TUSCON, Ariz. -- The University of the Incarnate Word women's basketball team returns to the hardwood after its Thanksgiving break when the Cardinals travel to Arizona to face the Wildcats Tuesday night in Tucson. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m. CT.
 
The Cardinals are looking to bounce back after a furious comeback fell just short last Wednesday, Nov. 21, against Weber State at home.
 
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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 three double-doubles while leading the team in minutes (29.7), points (9.8) and rebounds per game (7.7).
• 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.
• She 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.
• She set the record for most double-doubles by a freshman in a single season since joining DI in must six games played when she hung 10 points and 11 rebounds on Weber State (11/21).
• Omozee also collected a season-best six offensive rebounds as a part of UIW's record breaking 28 offensive rebound performance against Houston.

 
JUNIORS LEAD THE WAY

• 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 a team-leading .462 shooting, while pulling in an average of 5.7 rebounds per contest.
• Lunden leads the team with 18 offensive rebounds this season.
• As a team, UIW has controlled 91 offensive rebounds, the most in the Southland Conference.
• Junior guard Angelica Wiggins leads the team with nine three pointers made. She is coming into form in a Cardinals jersey, averaging 11.7 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.3 blocks in her last three games.
• She enjoyed a breakout game against Weber State (11/21), pouring in 19 points on four made three-pointers. It's the most points a Cardinal has scored this season.
• Wiggins leads the team with five blocked shots this season.
• Junior guard Imani Robinson is showing her passing skills, leading the team with 14 assists so far.
• She is averaging 8.2 points, 3.4 boards and 2.3 assists per game while leading the team with 17 free throws made.
• She is shooting .810 percent from the line (17 for 21), the best mark on the team among those who have attempted more than two free throws.

 
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.
• UIW is the only team in the Southland Conference not to schedule a non-Division I opponent this season.

 
SCOUTING ARIZONA

• The Wildcats are 4-1 after blowing by South Carolina State at home last Friday, 73-32.
• They are led up front by the top scorer in the country, Aari McDonald. The Junior guard is averaging 26.6 points per game after dropping 39 against Loyola Marymount earlier this season.
• Their down low presence consists of Cate Reese, a 6-2 freshman forward averaging 16.8 points and 9.6 rebounds per game.
• This is the first meeting between UIW and UA.

 
UP NEXT
The Cardinals come back to San Antonio for a Sunday game against UT-Arlington (2:00 p.m. CT). They follow that with their final road trip of the non-conference schedule, going to Minnesota to face the Gophers Wednesday at noon, before heading east to play UMASS on Friday at 6:00 p.m.

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