TEXAS SOUTHERN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SWAC REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS • 2011-12 • 2013-14 • SWAC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS • 2017 • NCAA TOURNAMENT • 2017 GAME 7 | RICE at TEXAS SOUTHERN - Dec. 7, 2019 | 12 p.m. CST | H&PE ARENA 2019-20 SCHEDULE NOVEMBER TEXAS SOUTHERN TIGERS RICE OWLS Date Opponent Time (CST) vs Thur. 7 at UTRGV W, 71-44 2-4 6-0 Sat. 16 at Oregon L, 99-63 Head Coach: Cynthia Cooper-Dyke Head Coach: Tina Langley Tue. 19 at Iowa State L, 79,59 Record at TSU: 22-16 / 2nd year Record at Rice: 41-27 / 5th year Fri. 22 vs. Utah! L, 61-52 Career Record: 222-167 / 13th year Career Record: 86-52 / 5th year Sun. 24 at Hawai’i! W, 74-57 vs. Rice: 1-1 vs. TSU: 2-1 DECEMBER SERIES HISTORY Tue. 3 at Colorado L, 74-50 Sat. 7 RICE 12 p.m. Overall..........................................................................................................Rice leads 11-8 Sat. 18 at Gonzaga 4 p.m. Last Meeting.....................................................................................Rice 76, TSU 71, 2018 Fri. 21 at Tulane# 3 p.m. Cooper-Dyke vs. Rice.....................................................................................................1-1 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: TBA Mon. 6 *ALCORN STATE 5:30 p.m. RADIO: Spreaker.com 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 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 4 5 15 44 MARCH NIYA JEKALEN CIANI RICHELLE LAUREN Sat. 2 *ALABAMA STATE 5:30 p.m. MITCHELL JONES CRYOR VELEZ LEWIS Mon. 5 *at Southern 5:30 p.m. 5-10 • G • Sr. 5-10 • G • Jr. 5-5 • G • Gr. 5-7 • G • Sr. 6-3 • C • So. Sat. 7 *at Alcorn State 3 p.m. Tue. 10 SWAC Quarterfinals TBA Bay City, Texas Little Rock, Ark. Philadelphia, Pa. Lake Jackson, Texas Denver, Colo. Fri. 10 SWAC Semifinals TBA PPG................16.0 PPG............... 3.2 PPG...................14.7 PPG............... 9.7 PPG..................1.8 Sat. 11 SWAC Championship TBA RPG.................9.5 RPG............... 3.2 ASSISTS..............7.2 14 made 3ptrs RPG.................3.2 ! -Bank Of Hawai’i Classic # - Tulane Classic STEALS............4.2 STEALS................3.7 * - Southwestern Athletic Conference Contest PREGAME • Texas Southern makes its 2019-20 home debut versus Rice University Saturday after- • Rice is 11-8 lifetime against TSU and 35-14 against the SWAC as they’ve played Al- noon inside the H&PE Arena. corn State, Grambling State, Jackson State, Mississippi Valley State, Prairie View A&M, Southern and TSU. • Second-year head coach Cynthia Cooper-Dyke returns to the TSU sidelines for the first time since 2011-12. She spent the 2011-12 season at TSU and led them to the • Senior forward Niya Mitchell completed the trifecta as she was named the SWAC’s SWAC Regular Season Championship for the first time in school history. Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year in addition to earning first team honors. A 5-10 senior from Bay City, Texas, Mitchell averaged a double-double last season, scoring 14.4 • Guard Ciani Cryor is off to a sizzling start as she’s averaging 16 points, 7.2 assists and points and 10.7 rebounds per contest. She’s averaging 16 points, 9.5 rebounds and 4.2 3.7 steals. She ranks 4th nationally in assists per game. steals this season. She ranks third in steals per game nationally. • Head coach Cynthia Cooper-Dyke is 33-37 all-time in the month of December and • TSU was picked fifth in the Southwestern Athletic Conference preseason poll after 2-4 at TSU. finishing the 2018-19 season in fifth. • Cooper-Dyke is 1-1 all-time against Rice as she faced them twice while at Prairie View • TSU has a revamped roster with only five letterwiners retuning while they welcome A&M. nine newcomers and two redshirts. 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 Gr. 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. 15 Richelle Velez G 5-7 Sr. Lake Jackson, Texas (Kilgore College) 20/21 Demetrius Lewis G 5-7 Fr. Cypress, Texas (Cy Ranch) 22 Breasia McElrath F 6-0 Gr. Forest Park, Ga. (Forest Park) PRACTICE COVERAGE 23 Quatera Limbrick G 5-7 Jr. Sugar Land, Texas (Tyler JC) All practices are closed to the public. Media members 24 Ataiya Bridges PG 5-4 Jr. Lanett, Ala. (Shelton State) wishing to attend the beginning or conclusion of prac- 42 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. 44 Ryann Lewis C 6-3 So. Denver, Colo. (East) 45 Lauren Lewis C 6-3 So. Denver, Colo. (East) Nyaroup “Ruby” Angok C 6-4 Jr. Grand Rapids, Mich. (Ranger College) 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 1 2 3 4 5 6 team SID. For information on radio lines, contact the Texas Southern Sports Information Office at 713/313- SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 6829. Practice Travel at Colorado Travel Practice Practice 8 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 Senior Ciani Cryor will be an inter- UP NEXT esting addition to the 2019-20 roster after The Tigers will have time off for finals SWAC PLAYER of the WEEK starting 16 games at Rutgers in 2018-19. Cryor as their next game is slated for Dec. 14 at Gonza- DOUBLE-DOUBLES averaged 8.1 points and dished out 5.6 assists ga. 11/7 ........................................... Niya Mitchell / 17p, 14r last season. She’s averaging 14.7 points, 7.2 11/24 ......................................... Niya Mitchell / 24p, 11r assists and 3.7 steals this season. She ranks BET YOU DIDN’T KNOW 11/24 ............................................. Ciani Cryor / 10r, 12a 4th nationally in assists per game. • The entire nation had a opportunity to find 20+ POINTS out about Texas Southern University this fall 11/7 ........................................................Ciani Cryor / 26 RERUNS as the university hosted the third Democratic 11/16 ......................................................Ciani Cryor / 22 presidential primary debate on Sept. 12 inside 11/19 .................................................. Niya Mitchell / 27 This year’s schedule features three the H&PE Arena. 11/24 .................................................. Niya Mitchell / 24 teams who were on TSU’s 2018-19 schedule in 11/24 ..................................................Richelle Velez / 25 Rice, Tulane and UTRGV. • TSU was formally established in 1947 with a 10+ REBOUNDS mission to establish a credible college for Afri- 11/7 .................................................... Niya Mitchell / 14 THE STAFF can-American students. 11/24 .................................................. Niya Mitchell / 11 Head coach Cynthia Cooper-Dyke is 11/24 ......................................................Ciani