Texas A&M
Texas A&M - Kingsville
Aggies Cruise to Exhibition Win
Nov 07, 2010 | Women's Basketball
Nov. 7, 2010
COLLEGE STATION, Texas - Six players scored in double figures including a game-high 24 points from Preseason All-Big 12 and Wade Trophy Watch List selection Danielle Adams to lead the No. 8-ranked Texas A&M women's basketball team to a 124-29 victory over Texas A&M-Kingsville in exhibition play Sunday afternoon before a crowd of 2,799 at Reed Arena.
Joining Adams in double figures was senior Maryann Baker (Dallas, Texas) with 18 points and junior Skylar Collins (Cedar Hill, Texas) with 15 points. Juniors Tyra White (Kansas City, Mo.) and Adaora Elonu (Houston, Texas) added 13 points each and the Aggies got 10 points and nine rebounds out of freshman Karla Gilbert (College Station, Texas).
A&M jumped out to a 23-2 lead in the first six minutes of regulation before its first substitutions. Twelve Aggie players saw action in the preseason win.
Texas A&M held the Javelinas to 20 percent shooting in the first half, forcing 24 turnovers en route to a commanding 72-12 halftime lead.
Sophomore Adrienne Pratcher (Memphis, Tenn.) dished out a game-high 10 assists, while Baker also posted six steals.
Victoria Gonzalez led the Javelinas with eight points and Rochelle Ikeni added eight rebounds.
A&M hosts its Maroon and White game at noon on Saturday, Nov. 13. Admission is free to the public. The Aggies officially commence the regular season on Tuesday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m. versus Arkansas-Little Rock.
Tickets are available now and can be purchased online at: www.12thmanfoundation.com, over the phone by calling 1-888-99-AGGIE or in person at the 12th Man Foundation Ticket Center and Reed Arena Box Office.
POSTGAME NOTES Texas A&M used the starting lineup of Maryann Baker, Kelsey Assarian, Adaora Elonu, Tyra White and Sydney Carter...The Aggie bench combined for 65 of the team's 124 total points versus Texas A&M-Kingsville...A&M converted 41 Javelina turnovers into 64 points...The Aggies outrebounded the Javelinas, 52-34...A&M shot 59.5 percent from the floor.
POSTGAME QUOTES
HEAD COACH Gary Blair Opening Statement... "It's hard to play Division II teams. You want to work on execution, but it ends up in transition so much. I often had to pull them back. I'm glad we've got our Maroon and White game next Saturday so we can work on our screens. I was happy for a lot of the players who have waited their turn. We'll see which ones are ready to step up against the teams who are going to make a stink for us. The young players did a good job of stepping up. It was good to see these kids have fun out there."
SENIOR GUARD Maryann Baker On what the team gained from the exhibition game... "It was a good opportunity to not play ourselves, to see different offenses and defenses, and get a little different competition. Our offensive execution needs to be cleaned up more. We just need to keep on working in practice on both ends of the floor."
JUNIOR GUARD Skylar Collins On what the team gained from the exhibition game... "It was a good chance to work on team chemistry and get into the flow against an actual team. We got to work on executing our offense. We were able to not just run plays, but execute against another team."
