Texas A&M-CC never lead in the early-season defeat.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — It was a rough night Tuesday for the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi women’s basketball team, who was soundly defeated by Santa Clara 85-62 at the Dugan Wellness Center.

The Islanders never lead in the game as the Broncos jumped out to an early 6-0 and never looked back. Santa Clara shot 48% from the field overall and 55% in the first half.

Asha Walker had a team-high 18 points for Texas A&M-CC, all on three-pointers. Walker was 6-8 from beyond the arc.

The Islanders drop to 1-2 on the young season as they now get an eight-day break before hosting Texas State next Thursday morning on November 20th.