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UIW Women’s Basketball Game Notes vs Texas A&M-International Nov. 15, 2019 Game Breakdown 2019-20 Schedule Date Opponent Location Time Nov. 5 Schreiner McDermott Center W, 70-35 VS. Nov. 11 at UTSA San Antonio, Texas L, 63-56 Nov. 19 Texas A&M Intl. McDermott Center 11 AM Nov. 23 at Ohio Athens, Ohio Noon Nov. 26 at Colorado State Fort Collins, Colo. 8 PM UIW Dec. 3 at Kansas State Manhattan, Kan. 6:30 PM Record 1-1, 0-0 SLC Dec.14 St. Thomas McDermott Center 2 PM Head Coach Jeff Dow Dec. 18 *Central Arkansas McDermott Center 6:30 PM Dec. 21 San Diego State McDermott Center 2 PM Career Record 266-210 (16th) Dec. 28 Paul Quinn McDermott Center 2 PM UIW Record 1-1 (1st) Jan.2 *Nicholls McDermott Center 6:30 PM UIW vs. TAMUI 5-0 Jan. 8 *at Northwesern St. Natchitoches, La. 6:30 PM Jan. 11 *New Orleans McDermott Center 2 PM Jan. 15 *McNeese McDermott Center 6:30 PM Jan. 18 *at Stephen F. Austin Nacogdoches, Texas 2 PM Texas A&M- Intl. Jan. 22 *at Lamar Beaumont, Texas 7 PM Record 2-2, 0-0 LSC Jan. 25 *Texas A&M-CC McDermott Center 2 PM Head Coach Nate Vogel Jan. 29 *HBU McDermott Center 6:30 PM Feb. 1 *at Abilene Christian Abilene, Texas 4:30 PM Career Record 60-11 (3rd) Feb. 5 *at Sam Houston St. Hunstville, Texas 6:30 PM TAMIU 2-2 (1st) Feb. 8 *at Southeastern La. Hammond, La. 1 PM Feb. 12 *Northwestern St. McDermott Center 6:30 PM Feb. 15 *at New Orleans New Orleans, La. 4 PM Watch/Listen: uiwcardinals.com/broadcast Feb. 19 *at McNeese Lake Charles, La. 6:30 PM Talent: Scott Mandziara & Angelo Mitchell Feb. 22 *Stephen F. Austin McDermott Center 2 PM Feb. 26 *Lamar McDermott Center 6:30 PM Live Stats: SIDEARM Stats Feb. 29 *at Texas A&M-CC Corpus Christi, Texas 1 PM March 4 *at HBU Houston, Texas 7 PM Follow @UIWWomenshoops on Twitter for more March 7 *Abilene Christian McDermott Center 2 PM information. *Southland Conference game All times Central and subject to change UIW Name Usage Please note that there are two primary versions of our institution’s name: Upon first reference, we are the Players to Watch University of the Incarnate Word. After that, UIW is the IMANI ALEXIS preferred name. Any other reference, including Incarnate Word University or Incarnate Word College, is incorrect. ROBINSON HENRY Additionally, all teams, including women’s athletic teams, are known as Cardinals. Media Relations • The senior started all 29 games for the Cardinals last • She had a team high 10 points and 8 rebounds in season Contact: Margie Olivares season. opener against Schreiner. Office: 210-805-2533 • She currently averages 11. Cell: 915-539-3039 Email: [email protected] • Henry leads the team with 12.5 points per game. @uiwwomenshoops 2019-20 UIW WOMEN’S HOOPS QUICK FACTS 2018-19 SLC QUICK HITS STANDINGS • The Cardinals had three players score in double-digits in their season opener against Schreiner, Alexis Henry (18), Imani Robinson (13) and Kara Speer (13). SCHOOL SLC OVERALL • The Cardinals’ win over Schreiner was the team’s largest margin of victory since their 96-56 win over Lamar 17-1 24-7 Southeastern Louisiana (1/19/17) during the 2016-17 campaign. Stephen F. Austin 16-2 25-7 • UIW fell to their first Division I opponent this season in cross-town rival UTSA. After trailing by as much as 24 Nicholls 14-4 20-12 points late in the third quarter, the Cardinals made a push in the fourth quarter holding the Roadrunners to 1-8 Abilene Christian 13-5 23-10 from the field and cut the lead to six but ultimately fell. Sam Houston St. 11-7 16-13 • UIW is led by senior forward Alexis Henry averaging 12.5 points and 5.5 rebounds per game. Henry had a team A&M-Corpus Christi 8-10 17-16 high 19 points and eight rebounds against Schreiner. New Orleans 8-10 12-16 • Freshman Brittney Stafford made her first career start against SU, while Destiny Jenkins and Taylor Green both Central Arkansas 6-12 12-18 made their Cardinals debut. Northwestern St. 6-12 11-18 McNeese 5-13 7-22 UIW 5-13 5-24 Scouting the Dust Devils Houston Baptist 4-14 9-19 Southeastern La. 4-14 9-20 • TAMIU is 2-2 on the season with a two-game winning streak including wins over Northern New Mexico (97-66) and New Mexico Highlands (98-71). • The Dust Devils are led by Josselin Geer who averages 15.3 points and 2.3 rebounds and has nine steals and six 2019-20 PRESEASON assists in four games. Geer had a team high 24 points in their win over Northern New Mexico. SLC POLL • Nicole Heyn leads the team with 4.3 rebounds per