSU to commit eight scheduled non-conference games but due to 5+ STEALS turnovers and shoot 1-for 11-in the quarter.