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No. 5 Aggies Travel to Bahamas for Junkanoo Jam

        

COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – The fifth-ranked Texas A&M women’s basketball team hits the road for the second time this season, traveling to the Junkanoo Jam Nov. 25-26 in Freeport on the Grand Bahama Island. The Aggies tip off the tournament against Temple at 2:15 p.m. Friday, Nov. 25 and will face either Iowa or St. John’s on Saturday, Nov. 26. A&M treks to the Bahamas for the second time in the Gary Blair Era and will enjoy six days in the popular tourist destination.
 
#5/6 TEXAS A&M (4-0) vs. TEMPLE (2-2)
Game #5
Friday, Nov. 25, 2011 • 2:15 p.m. (CT)
Freeport, Bahamas
 
Television: None
Radio: Texas A&M Sports Network (KZNE 1150 AM)
Series History: First Meeting
Internet: Live Video link and Free Live Audio at AggieAthletics.com
 
TEXAS A&M
Record: 4-0 (0-0 Big 12)
Ranking: #5 (AP), #6 (Coaches)
Last Result: W, 93-47 vs. Mississippi State on 11/20/11
Up Next: vs. Iowa/St. John’s on 11/26/11
Head Coach: Gary Blair, Ninth Season
Texas A&M Record: 192-79 (.708)
Career Record: 600-242 (.713)
 
TEMPLE
Record: 2-2 (0-0 Atlantic 10)
Ranking: NR (AP), NR (Coaches)
Last Result: L, 52-58 at Northern Illinois on 11/20/11
Up Next: vs. Iowa/St. John’s on 11/26/11
Head Coach: Tonya Cardoza, Fourth season
Temple Record: 72-30 (.706)
Career Record: 72-30 (.706)
 
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QUICK HITS
• Four Aggies are averaging double figures this season with Big 12 Preseason Newcomer of the Year Kelsey Bone (15.5 ppg) leading the way. She is followed by Preseason All-Big 12 selection Tyra White (14.5 ppg), senior guard Sydney Carter (12.0 ppg), and senior forward Adaora Elonu (10.5 ppg).
• A&M started the season full force, playing four games in nine days and will taper off with just two games over the next 13 days.
• The Aggies played their last home game for nearly a month on Sunday before taking to a five-game road stand. The team does not have another home game at Reed Arena until Sunday, Dec. 18.
• Bone is leading the team in scoring and rebounding (7.8 rpg). Elonu is second with 6.3 rpg and sophomore Karla Gilbert averages 6.0 rpg.
• The Aggies have outscored their opponents by an average of 29.5 points in their first four games.
• The Aggies have forced their opponents into an average of 24.3 turnovers per game and have a turnover margin of +9.5.
 
A&M IN THE BAHAMAS
• Texas A&M last travelled to the Bahamas in 2003 and went 1-1 in the Junkanoo Jam that year. The Aggies lost, 72-88, to Minnesota before defeating Seton Hall, 54-52. In the Gary Blair Era, the Aggies have traveled to exotic and international locales including Cancun, U.S. Virgin Islands, Hawaii and Europe.
 
AGGIES CLIMB THE POLLS
• The undefeated Aggies climbed to a No. 5 national ranking and achieved their highest ranking in the AP Poll since the team was ranked fifth for three straight weeks in February 2011. A&M has now been ranked in the AP Poll for 67 consecutive weeks and 48 all-time in the top 10.
 
BLAIR GETS 600TH WIN
• With a victory over Mississippi State on Nov. 20, 2011, A&M head coach Gary Blair earned his 600th career win as a Division I head coach. The victories include 192 at A&M (2003-present), 198 at Arkansas (1993-03) and 210 at Stephen F. Austin (1985-93) for 600 total wins.
• Blair became the 25th-fastest all-time coach (in all divisions) to reach 600 victories, the 22nd all-time Division I coach and the 36th all-time coach (in all divisions) to reach 600 victories. He is one of just 13 active Division I coach with 600 victories.
 
