TEXAS A&M WOMEN S BASKETBALL GAME #5 | PRAIRIE VIEW WEDNESDAY, NOV. 27, 2019 Countdown to 800: TIPOFF: 6 PM | SITE: REED ARENA, COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS 795 2011 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS /// TWITTER: @AGGIEWBB /// INSTAGRAM: @AGGIEWBB /// FACEBOOK: /AGGIEWOMENSHOOPS /// #GIGEM Athletics Communications: Rachel Perreault | [email protected] | Cell: (603/767-6492) 2019-20 SCHEDULE & RESULTS 4-0 Overall, 0-0 SEC PRAIRIE VIEW TEXAS A&M Date A&M Rk. Opp. Rk. Opponent TV Time/Result PANTHERS 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: 4-0 Nov. 10 6 RV Duke SECN+ W, 79-58 CONFERENCE RECORD: 0-0 (SWAC) 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. 6 AP / No. 7 Coaches Nov. 27 6 - Prairie View A&M SECN+ 6 p.m. HEAD COACH: Sandy Pugh HEAD COACH: Gary Blair Maggie Dixon Classic, Schollmaier Arena, Fort Worth, Texas Dec. 1 vs. Florida State FSSW 7:30 p.m. About the Matchup Dec. 4 Central Arkansas SECN+ 11 a.m. • Texas A&M holds a 21-2 advantage over Prairie View A&M, including 20 straight Big 12 / SEC Challenge , Reed Arena, College Station, Texas wins dating back to the Panthers’ two wins in the series in 1975. Dec. 7 Oklahoma State SECN+ 7 p.m. • The Aggies have won each of the past 14 games with the Panthers by at least 13 Dec. 11 TCU SECN+ 7 p.m. points, including last year’s 70-57 win at Reed Arena. Dec. 15 Houston SEC Network 1 p.m. • The Aggies are 9-0 against the Panthers in the Gary Blair era. Puerto Rico Coqui Classic, Guaynabo, P.R. Dec. 20 Georgia Tech Sport Tours Streaming 3 p.m. • Head coach Gary Blair has a 9-0 record against PVAM in his career and a 4-0 Dec. 21 Montana State Sport Tours Streaming 12:30 p.m. worksheet against Panther coach Sandy Pugh (3-0 at Southern, 1-0 at PVAM). Dec. 29 A&M-Corpus Christi SECN+ 3 p.m. Jan. 2 at Arkansas SECN+ (Whip-Around) 8:05 p.m. Early Season Trends Jan. 6 Ole Miss SEC Network 6 p.m. • The Aggies average a +15.5 rebounding margin, which ranks No. 2 in the SEC. Jan. 9 LSU SEC Network 8 p.m. Jan. 16 at Kentucky SEC Network 5:30 p.m. • Chennedy Carter, the SEC scoring leader at 24.0 points, has scored 25 or more Jan. 19 Florida SEC Network 3 p.m. points in each of her last three games. She is the lone SEC player averaging Jan. 23 at Alabama SECN+ 7 p.m. over 20 points per game. Jan. 26 Missouri SECN+ 3 p.m. Jan. 30 Georgia SECN+ 7 p.m. • Carter (1,588) is 28 points away from moving past Lisa Langston (1,615, 1982-86) Feb. 2 at LSU SEC Network 2 p.m. to No. 5 on Texas A&M’s career scoring list. Feb. 9 at Mississippi State ESPN 12 p.m. Feb. 13 Vanderbilt SEC Network 8 p.m. • Ciera Johnson has recorded a double-double in two of the team’s four games Feb. 16 at Tennessee ESPN2 2 p.m. this season … She currently ranks seventh at A&M with 14 career double-doubles Feb. 20 at Georgia SECN+ 6 p.m. and fourth in the SEC among active players. She is averaging a double-double Feb. 23 Auburn ESPN2 3 p.m. of 13.8 points and 10.0 rebounds per game. Feb. 27 Alabama SEC Network 6 p.m. Mar. 1 at South Carolina ESPN2 11 a.m. • N’dea Jones (10.5 rebounds/game) and Johnson (10.0) rank No. 4 and No. 5 in the SEC in rebounding. SEC Tournament, Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, S.C. Mar. 4-8 SEC Tournament • Shambria Washington leads the SEC in assists/game with 5.5, and she also tops NCAA First and Second Rounds, 16 Campus Sites the conference in assist/turnover ratio at 4.4 (22 assists/5 turnovers). Mar. 20-23 NCAA First and Second Rounds • Kayla Wells has scored in double figures in three of the team’s four games. She NCAA Regionals, Dallas; Fort Wayne, Ind.; Greenville, S.C.; Portland, Ore. boasted the most-improved scoring average in the SEC last season, increasing Mar. 27-30 NCAA Regionals her average from 2.8 points as a freshman to 15.2 as a sophomore and is a top- NCAA Women’s Final Four, Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, La. three scorer for the Aggies (12.8) so far this year. Apr. 3-5 NCAA Women’s Final Four PROJECTED STARTERS HOW TO FOLLOW No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Pts