No. 12 Women Beat Hawai'i In Laie 82-41

Friday, December 4

Laie, Hawai'i

9:00 PM

Texas A&M

6-1

Hawai'i

4-5

Texas A&M

Hawaii

Photo by: Texas A&M Athletics

Dec 04, 2015 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

By: Texas A&M Media Relations

LAIE, Hawai'i- The No. 12 Texas A&M women's basketball team cruised to a 82-41 victory over Hawai'i at the Tom Weston Invitational at the George Q. Cannon Activities Center on the BYU-Hawai'i campus.
The Aggies improved to 6-1, starting with at least six wins in their first seven games for the ninth time in the past 12 years.

A&M (6-1) jumped out to a 39-15 halftime lead over the Rainbow Wahine (4-5), fueled by a 22-2 run that started in the first period and stretched into the second period. A&M's attacked was fueled by pressure defense that led A&M to a 37-4 advantage on points off turnovers.

Four Aggies reached double figures, including Courtney Walker (10), who moved into fifth on A&M's career scoring list, passing Donna Roper (1985-89). She was joined in double figures by co-leading scorers Courtney Williams and Khaalia Hillsman, who each had 12. Rachel Mitchell added a season-high 10 points as well.

The Aggies held Hawai'i to 0 of 13 shooting on 3-pointers. Texas A&M's bench outscored the Rainbow Wahine bench 36 to 4.

The Aggies return to action at 6 p.m. CT on Saturday, December 5 to close out the Tom Weston Invitational in Laie, Hawai'i by facing BYU. The Aggies return home on Monday, December 7 at 11 a.m. to host SMU in Elementary School Day.

NOTES

The Aggies are now 6-1 on the season. The Aggies have started at least 6-1 in nine of the last 12 seasons
A&M has scored at least 80 points in four games this season
This is A&M's second 41-point win of the season.
Courtney Walker passed Donna Roper (1985-89, 1,513 points) for fifth all-time on A&M's career scoring list. Walker has 1,519 career points.
- Walker reached double figures in scoring for the eighth straight game, dating back to last season, and the 80^th time in her career
Courtney Williams scored in double figures for the 17^th consecutive game, dating back to last season, and the 63^rd game in her career
Rachel Mitchell scored in double figures for the first time this season and second time in her career. Her 10 points are a season-high
Khaalia Hillsman scored in double digits for the second time this season and seventh time in her career
A&M had four players in double figures for the third time this season and first time since Nov. 15
12 of the 13 players that got in the game scored at least two points
Texas A&M head coach Gary Blair is 701-283 in his career and 293-120 at Texas A&M
The Aggies return to action at 6 p.m. CT on Saturday, December 5 in Laie, Hawai'i against BYU to close the Tom Weston Invitational.

POSTGAME QUOTE

Texas A&M Head Coach Gary Blair
"I think our kids were really ready, they are very grateful to our administration for sending us to Hawaii … Our post players played very well tonight, and they needed this confidence. I was able to rest Williams and Walker and Jones a bunch tonight, because we're going to need every bit of it tomorrow night against BYU."