Texas A&M
21-6, 9-4
Kentucky
19-7, 8-5
No. 15 Women Pick Up Big Road Win At No. 11 Kentucky, 81-69
Feb 19, 2015 | Women's Basketball
LEXINGTON, Ky.- No. 15 Texas A&M moved into a tie for third place in the SEC, picking up a 81-69 win over No. 11 Kentucky in a women's basketball game at Memorial Coliseum.
Kentucky (19-7, 8-5 SEC) led by as many as eight in the first half, but the Aggies (21-6, 9-4 SEC) closed the first half on an 8-0 run to take a 38-31 lead into intermission. The Aggies opened the second half on a 16-5 run to take a 54-36 lead with 12:07 to play, and never looked back, leading by as many as 23 with 9:07 to play. Kentucky never inched any closer than 10 points.
The win is the 50th of Gary Blair's time at Texas A&M over an AP ranked team, and third ranked win this season. Overall, Blair is 693-278 in his Hall of Fame career, and needs just seven more wins to become the 15th Division I coach with 700.
Five Aggies reached double figures, led by Courtney Walker, who had 19. Walker is averaging 20.4 points since Feb. 5, and is the leading scorer in the SEC. She was joined in double figures by Courtney Williams (16), Jordan Jones (12), Achiri Ade (12) and Khaalia Hillsman (10). Ade had her third double double of the season, adding 13 rebounds to her total.
The Aggies return to Reed Arena on Sunday, February 22 to host Florida at 3 p.m. for the BTHO Breast Cancer game.
Notes
• The Aggies have now won three straight SEC games and have won five of their last six games
• A&M is now tied for third in the SEC Standings. Texas A&M controls its own destiny to earn a top four seed, and bye into the quarterfinals in the SEC Tournament.
• This is Gary Blair's 50th win over a ranked team at Texas A&M
• Texas A&M is 3-5 against ranked teams this season. Seven of those eight contests have come away-from-home.
• The Aggies had five players in double figures the first time since Dec. 13 vs. Houston
• Achiri Ade had her seventh career double-double and her third of the season
• Ade has six double figure scoring games this season and nine double figure rebound games. She has 14 career 10+ point games and 15 career 10+ rebound games.
• Courtney Williams scored in double figures for the 17th time this season and 51st time in her career. She has scored in double figures in eight of her last nine games.
• Jordan Jones scored in double figures for the 13th time this season and 21st time in her career.
• Courtney Walker scored in double figures for the 23rd time this season, 71st time in her career and for the ninth straight game.
• Walker is averaging 20.4 points per game since Feb. 5
• Khaalia Hillsman scored in double figures for the third time this season.
• Jada Terry went 3-4 from the field tonight, and has made 15 of her last 17 shots, dating back to Jan. 4.
• Gary Blair is 693-278 in his career and 285-115 at Texas A&M. He needs seven more wins to become the 15th Division I coach with 700 wins.
• Texas A&M is now 21-6 on the season and 9-4 in SEC play. Kentucky is now 19-7 on the season and 8-5 in SEC play
