Former Highlassie & Texas A&M basketball squad advance to the Sweet Sixteen

Former McLennan basketball standout Caylinne Martin and the Texas A&M Aggies have advanced to the Sweet Sixteen round of the NCAA Tournament. The Aggies will face the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, the defending national champions, at 3 p.m. Saturday, March 30, at Wintrust Arena in Chicago. The game will be televised on ESPN2.

Martin, a Houston native, played for McLennan from 2014-16. She was named the conference Freshman of the Year in 2015 after averaging 12.0 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. As a sophomore for the Highlassies, she averaged 13 points and seven rebounds per game and was a Women's Basketball Coaches Association All-American.