No. 11 A&M Hosts Ole Miss in SEC Home Opener
GAME NOTES (PDF)
COLLEGE STATION -- The No. 11 Texas A&M women's basketball team returns home to open SEC action at Reed Arena as it hosts Ole Miss on Monday, Jan. 6 at 6 p.m. The Aggies are coming off a road battle at No. 20 Arkansas, where they edged out the Razorbacks to earn an 84-77 victory. Ole Miss enters the week at 7-7 on the year and is in search of its first conference win of the season after falling, 58-51, to Georgia to begin SEC play.
About the Matchup
Monday marks the 11th meeting between the Aggies and Rebels, as Texas A&M leads the all-time series 8-2, sitting at 4-0 against Ole Miss in College Station.
The Aggies won the first five meetings after joining the SEC in 2012-13, but fell on the road in 2017
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A&M has won the last two matchups with the Rebels, including a 72-60 win in Oxford last season
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Head coach Gary Blair boasts a 13-10 all-time record against Ole Miss, earning a victory in his only meeting with Rebel head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin.
Quick Hits
Junior guard Chennedy Carter currently sits in fourth place on A&M's all-time career scoring list ... She recorded her seventh straight 20-point game at No. 20 Arkansas, finishing with 28 to move her career total to 1,817.
Carter sits atop the SEC's scoring list and ranks fifth in the nation, averaging 23.2 points per game on the season.
Carter is in the midst of a multi-season double-figure scoring streak that now spans 53 games ... She has scored in double figures in 78 of her 79 career games.
Junior guard Kayla Wells has scored in double figures in eight of the last nine games after putting up 15 in the win at No. 20 Arkansas.
Senior guard Shambria Washington ranks second in the SEC, averaging 4.9 assists per game, and has the fourth-best assist/turnover ratio in the conference (2.5).
Junior forward N'dea Jones ranks third in the SEC, grabbing 10.4 rebounds per game.
Head Coach Gary Blair became the fifth active head coach to surpass 800 wins in his head coaching career after a 72-43 win over Houston on Dec. 15.
A&M is in the midst of an eight-game win streak, marking it's longest run since winning 11 straight during the 2014-15 season.
The Aggies have limited their opponents to 49-or-fewer points on six occasions this season, most recently in their 85-48 win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.
A&M has forced the opposition to shoot under 40-percent from the field in 10 of the team's 14 games this season.
Carter Scoring Streak
Junior guard Chennedy Carter has scored in all 78 games of her career and has scored in double figures in 52 consecutive games.
During this streak she has compiled 11 30-point games, including a career high 46 points at USC as a freshman.
So far in her junior season she has surpassed the 20-point mark in 11 games.
She is the only Aggie in program history to average 20+ ppg in multiple seasons.
Washington Lends Helping Hand
Shambria Washington sits in second in the SEC averaging 4.9 assists per game and ranks fourth with a 2.5 assist/turnover ratio.
The senior has dished out five-or-more assists in seven games this season, tallying a season-best nine helpers against Duke.
Washington has limited her mistakes, committing two-or-fewer turnovers in eight games this season
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Washington did not turn the ball over in 32 minutes on the court at Rice and also had zero mishaps in 30 minutes of action against the Islanders.
Post Presence
Junior forwards N'dea Jones and Ciera Johnson rank among the top rebounders and scorers in the SEC, respectively.
Jones has dominated the boards and ranks third in the SEC with 10.4 rebounds per game, while sitting in ninth nationally in total rebounds (145).
Jones has grabbed double figure rebounds in eight games this season, recording a double-double on four occasions.
Johnson also ranks in the top 10 in the league in rebounding (7.2), while also boasting the fifth-best shooting percentage in the SEC (.561).
Johnson has scored in double figures 11 times this season, earning a double-double all four times she has brought down double digit rebounds.
Watch and Listen to the Aggies
Saturday's game will air on SEC Network with Brenda VanLengen and Christy Thomaskutty calling the action.
The radio call of the game will be available in the Bryan-College Station area on 1150 AM and 93.7 FM. Describing the action are Tom Turbiville (play-by-play) and Bret Dark (analyst).