game (14 defensive rebounds) with 15 assists in four games. SCHOOL 1st place votes Total Series History Abilene Christian 14 273 Stephen F. Austin 9 255 • UIW holds a 5-0 lead in the series. Sam Houston State 1 234 • This is the first encounter for the teams since UIW moved up to Division I. A&M-Corpus Christi 1 229 • The teams last faced each other Dec. 8, 2012 where the Cardinals would go on to win 77-67. Lamar 1 195 Central Arkansas 172 LAST GAME (L, 63-56 AT UTSA): SAN ANTONIO – The University of the Incarnate Word fell 63-56 to cross-town rival UTSA Nicholls 154 on Monday night at the Convocation Center. In their first matchup against a Division I opponent of the season, the Cardinals New Orleans 113 struggled to score in the first half of the game. The Roadrunners had the Cardinals on their heels, out-rebounding them on the McNeese 111 boards and holding them to 28 percent from the field going into the break. The Roadrunners would go on to score 13 points in the Southeastern Louisiana 86 third quarter, extending their lead to 24 points. The Cardinals, however, wouldn’t go down without a fight, making a final push in Northwestern State 78 the fourth quarter. With the clock winding down, Macy Ray pulled back for a three, cutting the UTSA lead to 60-54, the smallest lead since the first quarter. UIW held UTSA to its lowest-scoring quarter, putting up 20 points to their six. A last-minute fast-break Houston Bapttist 73 play came when Starr Omozee pulled down a rebound and handed the ball off to Speer for a layup, cutting into the lead again. UIW 55 Though the Cardinals came close, they didn’t have enough time to complete the comeback, falling 63-56. UP NEXT: UIW is on the road for the next three games against Ohio (Nov. 23), Colorado State (Nov. 26) and Kansas State (Dec. 3). 2 #DefendTheWord 2019-20 UIW WOMEN’S HOOPS ROSTERS 2019-20 NUMERICAL ALPHABETICAL # Name Pos Ht Cl Hometown/H.S./Previous School # Name Pos. 0 Macy Ray G 5-7 So. Katy, Texas / Katy Taylor HS 3 Busby-Leija, Alexandra G 1 Alexis Henry F 6-1 Sr. Springfield, Ill. / Southeast HS / Moberly Area CC 35 Carangelo, Casey F 2 Lunden Henry F 6-1 Sr. Springfield, Ill. / Southeast HS / Moberly Area CC 22 Green, Taylor G 3 Alexandra Busby-Leija G 5-8 Sr. San Antonio, Texas / Southwest HS 1 Henry, Alexis F 4 Destiny Jenkins G 5-3 Fr. San Antonio, Texas / Stevens HS 2 Henry, Lunden F 5 Kara Speer G 5-9 Jr. Tulsa, Okla. / Metro Christian Academy 10 Victoria Jackson G 5-5 Sr. Cedar Hill, Texas / Cedar Hill HS 10 Jackson, Victoria G 11 Imani Robinson G 5-11 Sr. Round Rock, Texas / Cedar Ridge HS 4 Jenkins, Destiny G 12 Angelica Wiggins G 5-9 Sr. Toronto, Ontario / Hopkins HS / Moberly Area CC 20 McBride, Charmaine F 15 Starr Omozee F 5-10 So. Pflugerville, Texas / Pflugerville HS 15 Omozee, Starr F 20 Charmaine McBride F 5-9 Sr. Cedar Park, Texas / Vista Ridge HS 0 Ray, Macy G 21 Taryn Wills G 5-7 Fr. Round Rock, Texas / Cedar Ridge HS 11 Robinson, Imani G 22 Taylor Green G 5-7 Jr. Round Rock, Texas / Stony Point HS 5 Speer, Kara G 23 Brittney Stafford G 5-3 Fr. Crosby, Texas / Atascocita HS 23 Stafford, Brittney G 35 Casey Carangelo F 6-1 R-So. Thomaston, Conn. / Thomaston HS / St. Francis College 12 Wiggins, Angelica G UIW COACHING STAFF 21 Wills, Taryn G Coach Position Year Alma Mater, Year Jeff Dow Head Coach First Oregon, 1988 Tanya Ray Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coord. First St.Mary’s, 1999 Amber Cunningham Assistant Coach First Rice, 2006 Beverly Holmes Assistant Coach First Millsaps College, 2016 Betsy Adams Director of Basketball Ops Fourth Valparaiso, 2012 Adrianna Dowdy Graduate Assistant First Becker College, 2019 Pro-nun-SEE-A-shun Guide Name Pronunciation Alexandra Busby-Leija BUZ-be Lee-EH-ha Imani Robinson ih-MAHN-ee Starr Omozee Oh-MAH-zee Charmaine McBride shar-MAYNE Top Row: Myrissa Sanchez, Beverly Holmes, Tanya Ray, Charmaine McBride, Alexis Henry, Lunden Henry, Casey Carangelo, Kara Speer, Imani Robinson, Taryn Wills, Adrianna Dowdy, Jeff Dow, Amber Cunningham, Betsy Adams Bottom Row: Taylor Green, Angelica Wiggins, Brittney Stafford, Macy Ray, Destiny Jenkins, Victoria Jackson, Starr Omozee, Alexandra Busby-Leija 3 @uiwwomenshoops 2019-20 UIW WOMEN’S HOOPS INFO OVERVIEW General Name ____________________________ University of the Incarnate Word The goal at the University of the Incarnate Word is to provide fair and accurate services to Address _____________________________________ 4301 Broadway members of the media.