GAINESVILLE, Fla.- Courtney Walker scored a career-high 31 points, but No. 22 Florida held off No. 12 Texas A&M in the closing seconds for a 83-81 victory in a women's basketball game at the O'Connell Center on Thursday.
The Aggies (15-7, 5-4 SEC) rallied from a 7-point deficit with 6:21 to play to draw within two with 3.2 seconds to play, but Jordan Jones' game-tying attempt fell short as the buzzer sounded.
Walker had a career-high 31 points, her first career 30+ point game. The game marked her 30th 20+ point game, which ties her with Danielle Adams for the most 20+ point games in an A&M career.
Florida (19-4, 7-3 SEC) shot 57.1% (8-of-14) on 3-pointers.
The Aggies led by as many as eight points in the third quarter, but Florida responded with 34 points in the frame, capped by a Simone Westbrook 3-pointer at the third quarter buzzer to put the Gators up five.
Walker was joined in double figures by Chelsea Jennings (11) and Khaalia Hillsman (10).
Texas A&M returns to action on Sunday, February 7 at 3 p.m. to host No. 23 Tennessee at Reed Arena. It is the Aggies' first regular season game broadcast on ESPN.
QUICKIE NOTES
• Texas A&M is 15-7 on the season and 5-4 in SEC play. Florida is 18-5 on the season and 6-4 in league games
• Courtney Walker had a career-high 31 points o It is the second 30+ point scoring game for A&M this season, but the first for Courtney Walker in her career
o She had her 10th game of 20+ points of the season and the 30th of her career. Her 30 career 20+ games tie Danielle Adams (2009-11) for the Texas A&M career record (since 2000-01).
o She scored in double figures for the 14th straight game and 21st time in 22 games this season. It is her 95th career double-figure scoring game
o Walker tied Tocarra Williams (2000-04) for third at Texas A&M (Since 2000-01) with her 126th career start. Walker has started every game since the start of the 2012-13 season.
• Chelsea Jennings scored in double figures for the 10th time this season and 15th time in her career
• Khaalia Hillsman scored in double figures for the sixth time this season and 11th time in her career
• Rachel Mitchell had 3 blocks, marking her fifth game of at least three blocks this year, and fourth such game since Jan. 14
• Taylor Cooper had a season-high 7 points
• Texas A&M head coach Gary Blair is 710-289 in his career and 302-126 in 13 seasons at Texas A&M. Among Division I coaches, he is eighth among active coaches and 13th all-time in career wins.
• Texas A&M returns to action on Sunday, February 7 at 3 p.m. to host No. 23 Tennessee at Reed Arena. It is the Aggies' first regular season game broadcast on ESPN.
The Aggies (15-7, 5-4 SEC) rallied from a 7-point deficit with 6:21 to play to draw within two with 3.2 seconds to play, but Jordan Jones' game-tying attempt fell short as the buzzer sounded.
Walker had a career-high 31 points, her first career 30+ point game. The game marked her 30th 20+ point game, which ties her with Danielle Adams for the most 20+ point games in an A&M career.
Florida (19-4, 7-3 SEC) shot 57.1% (8-of-14) on 3-pointers.
The Aggies led by as many as eight points in the third quarter, but Florida responded with 34 points in the frame, capped by a Simone Westbrook 3-pointer at the third quarter buzzer to put the Gators up five.
Walker was joined in double figures by Chelsea Jennings (11) and Khaalia Hillsman (10).
Texas A&M returns to action on Sunday, February 7 at 3 p.m. to host No. 23 Tennessee at Reed Arena. It is the Aggies' first regular season game broadcast on ESPN.
QUICKIE NOTES
• Texas A&M is 15-7 on the season and 5-4 in SEC play. Florida is 18-5 on the season and 6-4 in league games
• Courtney Walker had a career-high 31 points o It is the second 30+ point scoring game for A&M this season, but the first for Courtney Walker in her career
o She had her 10th game of 20+ points of the season and the 30th of her career. Her 30 career 20+ games tie Danielle Adams (2009-11) for the Texas A&M career record (since 2000-01).
o She scored in double figures for the 14th straight game and 21st time in 22 games this season. It is her 95th career double-figure scoring game
o Walker tied Tocarra Williams (2000-04) for third at Texas A&M (Since 2000-01) with her 126th career start. Walker has started every game since the start of the 2012-13 season.
• Chelsea Jennings scored in double figures for the 10th time this season and 15th time in her career
• Khaalia Hillsman scored in double figures for the sixth time this season and 11th time in her career
• Rachel Mitchell had 3 blocks, marking her fifth game of at least three blocks this year, and fourth such game since Jan. 14
• Taylor Cooper had a season-high 7 points
• Texas A&M head coach Gary Blair is 710-289 in his career and 302-126 in 13 seasons at Texas A&M. Among Division I coaches, he is eighth among active coaches and 13th all-time in career wins.
• Texas A&M returns to action on Sunday, February 7 at 3 p.m. to host No. 23 Tennessee at Reed Arena. It is the Aggies' first regular season game broadcast on ESPN.