Texas Southern Women’S Basketball Swac Regular Season Champions • 2011-11 • 2013-14 • Swac Tournament Champions • 2017 • Ncaa Tournament • 2017
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TEXAS SOUTHERN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SWAC REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS • 2011-11 • 2013-14 • SWAC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS • 2017 • NCAA TOURNAMENT • 2017 GAME 1 | TEXAS SOUTHERN at UTRGV - Nov. 7, 2019 | 7 p.m. CST | UTRGV Fieldhouse 2019-20 SCHEDULE NOVEMBER TEXAS SOUTHERN TIGERS UTRGV VAQUEROS Date Opponent Time (CST) vs Thur. 7 at UTRGV 7 p.m. 0-0 0-0 Sat. 16 at Oregon TBA Head Coach: Cynthia Cooper-Dyke Head Coach: Lane Lord Tue. 19 at Iowa State 11 a.m Record at TSU: 20-12 / 2nd year Record at UTRGV: 18-15 / 2nd year Fri. 22 vs. Utah! 5 p.m. Career Record: 220-163 / 13th year Career Record: 249-117 / 12th year Sun. 24 at Hawai’i! 7:30 p.m. vs. UTRGV: 1-1 vs. TSU: 0-1 DECEMBER SERIES HISTORY Tue. 3 at Colorado 8 p.m. Sat. 7 RICE 12 p.m. Overall......................................................................................................UTRGV leads 11-9 Sat. 18 at Gonzaga 4 p.m. Last Meeting............................................................................TSU 69, UTRGV 55 (12-8-18) Fri. 21 at Tulane# 3 p.m. Cooper-Dyke vs. UTRGV..................................................................................................1-2 Sat. 28 vs. UAB# 1 p.m. Mon. 30 at UT-Arlington 7 p.m. BROADCAST INFORMATION JANUARY TV: N/A Sat. 4 *SOUTHERN 5:30 p.m. VIDEO STREAM: WAC Digital Network Mon. 6 *ALCORN STATE 5:30 p.m. RADIO: Q 94.5 FM Sat. 11 *PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 5:30 p.m. Sat. 18 *at Jackson State 3 p.m. Mon. 20 *at Grambling State 5:30 p.m. PROBABLE STARTERS (2018-19 key stats) Sat. 25 *MISSISSIPPI VALLEY 5:30 p.m. Mon. 27 *ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF 5:30 p.m. FEBRUARY Mon. 1 *at Alabama A&M 4 p.m. Sat. 3 *at Alabama State 5:30 p.m. Sat. 8 *at Prairie View A&M 3 p.m. Sat. 15 *JACKSON STATE 5:30 p.m. Mon. 17 *GRAMBLING STATE 5:30 p.m. Sat. 22 *at Mississippi Valley 2 p.m. Mon. 24 *at Arkansas -Pine Bluff 5:30 p.m. Sat. 29 *ALABAMA A&M 5:30 p.m. 2 10 15 22 45 MARCH NIYA ALAYSIA RICHELLE BREASIA LAUREN Sat. 2 *ALABAMA STATE 5:30 p.m. MITCHELL READY VELEZ McELRATH LEWIS Mon. 5 *at Southern 5:30 p.m. 5-10 • G • Sr. 5-7 • G • Sr. 5-7 • G • Sr. 6-0 • F • Gr. 6-3 • C • So. Sat. 7 *at Alcorn State 3 p.m. Tue. 10 SWAC Quarterfinals TBA Bay City, Texas Jacksonville, Ark. Lake Jackson, Texas Forest Park, Ga. Denver, Colo. Fri. 10 SWAC Semifinals TBA PPG .................3.6 PPG................14.4 PPG ................ 2.8 PPG................. ....7.4 PPG .................0.6 Sat. 11 SWAC Championship TBA RPG...............10.7 STEALS............35 STEALS............. ..33 APG ................5.1 RPG .................1.5 ! -Bank Of Hawai’i Classic BLOCKS ..........15 # - Tulane Classic BLOCKS ..........17 3PM.....................51 * - Southwestern Athletic Conference Contest PREGAME • Texas Southern opens the 2019-20 campaign on the road against the Vaqueros of • Texas Southern has faced UTRGV 20 times in series history dating back to 1984. The UTRGV on Thursday evening in Edinburg. It’ll mark the first of six straight games away series was tied at 10-10 but TSU had to forfeit a win in 2009 which moves the series in from home. favor of UTRGV 11-9. • Second-year head coach Cynthia Cooper-Dyke returns to the TSU sidelines for the • Senior forward Niya Mitchell completed the trifecta as she was named the SWAC’s first time since 2011-12. She spent the 2011-12 season at TSU and led them to the Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year in addition to earning first team honors. A 5-10 SWAC Regular Season Championship for the first time in school history. senior from Bay City, Texas, Mitchell averaged a double-double last season, scoring 14.4 points and 10.7 rebounds per contest. • Cynthia Cooper-Dyke’s first game as a collegiate head coach took place in Edinburg on Nov. 21, 2005 as she defeated then Texas-Pan American 67-66 while she was at • TSU was picked fifth in the Southwestern Athletic Conference preseason poll after Prairie View A&M. She met UTPA again several weeks later in San Marcos, Texas as finishing the 2018-19 season in fifth. she fell 75-54. • TSU has a revamped roster with only five letterwiners retuning while they welcome • Head coach Cynthia Cooper-Dyke is 35-33 all-time in the month of November and 1-5 nine newcomers and two redshirts. at TSU. 