2018-19 SAM HOUSTON STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL • SLC TOURNAMENT • MERRELL CENTER • KATY SAM HOUSTON STATE BEARKAT WOMEN’S BASKETBALL WBB Contact: Ben Rikard • O: 936-294-1764 • C: 936-554-2077 • Email: [email protected] • Twitter: @BearkatsWBB GAME SLC Tournament DATE: March 14-17, 2019 TIME: TBA WHERE: Katy, Texas ARENA: Merrell Center 29 CAPACITY: 5,700 NO. 5 SAM HOUSTON STATE BEARKATS NO. 8 CENTRAL ARKANSAS SUGAR BEARS HOW TO FOLLOW OVERALL: 16-12 SOUTHLAND: 11-7 OVERALL: 11-17 SOUTHLAND: 6-12 Location .................................................................................. Huntsville, Texas Location ........................................................................................Conway, Ark. Enrollment ............................................................................................. 20,181 Enrollment ............................................................................................. 11,177 Arena ...................................................................Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum Arena .............................................................................................Farris Center Capacity ................................................................................................... 6,100 Capacity ................................................................................................... 5,000 Colors .......................................................................................Orange & White Colors ........................................................................................ Purple & White Head Coach ..................................................................................Ravon Justice Head Coach ...............................................................................Sandra Rushing Alma Mater .....................................................................................USAO, 2004 Alma Mater ............................................................................... Alabama, 1986 2018-19 BEARKAT SCHEDULE Overall Record ..........................................................................................44-46 Overall Record ......................................................................................543-332 Date Opponent Place Time/Result Record at SHSU .........................................................................................16-12 Record at UCA.........................................................................................140-77 November (3-3) Nov. 6 at LSU Baton Rouge, La. L, 66-52 Nov. 8 Jarvis Christian Huntsville W, 100-55 Nov. 14 at Wichita State Wichita, Kan. L, 63-55 Nov. 19 Wiley College Huntsville W, 101-63 Nov. 23 vs Troy^ Hattiesburg, Miss. L, 84-79 Nov. 24 at Southern Miss^ Hattiesburg, Miss. W, 65-61 December (2-2) Dec. 1 St. Thomas (TX) Huntsville W, 94-46 Dec. 8 at Louisiana Lafayette, La. W, 68-62 Dec. 14 Oral Roberts Huntsville L, 73-62 NO. 4 ABILENE CHRISTIAN WILDCATS NO. 1 LAMAR CARDINALS Dec. 20 at TCU Fort Worth L, 72-59 OVERALL: 20-9 SOUTHLAND: 13-5 OVERALL: 24-5 SOUTHLAND: 17-1 January (5-3) Location ......................................................................................Abilene, Texas Location ..................................................................................Beaumont, Texas Jan. 5 Abilene Christian* Huntsville L, 91-79 Enrollment ............................................................................................... 5,210 Enrollment ............................................................................................. 10,080 Jan. 9 Central Arkansas* Huntsville W, 66-62 Arena ......................................................................................Moody Coliseum Arena .....................................................................................Montagne Center Jan. 12 at Incarnate Word* San Antonio W, 76-56 Capacity ................................................................................................... 4,500 Capacity ................................................................................................. 10,000 Jan. 16 at A&M-Corpus Christi* Corpus Christi L, 76-61 Colors ........................................................................................ Purple & White Colors .............................................................................................Red & White Jan. 19 Houston Baptist* Houston W, 74-63 Head Coach ...........................................................................Julie Goodenough Head Coach ...............................................................................Robin Harmony Jan. 23 at Northwestern St.