🤙 The Official Newsletter For UTSA Athletics

Good morning. Plan to spend your weekend with UTSA Basketball with the Convo Ticket Combo. 

The Roadrunner men's and women's basketball teams both play host to Charlotte this weekend at the Convocation Center. For just $13, fans can get a ticket to both games. 

The men's team welcomes the 49ers at 7 PM CST on Saturday, while the women's squad faces Charlotte at 2 PM CST on Sunday. 

What else can you find in today’s Brew?

⛹🏾‍♀️ The Roadrunners WBB bested the Owls with Elyssa Coleman at the helm
🏀 Men’s hoops nearly upset 13th-ranked Memphis in Wednesday’s epic battle
​🤙🏼 And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Double Double, Toil and Trouble…for the Owls. Redshirt junior Elyssa Coleman recorded her second double-double in as many games on Wednesday, this time scoring 16 points at a 73% clip to go with 10 rebounds in a 73-60 American Athletic Conference win over Florida Atlantic inside Baldwin Arena. 

The Roadrunners (8-7, 2-2 AAC) bested the Owls (5-10, 0-4 AAC), as Coleman led the contest in rebounds, helping UTSA haul in five more boards than their opponents. The 'Runners also shot 46% from the field to FAU's 36%, swatted five more blocks, and swiped three more steals. 

Freshman Aysia Proctor provided the bulk of the UTSA offense, scoring 17 points, with senior Kyra White logging 12 and sophomore Maya Linton 10. White delivered an all-around solid performance, dishing out five assists and recording four steals. 

Just behind Coleman, freshman Idara Udo was second on the team with seven rebounds, and sophomore Sidney Love tied her for the second-most assists, each charting four. 

The Roadrunners will return to the Convocation Center in San Antonio, hosting Charlotte in a 2 PM CST “Blue Out” matchup on Sunday before another home game against South Florida at 6:30 PM CST on Tuesday. 

🔼 The Ivy League. The UTSA men’s basketball team (7-9, 1-2 AAC) was so close to upsetting the 13th-ranked Memphis (14-2, 3-0 AAC) that both the Roadrunners and every Tigers fan in the FedEx Forum could positively taste it. The Roadrunners led for nearly 20 minutes of regulation, but the Tigers cleared a four-point UTSA lead in the final 67 seconds to force the second consecutive overtime for the Roadrunners. Memphis maintained the early edge in the extra period and held on for the 107-101 win on Wednesday night.

Leading all scorers on the night and six from UTSA in double-figures, Jordan Ivy-Curry racked up a career-high 28 points, in addition to nine rebounds and five assists. His six from long-range was also a career-best, pacing a 17-shot effort by UTSA beyond the arc – with contributions from seven different players.

Christian Tucker added 14 points and dished out a team-high seven assists, while Chandler Cuthrell collected a career-best 13 points, including three from distance. In addition, Trey Edmonds, Carlton Linguard Jr., and PJ Carter each scored 10 apiece.

The Roadrunners head back home to the Convocation Center for the second nationally televised game of the year, hosting Charlotte on ESPNU at 7 PM CST on Jan. 13. Fans will be able to have their photos taken with UTSA Football’s Frisco Bowl Trophy at the game!

The following week will see UTSA travel to Tulsa (Jan. 17) and then host conference preseason favorite Florida Atlantic (Jan. 21) at the Convo.

🤔 UTSA TRIVIA

The RBE Period (‘Runners Before Elyssa). If you’re keeping track of Redshirt junior Elyssa Coleman’s contributions to the UTSA women’s basketball program, you might be wondering: “What did we do before Elyssa Coleman?” She’s that good.

Elyssa Coleman had many accolades before her time with the ‘Runners, of course. That brings us to today’s trivia question.

Where did Elyssa transfer from?

Think you’ve got it? Scroll down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

🤙 ONE BIG THING

Come ‘Run, Come All. Calling all UTSA Women’s Basketball Alumni—join us on Feb. 4 as we host our annual Alumni Game! RSVP by emailing [email protected] before Jan. 26th to guarantee a spot in an exclusive post-game reception after we take on Tulane.

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📅 COMING SOON

Friday 1/12

(No Activities Scheduled)

Saturday 1/13

🎾 Men’s Tennis @ Oklahoma @ 11:00 AM CST

🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Charlotte @ 7:00 PM CST on ESPNU | Watch | Live Stats | Listen | Tickets

Sunday 1/14

🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Charlotte @ 2:00 PM CST on ESPN+ | Tickets | Watch | Live Stats | Listen

View the full UTSA Athletics calendar here

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: University of Texas

Elyssa Coleman did not play there due to injury but was part of the Elite Eight team of 2021. Coleman was ranked the No. 12 forward in the class of 2020, according to espnW, as she played in 132 games and averaged 10.8 points, 8.1 rebounds, 2.1 blocks, and 1.1 steals per game. She was named to the TABC Class 6A All-State Team and the District 22-6A Most Valuable Player in 2020, and surpassed the 1,000-point milestone her senior season—all while maintaining a 3.50 GPA.

🤙🏼 Have a great Friday, y’all!