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G A M E #9 2009 NCAA SWEET 16 | 2008 NCAA ELITE EIGHT THREE BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIPS TEXAS A&M WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2010 | 11 SEASON GAME NOTES For Immediate Release | December 11, 2010 | Women’s Basketball SID Deanna Werner | [email protected] 2010-11 SCHEDULE | RESULTS #7/8 TEXAS A&M (6-1) vs Overall Record | 7-1 | Big 12 Record | 0-0 | TCU (5-4) Home | 4-0 | Away | 1-1 | Neutral | 2-0 | N 16 ARKANSAS-LITTLE ROCK ......W, 87-41 December 12, 2010 N 20 @ Rice ..................................W, 80-40 2:00 p.m. (CT) N 22 LIBERTY ................................W, 81-49 Reed Arena (12,292) Cancun Thanksgiving Classic Record: 7-1 (0-0 Big 12) Record: 5-4 (0-0 Mountain West) College Station, Texas (Cancun, Mexico) Ranking: #7 (AP), #8 (Coaches) Ranking: NR N 26 vs. Arizona ...........................W, 87-78 Last Result: Last Result: W, 100-55 vs. Purdue W, 81-39 vs. UTA N 27 vs. Michigan .........................W, 67-49 Up Next: Up Next: Television: None vs. Rutgers on 12/19/10 vs. Sam Houston State 12/19/10 Radio: Texas A&M Sports Network D 4 CAL [FSN] .............................W, 74-58 Head Coach: Head Coach: (KZNE 1150 AM) Jimmy V Women’s Basketball Classic Gary Blair, Eighth Season Jeff Mittie, 12th Season Series History: Texas A&M leads, 29-4 (Durham, N.C.) Texas A&M Record: 162-75 (.684) TCU Record: 243-119 (.671) Career Record: 570-238 (.706) Career Record: 394-178 (.689) Internet: Live Statistics and Live Video D 6 @ No. 5 Duke [ESPN2] .......... L, 58-61 available on www.AggieAthletics.com Big 12/Big Ten Challenge D 9 PURDUE ...................................7 p.m. NO. 7 AGGIE WOMEN TAKE ON TCU D 12 TCU ..........................................2 p.m. Maggie Dixon Classic SUNDAY AT REED ARENA (New York, N.Y.) D 19 Rutgers [ESPNU] .................... 11 a.m. Surf ‘N Slam College Hoop Classic GAME PREVIEW (San Diego, Calif.) The seventh-ranked Texas A&M women’s basketball team (7-1) plays its final home game D 28 vs. Drexel .................................9 p.m. of 2010 against old Southwest Conference rival TCU (5-4) on Sunday, Dec. 12. Tipoff be- D 30 vs. San Diego State or UTSA .........TBA tween the Aggies and the Horned Frogs is set for 2 p.m. (CT) at Reed Arena. It will mark TCU’s second trip to Aggieland in the last four years as both programs revitalized the J 4 LOUISIANA-MONROE ...............7 p.m. home-and-home series back in 2007-08. A&M bounced back from its first loss of the sea- J 8 COLORADO* ............................7 p.m. son at No. 5 Duke with a convincing 100-55 rout of Purdue on Thursday night. The Horned J 12 @ Oklahoma State* .................7 p.m. J 15 @ Missouri* [FSN] ................. 11 a.m. Frogs are also coming off of an impressive victory with an 81-39 win over UTA Wednesday. J 19 TEXAS* ................................6:30 p.m. With TCU, the Aggies close out a tough four-game swing in nine days prior to final exams. J 22 @ Iowa State* [FSN] .............. 11 a.m. Last year, the Horned Frogs rallied from an 11-point deficit on their home court to hand J 26 @ Oklahoma* ..........................7 p.m. A&M its first loss of the season. The Aggies, however, hold a 29-4 advantage in the all-time J 30 BAYLOR* [FSN] .......................... Noon series and have never lost to the Frogs at home. F 5 @ Texas Tech* ..........................2 p.m. F 9 OKLAHOMA* ...........................7 p.m. TICKET INFORMATION F 12 KANSAS* ..................................7 p.m. The popular “Holiday Hoops” promotion is in effect and runs through the Colorado F 14 @ Baylor* [ESPN2]...................8 p.m. game on Jan. 8. Fans can purchase tickets for TCU starting at just $4 for adults and $2 F 19 OKLAHOMA STATE* .................6 p.m. for children (general admission). Holiday Hoops tickets can be purchased online at: F 22 TEXAS TECH* ...........................7 p.m. www.12thManFoundation.com, in person at the 12th Man Foundation Ticket Office and F 27 @ Texas* [FSN] ........................2 p.m. Reed Arena Box Office or by calling 1-888-99-AGGIE. M 2 @ Kansas State* ......................7 p.m. M 5 NEBRASKA*..............................7 p.m. Don’t forget our great deal on group tickets which include $3 general admission or $5 reserved lower level seats with the purchase of 20 or more tickets. Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship March 8-12, 2010 PROMOTIONS (Municipal Auditorium, One hour prior to tipoff against TCU on Sunday, there will be a Santa photo opportunity in Kansas City, Mo.) Kids Court. All kids can participate regardless if they are a Junior Aggie Club member or not. HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS The Student Athlete Advisory Council is hosting the inaugural “Teddy Bear Toss”! Fans are All Times Are Listed In Central Time (CT) invited to bring a bear or stuffed animal to throw onto the court at halftime. Closest one to [ ] Denotes TV Game the target will win a prize. All bears will be donated to the Christmas toy drive to benefit * Denotes Big 12 Conference Game children in the Brazos Valley. 2010 | 11 TEXAS A&M WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES SCOUTING TCU PROBABLE STARTERS TCU is looking for its second straight win over Texas A&M on Sunday. The Horned Frogs earned a 56-54 victory over the Aggies last year on their #51 SYDNEY COLSON home court. A&M is the third and highest-ranked team TCU has faced G | 5-8 | Sr. | Houston, Texas (Westside HS) this season and the team is 0-2 against ranked opponents. The Frogs are coming off of a dominating win against UTA in which Helena Sverrisdottir QUICK NOTES - Team captain. Is the team’s offensive poured in a career-high 30 points. Sverrisdottir is the second-leading scor- spark plug. Averages 4.7 assists and 2.0 steals per game. er with 17.1 points and 6.7 rebounds per game, followed by Emily Carter with 21.2 point and 5.1 rebounds per contest. They are the only two play- ers that have started every game for TCU. The Frogs are averaging 72.3 PTS ASTS MIN LAST GAME points and 42.8 rebounds per game and are 1-1 on the road the season. Head coach Jeff Mittie is in his 12th season at TCU and holds a 243-119 7.3 4.7 19.3 10 PTS, 3 ASTS (.671) record with the program. #4 SYDNEY CARTER LAST TIME OUT – Dec. 12, 2009 G | 5-6 | Jr. | DeSoto, Texas (DeSoto HS) Helen Sverrisdottir scored 20 points and TCU rallied from an 11-point defi- QUICK NOTES - Team captain. Boasts the eighth-best as- cit over the final five minutes to beat No. 5 Texas A&M 56-54 on Saturday sist-to-turnover ratio (3.6) in the country and the second- Dec. 12, 2009 at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum. TCU extended its home winning best in the Big 12. streak to 12 games. After A&M’s fourth turnover in the final three minutes, T.K. LaFleur hit a pair of free throws to put the Lady Frogs in front 56-54 PTS ASTS MIN LAST GAME - their first lead since the 7:10 mark of the first half. A&M turned the ball over on the ensuing possession and misfired on a desperation 3-point -at 7.8 4.5 27.5 9 PTS, 8 ASTS tempt as time expired. Tyra White scored 16 points for Texas A&M. White was the only player in double figures for the Aggies, who were held 33 #20 TYRA WHITE points below their season average and committed a season-high 23 turn- G | 6-0 | Jr. | Kansas City, Mo. (Hickman Mills HS) overs. QUICK NOTES - Former McDonald’s All-American and INSIDE THE SERIES team’s second-leading scorer who has reached double Texas A&M holds a 29-4 advantage in the all-time series with TCU. Prior to figures in five games and led the team in scoring once. last season, the Aggies had won the last two meetings between the two former rivals, who prior to 2006, had not played each other since the final PTS REB MIN LAST GAME season of the old Southwest Conference in 1995-96. Sunday’s game will mark the third year in a row in which the Horned Frogs will go up against a 13.0 4.0 29.4 8 PTS, 4 REB top-10 ranked Aggie squad. In 2008-09, A&M was ranked a program-best No. 3 in the nation in a 64-50 win on Dec. 21, 2008 in College Station which #21 ADAORA ELONU improved its overall record to an unblemished 10-0. All of the Frogs’ four F | 6-1 | Jr. | Houston, Texas (Alief Elsik HS) wins in the series have occurred at home or at a neutral site. QUICK NOTES - Team captain and A&M’s third leading scorer who has reached double figures in four games. Has started 19 straight games. TEXAS A&M NUMERICAL ROSTER PTS REB MIN LAST GAME No. Player Pos. Ht. Year-Exp. Hometown (Previous School) 10.5 5.4 23.5 11 PTS, 7 REB 1 Catherine Snow G 5-7 Sr.-1L Temple, Texas (Troy HS) 3 Kelsey Bone C 6-4 So.-TR Houston, Texas (Dulles HS/South Carolina) #23 DANIELLE ADAMS 4 Sydney Carter G 5-6 Jr.-2L DeSoto, Texas (DeSoto HS) F/C | 6-1 | Sr. | Kansas City, Mo.