March 25, 2011
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A&M (29-5) vs. #6 GEORGIA (23-10)
NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship Regional Semifinal
Game #35
March 27, 2011 • 3:34 p.m. (CT)
American Airlines Center (10,146)
at Dallas, Texas
Television: ESPN2
Radio: Texas A&M Sports Network (KZNE 1150 AM)
Series History: First Meeting
Internet: ESPN3.com, Free Live Statistics and Live Audio at www.AggieAthletics.com
DALLAS REGIONAL PREVIEW
The second-seeded and seventh-ranked Texas A&M women's basketball team (29-5) returns to the Sweet 16 for the third time in four years after cruising to first- and second-round victories over 15th-seeded McNeese State (87-47) on March 20 and seventh-seeded Rutgers (70-48) on March 22. A&M faces sixth-seeded Georgia (23-10) in the regional semifinals of the 2011 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship to be played on Sunday, March 27 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Tipoff between the Aggies and the Lady Bulldogs is set for 3:34 p.m. (CT) and is televised nationally in ESPN2. A&M has won eight of its last 10 games and is one of just two Sweet 16 teams, next to top-seeded Connecticut, to hold both of its NCAA Tournament opponents under 50 points. In addition, the Aggies outscored their competition by over an average of 30 points (31.0) and are one of just two teams, next to No. 1 seed Tennessee, to do so. The Aggies head to the Dallas Regional in search of their second trip in program history to the Elite Eight. The team is 1-2 all-time in Sweet 16 games.
ON THE DUECE
Texas A&M will appear on the ESPN family of networks for the sixth time this season. Play-by-play announcer Pam Ward, analyst Stephanie White and reporter Beth Mowins will call the Dallas Regional action live from the American Airlines Center. All women's NCAA Tournament games are also available on ESPN3.com.
AGGIES IN NCAA TOURNAMENT PLAY
The Aggies are 11-7 all-time in postseason play and are making their eighth all-time NCAA Tournament appearance ('94, '96, '06, '07, '08, '09 '10, '11) and fourth in the Sweet 16 ('94, '08, '09, '11). Texas A&M head coach Takia Starks in 2008.
SENIOR MOMENT
Texas A&M senior point guard Takia Starks (2006-09), Danielle Gant (2006-09), La Toya Micheaux (2006-09) and Damitria Buchanan (07-10).
AGGIE NCAA TOURNAMENT TIDBITS
• Texas A&M is making 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.
• The Aggies are in elite company as one of only three programs to have both their men's and women's basketball teams make six straight NCAA Tournament appearances next to Tennessee and Duke.
• A&M is one of only 16 Division I women's basketball programs to make the NCAA Tournament field of 64 six years in a row next to defending national champion Connecticut, Tennessee, Georgia, Stanford, Vanderbilt, North Carolina, Rutgers, Ohio State, Duke, Notre Dame, DePaul, Oklahoma, Florida State, Baylor and Temple.
• A&M is the only program in NCAA history to receive four straight No. 2 seeds (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011). Three other programs have earned just three consecutive No. 2 seeds including Texas Tech (1993, 1994, 1995) Purdue (2002, 2003, 2004) and Stanford (2007, 2008, 2009).
• A&M is one of only three elite programs to receive a No. 2 seed or higher in each of the last four years along with Connecticut and Stanford. The Aggies' previous program-best was a No. 4 seed leading into the 2007 NCAA Tournament.
A SIZZLING SEASON
Texas A&M has never had a team with as good as a record as the Aggies this year. The next best record was in 2006-07 when A&M held a 25-6 record at this point in the season. In Big 12 Conference play, the Aggies matched their best record all-time with a 13-3 mark, which also occurred in 2006-07.
TEAM SEASONS BESTS
The Aggies will finish the 2010-11 season with the best winning percentage and fewest losses in school history. The team currently matches the most wins in program history (29) and needs one more W to set a new record and give Texas A&M women's basketball its first 30-win season. In addition, A&M holds the second-best scoring average (78.6) in 37 all-time seasons of women's basketball, next to a 79.7 scoring average in 1995.
WHITE BREAKS 1,000 CAREER POINTS
With 11 points against Rutgers in the NCAA Second Round, Tyra White passed 1,000 career points (1,003). She was the 23rd A&M player to reach this achievement.
ELONU AND ADAMS NEARING CAREER MILESTONES
Adaora Elonu and Danielle Adams are nearing milestones in their Aggie careers. With 482 and 484 career rebounds, respectively, they are approaching the 500 rebound club and would be just the 21st and 22nd A&M players to reach that mark.
ADAMS ON BIG 12'S TOP 10 SINGLE SEASON SCORING LIST
Danielle Adams has already registered the most points of any A&M women's basketball player in a single season with 772 points this year and is ranked eighth in career points as the only two-year player on the list with 1,311. Now, she has also positioned herself seventh on the Big 12's single season list for total points, following some of the league's greatest scorers like Oklahoma State's Andrea Riley and Oklahoma's Courtney Paris.
Big 12 Single Season Total Points:
909 Andrea Riley, Oklahoma State (2010)
807 Andrea Riley, Oklahoma State (2008)
792 Brittney Griner, Baylor (2011)
788 Courtney Paris, Oklahoma (2006)
777 Danielle McCray, Kansas (2009)
775 Courtney Paris, Oklahoma (2007)
772 Danielle Adams, Texas A&M (2011)
736 Sophia Young, Baylor (2006)
735 Andrea Riley, Oklahoma State (2009)
722 Edwina Brown, Texas (2000)
FROM THE SIDELINES
• Texas A&M head coach Gary Blair is 1-13 all-time against Georgia in his 26 years as a Division I head coach. All of his matchups against Georgia came while he was head coach at Arkansas (1993-03).
NCAA SECOND ROUND RECAP
Texas A&M 70, Rutgers 48
• For the 24th time this season, Texas A&M used the starting lineup of Sydney Colson, Sydney Carter, Tyra White, Adaora Elonu and Danielle Adams. The Aggies are 19-5 with this starting lineup.
• Texas A&M moves to 2-0 in the all-time series with Rutgers.
• The Aggies improve to 11-7 all-time in NCAA postseason play in their eighth all-time NCAA Tournament appearance. They improve to 4-2 all-time in the NCAA Second Round.
• Texas A&M head coach Gary Blair is now 9-5 at A&M and 23-16 in his career in NCAA Tournament games.
• With 29 wins, the Aggies have matched a school record for most wins in a single season.
• The Aggies return to the Sweet 16 for the fourth time in program history and for the first time since 2009.
• With nine blocked shots, A&M tallied the most blocked shots in an NCAA Tournament game.
• Danielle Adams' 28 points were the most scored by an Aggie in an NCAA Tournament game.
• Danielle Adams moved into eighth place on A&M's career scoring list with 1,311 points.
• Danielle Adams posted her 14th double-double this season and the 17th of her career on Tuesday. She has now scored in double figures in 42 of her last 43 games and had a 20-point performance for the 20th time this year.
• With 11 rebounds, Adams climbed to second on the single season list (291).
• With three blocked shots, Adams moved into fifth place on A&M's career blocked shots list (91) and fifth on A&M's season blocked shots chart (46).
• Sydney Colson also moved to fourth on A&M's career assist chart (485) and to third on A&M's single season list (202).
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 the American Airlines Center alongside color analyst Steve Miller on KZNE 1150 AM. A live audio feed will also be available on AggieAthletics.com and RadioAggieland.com.