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GAME NOTES (PDF)
COLLEGE STATION -- The No. 11 Texas A&M women's basketball team returns home to open SEC action at Reed Arena as it hosts Ole Miss on Monday, Jan. 6 at 6 p.m. The Aggies are coming off a road battle at No. 20 Arkansas, where they edged out the Razorbacks to earn an 84-77 victory. Ole Miss enters the week at 7-7 on the year and is in search of its first conference win of the season after falling, 58-51, to Georgia to begin SEC play.
About the Matchup
Monday marks the 11th meeting between the Aggies and Rebels, as Texas A&M leads the all-time series 8-2, sitting at 4-0 against Ole Miss in College Station.
The Aggies won the first five meetings after joining the SEC in 2012-13, but fell on the road in 2017
.
A&M has won the last two matchups with the Rebels, including a 72-60 win in Oxford last season
.
Head coach Gary Blair boasts a 13-10 all-time record against Ole Miss, earning a victory in his only meeting with Rebel head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin.
Quick Hits
Junior guard Chennedy Carter currently sits in fourth place on A&M's all-time career scoring list ... She recorded her seventh straight 20-point game at No. 20 Arkansas, finishing with 28 to move her career total to 1,817.
Carter sits atop the SEC's scoring list and ranks fifth in the nation, averaging 23.2 points per game on the season.
Carter is in the midst of a multi-season double-figure scoring streak that now spans 53 games ... She has scored in double figures in 78 of her 79 career games.
Junior guard Kayla Wells has scored in double figures in eight of the last nine games after putting up 15 in the win at No. 20 Arkansas.
Senior guard Shambria Washington ranks second in the SEC, averaging 4.9 assists per game, and has the fourth-best assist/turnover ratio in the conference (2.5).
Junior forward N'dea Jones ranks third in the SEC, grabbing 10.4 rebounds per game.
Head Coach Gary Blair became the fifth active head coach to surpass 800 wins in his head coaching career after a 72-43 win over Houston on Dec. 15.
A&M is in the midst of an eight-game win streak, marking it's longest run since winning 11 straight during the 2014-15 season.
The Aggies have limited their opponents to 49-or-fewer points on six occasions this season, most recently in their 85-48 win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.
A&M has forced the opposition to shoot under 40-percent from the field in 10 of the team's 14 games this season.
Carter Scoring Streak
Junior guard Chennedy Carter has scored in all 78 games of her career and has scored in double figures in 52 consecutive games.
During this streak she has compiled 11 30-point games, including a career high 46 points at USC as a freshman.
So far in her junior season she has surpassed the 20-point mark in 11 games.
She is the only Aggie in program history to average 20+ ppg in multiple seasons.
Washington Lends Helping Hand
Shambria Washington sits in second in the SEC averaging 4.9 assists per game and ranks fourth with a 2.5 assist/turnover ratio.
The senior has dished out five-or-more assists in seven games this season, tallying a season-best nine helpers against Duke.
Washington has limited her mistakes, committing two-or-fewer turnovers in eight games this season
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Washington did not turn the ball over in 32 minutes on the court at Rice and also had zero mishaps in 30 minutes of action against the Islanders.
Post Presence
Junior forwards N'dea Jones and Ciera Johnson rank among the top rebounders and scorers in the SEC, respectively.
Jones has dominated the boards and ranks third in the SEC with 10.4 rebounds per game, while sitting in ninth nationally in total rebounds (145).
Jones has grabbed double figure rebounds in eight games this season, recording a double-double on four occasions.
Johnson also ranks in the top 10 in the league in rebounding (7.2), while also boasting the fifth-best shooting percentage in the SEC (.561).
Johnson has scored in double figures 11 times this season, earning a double-double all four times she has brought down double digit rebounds.
Watch and Listen to the Aggies
Saturday's game will air on SEC Network with Brenda VanLengen and Christy Thomaskutty calling the action.
The radio call of the game will be available in the Bryan-College Station area on 1150 AM and 93.7 FM. Describing the action are Tom Turbiville (play-by-play) and Bret Dark (analyst).
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