2016-17 Women’s Basketball Game Notes 2011 National Champions • 14-time NCAA Tournament Participant • 2013 SEC Tournament Champions Women’s Basketball SID David Waxman | [email protected] | Cell: (832) 326-2863 Game 34 • NCAA Second Round • Monday, March 20, 2017 • 9 p.m. CT/7 p.m. PT 2016-17 Schedule & Results 22-11 Overall, 9-7 SEC (6th) at Date A&M Rk. Opp. Rk. Opponent Time/Result Nov. 13 rv/23 Central Arkansas W, 74-49 Nov. 17 rv/24 Texas Tech W, 98-90 OT No. 15 AP / No. 14 Coaches Nov. 20 rv/24 Stephen F. Austin W, 63-48 [5] Texas A&M Aggies [4] UCLA Bruins Nov. 23 rv/25 at Little Rock W, 55-37 (22-11, 9-7 SEC) (24-8, 13-5 Pac-12) Nov. 26 rv/25 Abilene Christian W, 71-45 Los Angeles, Calif. | Pauley Pavilion (12,829) Nov. 30 25/19 Southern Cal L, 62-66 ESPNU (Sam Gore, Julianne Viani) Dec. 5 rv/19 at SMU L, 53-54 Texas A&M Sports Network (Tom Turbiville, Steve Miller) Dec. 8 rv/rv at TCU W, 75-67 On The Aggies Dec. 10 rv/rv A&M-Corpus Christi W, 84-55 • Texas A&M broke the NCAA Tournament record with a 21-point comeback against Penn in the NCAA First Campbell Center, Houston, Texas Round, erasing a 58-37 deficit with 8:54 to play Dec. 17 rv/rv vs. Southern W, 81-58 • The Aggies’ 21-point comeback matches the school-record, set on November 29, 2003 against Seton Hall Florida Sunshine Classic, Warden Arena, Winter Park, Fla. Dec. 20 rv/rv vs. Dayton L, 57-74 • Texas A&M has qualified for its 12th consecutive NCAA Tournament. It is the nation’s eighth-longest active Dec. 21 rv/rv 19/16 vs. Syracuse W, 105-84 streak of reaching the NCAA Tournament and the 16th-longest streak all-time • The Aggies are 23-12 in the NCAA Tournament games, including a 6-4 record in the Second Round. The Dec. 28 rv/rv Prairie View A&M W, 90-62 Aggies are looking for their first trip to the Sweet 16 since 2014 Jan. 2 rv/rv Vanderbilt * W, 77-72 • Texas A&M head coach Gary Blair is making his 23rd appearance in the NCAA Tournament, which is sixth Jan. 5 rv/rv at Georgia * L, 59-69 among active coaches, and he has a 35-21 career record in the tournament, including the 2011 NCAA Jan. 8 rv/rv 24/rv at Kentucky * W, 77-68 Championship Jan. 12 rv/rv Arkansas * W, 90-65 • Curtyce Knox leads the nation with 9.2 assists per game, the most assists per game of any player in the Jan. 15 rv/rv at Florida * W, 67-59 nation since Gonzaga’s Courtney Vandersloot (10.3) in 2010-11 Jan. 19 25/rv at Missouri * L, 76-78 OT • Knox has set both the SEC and Texas A&M single-season records for assists Jan. 22 25/rv rv/- LSU * W, 54-52 Jan. 29 rv/rv 4/5 at Mississippi State * L, 61-71 • Khaalia Hillsman, Curtyce Knox and Danni Williams were all named Second Team All-SEC by the league’s coaches. It is the first career all-conference honor for each of those players Feb. 2 rv/rv Florida * W, 84-76 Feb. 5 rv/rv Auburn * W, 66-61 • Anriel Howard averages 18.7 rebounds in three career NCAA Tournament games. She set an NCAA Tourna- ment record with 27 rebounds in the 2016 First Round against Missouri State Feb. 9 rv/rv Alabama * W, 69-48 Feb. 12 rv/rv 24/25 at Tennessee * W, 61-59 • Howard is second on Texas A&M’s single-season rebound list, needing 11 to tie the record of 360 Feb. 16 23/24 at LSU * L, 63-67 • The Aggies advanced to the semifinals of the SEC Tournament, defeating Florida and Missouri Feb. 19 23/24 3/3 Mississippi State * L, 67-72 • Texas A&M has unconventional ways to win games this season, winning four games using just six players, Feb. 23 rv/rv 7/7 South Carolina * L, 64-80 three games by leading for less than two minutes, and seven games by erasing an 8+ point deficit Feb. 26 rv/rv at Ole Miss * L, 49-62 • Texas A&M head coach & Women’s Basketball Hall of Famer Gary Blair is tied for 12th all-time in career SEC Tournament, Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, S.C. wins with a 739-303 career record. He is eighth among active coaches Mar. 2 vs. [11] Florida W, 67-48 Projected Starters (Based on Last Game) Mar. 3 23/rv vs. [3] Missouri W, 62-48 No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Pts Reb Hometown Mar. 4 6/7 vs. [2] Mississippi State L, 50-66 00 Khaalia Hillsman C 6-5 Jr. 16.5 8.2 Chicago, Ill. NCAA First and Second Rounds, Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, Calif. 