POSTGAME NOTES
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 57, Northwestern State 46
Thursday, March 9, 2017 | Merrell Center | Katy, Texas
Southland Conference Tournament | Opening Round
PIVOTAL MOMENTS
> The Islanders were held scoreless for the first 6:05 of the game. Defense helped the Blue and Green keep the deficit close, before Dalesia Booth scored six straight to pull back within one.
> The Islanders never allowed the Lady Demons to grow the lead to larger than five in the first half.
> Corpus Christi opened the third quarter by going on a 20-3 run, eventually outscoring the Lady Demons 22-8 in the period. The 14-point scoring advantage was the largest in a third quarter this season.
> Northwestern State cut a 12-point lead down to four with a little more than six minutes to play in the fourth.
> Kassie Jones responded by scoring five points, en route to a 17-10 run to finish the contest.
TOP PERFORMERS
Dalesia Booth (14 pts, 2 reb, 1 blk)
Brittany Mbamalu (12 pts, 6 reb, 4 ast)
Camesha Davis (8 pts, 11 reb, 5 blk)
PLAYER NOTES
> Camesha Davis set the school record and a career high for blocks in a tournament game with five rejections.
> Davis’ 11 rebounds tied for the second most in a tournament game in program history.
> Brittany Mbamalu pulled within four of breaking the all-time 3-point record on the Island, after going 1-of-6 from the perimeter.
> Mbamalu and Davis matched each other with four assists.
> Ashanti Plummer rejected three shots and nearly finished with a double-double, racking up 8 points and nine rebounds.
TEAM NOTES
> A&M-Corpus Christi is now 5-6 in Southland Conference Tournament games.
> The Blue and Green grew its series lead to 9-5 over the Lady Demons and 2-0 in tournament play.
> Head coach Royce Chadwick earned his first win in postseason play during his tenure on the Island. It was his first Southland Conference Tournament win since 2001 with Stephen F. Austin
> The Islanders set the program record for blocks in a tournament game with nine.
> Corpus Christi set a season high with a 94.7-percent clip at the charity stripe.
> The Blue and Green overcame going 23.1-percent from the field in the first half by knocking down 48.1-percent of its shots over the final 20 minutes.