Reb Hometown 3 Chennedy Carter G 5-7 Jr. 24.0 3.8 Mansfield, Texas WATCH: SEC Network+ 4 Shambria Washington G 5-7 Sr. 6.5 1.0 Ocala, Fla. (Mike Wright/PxP, Tap Bentz/analyst) 11 Kayla Wells G 6-0 Jr. 12.8 2.8 Dallas, Texas RADIO: Local: 1150 AM / 93.7 FM 31 N’dea Jones F 6-2 Jr. 6.8 10.5 Lawrenceville, Ga. (Tom Turbiville/PxP, Bret Dark/analyst) 40 Ciera Johnson C 6-4 Jr. 13.8 10.0 Duncanville, Texas REMAINING ROSTER 1 Aahliyah Jackson G 5-10 Jr. 0.0 1.0 Ft. Smith, Ark. 2 Aaliyah Wilson G 5-11 Jr. 5.0 1.3 Muskogee, Okla. 5 +Jordan Nixon G 5-8 So. - - New York, N.Y. 12 Cheah Rael-Whitsitt F 5-11 Sr. 2.5 6.5 Ann Arbor, Mich. 15 Jasmine Williams G 5-10 Sr. 0.0 3.0 Houston, Texas 23 McKinzie Green G 5-6 Fr. 2.0 1.5 Manvel, Texas 33 Anna Dreimane C 6-5 Jr. 2.0 1.5 Riga, Latvia + - Not eligible per NCAA transfer rules About the Aggies 2019-20 QUICK FACTS Texas A&M-PVAM Series Game-by-Game GENERAL • Texas A&M is the only 2019 Sweet 16 par- A&M leads, 21-2 ticipant that returned all its starters School Texas A&M University Dec. 1975 College Station W, 59-56 • The Aggies were ranked No. 6 in the Location College Station, Texas 77842 Preseason AP Top 25 Poll, the program’s Jan. 16, 1975 College Station L, 46-48 Enrollment 69,465 (fall 2019) highest preseason rank since 2014-15 Jan. 18, 1975 Prairie View L, 49-51 Founded 1872 (opened 1876) • Texas A&M was predicted to win the Jan. 26, 1976 College Station W, 68-49 Nickname Aggies league in a vote by the SEC coaches Dec. 26, 1976 College Station W, 72-64 Colors Maroon (Pantone 505) and White • Chennedy Carter was selected as the SEC Feb. 24, 1977 ^Nacogdoches W, 71-64 Conference Southeastern Conference Preseason Player of the Year by both the Nov. 21, 1977 Prairie View W, 68-47 National Affiliation NCAA Division I coaches and the media. She also earned Dec. 1, 1977 College Station W, 75-46 President Michael K. Young AP Preseason All-America Honors and Feb. 24, 1978 ^Huntsville W, 59-57 Athletics Director Ross Bjork was named to the Wooden, Wade and Dec. 4, 1978 College Station W, 89-64 Naismith award watch lists. Ciera Johnson Facility Representative Paul J. Batista Nov. 28, 1989 College Station W, 89-49 and Kayla Wells each earned Preseason Ticket Office www.12thmanfoundation.com Second Team All-SEC by the coaches Dec. 3, 1990 College Station W, 85-52 (888-99-AGGIE) Dec. 30, 1998 College Station W, 72-45 • Four Aggies earned a spot on the watch COACHING/SUPPORT STAFF list for their respective positional award, Dec. 3, 2002 College Station W, 63-48 Carter (Nancy Lieberman Award; point Nov. 15, 2007 College Station W, 73-54 Head Coach Gary Blair (Texas Tech ‘72) guard), Wells (Cheryl Miller Award; small Dec. 28, 2009 College Station W, 89-48 Overall Record: 795-322 (35 years) forward), N’dea Jones (Katrina McClain Dec. 28, 2012 College Station W, 74-52 Record at Texas A&M: 387-159 (17 years) Award; power forward) and Johnson (Lisa Nov. 13, 2013 College Station W, 76-27 Leslie Award; center) Assoc. Head Coach Kelly Bond-White (Illinois ‘98) Nov. 24, 2014 College Station W, 59-41 Assistant Coach Bob Starkey • The Aggies return 94% of scoring, 91% of Dec. 29, 2015 College Station W, 88-30 rebounds and 94% of assists Assistant Coach Amy Wright (Arkansas ‘02) Dec. 28, 2016 College Station W, 90-62 Dir. of Operations Erich Birch (Texas A&M ‘02) • Texas A&M boasts the SEC’s leading Nov. 28, 2017 College Station W, 98-70 returning scorer (Carter) and rebounder Administrative Assistant Claudia Walker Dec. 21, 2018 College Station W, 70-57 WBB Office Phone (979) 862-3218 (Jones) • The Aggies qualified for their 14th straight Series Notables FACILITY NCAA Tournament—the seventh-longest Largest margin of victory by A&M: 58 (Dec. 29, 2015) streak in the nation. Texas A&M won 20+ Home Court Reed Arena (12,989) Largest margin of victory by PV: 2 (twice) games for the 14th consecutive season Most points scored by A&M: 98 (Nov. 28, 2017) All-Time Record in Reed 248-83 (22 Years) last year—the sixth-longest active streak Reed Arena Press Row Phone (979) 862-6944 Most points scored by PV: 70 (Nov.