3 Taylor Cooper F 5-9 RSr. 6.5 3.0 Shawnee, Okla. Mar. 18 rv/- vs. [12] Penn W, 63-61 5 Anriel Howard F 5-11 So. 10.5 10.6 Atlanta, Ga. Mar. 20 rv/- 15/14 at [4] UCLA 9 p.m. 11 Curtyce Knox G 5-7 RSr. 10.8 2.7 Humble, Texas 12 Danni Williams G 5-10 So. 16.8 3.3 Clovis, N.M. NCAA Bridgeport Regional, Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport, Conn. Mar. 25 rv/- [1] Conn./[8] Syr. % 11 a.m./1:30 p.m. Remaining Roster Mar. 27 rv/- Elite 8 % 6 p.m. 1 Aahliyah Jackson G 5-10 Fr. 0.9 1.0 Ft. Smith, Ark. NCAA Women’s Final Four, American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas 15 Jasmine Williams G 5-10 Fr. 1.3 0.6 Houston, Texas Mar. 31 rv/- National Semifinal % 6:30/9 p.m. 21 Jasmine Lumpkin F/G 6-0 Jr. 6.0 3.6 Bolingbrook, Ill. Apr. 2 rv/- National Final % 5 p.m. 22 Alyssa Michalke G 5-7 Sr. 0.4 0.1 Schulenburg, Texas 24 Walnatia Wright C 6-2 Jr. 1.3 1.5 Augusta, Ga. Rankings are AP/Coaches’ 25 Rakell Spencer G 5-11 Fr. 0.4 0.7 New Orleans, La. % - if qualified for round 34 Caylinne Martin F 6-3 Jr. - - Houston, Texas Team Captains: Taylor Cooper, Curtyce Knox, Alyssa Michalke 2016-17 Texas A&M Women’s Basketball (22-11, 9-7 SEC) 2017 NCAA Division I Women's BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP National National National First Round Second Round Regionals Regionals Second Round First Round Semifinals Championship Semifinals UConn (32-0) 1 1 Notre Dame (30-3) 18-Mar UConn (116-55) Notre Dame (79-49) 17-Mar Albany (NY) (21-11) 16 16 Robert Morris (22-10) Syracuse (21-10) 8 20-Mar Mar. 19, 9 p.m. ESPN2 8 Green Bay (27-5) Storrs 18-Mar 17-Mar Iowa St. (18-12) 9 Syracuse (85-65) Purdue (74-62) 9 Purdue (22-12) Dame Notre Texas A&M (21-11) 5 25-Mar 24-Mar 5 Ohio St. (26-6) 18-Mar Texas A&M (63-61) Ohio St. (70-63) 17-Mar Penn (22-7) 12 12 Western Ky. (27-6) UCLA (23-8) 4 20-Mar Mar. 19, 12 p.m. ESPN2 4 Kentucky (21-10) 18-Mar 17-Mar Lexington Los Angeles Los Boise St. (25-7) 13 UCLA (83-56) Bridgeport Lexington Kentucky (73-70) 13 Belmont (27-5) 27-Mar 26-Mar West Virginia (23-10) 6 6 North Carolina St. (22-8) 17-Mar West Virginia (75-62) North Carolina St. (62-48) 17-Mar Elon (27-6) 11 11 Auburn (17-14) Maryland (30-2) 3 Mar. 19, 2:30 p.m. ESPN2 Mar. 19, 2:30 p.m. ESPN 3 Texas (23-8) 17-Mar 17-Mar Austin College Park College Bucknell (27-5) 14 Maryland (103-61) Texas (78-50) 14 Central Ark. (26-4) Temple (24-7) 7 25-Mar Dallas 24-Mar 7 Kansas St. (22-10) 18-Mar Oregon (71-70) April 2 Kansas St. (67-54) 18-Mar Oregon (20-13) 10 10 Drake (28-4) Duke (27-5) 2 20-Mar 20-Mar 2 Stanford (28-5) Durham 18-Mar Dallas 18-Mar Dallas Manhattan Hampton (20-12) 15 Duke (94-31) March 31 March 31 Stanford (72-64) 15 New Mexico St. (24-6) Baylor (30-3) 1 8 p.m. ESPN 6 p.m. ESPN 1 South Carolina (27-4) 18-Mar Baylor (119-30) NATIONAL CHAMPION South Carolina (90-40) 17-Mar Texas Southern (23-9) 16 16 UNC Asheville (19-14) LSU (20-11) 8 20-Mar Mar. 19, 7 p.m. ESPN2 8 Arizona St. (19-12) Waco 18-Mar 17-Mar Columbia California (19-13) 9 California (55-52) Arizona St. (73-61) 9 Michigan St. (21-11) 24-Mar 25-Mar Tennessee (19-11) 5 5 Marquette (25-7) 18-Mar Tennessee (66-57) Quinnipiac (68-65) 18-Mar Dayton (22-9) 12 12 Quinnipiac (27-6) ille Louisville (27-7) 4 20-Mar 20-Mar 4 Miami (FL) (23-8) 18-Mar 18-Mar Louisv Chattanooga (21-10) 13 Louisville (82-62) Oklahoma City Stockton Miami (FL) (62-60) 13 FGCU (26-8) Gables Coral 26-Mar 27-Mar Oklahoma (22-9) 6 6 Missouri (21-10) 18-Mar Oklahoma (75-62) Missouri (66-64) 17-Mar Gonzaga (26-6) 11 11 South Fla.