G A M E # 3 1 2009 NCAA SWEET 16 | 2008 NCAA ELITE EIGHT 2008 BIG 12 CHAMPIONS | 2007 BIG 12 CHAMPIONS TEXAS A&M WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2009 | 10 BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP NOTES For Immediate Release | March 12, 2010 | Women’s Basketball SID Marlene Navor | mnavor@athleti cs.tamu.edu 2009-10 SCHEDULE | RESULTS #4 TEXAS A&M (23-7) vs. Overall Record | 23-7 | Big 12 Record | 10-6 | #1 NEBRASKA (30-0) Home | 12-2 | Away | 7-5 | Neutral | 4-0 | Big 12 Championship Semifi nals N 15 #6/6 DUKE ...............W, 95-77 March 13, 2010 N 18 RICE .........................W, 86-50 Noon (CT) N 22 @ Auburn..................W, 79-59 Municipal Auditorium (9,308) D 2 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN .......W, 106-56 at Kansas City, Mo. Record: 23-7 (10-6 Big 12) Record: 30-0 (16-0 Big 12) Ranking: #11 (AP), #11 (Coaches) Ranking: #3 (AP), #3 (Coaches) Colliers Internati onal Classic Last Result: W, 77-64 vs. Last Result: W, 63-46 vs. Television: Fox Sports Net (Berkeley, Calif.) #15/20 Texas on 3/12/10 Kansas State on 3/12/10 Radio: Texas A&M Sports Network D 5 vs. Southern Illinois ...W, 72-58 Up Next: vs. Up Next: vs. #11/11 (KZNE 1150 AM) #3/3 Nebraska on 3/13/10 Texas A&M on 3/13/10 D 6 @ #19/20 California ...W, 68-61 Head Coach: Head Coach: Series History: Nebraska Leads 14-7 Gary Blair, Seventh Season Connie Yori, Eighth Season Internet: Live Stati sti cs on Texas A&M Record: 152-73 (.676) NU Record: 151-97 (.609) www.Big12Sports.com D 8 NORTH TEXAS ........W, 108-49 Career Record: 560-236 (.704) Career Record: 347-237 (.594) D 12 @ TCU [The Mtn.] ...... L, 54-56 Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic NO. 11 AGGIES TO FACE UNDEFEATED (Las Vegas, Nev.) D 19 vs. #14/13 Arizona State ...... W, 72-62 NEBRASKA IN BIG 12 SEMIFINALS D 20 vs. Gonzaga ...............W, 80-76 D 28 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M.. W, 89-48 GAME PREVIEW D 30 @ New Mexico [The Mtn.] ..W, 84-69 The 11th-ranked and fourth-seeded Texas A&M women’s basketball team (23-7) will face J 4 LAMAR ....................W, 90-57 undefeated, third-ranked and top-seeded Nebraska (30-0) in a pivotal rematch in the J 9 @ #15/20 Texas* [FSNSW] ......W, 91-70 semifi nals of the 2010 Phillips 66 Women’s Basketball Championship on Saturday, March J 13 #20 IOWA STATE* .... W, 68-44 13 at noon (CT) at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Mo. The Aggies, who have won J 17 @ #13/13 Oklahoma* [FSN] ....L, 65-74 seven out of their last eight, saw the Cornhuskers 10 games ago which resulted in a tough J 23 TEXAS TECH* (DH) ... W, 69-54 71-60 loss on the road on Feb. 6 in Lincoln, Neb. Since then, A&M has been clicking on J 27 @ #14/16 Baylor* ...... L, 53-61 all cylinders off ensively and defensively averaging 75.3 points per game and holding op- J 31 #15/17 OKLAHOMA ST.* [FSN] .. L, 63-67 ponents to under 60 points a game including a 37.0 percentage from the fl oor and confer- F 3 MISSOURI* ..............W, 65-55 ence-leading 27.3 accuracy from beyond the three-point arc. The Aggies are primed and F 6 @ #4/4 Nebraska* [FSN] ...L, 60-71 F 10 @ Texas Tech* ............L, 54-57 ready to make a strong tournament run with the help of their inside and outside game as F 13 KANSAS STATE* ....... W, 69-63 well as one of the league’s deepest rosters with a nine-player rotati on. Nebraska and A&M F 17 @ #17/17 Oklahoma State* ..W, 69-52 are currently the two highest-ranked teams hailing from the Big 12 and rank No. 1 and F 20 #12/14 TEXAS* [FSN] .. W, 58-44 No. 2 in the conference in scoring off ense and scoring margin respecti vely. The Aggies, F 22 #17/17 BAYLOR* [ESPN2] ..L, 63-65 however, are in a league of their own, leading the Big 12 fi eld in assists (16.0 avg), steals F 27 @ Colorado* .............W, 95-61 (10.0 avg), turnover margin (+6.1) and assist-to-turnover rati o (1.00). They have played M 2 #11/12 OKLAHOMA* .. W, 78-55 the nati on’s fourth-toughest schedule and seek their third-straight Big 12 championship M 6 @ Kansas* .................W, 78-54 game appearance on Sunday. M 12 vs. #15/20 Texas^ [FSN] ....W, 77-64 M 13 vs. #3/3 Nebraska^ [FSN] .......Noon A LOOK AT THE HUSKERS Nebraska matched the Big 12 record for longest winning streak