SCOUTING TEMPLE
• Temple University is located in Philadelphia, Pa., has an enrollment of 37,000 and was founded in 1884.
• The Owls return three starters and eight letterwinners from its 2010-11 squad that finished 24-9 overall and 13-1 in the Atlantic 10 to finish second in the league.
• Temple made its 10th NCAA Tournament appearance last year, losing in the second round, 64-77, to Notre Dame.
• The Owls opened the season at home, but will finish out the month of November on the road, playing six of its first seven games away from the comfortable confines of their home court.
 
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
TEXAS A&M
No.
Name                                      
2011-12 Stats
32
Adrienne Pratcher, G, 5-7, Jr.
7.5 ppg, 5.5 apg
04
Sydney Carter, G, 5-6, Sr.
12.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg
20
Tyra White, G, 6-0, Sr.
14.5 ppg, 4.8 rpg
21
Adaora Elonu, F, 6-1, Sr.
10.5 ppg, 6.3 rpg
23
Kelsey Bone, C, 6-4, Jr.
15.5 ppg, 7.8 rpg
 
TEMPLE
No.
Name                                      
2011-12 Stats
01
Brittany Lewis, F, 6-2, Jr.
13.0 ppg, 4.8 rpg
03
BJ Williams, G, 5-7, Sr.
7.8 ppg, 5.3 apg
05
Kristen McCarthy, G, 6-0, Jr.
13.5 ppg, 6.3 rpg
11
Shey Peddy, G, 5-7, Sr.
14.0 ppg, 4.5 rpg
14
Joelle Connelly, C, 6-3, Sr.
6.3 ppg, 3.3 rpg
 
IOWA
No.
Name                                      
2011-12 Stats
02
Kamille Wahlin, G, 5-8, Sr.
10.8 ppg, 2.8 rpg
24
Jaime Printy, G, 5-11, Jr.
20.8 ppg, 5.8 rpg
22
Samantha Logic, G, 5-8, Fr.
7.3 ppg, 5.5 rpg
20
Kelly Krei, F, 6-2, Sr.
11.0 ppg, 5.5 rpg
12
Morgan Johnson, C, 6-5, Jr.
13.3 ppg, 5.5 rpg
 
ST. JOHN’S
No.
Name                                      
2011-12 Stats
05
Nadirah McKenith, G, 5-7, Jr.
16.7 ppg, 5.3 apg
22
Eugeneia McPherson, G, 5-8, Jr.
14.7 ppg, 3.0 rpg
35
Shenneika Smith, G, 6-1, Jr.
13.3 ppg, 6.3 rpg
24
Mary Nwachukwu, F, 6-2, R-So.
4.0 ppg, 2.7 rpg
02
Amber Thompson, F, 6-2, Fr.
4.3 ppg, 6.3 rpg
 
 
STATISTICAL COMPARISON
2011-12 Category
TAMU
TU
IOWA
STJ
Overall Record
4-0
2-2
3-1
1-2
Conference Record
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
Points Per Game
83.8
65.0
77.2
68.7
Scoring Margin             
+29.5
+9.5
+6.3
+1.3
Rebounds Per Game  
46.2
37.0
38.5
36.0
Rebounding Margin    
+12.8
+1.8
-0.5
+0.0
Field Goal Percentage
46.7
38.6
44.7
46.3
Field Goal% Defense 
34.0
39.0
39.9
39.5
3-Point FG%        
21.1
28.4
37.7
22.6
Free Throw Percentage
66.3
63.5
84.3
70.0
Turnovers Per Game    
14.8
13.3
16.3
15.3
Assists Per Game       
17.0
13.5
17.5
12.0
Blocks Per Game         
4.8
3.3
4.8
6.0
Steals Per Game         
12.3
9.3
6.0
10.0
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
• Friday marks the first meeting between Texas A&M and Temple.
• Saturday would mark the first meeting between Texas A&M and Iowa. It would also be the first meeting between the Aggies and St. John’s.
 
SCOUTING IOWA
• The University of Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa, has an enrollment of 30,893 and was founded in 1847.
• The Hawkeyes return four starters from a team that finished the 2010-11 season 22-9 overall and made its fourth straight trip to the NCAA Tournament.  Iowa lost to Gonzaga, 92-86, in the NCAA First Round.
• Lisa Bluder is in her 12th season at the helm of the Hawkeyes and holds a 214-133 (.617) record at Iowa and a 570-275 (.675) career record.
• Iowa is led by Jaime Printy with 20.8 points and 5.8r rebounds per game. Printy has hit 25 of 26 free throws for a 96.2 percentage from the charity stripe. 
 
