2018–19 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders women's basketball team represented Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Islanders were led by seventh-year head coach Royce Chadwick, and played their home games at the American Bank Center and the Dugan Wellness Center, as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 17–16 overall, 8–10 in Southland play to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the No. 6 seed in the Southland Women's Tournament, they defeated New Orleans in the first round, Nicholls in the quarterfinals, Stephen F. Austin in the semifinals, before losing a close game to No. 4 seed Abilene Christian, 68–69 in the championship game.[1]

2018–19 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders women's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2018–19 record17–16 (8–10 Southland)
Head coach
  • Royce Chadwick (6th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Roxanne White
  • Darren Brunson
  • Sherrie Tucker
Home arenaAmerican Bank Center
Dugan Wellness Center
2018–19 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Lamar171 .944  247  .774
Stephen F. Austin162 .889  257  .781
Nicholls144 .778  2012  .625
Abilene Christian135 .722  2310  .697
Sam Houston State117 .611  1613  .552
Texas A&M-CC810 .444  1716  .515
New Orleans810 .444  1216  .429
Central Arkansas612 .333  1218  .400
Northwestern State612 .333  1118  .379
McNeese State513 .278  722  .241
Incarnate Word513 .278  524  .172
Houston Baptist414 .222  919  .321
Southeastern Louisiana414 .222  920  .310
2019 Southland Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Islanders finished the 2017–18 season 19–12, 11–7 in Southland play to finish in a three way tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Southland Women's Tournament where they lost to Nicholls State.[2]

Media

Video streaming of all non-televised home games and audio for all road games is available at GoIslanders.com.

Roster

Sources:[3]

2018–19 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 1 Giana Wright 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoCastro Valley HS Castro Valley, CA
F 2 Alexes Bryant 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrNew Mexico Junior College Cibolo, Texas
G 3 Torrionna Nesbitt 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrSteele HS Cibolo, Texas
G 4 Heaven Thompson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoBolton HS Memphis, TN
F 5 Uri Jolivette 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrNew Iberia Central HS New Iberia, LA
G 10 Brianna Jackson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrNorthside HS
Independence College
Fort Smith, AR
G 11 Lajaneira Robinson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrOdessa JC Houston, TX
G 12 Dae Dae Evans 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrBellaire HS Bellaire, TX
G 15 Brittany Mbamalu 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS SrDulles HS Houston, TX
G 20 Makinna Serrata 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS FrMcMullen Counts ISD Tilden, TX
G 21 Emma Young 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrEast Jessamine HS Nicholasville, KY
G 22 Dalesia Booth 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrCole HS San Antonio, TX
G 23 Laderica Paul 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrSkyline HS
UMKC
Dallas, TX
G 24 Tasia Foman 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrDuncanville HS
Texas
Duncanville, TX
F 25 Melissa Lockridge 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr  San Antonio, TX
G 30 Sydney-Anne Cotrell 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) RS JrWilliam B. Travis HS Sugar Land, TX
F 33 Arhianna Sims-Jackson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS JrHill College Arlington, TX
F 34 Tiara Matthews 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrFort Bend Kemper HS Sugar Land, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: August 25, 2018

