Women's Basketball Team Facing National Powerhouses Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, which is coming off an impressive 14-12 mark in its inaugural year of basketball, will play a 29-game schedule, featuring 14 home and 15 road games. The Islanders, who will open up the regular season by hosting intra-state rival UT-Arlington, Nov. 18, will play four of their first five regular season games on the friendly confines of Circle K Court within a 10-day period. Following its game with the Lady Mavs, A&M-Corpus Christi will take to the road, Nov. 21 for a battle at SMU. The Mustangs finished the 1999-2000 campaign with an 18-7 record and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament with a 64-63 upset victory over fifth-seeded North Carolina State.

Head Coach Sheryl Estes rallies the team.

Guard Mandie Vinck (#3) drives down court during a game against North Texas State.

The Islanders will be looking to defend their Islander Classic crown, Nov. 24-25 as Cleveland State, Oklahoma State and Prairie View A&M come to town. A&M-CC will battle with Prairie View A&M in the opening round. A&M-Corpus Christi will see several familiar faces on its schedule with home and home meetings with Belmont (20-8), Centenary, Lamar and UT-Pan American. The Islanders will also look to avenge 1999-2000 setbacks at Wyoming (Jan. 2) and at home against Weber State (Dec. 18) and San Diego State (Jan. 7). "Playing SMU will be a tough match-up, but it will give us a chance to see where we are as a program," Estes continued. "I think a big draw to the home season is Oklahoma State, which is coming to our tournament. OSU is traditionally a strong program. We are also going to the Kansas State Tournament." For ticket information, drop by the Athletic Department Ticket Office or phone (361) 825-5694.

Islander Women's Basketball Schedule