SAN ANTONIO -- The University of the Incarnate Word women's basketball team grabbed its second straight victory by a score of 77-72 over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Saturday afternoon at the McDermott Center. The Cardinals have now won four of their last five home games.
 
NOTABLES

• Redshirt senior guard Gabbi Bowie tied her season-high with 17 points on 70 percent shooting (7-10).
• She hit a pair of threes to extend her streak to eight straight games with at least one triple.
• Junior guard Imani Robinson also delivered 17 points, adding in six rebounds and a team-best four assists.
• Robinson was efficient from the field as well, hitting on five of her eight attempts (62.5 percent). This is her second game of the season with a shooting percentage above 60 percent.
• Junior guard Angelica Wiggins scored 12 points off the bench, her eighth game with 10 points or more this season, second in a row.
• Sophomore guard Liz Holter added 11 points, including four clutch free-throws in the final minute of the game to seal the victory.
• She connected on a three-pointer in the first half to advance her streak to seven straight games with a make from deep.
• UIW shot 50 percent as a team from three (10-20). They have now shot 50 percent from three in two straight games after not being able to so before this season.
• From the field, UIW shot 43.1 percent (25-58). It's the fifth time this season the Cardinals have shot 40 percent or better, they are 4-1 in such games.
• The Cardinals shot 17-22 (77.3 percent) from the line, they have now shot 75 percent or better from the charity stripe in eight straight games and nine of their last 10. 
• Sophomore guard Kara Speer and junior forward Lunden Henry led the team in rebounding, hauling in seven each.
• L. Henry was a menace on the offensive glass, bringing down five offensive rebounds, her fifth game of the season with 5+ offensive boards.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED
QTR 1 (19-18): The Cardinals jumped out to a 15-4 lead behind the elite play of Robinson. The junior scored eight points and added an assist and steal in the first 4:14 of the game to give UIW the early breathing room. TAMCC bounced back to close to gap to just one point after the full 10 minutes but the Cardinals maintained the lead throughout the quarter. Robinson led the team with eight points, two rebounds, two assists and a steal in the quarter. She was a +10 in her nearly seven minutes on the court in the frame.

QTR 2 (39-33): Islanders made it tough on UIW to start the second, even taking the lead, 24-25 with 5:39 remaining. But a swift 10-1 Cardinal run, fueled by eight points from Bowie, restored control for UIW as they went into the halftime break up six points. Bowie led the team with eight points, on 4-4 shooting. Holter contributed five points as well, including a breakaway bucket on the earlier run.

QTR 3 (54-47): Out of the break, TAMCC emerged with renewed vigor, even leading the game with 6:15 remaining (44-45). Another run from UIW put a stop to that, this time an 8-0 run thanks to some terrific ball movement and finishing by Bowie and Robinson. By the end of the quarter, any TAMCC momentum had been lost and the Cardinals were staring at a seven-point lead with just 10 minutes left to finish.

QTR 4 (77-72): Defenses tightened in the final quarter as both teams battled for a critical conference win late in the season. But once again, the phenomenal free-throw shooting and rebounding of UIW propelled them to victory. The Cardinals out-rebounded the Islanders 12-5 in the fourth to extend possessions and limit TAMCC's chances at making a comeback. The Islanders brought the lead to as little as three points on multiple occasions in the fourth, but the Cardinals managed to get themselves to the line and hit their shots. UIW went 10-12 from the charity stripe in the fourth quarter, including a perfect 4-4 performance from Holter. That, along with a pair of threes from Wiggins gave UIW its second straight home win and fourth of their last five home games. Wiggins led the team with seven points in the frame, Bowie hauled in three rebounds to secure the win.

UP NEXT
The Cardinals will celebrate the career of their lone senior, Bowie, before finishing out the final home stand of the 2018-19 season against HBU. Tipoff is set for 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 6, at the McDermott Center.

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