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Posted 03/16/2010 10:31 PM by Tyler Garrett

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CORPUS CHRISTI - For the second time in school history, the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi women's basketball team will compete in postseason, hosting a yet to be named opponent at the American Bank Center in the first round of the Women's Basketball Invitational (WBI). Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 17, on Stripes Court. The opponent will be named today (Monday) after 10 p.m.

"Being selected to play in the Women's Basketball Invitational is the culmination of a great season… Click to Read More

Posted 03/15/2010 9:48 AM

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CORPUS CHRISTI - The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders received three runs batted in including a two-run home run from Trey Hernandez in the opening game and received a pair of solid starts Brandon Orr and Jake Liedka as they split a doubleheader with Mississippi State on the final day of the Whataburger College Classic. The Islanders won the opener 8-6 and fell 4-2 in 10 innings in the nightcap.

"Hopefully, we… Click to Read More

Posted 03/14/2010 7:26 PM

CORPUS CHRISTI - The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi softball team missed a sweep of the Nicholls Colonels on Sunday morning, dropping a 6-3 decision in the final of a three-game series at Chapman Field. Costly errors did the Islanders in as they allowed three unearned runs to make up the final margin.

"Sundays for some reason are a hard day for us to play, we don't play very enthusiastic and we're just going through the motions," said head coach Jake Schumann. "Sometimes they need that to h… Click to Read More

Posted 03/14/2010 7:21 PM

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CORPUS CHRISTI - The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi baseball team dropped a second-straight decision to a ranked team Saturday falling 11-2 to No. 15 Oklahoma in the Whataburger College Classic.
"We didn't do anything well today," said Islander head coach Scott Malone. "They did a good job of out-pitching and out-hitting us."

The Islanders jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first and had a chance for more. Cory Ege singled to start the inning and went to third on a double b… Click to Read More

Posted 03/12/2010 9:51 PM

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Kristi Rieken, AP Sports Writer

KATY, Texas (AP) - Darika Hill had 22 points and 11 rebounds, and top-seeded Lamar cruised to a 86-59 win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in the Southland Conference tournament championship Friday night.

Lamar (26-7) won the tournament title for the first time in its second try, earning an automatic berth in th… Click to Read More

Posted 03/12/2010 9:46 AM

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CORPUS CHRISTI - Texas A&M-Corpus Christi junior outfielder Matt Holland slugged a homer to right in the sudden-death round to edge Oklahoma's Drew Harrison and capture Thursday night's Baseball America Home Run Derby at Whataburger Field.

Holland, along with Harrison, a freshman infielder, and Mississippi State senior infielder Russ Sneed finished the first two rounds with five homers each.

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Posted 03/11/2010 9:50 PM

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KATY, Texas (AP) - Walt Harris scored 15 points, 11 in the second half, to lead Stephen F. Austin to a 60-53 win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Thursday and earn a spot in the Southland Conference Tournament Championship.

The Lumberjacks (23-8, 11-5), the No. 2 seed of the tournament, never trailed in defeating Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (17-15 10-6), which was 6 of 14 on free throws and 3 of 12 on 3-pointers.

Jordan Glynn and Jereal Scott each scored 11 points for the… Click to Read More

Posted 03/11/2010 7:02 PM by Brandon C. Williams, Southland.org

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KATY, Texas - Three years after the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men's basketball team won their first Southland Conference Tournament final, the Islanders' women's basketball team finds itself a win away from achieving the same feat.

Clutch free-throw shooting and an inspired second half of defense triggered third-seed A&M-Corpus Christi to a 7… Click to Read More

Posted 03/11/2010 9:57 AM

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CORPUS CHRISTI - The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men's tennis team took another tough 4-3 loss, this time to Texas-Pan American, on Wednesday afternoon at the Corpus Christi Country Club. It is the third such decision for the Islanders in their 14 matches this season.

