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Photo by: Texas A&M Athletics
No. 16 Women Win 73-54 At Alabama
Jan 18, 2018 | Women's Basketball
TUSCALOOSA, Ala.- No. 16 Texas A&M led wire-to-wire, defeating Alabama 73-54 in a women's basketball game at Coleman Coliseum Thursday night.
Khaalia Hillsman co-led the Aggies (15-5, 4-2 SEC) with 20 points, scoring 20+ for the fourth time in five games. She added 10 rebounds, posting her fourth straight double-double, and matched a career-high with five blocks.
Chennedy Carter scored 20 points, giving her four straight games with 20+ points. Danni Williams added 13, and is now 40 points away from 1,000 in her career.
The Aggies (15-5, 4-2 SEC) stormed out to an 8-0 lead from the opening tip, and never looked back, posting their win in SEC play this season. Texas A&M lead 35-27 at halftime, and put away Alabama (13-6, 2-4 SEC) for good with a 16-2 run during the third quarter.
Jasmine Lumpkin matched her collegiate career-high with 11 rebounds.
The Aggies return to action on Monday, January 22, to host LSU at 6 p.m. on Dollar Dog Night, with television coverage on SEC Network.
Aggies Ranked 14th By NCAA Selection Committee
Prior to tonight's game, NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Committee ranked Texas A&M No. 14 in the first of three first Top 16 reveal, meaning if the season ended on January 16, the Aggies would host first and second round games in the NCAA Tournament. The first and second rounds of the 2018 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship will be played March 16-19 on the home courts of the top 16 seeds.
Quickie Notes
Texas A&M
Khaalia Hillsman
Chennedy Carter
Jasmine Lumpkin
Danni Williams
Kayla Wells
Khaalia Hillsman co-led the Aggies (15-5, 4-2 SEC) with 20 points, scoring 20+ for the fourth time in five games. She added 10 rebounds, posting her fourth straight double-double, and matched a career-high with five blocks.
Chennedy Carter scored 20 points, giving her four straight games with 20+ points. Danni Williams added 13, and is now 40 points away from 1,000 in her career.
The Aggies (15-5, 4-2 SEC) stormed out to an 8-0 lead from the opening tip, and never looked back, posting their win in SEC play this season. Texas A&M lead 35-27 at halftime, and put away Alabama (13-6, 2-4 SEC) for good with a 16-2 run during the third quarter.
Jasmine Lumpkin matched her collegiate career-high with 11 rebounds.
The Aggies return to action on Monday, January 22, to host LSU at 6 p.m. on Dollar Dog Night, with television coverage on SEC Network.
Aggies Ranked 14th By NCAA Selection Committee
Prior to tonight's game, NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Committee ranked Texas A&M No. 14 in the first of three first Top 16 reveal, meaning if the season ended on January 16, the Aggies would host first and second round games in the NCAA Tournament. The first and second rounds of the 2018 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship will be played March 16-19 on the home courts of the top 16 seeds.
.@Big_Homieeee dominated inside for the Aggies vs. Alabama!
— Aggie Women's Hoops (@AggieWBB) January 19, 2018
- 20 Points & 10 Rebounds in the Win
- 4th Straight Double-Double
- Matched a Career-High with 5 Blocks#12thMan pic.twitter.com/7SrlmtmZsE
.@ChennedyCarter poured in 20 points in the road win at Alabama. That's four games in a row of 20 points or more for the freshman. #12thMan pic.twitter.com/ZEzwZQKlJa
— Aggie Women's Hoops (@AggieWBB) January 19, 2018
"This was a good win." -@CoachGaryBlair #12thMan pic.twitter.com/RPVeZ3g5o9
— Aggie Women's Hoops (@AggieWBB) January 19, 2018
"I just try and go out there and have fun with my teammates."@Big_Homieeee after her fourth straight double-double (20 pts, 10 reb) in win at Bama.#12thMan pic.twitter.com/i8uk1RLIdp
— Aggie Women's Hoops (@AggieWBB) January 19, 2018
Freshman Kayla Wells on her night, the first start of her career: #12thMan pic.twitter.com/aYTogWLNwb
— Aggie Women's Hoops (@AggieWBB) January 19, 2018
Quickie Notes
Texas A&M
- The Aggies improve to 15-5 on the season and 4-2 in SEC play. The Crimson Tide fall to 13-6 and 2-4 in SEC play.
- The Aggies are 51-4 when leading after three quarters, since the rule change was implemented for the 2015-16 season.
- Texas A&M is 14-1 against unranked teams this season
- Texas A&M is 14-1 when scoring 70+ points
- Texas A&M head coach Gary Blair is 346-146 in 15 seasons at Texas A&M and 754-309 in his Hall of Fame career, which ties for seventh among active coaches and ties for 11th all-time in career wins.
Khaalia Hillsman
- Scored 20+ points for the fourth time in five games, and the eighth time this season.
- Her 19 career 20+ point games rank sixth at Texas A&M
- Had her fourth straight double-double, and her seventh of the season. Her 22 career double-doubles rank second at Texas A&M
- Had her 60th career game with 10+ points. She has five straight 10+ point game and 16 in 20 games this season.
- Had 10+ rebounds for the seventh time this season and 27th time in her career
- Set a season-high and matched a career-high with five blocks
- Started for the 95th consecutive game
Chennedy Carter
- Had her fourth straight 20+ point game, and the 11th of her 20-game career
- Scored 10+ points for the 20th straight game, and is the only Texas A&M player to score 10+ points in each of her first 20 games.
- Has scored 20+ points in all four of her career road games
Jasmine Lumpkin
- Set a Texas A&M career-high and matched a collegiate career-high with 11 rebounds
- Had 10+ rebounds for the first time in her A&M career and the second time in her collegiate career
Danni Williams
- Scored 10+ points for the 17th time in 20 games this season, and the 48th time in her career.
Kayla Wells
- Made her first career start
Team Stats
TAMU
UA
FG%
.455
.345
3FG%
.300
.316
FT%
.741
.471
RB
45
31
TO
15
13
STL
6
11
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
20
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
7
Pts
20
FGM
9
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
13
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Pts
8
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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