SCOUTING ST. JOHN’S
• St. John’s is located in Queens, N.Y., has an enrollment of 21,354 and was founded in 1870.
• The Red Storm return three starters and eight letterwinners from a 2010-11 squad that finished 22-11 overall and tied for fifth in the BIG EAST with a 9-7 record.
• St. John’s made its sixth all-time NCAA Tournament appearance last season and lost to Stanford, 75-49, in the second round.
• Kim Barnes Arico is in her 10th season at the helm of the Red Storm and holds a 153-126 (.54 8) record at St. Johns and a 247-198 (.555) career record.
 
2011 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
• In April, Texas A&M won its first NCAA National Championship in program history in its first-ever trip to the NCAA Women’s Final Four and eighth all-time NCAA Tournament appearance.
• Texas A&M ended the season with a 33-5 record, the most victories in program history. It was the first 30-win season in 37 all-time season of Aggie Basketball.
• Texas A&M made a school-record sixth straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Prior to the streak, the Aggies had never played in consecutive NCAA Tournaments and had not been a part of March Madness since 1996.
• A&M received a program-best No. 1 national ranking in the final ESPN/USA Today Coaches Top 25 Poll, improving on its previous school-best of No. 3 in the Coaches Poll in 2008.
 
WHAT’S BACK
• The Aggies return three starters and 10 letterwinners from last year’s national championship squad, including Preseason All-Big 12 honorable mention Sydney Carter (DeSoto, Texas), senior Adaora Elonu (Houston, Texas), and Preseason All-Big 12 Tyra White (Kansas City, Mo.).
 
AGGIES PICKED SECOND IN BIG 12
• A&M was selected to finish second in the Big 12 Conference Preseason Poll. The Aggies received one first-place vote and 73 points, listed only behind preseason favorite Baylor (81).
• A&M was picked second for the second consecutive year, which is its highest spot in the preseason poll since the team was chosen as the favorite prior to the 2007-08 season.
• For the sixth consecutive year, the Aggies were selected among the top five teams in the league. A&M was the preseason favorite to win the regular-season title in 2007-08 (Big 12 postseason champion and NCAA Elite Eight), picked second in 2006-07 (Big 12 regular-season co-champion), fifth in 2008-09 (NCAA Sweet 16), fourth in 2009-10 (Big 12 postseason champion) and second in 2010-11 (NCAA National Champions)
 
2011-12 Big 12 Preseason Poll
1.
Baylor (9)
81
2.
Texas A&M (1)
73
3.
Texas
60
4.
Oklahoma
58
5.
Iowa State
43
6.
Texas Tech
37
7.
Kansas
35
8.
Oklahoma State
30
9.
Kansas State
23
10.
Missouri
10
 
WHAT’S NEW
• For the third straight year, Texas A&M welcomes one of its highest-ever rated recruiting class with the addition of three freshmen in 6-foot-7 center Rachel Mitchell out of Atascocita High School in Houston, 5-foot-10 guard Tori Scott from John Ehret High School in Marrero, La., and 5-foot-8 guard and Big 12 Preseason Co-Freshman of the Year Alexia Standish out of Colleyville Heritage High School in Colleyville, Texas. This class was ranked as high as No. 3 in the country by The Collegiate Girls Basketball Report.
 
BONE ON BOARD
• Former McDonald’s High School All-American and 2011 Big 12 Preseason Newcomer of the Year Kelsey Bone (Houston, Texas), a 6-foot-4 center out of Dulles High School, transfered from the University of South Carolina and had to sit out the 2010-11 season due to NCAA transfer rules. She is eligible to play for the nationally-ranked Aggies this season and is a redshirt sophomore in athletic eligibility.
• The No. 2 overall prospect in the Class of 2009 by several scouting services, Bone is the fourth McDonald’s All-American and highest-rated player to ever sign with A&M. During her freshman season for the Gamecocks, Bone became the first South Carolina player to be



 

 

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