Feb. 11, 2011
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#6/5 TEXAS A&M (20-2, 8-1) vs. KANSAS (16-8, 3-7)
Game #23
February 12, 2011 • 7:00 p.m. (CT)
Reed Arena (12,989)
College Station, Texas
Television: None
Radio: Texas A&M Sports Network (KZNE 1150 AM)
Series History: Texas A&M leads 8-7
Internet: Free Live Statistics and Live Video at www.AggieAthletics.com
GAME PREVIEW
With seven games remaining in the Big 12 Conference regular season and its eye on the top prize, the fifth-ranked Texas A&M women's basketball team (20-2, 8-1) plays host to Kansas (16-8, 3-7) on Saturday, Feb. 12 at Reed Arena. Tipoff between the Aggies and the Jayhawks is set for 7 p.m. (CT). A&M hosts its fifth-annual Beat the Hell Outta Breast Cancer campaign with the goal of raising $35,000 to benefit the Kay Yow Foundation in honor of the late North Carolina State head coach. In each of the past three years, the Aggies have raised over $30,000 for breast cancer research. After a convincing 21-point victory over No. 12 Oklahoma on Wednesday, the Aggies remain in second place in the conference standings and with Kansas Saturday they play back-to-back Big 12 home games for the first time this season. Texas A&M is currently 9-1 on its home court this year and will play four of its last seven contests in the friendly confines of Reed Arena. The Aggies are in the middle of a tough stretch that pits them against three opponents in six days and is capped off with No. 1 Baylor on ESPN2 "Big Monday" on Feb. 14.
BTHO BREAST CANCER
The official 2011 BTHO Breast Cancer T-Shirt is on sale now for $8 and comes with a free general admission ticket to the game. Immediately following the game, there will be a live jersey auction held in Reed Arena. All of the proceeds from the T-Shirt sales and the jersey auction benefit the Kay Yow Foundation. For more information on the jersey auction, to purchase a T-Shirt, or to make a general donation, please visit the event's special website at: Tanisha Smith added 16 and No. 15 Texas A&M earned a 78-54 win over Kansas on Saturday, March 6. The Aggies shot 44 percent en route to their third straight win. Texas A&M also forced 30 turnovers, including 20 in the first half. Without three of its top offensive players--(Danielle McCray, Angel Goodrich and Carolyn Davis) all of whom are injured-- Kansas (15-14, 5-11) never managed a consistent offensive attack. Aishah Sutherland led Kansas with 13 points and the Jayhawks have lost five straight games. With Adams controlling the inside and with the Jayhawks' turnovers leading to easy baskets, the Aggies extended their lead in the second half. Texas A&M (22-7, 10-6) secured its fifth consecutive 10-win season in the league as well as its seventh consecutive win against the Jayhawks. Adams, Smith and Takia Starks currently holds that record with 1,141 points from 2007-09.
HOT FROM THE FLOOR
The Aggies are shooting 46.6 percent from the field this season, which ranks third in the Big 12 and seventh in the nation. That means three teams in the league, Baylor (5th - 47.7%) and Kansas (6th - 46.9%) included sit in the top 10 nationally in field goal percentage. What's more is that the Aggies' 46.6 shooting percentage ranks second all-time in program history, next to the 1985-86 team that shot 47.4 percent from the floor.
20-WIN SEASON, YET AGAIN
With a win over No. 12 Oklahoma on Wednesday, Texas A&M recorded its sixth consecutive 20-win season under head coach Gary Blair and 11th overall in 37 all-time seasons of Aggie Basketball. It was the fastest any A&M team has reached 20 wins in a season and was also Blair's 20th 20-win season as a Division I head coach.
A SIZZLING START
Texas A&M is off to the best start in school history, winning 20 of its first 22 games. The Aggies have also gotten out to their first-ever 8-1 start in Big 12 play and look to improve on their record against Kansas. Previously, A&M at best, has gone 7-2 to start league play in 2006-07.
THE BEST OF BLAIR
In 26 years as a Division I head coach, A&M's 20-2 start is the best of any team Gary Blair has coached since 1992. In two seasons at Stephen F. Austin (1989-90 and 1991-92), Blair led his teams to 28-2 records before the team dropped its final game of each season in the NCAA Tournament for impressive 28-3 overall records each year.
FROM THE SIDELINES
• Texas A&M head coach Gary Blair is an undefeated 10-0 lifetime versus Kansas in his 26 years as a Division I head coach. The Aggies are 7-0 against the Jayhawks since Blair's first season in Aggieland in 2003-04.
OKLAHOMA RECAP
Texas A&M 92, Oklahoma 71
• For the 15th time this season, Texas A&M used the starting lineup of Sydney Colson, Sydney Carter, Tyra White, Adaora Elonu and Danielle Adams. The Aggies are 13-2 with this starting lineup.
• Texas A&M improves to 17-26 in the all-time series with Oklahoma and has now won nine of the last 12 meetings between the two teams, including the last five straight contests at Reed Arena. A&M swept OU in the regular season for just the second time in the all-time series, next to its two-game sweep in 2007.
• With 92 points, A&M tallied the second-most points against Oklahoma in the all-time series next to 101 points on Dec. 5, 1989 in College Station.
• The Aggies forced OU's Danielle Robinson, who averages just 3.6 turnovers per game, to a season-high eight turnovers Wednesday.
• A&M limited the Sooners to just 31.4 percent shooting in the first half, including 10 percent from beyond the arc, while shooting 51.7 percent from the floor. The Aggies limited OU to just four 3-pointers - less than half of its average of 8.3, which ranked fifth in the nation.
• Adaora Elonu registered her third double-double this season and the fourth of her career. She scored a first-half career-high 13 points and added a season-high four assists and two steals.
• Sydney Carter matched a first-half season-high with five rebounds and finished the game with seven.
• Danielle Adams posted her 10th double-double this season and the 13th of her career. She extended her double-digit scoring streak to 31 straight games and scored 30 points for the fifth time this season.
• Skylar Collins drained back-to-back 3-pointers in the second half to add six points.
AGGIES ON THE RADIO
All Texas A&M women's basketball games can be heard via a radio broadcast on the Texas A&M Sports Network. Play-by-play announcer Mike Wright will call the action live from Reed Arena alongside color analyst Tap Bentz on KZNE 1150 AM. A live audio feed will also be available on AggieAthletics.com.