* Huntsville W, 66-55 Alma Mater ..........................................................................UT Arlington, 1991 Alma Mater ............................................................................ Miami (FL), 1984 Jan. 26 Lamar* Huntsville L, 83-72 Overall Record ......................................................................................430-287 Overall Record ......................................................................................246-114 Jan. 30 Southeastern La.* Huntsville W, 94-63 Record at ACU .........................................................................................141-67 Record at LU ...........................................................................................115-66 February (5-3) Feb. 2 Stephen F. Austin* Huntsville L, 78-68 Feb. 6 at McNeese* Lake Charles, La. W, 93-80 Feb. 9 at Abilene Christian* Abilene W, 72-63 SAM HOUSTON STATE POSSIBLE STARTING LINEUP No. Name Pos. Yr. PPG RPG APG Notes/Trends Feb. 13 A&M-Corpus Christi* Huntsville W, 61-59 1 Jenniffer Oramas G JR 12.8 2.8 4.7 All-SLC HM; 3rd in SLC in assts per game Feb. 16 at Lamar* Beaumont L, 81-76 2 Amber Leggett F JR 12.3 4.7 1.1 Sister of NY Jets TE Jordan Leggett Feb. 20 at Nicholls* Thibodaux, La. L, 84-81 5 Dominque Maxwell G SR 8.1 4.9 1.5 8 gms with 10+ pts in 2018-19; 1 in 2017-18 Feb. 23 Houston Baptist* Huntsville W, 83-64 23 Jaylonn Walker G JR 15.3 3.3 3.1 SLC Newcomer of the Year; All-SLC 2nd Team Feb. 27 New Orleans* Hunstsville W, 86-62 42 Kiera McKinney C JR 3.6 2.3 0.0 7 ppg, 5.6 rpg in last 4 gms March (1-1) OFF THE BENCH March 6 at Central Arkansas* Conway, Ark. W, 71-59 No. Name Pos. Yr. PPG RPG APG Notes/Trends March 9 at Stephen F. Austin* Nacogdoches L, 83-75 (ot) 3 Alyssa Osborne G SO 2.0 0.3 0.3 Career high 18 pts vs JARVIS 12 Kayla Konarik G SO 1.0 0.5 0.3 1 3pt FG in 3 of last 4 gms played March 14 vs Central Arkansas& Katy 11:00 am 15 Tia Harston G JR 0.6 0.5 0.6 -- 20 La’Sha Haynes F R-SR 5.4 5.9 1.8 5+ reb in 18 gms in 2018-19 ^ Reed Green Coliseum (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 21 Lydia Baxter F SR 10.6 8.3 0.4 All-SLC 3rd Team; 2x SLC POTW * Southland Conference game &SLC Tournament 25 Faith Cook G JR -- -- -- Redshirting season (transfer from UTEP) 34 Rachel Harrell G JR 4.1 2.0 0.8 26-for-27 in career at FT line 35 Courntey Cook C JR 1.6 0.9 0.1 -- @BearkatsWBB | @BearkatSports www.gobearkats.com QUICK FACTS SOUTHLAND STANDINGS THRU REGULAR SEASON GENERAL INFORMATION SCHOOL SLC OVERALL GAMES BACK Location Huntsville, Texas Lamar 17-1 24-5 --- Founded 1879 Stephen F. Austin 16-2 25-5 1.0 Enrollment 20,477 Nicholls 14-4 20-10 3.0 Conference Southland Abilene Christian 13-5 20-9 4.0 Arena Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum Sam Houston State 11-6 16-12 5.0 Capacity 6,100 A&M-Corpus Christi 8-10 14-15 9.0 Nickname Bearkats New Orleans 8-10 12-15 9.0 Colors Orange & White President Dr. Dana G. Hoyt Central Arkansas 6-12 11-17 11.0 Athletic Director Bobby Williams Northwestern State 6-12 11-18 11.0 Faculty Representative Dr. James Bexley McNeese 5-13 7-22 12.0 Senior Woman Administrator Chris Thompson Incarnate Word 5-13 5-24 12.0 Houston Baptist 4-14 9-19 13.0 HISTORY Southeastern La. 4-14 9-20 13.0 First year of Basketball 1987-1988 All-time record 333-562 All-time SLC record 208-337 VS NCAA Tourn. Appearances/Last None SERIES CENTRAL ARKANSAS All-time record in NCAA Tournament None Series vs UCA: UCA leads 5-14 SLC Championships/Last 1/2013 Series vs UCA in SLC Tournament: UCA leads 1-0 SLC Tournament Championships/Last None COACHING STAFF Last 5 Meetings Head Coach Ravon Justice Date Location Result Score Alma Mater (Year) USAO (2004) March 6, 2019 Conway, Ark. W 71-59 Record at SHSU/Years 16-12 / 1st Jan. 9, 2019 Huntsville W 66-62 Career Record/Years 44-46 / 3rd Feb. 28, 2018 Huntsville L 73-53 Assistant Coach/Years Brittany Mason / 1st Assistant Coach/Years Anthony Anderson / 1st Jan. 3, 2018 Conway, Ark. L 69-44 Assistant Coach / Years Kira Carter / 1st Feb. 15, 2017 Conway, Ark. L 75-48 TEAM INFORMATION 2017-18 Overall Record 4-23 SERIES VS ABILENE CHRISTIAN Home Record 3-12 Away Record 1-11 Series vs ACU: ACU leads 24-10 Neutral Record 0-0 Series vs ACU in SLC Tournament: Never Met Southland Record 1-17 Southland Championship None Postseason None Last 5 Meetings Starters Returning/Lost 3/2 Date Location Result Score Letterwinnners Returning/Lost 7/8 Feb. 9, 2019 Abilene W 72-63 Newcomers 6 Jan. 5, 2019 Huntsville L 91-79 Roster by class (Fr/So/Jr/Sr) 2/2/7/3 Feb. 3, 2018 Huntsville L 75-72 Dec. 30, 2017 Abilene L 83-65 MEDIA RELATIONS Asst AD - Media Relations (MBB) Ben Rikard Feb. 25, 2017 Huntsville L 72-39 Office Phone 936-294-1764 Cell 936-554-2077 Email [email protected] 2018-19 BEARKAT ROSTER Assoc AD - Media Relations Jason Barfield Office 936-294-3533 2018-19 Sam Houston Women’s Basketball Roster Email [email protected] Communications Assistant