Feb. 25, 2011
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#5/5 TEXAS A&M (23-3, 11-2) vs. TEXAS (17-10, 6-7)
Game #27
February 27, 2011 • 2:00 p.m. (CT)
Frank Erwin Center (16,754)
Austin, Texas
Television: FSN
Radio: Texas A&M Sports Network (KZNE 1150 AM)
Series History: Texas leads 58-21
Internet: Free Live Statistics and Live Audio at www.AggieAthletics.com
GAME PREVIEW
In search of its 10th consecutive win against in-state rival Texas (17-10, 6-7), the No. 5 Texas A&M women's basketball team (23-3, 11-2) heads to Austin on Sunday, Feb. 27 for the second installment of the State Farm Lone Star Showdown. Tipoff between the Aggies and the Longhorns begins at 2 p.m. (CT) at the Frank Erwin Center and is televised nationally on Fox Sports Net. Like any meeting between A&M and UT, be it on the gridiron, court or diamond, it is an emotionally-charged event that both programs look forward to each season. In basketball, there are two chances to earn a half point toward the showdown standings and the Aggie women have dropped only 1.5 points (three games) to Texas since the sponsored rivalry series first began during the 2004-05 campaign. The Aggies are currently on a two-game winning streak with home victories over Oklahoma State (76-67) and Texas Tech (84-60). A&M is in second place in the Big 12 Conference standings and just a game back from first-place and No. 3 Baylor. The Longhorns are tied for sixth place and look to make a strong regular season finish for seeding in the 2011 Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Championship and to earn a spot in the NCAA Tournament.
ON THE TUBE
Texas A&M will appear on the tube before a television audience for the eighth time this season. Play-by-play announcer Brenda VanLengen and color analyst Dan Hughes will call the action live on Fox Sports Net with the game being carried nationally on Fox Sports Arizona, Fox Sports Detroit, Fox Sports Florida, Fox Sports Houston, Fox Sports Midwest, FSN Northwest, Fox Sports Ohio, FSN Pittsburgh, FSN Rocky Mountain, Fox Sports South, Fox Sports Southwest, Fox Sports West, Fox Sports Wisconsin, Sun Sports, Comcast Bay Area, Comcast California and Comcast Chicago.
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SCOUTING TEXAS
Texas enters Sunday's match on a two-game losing streak, falling at No. 14 Oklahoma (62-91) and at No. 23 Iowa State (57-66). The Longhorns are looking for that signature win as they face their third straight top 25 team. UT has managed just one win against a ranked opponent this season back on Jan. 26 against No. 25 Texas Tech (75-67). Texas is 10-3 at home, including a 4-2 record at the Frank Erwin Center in conference play. The team's leading scorer, Chassidy Fussell, averages 17.2 point per game, and four Longhorns are scoring in double figures including 6-foot-2 guard Kathleen Nash (14.1 ppg), Ashleigh Fontenette (11.9 ppg) and Yvonne Anderson (11.1 ppg). Nash leads the team with 7.9 rebounds while 6-foot-4 junior Ashley Gayle is averaging 3.6 blocks and 7.1 rebounds per game. In her fourth year as Texas head coach, Gail Goestenkors is 82-46 (.641), but has never defeated the Aggies in nine previous tries.
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
TEXAS A&M
No. Name 2010-11 Stats
51 Takia Starks to tally the most points of any A&M women's basketball player in two consecutive seasons. Starks previously held that mark with 1,141 points from 2007-09. What's more, is Adams will register the most points of any A&M women's basketball player in a single season and most likely against Texas. With 607 points this year, Adams needs just five more to surpass Jaynetta Saunders (611 pts in 2000-01) to become the single-season record holder in total points. Adams also needs 17 points to crack the top 10 in career points at A&M.
RPI RATINGS
As March Madness quickly approaches, the NCAA Women's Basketball RPI becomes more and more important for seeding in the NCAA Tournament. In the NCAA's most recent RPI release (Feb. 21), Texas A&M ranks sixth behind Connecticut, Tennessee, Duke, Baylor and Stanford. Oklahoma (21st) is the only other Big 12 team in the top 25. With its win against Baylor, Texas Tech jumped from 40th to 27th.
IN THE NATIONAL POLLS
The Aggies started the season with their highest-ever preseason ranking at No. 8 in both the USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll and the Associated Press Top 25 Poll. This week, A&M remained at No. 5 in the AP Poll for the second straight week and remained at No. 5 in the Coaches' Poll for the third consecutive week. A&M has now been ranked in the Coaches Poll for 95 consecutive weeks and 49 all-time in the top 10. A&M has been ranked for 62 consecutive weeks in the AP poll and 41 all-time in the top 10. Fifth is the highest ranking the Aggies have achieved this season.
20-POINT HALF PERFORMANCES
Danielle Gant with 19 from 2005-09. Toccara Williams matches Adams with 14 from 2000-04. Adams was also the first player since Prissy Sharpe in 2000 to register a double-double in a single half (first or second) in a Big 12 Conference game. Danielle Gant was the last to accomplish the feat against a non-conference opponent and posted two double-double half performances in her career (3/17/07 vs. UT-Arlington and 11/21/06 vs. McNeese State).
FROM THE SIDELINES
• Danielle Adams, a former Show-Me State prep standout out of Lee's Summitt High School in Kansas City, will reunite with Texas sophomore guard Yvonne Anderson, who is the daughter of Missouri men's basketball head coach Mike Anderson. Both attended Missouri women's basketball camps as youngsters and are pals off the court.
• Texas A&M head coach Gary Blair is 11-7 lifetime versus Texas in his 26 years as a Division I head coach. All 11 of his career victories against the Longhorns have come during his time in Aggieland. He is 10-2 all-time when playing a Gail Goestenkors-coached squad in Duke (2-2) and Texas (8-0) combined.
TEXAS TECH RECAP
Texas A&M 84, Texas Tech 60
• For the third time this season, Texas A&M used the starting lineup of Sydney Colson, Sydney Carter, Tyra White, Karla Gilbert and Danielle Adams. The Aggies are 3-0 with this starting lineup and 13 players saw action in the game.
• Texas A&M moved the all-time series to 17-54 with Texas Tech. The Aggies have won nine of the last 11 meetings between the two Big 12 South rivals and have also won six straight at Reed Arena.
• The Aggies dominated the Lady Raiders in the paint outscoring them 36-22 and outrebounding Tech 35-26.
• A&M's 62.5 percent from beyond the arc was a season-best and its 55.4 percent from the field was its best in Big 12 play this season.
• Danielle Adams had a 30-point game for the seventh time in her career, which matches Jaynetta Saunders for the most career 30-point games.
• For the second time this season, Danielle Adams and Tyra White had 30- and 20-point performances, respectively, in the same game. The duo accounted for 50 of A&M's 84 points.
• Danielle Adams has now posted double figures in 34 of her last 35 games.
• Karla Gilbert scored a league career-best 10 points in the game.
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 the Frank Erwin Center alongside color analyst Steve Miller on KZNE 1150 AM. A live audio feed will also be available on AggieAthletics.com and RadioAggieland.com.