ALABAMA A&M (0-1) AT SAN DIEGO STATE (2-1)
Date: Thursday, Nov. 14
Time: 11 a.m.
Location: Viejas Arena ^__ San Diego, Calif.
Live Stats: StatBroadcast.com

SAN DIEGO, Calif. ^__ The Alabama A&M women's basketball program will face the first of two west coast teams today as they take on the Aztecs of San Diego State, scheduled for an 11 a.m. tip. This is the first matchup between the two programs.

A&M Notes

• The Lady Bulldogs return three starters and seven letterwinners from a squad last year that finished with a 13-17 overall record and 8-10 mark in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
• Alabama A&M has improved each year under the helm of Coach Richards, with last year's 13 wins being the most by the program since winning 17 games during the 2011-12 season.
• The Lady Bulldogs were picked to finish seventh in the SWAC by the preseason polls for the 2019-20 season.
• Redshirt sophomore Elexis Evans enters 2019-20 as a preseason first-team All-SWAC Selection. The 6-4 center averaged 6.6 points and 5.5 rebounds in only 13 minutes as a freshman.
• Junior Nigeria Jones earned second-team All-SWAC honors. The 5-7 guard was the team's leading scorer last year, averaging 11.6 points and 3.6 rebounds per game.
• The Lady Bulldogs fell in their season opener at Nebraska 46-68. The starting backcourt of juniors Jones and DeShawna Harper combined for 31 points and 11 rebounds in the game, while newcomer Dariauna Lewis finished with eight points and nine rebounds.

San Diego State Notes

• SDSU beat Westcliff 77-56 Tuesday evening. The Aztecs were led by Taylor Kalmer's 19 points and six assists.
• The Aztecs beat Towson 80-72 in their home opener last Saturday. SDSU rallied from a 12-point second half deficit and had five players score 10 or more points.
• The Aztecs lost at Hawai'i 61-58 in their season opener November 5. Four Aztecs were in double-digits, led by Sophia Ramos' 14 points.
• SDSU has three straight games against opponents that have never faced before. Towson (Nov. 9), Westcliff (Nov. 12) and Alabama A&M (Nov. 14).
• The Aztecs were picked to finish fifth in the Mountain West preseason poll, their highest preseason ranking since 2013, Coach Terry's first year on The Mesa.
• SDSU finished with 14 wins in the 2018-19 season, the most they have had under head coach Stacie Terry.

 
Up Next
The Lady Bulldogs will remain out west for one more game to tip off against California Baptist University on Saturday, November 16 at 2 p.m. The team will host North Florida next Wednesday in the home opener and celebrate Elementary School Day, with a special tip time of 11 a.m.

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