"This young team is learning a lot and competing very hard," said Director of Tennis Steve Moore. "We will keep chopping wood until we get over the … Click to Read More

Posted 03/10/2010 4:43 PM

CORPUS CHRISTI - Texas A&M-Corpus Christi freshman BreAnna Briggs has been named Southland Conference women's track and field athlete of the week. She shares the honor this week Stephen F. Austin sophomore Nick McCloud who was named on the men's side.

Briggs had three first place finishes on Saturday at the Border Olympics in Laredo, Texas. Briggs finished first in the 800, 1500 and 3000-meters. She also met the qualifying mark for the Southland Conference Outdoor meet for the 150… Click to Read More

Posted 03/10/2010 9:45 PM

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KATY, Texas (AP) - Kevin Palmer scored 26 points, including 18 in the second half, and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi defeated UTSA 78-66 in the first round of the Southland Conference tournament Wednesday.

LaMarr Drake and Shamar Coombs each added 11 points for the third-seeded Islanders (17-14), who will play No. 2 seed Stephen F. Austin in the semifinals Thursday. Justin Reynolds had 10 points and nine rebounds.

Morris Smith IV finished with 16 points and 12 rebounds to lead … Click to Read More

Posted 03/10/2010 3:56 PM by Sean Horejs

CORPUS CHRISTI - Former Calallen and TCU pitcher Sean Hoelscher will have to wait to pitch for the Islanders baseball team.

According to Head Coach Scott Malone, the NCAA denied Hoelscher's request for a hardship waiver, which would have allowed him to play this year instead of sitting out a season, the usual protocol for athletes transferring between Division One schools.

A freshman All-American for the Horned Frogs in 2008, Hoelscher went 2-2 with 22 strikeouts for TCU as a … Click to Read More

Posted 03/10/2010 9:45 AM

SAN ANTONIO - The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men's tennis team bounced back from a rough weekend at the HEB Tournament of Champions with a more than convincing win against St. Louis University on Tuesday in a neutral site match.

The Islanders improve to 5-8 on the year while St. Louis is now 5-3 on the season.

Playing doubles first, TAMUCC easily won the point and taking an early 1-0 lead. The brand new team of Andrew Maingot and Duje Janjic made their mark early on, winnin… Click to Read More

Posted 03/10/2010 9:44 AM

COLLEGE STATION - The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi softball team picked up a big non-conference win on Tuesday night, downing the No. 21 Texas A&M Aggies 4-3 in the first game of a doubleheader. The Islanders lost 8-0 in the nightcap.

The Islanders move to 16-7 on the season while the Aggies are now 17-6 on the year.

Margo Hurdt came on in relief in the fifth inning of game one to pick up her second win of the season and move to 2-1 on the year. Elena Crabtree started th… Click to Read More

Posted 03/09/2010 3:57 PM

KATY, Tex. - The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi women's basketball team had the type of second-half performance that made them one of the top teams in the Southland Conference, dominating the Sam Houston State Bearkats by a 99-79 final in the opening round of the Southland Conference Tournament. The Islanders used a tremendous second half performance to make it to the second round of the tournament in 3-of-4 years as a member of the conference.

The Islanders set a new school record wit… Click to Read More

Posted 03/09/2010 12:40 PM

CORPUS CHRISTI - Two members of the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men's basketball team have been named to this year's All-Southland Conference teams released by the league office on Tuesday. The teams are selected by the head coaches and sports information directors.

For the second-straight season, senior guard Kevin Palmer has been named All-Southland Conference first team. The senior finished the season third in the league in scoring at 19.7 points a game. He was first in steals wit… Click to Read More

Posted 03/09/2010 11:29 AM

CORPUS CHRISTI - Texas A&M-Corpus Christi women's cross country team has earned a spot on the USTFCCA Division I all-academic team. For a team to be considered for the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team award, they must have competed and compiled a team score at an NCAA Regional Championship and also have a minimum 3.00 team cumulative GPA. The Islanders had a team GPA of 3.28.

"It is an honor that required you to place well at the Regional Championship in cross country, we were 6th of 34… Click to Read More

Posted 03/09/2010 11:25 AM

CORPUS CHRISTI - The GoIslanders.com Athletes of the Week winners this week are a pair of basketball players. Senior Kevin Palmer and junior Jade Davis have earned this week's honor.