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: ....................................Dr. Austin A. Lane VP/Intercollegiate Athletics: .......Kevin Granger SWA: ...........................................Dr. Dwalah Fisher Faculty Athletic Representative: .Anna James Facility:........................................H&PE Arena (8,100) TEXAS SOUTHERN ROSTER # Player Pos. Ht. Class Hometown (Previous School) 1 Namiko Adams G 5-8 Jr. Sacramento, Calif. (Chipola College) 2 Niya Mitchell F 5-10 Sr. Bay City, Texas (New Mexico JC) INTERVIEWS & POLICIES 3 Destiny Arvinger PG 5-5 Sr. Jacksonville, Fla. (Daytona State) DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW 4 Jekalen Jones G 5-10 Jr. Little Rock, Ark. (Holmes CC) 5 Ciani Cryor G 5-5 Gr. Philadelphia, Pa. (Rutgers) The Texas Southern Office Of Sports Information is located in the H&PE Building located at the corner 10 Alaysia Ready G 5-7 Sr. Jacksonville, Ark. (Trinity Valley CC) of Blodgett and Ennis Street on the campus of Texas 11 Tamaria White PG 5-4 So. Atlanta, Ga. (Jackson) Southern. The main number is 713-313-6829. 12 Ataiya Bridges PG 5-4 Jr. Lanett, Ala. (Shelton State) 15 Richelle Velez G 5-7 Sr. Lake Jackson, Texas (Kilgore College) 20 Demetrius Lewis G 5-7 Fr. Cypress, Texas (Cy Ranch) PRACTICE COVERAGE 22 Breasia McElrath F 6-0 Gr. Forest Park, Ga. (Forest Park) All practices are closed to the public. Media members 23 Quatera Limbrick G 5-7 Jr. Sugar Land, Texas (Tyler JC) wishing to attend the beginning or conclusion of prac- 32 Britnee Gabriel F/C 6-1 So. Spring Valley, NY (Eastern Oklahoma State College) tice (interviews only) should contact the SID office for exact starting times and location. 42 Nyaroup “Ruby” Angok C 6-4 Jr. Grand Rapids, Mich. (Ranger College) 44 Ryann Lewis C 6-3 So. Denver, Colo. (East) 45 Lauren Lewis C 6-3 So. Denver, Colo. (East) ADDITIONAL INTERVIEWS Head coach Cynthia Cooper-Dyke will be available COACHING STAFF for in-person or phone interviews during a specified window. All interview requests must be coordinated HEAD COACH: Cynthia Cooper-Dyke (USC/Prairie View A&M ‘05) through the TSU Sports Information Office 24 hours ASSISTANT COACH: Carlos Wilson (UT Permian Basin ‘14) in advance. Student-athlete’s phone numbers will not ASSISTANT COACH: Lulu McKinney (Texas El Paso ‘17) be given out. Coaches and student-athletes are not ASSISTANT COACH: Alexis Lloyd (USC ‘16) available for interviews the day before a game or on OPERATIONS: De’Leon Harper (Texas Southern ‘10) gameday unless arrangements are made in advance. VISITING RADIO INFORMATION TSU GAME WEEK SCHEDULE The official radio broadcast network for the visiting team must be designated in writing by the opposing 4 5 6 7 8 9 team SID. For information on radio lines, contact the Texas Southern Sports Information Office at 713/313- MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 6829. Practice Practice Practice Travel Travel Off at UTRGV 7 p.m. TEXAS SOUTHERN SID OFFICE 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 RERUNS This year’s schedule features three • Texas Southern University (TSU) is one of SWAC PLAYER of the WEEK teams who were on TSU’s 2018-19 schedule in the nation’s largest historically black colleges Rice, Tulane and UTRGV. and universities (HBCUs). TSU provides a first class educational experience, offering over 120 DOUBLE-DOUBLES THE STAFF baccalaureate, masters and doctoral degree programs in nine schools and colleges. The Head coach Cynthia Cooper-Dyke is University has assets exceeding $250 million no stranger to basketball as she’s a Basketball and currently has over 10,800 students en- 20+ POINTS Hall of Famer and an Olympic gold medalist. rolled. Associate head coach Carlos Wilson is a hold- over from the previous staff while Lulu McK- • The Thurgood Marshall School of Law, was 10+ REBOUNDS inney and Alexis Lloyd both are in their first created as a consequence of a 1946 lawsuit season at TSU. Lloyd was a former student-ath- brought by Heman M. Sweatt. Under the lete under Cooper at USC while McKinney was Texas Constitution, which required separate NON-CONFERENCE TRAVELS a standout at UTEP and Texas A&M. but equal treatment, Mr. Sweatt was refused Texas Southern will play 11 non-con- admission to the University of Texas School ference games on the road this fall with one- TWIN POWER of Law because he was black. As a result, the game at home. The team will play in seven The Tigers feature a pair of twins in legislature provided for an interim and separate states during that span and four time zones. Lauren and Ryann Lewis. Ironically, the TSU law school for Negroes. The furthest TSU will travel east is to the state men’s team also features a set of twin stu- of Iowa and Hawai’i to the west.