in conference history and ^ Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship snapped a four-game losing streak in league postseason tournament play with a 63-46 vic- March 11-14, 2010 tory over ninth-seeded Kansas State on Friday in quarterfi nal acti on. Big 12 Player of the (Municipal Auditorium, Year Kelsey Griffi n led the Huskers with 24 points and 10 rebounds for her 18th double- Kansas City, Mo.) double of the season, while fellow All-Big 12 First Teamer Cory Montgomery added her second double-double of the year with 13 points and 10 rebounds. NU improved to 30-0 HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS All Times Are Listed In Central Time (CT) overall which ti ed the 2004-05 and 2005-06 Baylor squads that stretched a 30-game win- ( ) Denotes Doubleheader ning streak over two seasons. The Huskers are guided by Big 12 Coach of the Year Connie [ ] Denotes TV Game Yori and have made a huge program turnaround aft er posti ng a 15-16 Postseason WNIT * Denotes Big 12 Conference Game Second Round campaign a year ago with virtually the same squad minus freshman point guard Lindsey Moore who is averaging 4.3 assists per game. 2009 | 10 TEXAS A&M WOMEN’S BASKETBALL BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP NOTES PPROBABLEROBABLE SSTARTERSTARTERS AGGIE SEMI-SWEET The Aggies will make their fi ft h consecuti ve appearance (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010) in the Big 12 Championship semifi nals extending all the way #4 SYDNEY CARTER back to the 2006 Tournament held at Reunion Arena in Dallas. A&M is one G | 5-6 | So. | DeSoto, Texas (DeSoto) of only two league schools to make fi ve-straight semifi nal appearances next to Iowa State in 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002. The Aggies are the only QUICK NOTES - 2010 All-Big 12 Honorable Menti on. Dished Big 12 team to make consecuti ve semifi nal appearances over the last fi ve out a career-high seven assists for fi rst career 100+ assist years. The Aggies are 2-2 all-ti me when playing in the semifi nals. They also season vs. Texas in the Big 12 quarterfi nals on 3/12/10. boast the best tournament record of any league school (8-3) over the last fi ve years along with third-seeded Oklahoma (8-2). A&M won its fi rst-ever PTS ASTS MIN LAST GAME Big 12 postseason ti tle in 2008 in Kansas City and became the fi rst No. 4 7.8 3.4 26.6 7 AST, 2 STL seed in league history to do so. The Aggies are currently 9-12 all-ti me in Big 12 Championship play and made back-to-back championship game appearances in 2008 and 2009. #20 TYRA WHITE G | 6-0 | RS-So. | Kansas City, Mo. (Hickman Mills) SERIES NOTES QUICK NOTES - Former McDonald’s All-American. Nebraska leads 14-7 in the all-ti me series with Texas A&M. The Aggies, how- Shooti ng a team-best 52.0 FG% and 36.5 3PT FG%. One ever, have won four out of the last six meeti ngs between the two schools of three hometown Kansas City players on the roster. including a 73-64 victory in the quarterfi nals of the 2006 Big 12 Champion- ship in Dallas. A&M is 1-1 all-ti me in postseason tournament games versus PTS REB MIN LAST GAME Nebraska. The Aggies, the No. 12 seed, also lost to the fi ft h-seeded Husk- ers, 82-71, in the fi rst round of the 1999 Tournament held in Kansas City. 10.4 4.1 27.5 18 PTS, 5 REB LAST SIX GAMES IN THE SERIES #22 TANISHA SMITH L, 60-71 (-11) on Feb. 6, 2010 in Lincoln, Neb. G/F | 6-0 | Sr. | Kansas City, Mo. (Lincoln Prep) W, 86-43 (+43) on Feb. 8, 2009 in College Stati on L, 60-73 (-13) on Jan. 23, 2008 in Lincoln, Neb. QUICK NOTES - 2010 All-Big 12 First Team selecti on. Is W, 66-65 (+1) on Jan. 24, 2007 in College Stati on currently on a nine-game double-digit scoring streak with W, 73-64 (+9) on March 8, 2006 in Dallas, Texas a game-high 21 pts vs. Texas in the Big 12 quarterfi nals. W, 69-50 (+19) on Feb. 11, 2006 in Lincoln, Neb. PTS REB MIN LAST GAME BIG 12 TOURNAMENT COVERAGE 15.4 5.3 30.3 21 PTS, 6 REB The Big 12 Championship quarterfi nals, semifi nals and championship game will be aired before a nati onally-televised audience exclusively on Fox Sports Net. Play-by-play announcer Brent Stover, color analyst Debbie Antonelli #21 ADAORA ELONU and sideline reporter Brenda VanLengen will call Texas A&M’s semifi nal F | 6-1 | So.