Palmer, a senior from Baltimore, Maryland regained his shooting touch in the final two games averaging 27 points for the week hitting nearly 53 percent from the floor. Down 24-22 against Lamar, Palmer sparked the Islander with 15 straight Islander points to give them a 5-point lead at halftime. Also had … Click to Read More

Posted 03/08/2010 11:02 AM

CORPUS CHRISTI - Texas A&M-Corpus Christi women's basketball players Jade Davis and Adrienne Scott were honored by the Southland Conference on Monday morning, being voted to the All-Southland teams by the coaches and sports information directors.

Davis was voted to the first team while Scott was named honorable mention.

Davis, a junior from Montgomery led the Islanders in scoring at 14.6 points per game and was seventh overall in the league and sixth during conference game… Click to Read More

Posted 03/07/2010 9:51 PM by Tyler Garrett

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CORPUS CHRISTI - Islander Shortstop Lauren Dodson is far from your typical student athlete. At 20 years old, she's one of the softball team's best players, to go along with being an excellent student, while at the same time a devoted wife.

On the field she is batting .307 while leading the Islanders in doubles this season. None of which is surpising to her Head Coach Jake Schumann.

"Technique wise she comes with the full package," said Schumann. He went onto to say "She's grown up… Click to Read More

Posted 03/07/2010 7:40 PM

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CORPUS CHRISTI - Four Texas A&M-Corpus Christi players scored in double figures as the Islanders clinched the third seed for in next week's State Farm Southland Conference Tournament to be held at the Merrell Center in Katy with a 82-79 win over UT Arlington on Saturday at the American Bank Center.

With the win the Islanders secure the third seed in the Southland Conference Tournament beginning Wednesday at the Merrell Center in Katy. The Islanders will face UTSA at 2:3… Click to Read More

Posted 03/07/2010 6:22 PM

SAN MARCOS - Trey Hernandez drove in five runs including a three-run home run as Texas A&M-Corpus Christi handed Texas State a 10-8 defeat in the second game of their series at Bobcat Baseball Stadium.

The Islanders (6-3, 1-1) jumped on the board early as Trey Hernandez belted a three-run home run in the top of the first off Brian Borski. It was his fifth home run of the season and second game of the season with at least five rebounds.

The lead remained three until the Islande… Click to Read More

Posted 03/07/2010 7:41 PM

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CORPUS CHRISTI - The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi softball team showed it could win multiple ways Saturday afternoon in sweeping a doubleheader from Southland Conference foe Central Arkansas. The Islanders won the opener 2-1 in extra innings before run ruling the Bears 13-5 in the second game.

With the sweep the Islanders move to 3-2 in the Southland Conference and are now 15-5 on the year. UCA drops to 6-12 overall and 0-2 in the Southland.

"It was a good day today," said Islande… Click to Read More

Posted 03/07/2010 7:41 PM

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CORPUS CHRISTI - The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi women's tennis team could not get back on track Saturday afternoon, losing a 5-2 dual match to the Texas State Bobcats at the HEB Tennis Center.

The Islanders move to 6-6 on the season and drop to 2-3 in the Southland Conference. The Bobcats improve to 7-2 overall and 3-0 in Southland matches.

The Islanders lost all three doubles matches to open the dual match. At No. 1 doubles, Doris Kuselj and Megan Harless lost 8-5, Bianca Disco… Click to Read More

Posted 03/07/2010 6:12 PM

Arlington - The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi women's basketball team won a 65-57 contest over the UT Arlington Lady Mavs on Saturday afternoon. The win wraps up the season and gives the Islanders program just its second 20-win season in their history.

The team finishes the regular-season with a 20-9 record overall and a 12-4 record in Southland Conference games. The Lady Mavs fall to 14-15 on the season and 9-7 in Southland contests.

Adrienne Scott led all Islanders with 16 points… Click to Read More