Nov. 21, 2010
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#8/8 TEXAS A&M (2-0) vs. Liberty (2-2)
Game #3
November 22, 2010 • 7:00 p.m. (CT)
Reed Arena (12,292)
at College Station, Texas
Television: None
Radio: Texas A&M Sports Network (KZNE 1150 AM)
Series History: First Meeting
Internet: Free Live Statistics and Live Video at www.AggieAthletics.com
GAME PREVIEW
The No. 8 Texas A&M women's basketball team (2-0) returns home with a Monday night game against Liberty (2-2) on Nov. 22 at Reed Arena. Tipoff between the Aggies and the Flames is scheduled for 7 p.m. A&M is coming off of a pair of dominant victories against UALR and Rice in which it defeated its opponents by an average of 43 points. The Aggies average 83.5 points per game and face the Flames for the first time in program history on Monday. The Aggies are led by Preseason All-Big 12 selection Danielle Adams (Kansas City, Mo.) who is averaging 25 points and 10 rebounds per game, while junior Tyra White adds 12 points per game. An NCAA Tournament team a year ago, Liberty (2-2) travels to College Station after winning two straight games, including its most recent 11-point victory over Lafayette on Saturday.
TICKET INFORMATION
Tickets are priced at $13 (courtside), $11 (sideline), $9 (baseline) and $7 (general admission) and can be purchased online at: www.12thManFoundation.com, in person at the 12th Man Foundation Ticket Office and Reed Arena Box Office or by calling 1-888-99-AGGIE.
SCOUTING LIBERTY
The Flames enter Monday's contest having won two straight games to even their record at 2-2 after a dropping its first two contests. Liberty is averaging 54.0 points per game and is led in scoring by sophomore Jelena Antic with 14.0 points per game. She adds 6.3 rebounds, while redshirt junior Avery Warley leads the team with 7.8 rebounds and is its second-leading scorer with 8.5 points per game. Liberty is coming off of a 2009-10 campaign in which it won the Big South Championship to earn its 13th NCAA postseason appearance. The squad finished the season with a 27-6 overall record after falling by six points to Kentucky in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
TEXAS A&M
No. Name (2010-11 Stats)
4 Sydney Carter, G, 5-6, Jr. 7.5 ppg, 6.0 apg
15 Maryann Baker, G, 5-10, Sr. 5.0 ppg, 3.5 rpg
20 Tyra White, G, 6-0, Jr. 12.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg
21 Adaora Elonu, F, 6-1, Jr. 8.5 ppg, 5.0 rpg
23 Danielle Adams, F/C, 6-1, Sr. 25.0 ppg, 10.0 rpg
LIBERTY
No. Name (2010-11 Stats)
21 Emily Frazier, G, 5-7, Sr. 4.8 ppg, 3.3 apg
32 Rachel McLeod, G, 5-10, Sr. 5.8 ppg, 1.8 rpg
11 Jelena Antic, F, 6-2, So. 14.0 ppg, 6.3 rpg
22 Tolu Omotola, F, 6-3, RS-So. 6.5 ppg, 4.8 rpg
23 Avery Warley, C, 6-3 RS-Jr. 8.5 ppg, 7.8 rpg
SERIES NOTES
Monday will be the first meeting between the Flames and the Aggies.
UP NEXT
After its Monday night game versus Liberty, the Aggies travel to Cancun, Mexico, for the Cancun Thanksgiving Classic. A&M will face Arizona on Friday, Nov. 26 and Michigan on Saturday, Nov. 27.
RACKING UP REBOUNDS
The Aggies have dominated the boards in their first two contests and currently hold a +25.5 rebounding margin. With an average of 50 rebounds per game, A&M is also outscoring its opponents in the paint by a mark of 90-18. What's more, the Aggies more than doubled their opponents with a 101-50 advantage in rebounds.
DANIELLE'S SEEING DOUBLE
Wade Trophy Watch list selection and senior Danielle Adams scored a game-high 26 points in 25 minutes of action against Rice, which followed a 24-point performance in 23 minutes of action in A&M's season opener. Adams started the year in similar fashion last season with a team-high 24 points in 22 minutes of action in A&M's 95-77 upset of No. 6 and perennial power Duke on Nov. 15, 2009. Against UALR, Adams shot a stifling 64.7 percent from the floor (11-of-17) and was a perfect 2-of-2 from the free throw line. The Kansas City, Mo., native also brought down 10 rebounds in each of her first two games to record her third and fourth career double-doubles.
BABY BARKLEY?
Texas A&M head coach Gary Blair has compared Adams to former Auburn basketball and NBA star Charles Barkley. The "Round Mound of Rebound" was known for his tenaciousness on the boards and being a fan and media favorite. In only two games of the 2010-11 season, Adams has already dazzled fans on the court with her inside and outside game. She is currently averaging a team-leading 25.0 points per game and has compiled a total of 50 points in 48 minutes of play to average over one point per minute.
TEAM BRAND OF BASKETBALL
Texas A&M shared the basketball well in its season opener against the Trojans. Behind five assists from junior point guard Sydney Carter (Houston, Texas) the Aggies distributed the ball 20 times during the ballgame. A&M dished out 20 or more assists only nine times last season.
FROM THE SIDELINES
Texas A&M head coach Gary Blair is in his 26th overall season as a Division I head coach. He currently ranks in the top 20 in career victories (565) and in the top 30 by winning percentage (.704, 565-237) among active Division I coaches in the NCAA women's basketball record books.
Blair is the all-time winningest coach in program history with 157 wins and a .679 winning percentage (157-74). He surpassed former head coach Lynn Hickey, who compiled 154 career victories from 1984-1994, with an 84-53 win over Portland State in the NCAA First Round on March 20, 2010 in Seattle, Wash.
Blair is one of only four active Division I coaches (five all-time) to lead three different programs to the NCAA Tournament next to C. Vivian Stringer of Rutgers, Joanne P. McCallie of Duke and Jim Foster of Ohio State. Blair previously coached at Stephen F. Austin (1985-93) and Arkansas (1993-03). Blair and Stringer are the only two coaches to guide three different teams to the NCAA Sweet 16.
RICE RECAP
• For the second straight game, Texas A&M used the starting lineup of Sydney Carter, Maryann Baker, Tyra White, Adaora Elonu and Danielle Adams.
• A&M improved to 29-10 in the all-time series with Rice. Coming into the contest, the Aggies had dropped the last three games on the road in Houston. A&M won by 40 points which was the largest margin of victory since Jan. 21, 1975 when the Aggies defeated the Owls, 99-16, an 83 point margin of victory.
• The Aggies scored 29 straight unanswered points to begin each half, including a 15-0 run in the first 6:59 and a 14-0 run in the first 3:52 of the second period.
• In addition to outrebound the Owls, 54-27, A&M outscored Rice 34-8 in the paint and outscored Rice 23-6 in second-chance points.
• The A&M defense forced Rice to a season-high 24 turnovers in the ballgame and also held the Owls to a season-low 40 points.
• Danielle Adams turned in her second straight and fourth career double-double against Rice with a season-best 26 points and 10 rebounds.
AGGIES ON THE RADIO
All Texas A&M women's basketball games can be heard via a radio broadcast on the Texas A&M Sports Network. Play-by-play announcer Mike Wright will call the action live from Reed Arena alongside color analyst Tap Bentz on KZNE 1150 AM. A live audio feed will also be available on AggieAthletics.com.