Nov. 20, 2003
Contact: Erin Molina (210) 458-4930 Roadrunners head to Gulf Coast for pair of non-conference games Get the complete release in pdf format SAN ANTONIO - The UTSA women's basketball team will take on Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Friday at 7 p.m., and continue on to Houston to face Texas Southern on Sunday at 7:05 p.m.
ABOUT THE GAMES
UTSA faces Texas A&M-Corpus Christi for only the second time with the Islanders taking the first meeting 67-59 on Nov. 25, 2002, in San Antonio. It will be the regular season opener for TAMU-CC.
UTSA leads the all-time series with Texas Southern 11-4. The last meeting between the teams came on Dec. 19, 2001, which the Lady Tigers won 47-39 in Houston. TSU will open the season at Colorado State on Nov. 21.
LAST TIME OUT
Despite a career-high 17 points from sophomore center Lacy Mingee, the Roadrunners were not able to overcome a high-powered Texas Tech offense as the No. 6 Lady Raiders defeated UTSA 76-48 in first round action of the Preseason WNIT Friday night at the United Spirit Arena.
Although UTSA never led in the game, they trailed by just one at 21-20 with 4:16 left in the first half before Tech went on an 11-0 run to end the period with a 32-20 advantage.
The Roadrunners trailed by 13 at the beginning of the second frame, but Tech extended the lead with an 8-0 run that kept UTSA down for good.
Mingee posted a double-double with 10 boards and was 5-of-8 from the free throw line. Junior guard Kim Reed joined the ‘Runners offensive effort with 13 points including a 5-of-11 showing from the floor and a 3-for-4 performance from three-point land.
All-American Jia Perkins led the way for Texas Tech with 19 points and 13 rebounds as the Lady Raiders out-rebounded UTSA 51 to 34. Ranked No. 10 in the AP poll, Texas Tech had four in double-figures including freshman Alesha Roberston and seniors Casey Jackson and Jolee Ayers-Curry.
SCOUTING THE ISLANDERS
Texas A&M Corpus Christi is 2-0 in exhibition play this season with wins over Division II opponents Houston Baptist and Texas A&M Kingsville. They have averaged 81.0 points and given up an average of 52.5 points in the two wins. Sophomore forward Terra Andrews is leading the way averaging a double-double (11.5-10) for the Islanders, followed by freshman guard Kirbria Lewis with 10.5 points and 3.0 assists per game. Senior center Roberta Plaza is averaging 10.0 rebounds per game.
Texas A&M-CC
(TAMU-CC leads 1-0)
H: 0-1, A: 0-0, N: 0-0
11-25-03 hL 59-67
SCOUTING THE LADY TIGERS
The Lady Tigers are 2-0 in exhibition play with wins over the Houston Cavaliers and Jaguars. In last week’s win over the Jaguars junior guard Jennifer Hickman led the TSU in scoring with 17 points and five rebounds. Senior guard Ericka Bradley scored 14 points, and sophomore center Crystal Robinson added 11 points and six rebounds.
Texas Southern
(UTSA leads 11-4)
H: 9-1, A: 2-3, N: 0-0
1-6-83 aL 55-65
2-19-83 hL 73-80
12-1-84 hW 84-57
11-26-85 aW 69-68
1-4-86 hW 68-54
1-26-91 hW 80-68
2-7-91 aW 72-52
12-12-92 aL 62-78
12-15-92 hW 76-63
1-2-95 hW 62-52
12-20-95 hW 65-60
12-5-96 hW 91-30
12-16-97 hW 80-37
11-19-99 hW 68-62
12-12-00 aL 39-47
THE COACHES
Rae Rippetoe-Blair, in her fourth year with UTSA, is two-time SLC Coach of the Year (2001, 2003) during her time with the Roadrunners. She has record of 50-36 at UTSA (58.1%) and a 157-80 (66.2%) mark overall. She needs one win to move into third place on the school’s all-time win list.
Islander coach Jodi Kest is in her second year at Texas A&M-CC. Kest put together a 15-12 record in 2002-03 and has an overall mark of 158-125 in her 11 years of coaching.
Claude Cummings is in his first season with the Tigers.
NEXT UP
UTSA will host the Thanksgiving Classic on Nov. 28-29 at the Convocation Center. The participating teams will be Texas-El Paso, Denver and Western Carolina. Friday’s schedule features WCU vs. Denver at 5 p.m. and UTEP vs. UTSA at 7 p.m. Saturday’s games will match up WCU and UTEP at 4 p.m. and Denver and UTSA in the nightcap at 6 p.m.
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