For Immediate Release: Thursday, October 30, 2003
Contact: Dave Geringer, UTPA Sports Information Director, (956) 381-2240

LADY BRONCS ADD EXHIBITION GAME

EDINBURG, TX-The University of Texas-Pan American women's basketball team has added an exhibition game.

The Lady Broncs will play Houston Elite next Friday evening, November 7th. The game will begin at 7:00 p.m. at the UTPA Fieldhouse.

Three Texas-Pan American players played for the Houston Elite team. Freshmen Alexis Coleman (Missouri City, TX/Elkins HS), MaHogany Daniel (Corpus Christi, TX/Carroll HS) and Azzie Knox (Temple, TX/Temple HS) played for Head Coach Howard Randle.

Houston Elite has three players who played collegiate basketball at Louisiana Tech, two of whom helped the Lady Techsters to NCAA championships. "They are very tall," said UTPA Head Coach DeAnn Craft. "They have 6-2 and 6-4 players across their front court, and their guards are both former starters at Louisiana Tech. They also have some players who played in the Big 12, as well as a former Alabama player, Brandi Jones from Texas A&M, and a former Houston player. They will bring 10 players, and they are very talented."

Houston Elite will be a formidable opponent, which is why Craft said she wanted the Lady Broncs to play them. "Our schedule has us playing against highly-skilled teams, and it defeats the purpose for us not to play a skilled team, and get a false sense of what it's going to be like," said Craft. "In addition, with MaHogany, Alexis and Azzie having played for them, it's good to continue that relationship. They will play a structured game, but playing them will allow us to see if we can guard skilled people."

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