SAN ANTONIO -- The University of the Incarnate Word women's basketball team goes back out onto the road when they face San Diego State on Sunday afternoon (3:00 p.m. CT) at Viejas Arena in San Diego, Calif.
 
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A STARR IS BORN

• Freshman forward Starr Omozee has enjoyed a magnificent beginning to her collegiate career.
• The Pflugerville HS product has produced two double-doubles while leading the team in minutes (29.8), points (10.5), shooting percentage (.455) and rebounds per game (8.0).
• Against GCU (11/9/18), she posted 11 points and 15 rebounds, becoming the first freshman not named Imani Robinson to record a double-double in UIW DI history.
• Set multiple season-highs in her first game at the McDermott Center (vs. Houston, 11/16/18), scoring her second double-double (19 pts, 10 rebs) and making multiple threes in a game for the first time.
• Omozee also collected a season-best six offensive rebounds as a part of UIW's record breaking 28 offensive rebound performance against Houston.

 
I-MONEY ROBINSON

• UIW return seven players from last year's squad, including junior all-conference guard Imani Robinson.
• Robinson became the first preseason first team All-SLC selection in program history for UIW this fall.
• The Round Rock native leads the team in assists, with nine, while scoring an average of 8.3 points per game, third best on the team.
• The junior is coming off a season in which she scored 368 total points, the most of any Cardinal in a single season since joining DI, and the most since 2009/10 (Nia Torru).
• She has done a significant amount of damage at the line, where she is shooting 84.6 percent. Her prowess as a slasher regularly forces defenses into difficult situations, allowing for her to draw fouls, dish assists or score for herself.

 
LUNDEN CALLING

• Junior forward Lunden Henry transferred to UIW from Moberly Area Community College, a team that went 32-1 last season and earned a 3rd overall seed in the NJCAA Division 1 national tournament.
• Since arriving in the Alamo City, Henry has established herself as the Cardinals leading presence in the paint. She averages 9.0 points per game, on 42.0 percent shooting (15-35).
• She and her twin sister, Alexis Henry, are the only two Cardinals not to have attempted a three pointer this season.
• She also averages 6.5 rebounds per game, including a team-best 14 off the offensive glass.

 
NONCONFERENCE GUANTLET

• The non-conference schedule is loaded with notable opposition.
• Nine of the 11 non-conference opponents are coming off winning seasons.
• The season opener is at Arizona State, a team that reached the second round of the 2018 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament.
• That will be one of two games against 2018 NCAA Tournament teams, as UIW visits Minnesota on Dec. 5.
• South Dakota, Houston, and Rice each took part in the WNIT.
• Weber State (WBI) also saw postseason play in 2017-18.

 
SCOUTING SAN DIEGO STATE

• The Aztecs enter the game off an 11 point victory over Cal State Fullerton Thursday night, 83-72. The win improved their record to 2-1, after they fell to Santa Clara, 60-43, the game prior.
• ASU hasn't had to rely on bench scoring very often, with three of its starters averaging over 33 minutes per game and 10 points scored.
• This is the first ever meeting between UIW and SDSU.

 
UP NEXT
The Cardinals return to the friendly confines of the McDermott Center against Weber State on Wednesday, the night before Thanksgiving (5:00 p.m. on Nov. 21). Be sure to stay after the women's game, when the UIW men play Northern Colorado.

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