Texas Southern Women’S Basketball Swac Regular Season Champions • 2011-12 • 2013-14 • Swac Tournament Champions • 2017 • Ncaa Tournament • 2017
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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 1 | TEXAS SOUTHERN vs. UTRGV | DECEMBER 5, 2020 | 12 p.m. CST | H&PE ARENA 2020-21 SCHEDULE DECEMBER TEXAS SOUTHERN TIGERS UTRGV VAQUEROS Date Opponent Time (CST) vs Sat. 5 UTRGV 12 p.m. 0-0 (0-0) 2-1 (0-0) Fri 11 at Rice 2 p.m Head Coach: Cynthia Cooper-Dyke Head Coach: Lane Lord Mon. 14 at LSU 1 p.m. Record at TSU: 40-22 / 2nd year Record at UTRGV: 33-33 / 3rd year Mon. 21 at Stephen F. Austin 2 p.m. Career Record: 240-173 / 13th year Career Record: 482-217 / 15th year JANUARY vs. UTRGV: 2-1 vs. Texas Southern: 0-2 Sat. 2 *at Alcorn State 3 p.m. SERIES HISTORY Mon. 4 *at Southern 5:30 p.m. Sat. 9 *at Prairie View A&M 3 p.m. Overall.................................................................................................UTRGV leads 11-10 Sat. 16 *GRAMBLING STATE 5:30 p.m. Last Meeting.........................................................................TSU 69, UTRGV 55 (12-8-18) Mon. 18 *JACKSON STATE 5:30 p.m. Cooper-Dyke vs. UTRGV...............................................................................................2-1 Sat. 23 *at Arkansas-Pine Bluff 5:30 p.m. Mon. 25 *at Mississippi Valley State 5:30 p.m. Sat. 30 *ALABAMA STATE 5:30 p.m. BROADCAST INFORMATION FEBRUARY TV: N/A Mon. 1 *ALABAMA A&M 5:30 p.m. VIDEO STREAM: N/A Sat. 6 *PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 5:30 p.m. RADIO: Maroon & Gray Radio Network Sat. 13 *at Grambling State 3 p.m. Sat. 15 *at Jackson State 5:30 p.m. Mon. 20 *ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF 5:30 p.m. TOP RETURNEES Sat. 22 *MISSISSIPPI VALLEY 5:30 p.m. Mon. 27 *at Alabama State TBA 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 2 11 24 45 NIYA TAMARIA ATAIYA LAUREN MITCHELL WHITE BRIDGES LEWIS 5-10 • F • Gr. 5-4 • G • Jr. 5-4 • G • Sr. 6-3 • C • Jr. Bay City, Texas Atlanta, Ga. Lanett, Ala. Denver, Colo. PPG................16.1 PPG.................2.8 PPG....................12.9 PPG..................1.7 RPG ...............11.8 RPG......................2.8 STEALS............3.0 PREGAME • The Texas Southern women’s basketball team finally hits the court Saturday afternoon against • Texas Southern women’s basketball was picked to finished second in the annual Southwestern Ath- UTRGV at 12 p.m. This marks the first contest of the 2020-21 campaign for TSU as its first two games letic Conference poll while the duo of Niya Mitchell and Ataiya Bridges earned preseason All-SWAC were postponed. honors as the league announced its annual preseason poll and all-conference teams. Mitchell will be tasked with leading TSU as the Bay City, Texas native had a career season with 16.1 points and 11.8 • Third-year head coach Cynthia Cooper-Dyke is back on the TSU sidelines for the second straight rebounds while recording 17 double-doubles. The Preseason All-SWAC First Teamer also ranked sixth season. She led TSU to the SWAC Regular Season Championship for the first time in school history nationally in rebounding (5th offensive rebounding) and 14th in steals. Mitchell shot 60 percent from in 2012-13 in addition to a second-place finish last season. The team made it to the semifinals of the the field as she shot 50 percent or better in 23 games. Senior guard Ataiya Bridges also returns and SWAC Tournament as the No. 2 seed but the season was cut short due to COVID-19. will have an expanded role after averaging 12.9 points and 2.8 rebounds off the bench as the Lanett, Ala. native earned second team All-SWAC honors and after her first season at TSU. • Head coach Cynthia Cooper-Dyke is 37-36 all-time in the month of November and 3-8 at TSU. • A member of the WAC, UTRGV was picked fifth in the preseason poll. They are led by Amara • Cynthia Cooper-Dyke has history with UTRGV as her first-ever game as a collegiate head coach Graham’s 14.3 points and Halie Jones’ 10 points per game. Iva Belosevic is the top rebounder with took place in Edinburg on Nov. 21, 2005 as she defeated then Texas-Pan American 67-66 while she seven rebounds per game. was at Prairie View A&M. She met UTRGV (formerly UTPA) again several weeks later in San Marcos, Texas as she fell 75-54. Cooper defeated UTRGV 71-44 last season. • TSU returns eight letterwinners and adds four newcomers in 2020-21. However, TSU has to replace four starters as only Niya Mitchell returns. 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 30 1 2 3 4 5 Texas Southern Sports Information Office at 713/313- MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 6829. Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice UTRGV 12 p.m. H&PE Arena 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 LAST TIME THEY MET NI-CE SWAC PLAYER of the WEEK TSU 71, UTRGV 44 Graduate student Niya Mitchell will 11/5/19 be tasked with leading TSU as the Bay City, DOUBLE-DOUBLES Edinburg, Texas Texas native had a career season with 16.1 points and 11.8 rebounds while recording 17 20+ POINTS Three players scored in double figures as Tex- double-doubles. The Preseason All-SWAC First as Southern head coach Cynthia Cooper-Dyke Teamer also ranked sixth nationally in rebound- 10+ REBOUNDS opened up her second stint at TSU with a solid ing (5th offensive rebounding) and 14th in 71-44 win at UTGRV Thursday night. steals. Mitchell shot 60 percent from the field 6+ ASSISTS The first quarter was evenly played for the as she shot 50 percent or better in 23 games. first five minutes but TSU began to gain con- 3+ BLOCKS trol as they outscored UTRGV 8-2 to end the quarter for a 17-11 lead. TSU ignited the run SCHEDULE ISSUES with its defense as they forced five turnovers Scheduling has been tough this sea- during the stretch while Niya Mitchell, Ciani son due to COVID-19 and the late start of the Cryor and Ataiya Bridges scored on the of- NCAA season. As a result, TSU only has six fensive end as Mitchell and Cryor led the way scheduled games all within driving distance. with seven points apiece. The SWAC will play its usual 18- UTRGV would close the gap to six on two game schedule which will begin on Jan. 2 occasions midway through the second quarter.