Schedule and Results

Sources:[4][5]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
7:00 pm
St. Thomas W 78–40  1–0
American Bank Center (587)
Corpus Christi, TX
Nov 12, 2018*
7:00 pm
at Texas–Rio Grande Valley
South Texas Showdown
W 59–49  2–0
UTRGV Fieldhouse (418)
Edinburg, TX
Nov 20, 2018*
7:00 pm
at Texas Tech L 61–78  2–1
United Supermarkets Arena (2,349)
Lubbock, TX
Nov 26, 2018*
7:00 pm
Texas State L 53–60  2–2
Dugan Wellness Center (609)
Corpus Christi, TX
Nov 30, 2018*
4:30 pm
vs. Louisiana
UTRGV Fall Classic
W 64–63  3–2
UTRGV Fieldhouse (113)
Edinburg, TX
Dec 1, 2019*
4:30 pm
vs. Prairie View A&M
UTRGV Fall Classic
L 59–67  3–3
UTRGV Fieldhouse (111)
Edinburg, TX
Dec 4, 2018*
7:00 pm
Texas–Rio Grande Valley
South Texas Showdown
L 57–70  3–4
American Bank Center (589)
Corpus Christi, TX
Dec 8, 2018*
2:00 pm
Texas A&M International W 84–36  4–4
Dugan Wellness Center (611)
Corpus Christi, TX
Dec 14, 2018*
7:00 pm
Schreiner University W 64–34  5–4
Dugan Wellness Center (521)
Corpus Christi, TX
Dec 18, 2018*
5:30 pm, KDF
New Mexico State L 65–67  5–5
American Bank Center (530)
Corpus Christi, TX
Dec 20, 2018*
5:30 pm, KDF
Texas Lutheran W 73–49  6–5
American Bank Center (589)
Corpus Christi, TX
Southland regular season
Dec 31, 2018
1:00 pm
at Central Arkansas W 73–65  7–5
(1–0)
Farris Center (295)
Conway, AR
Jan 5, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Lamar L 58–76  7–6
(1–1)
Montagne Center (2,628)
Beaumont, TX
Jan 9, 2019
7:00 pm
Northwestern State W 79–55  8–6
(2–1)
Dugan Wellness Center (513)
Corpus Christi, TX
Jan 16, 2019
7:00 pm
Sam Houston State W 76–61  9–6
(3–1)
Dugan Wellness Center (641)
Corpus Christi, TX
Jan 19, 2019
2:30 pm, ESPN3
New Orleans W 57–51  10–6
(4–1)
American Bank Center (1,215)
Corpus Christi, TX
Jan 23, 2019
6:00 pm
at Nicholls L 55–85  10–7
(4–2)
Stopher Gym (405)
Thibodaux, LA
Jan 30, 2019
7:00 pm
Abilene Christian L 68–72  10–8
(4–3)
Dugan Wellness Center (658)
Corpus Christi, TX
Feb 2, 2019
2:00 pm
at Houston Baptist W 70–56  11–8
(5–3)
Sharp Gymnasium (490)
Houston, TX
Feb 6, 2019
7:00 pm
at Southeastern Louisiana L 45–56  11–9
(5–4)
University Center (529)
Hammond, LA
Feb 9, 2019
3:00 pm, KRIS-TV
Incarnate Word W 57–49  12–9
(6–4)
American Bank Center (811)
Corpus Christi, TX
Feb 13, 2019
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Sam Houston State L 59–61  12–10
(6–5)
Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum (735)
Huntsville, TX
Feb 16, 2019
2:00 pm
at New Orleans L 55–58  12–11
(6–6)
Lakefront Arena (363)
New Orleans, LA
Feb 20, 2019
7:00 pm
Stephen F. Austin W 46–44  13–11
(7–6)
Dugan Wellness Center (501)
Corpus Christi, TX
Feb 23, 2019
1:00 pm
Lamar L 47–72  13–12
(7–7)
Dugan Wellness Center (1,079)
Corpus Christi, TX
Feb 27, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Abilene Christian L 55–72  13–13
(7–8)
Moody Coliseum (1,192)
Abilene, TX
Mar 2, 2019
1:00 pm
at Incarnate Word L 72–77  13–14
(7–9)
McDermott Convocation Center (488)
San Antonio, TX
Mar 6, 2019
7:00 pm
McNeese W 62–51  14–14
(8–9)
Dugan Wellness Center (633)
Corpus Christi, TX
Mar 9, 2019
2:30 pm, KDF
Houston Baptist L 56–74  14–15
(8–10)
Dugan Wellness Center (603)
Corpus Christi, TX
Southland Women's Tournament
Mar 14, 2019
1:30 pm, ESPN+
(6) vs. (7) New Orleans
First Round
W 69–47  15–15
Merrell Center (946)
Katy, TX
Mar 15, 2019
1:30 pm, ESPN+
(6) vs. (3) Nicholls
Second Round
W 69–56  16–15
Merrell Center (1,425)
Katy, TX
Mar 16, 2019
3:30 pm, ESPN+
(6) vs. (2) Stephen F. Austin
Semifinals
W 58–56  17–15
Merrell Center (1,725)
Katy, TX
Mar 17, 2019
1:00 pm, CBSSN
(6) vs. (4) Abilene Christian
Finals
L 68–69  17–16
Merrell Center 
Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

2018–19 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball team

References

  1. "Islanders surge in second half, fall to Wildcats in title game". GoIslanders.com. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  2. "Texas A&M-CC Islanders Schedule - 2017-18". ESPN. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
  3. "2018-19 Women's Basketball Roster". The Official Site of Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Ilsanders Athletics. Islanders Athletics. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
  4. "2018-19 Women's Basketball Schedule". The Official Site of Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders Athletics. Islanders Athletics. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  5. "Texas A&M-CC Islanders Schedule - 2018-19". ESPN. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
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