Texas A&M
4-1
Arkansas State
1-4
No. 20 Women Win 10th Straight At Home, Defeat A-State 97-56
Nov 23, 2018 | Women's Basketball
Texas A&M (4-1) rattled off a 10-0 run from the opening tip and never trailed in the game. The Aggies would increase their lead to 53-29 at halftime and 74-41 after three quarters. The 41-point margin marked Texas A&M's largest home win since December of 2015.
Chennedy Carter would lead the Aggies with a season-highs of 23 points and seven assists. N'dea Jones recorded a double double for the second straight game, scoring a career-high 13 points to go along with 13 rebounds. Kayla Wells added 14 points, Ciera Johnson scored 13 and Aaliyah Wilson had 11.
The Aggies totaled 30 assists on their 39 baskets, marking the most assists for a Texas A&M team since December 2009. Three Aggies, Wells (6), Shambria Washington (6) and Jada Walton (4) set their career-high in assists in the game.
Kayla Williams led Arkansas State (1-4) with 14 points. The Aggies outscored the Red Wolves 54-20 in the paint, a season-high for points in the paint.
The Aggies return to action on Thursday, November 29, hosting Lamar in the annual Elementary School Day, with tip set for 11 a.m.
POSTGAME NOTES
Texas A&M
- The Aggies improve to 4-1 on the season, while Arkansas State falls to 1-4 on the year
- Texas A&M has won 10 straight home games and is 15-1 in their last 16 home games
- The Aggies' 41-point victory marked the Aggies' largest margin of victory at home since December 29, 2015, a 88-30 win against Prairie View
- The Aggies had 30 assists, marking the most for a Texas A&M team since December 8, 2009 against North Texas (32)
- Texas A&M has won nine straight games against unranked teams, dating back to last season
- The Aggies are 164-6 against unranked teams at home since February 2005. The Aggies are 103-8 in non-conference home games since 2004-05
- The Aggies held A-State without a field goal for 7:12 in the first half. It is the seventh field goal drought of at least five minutes by at Texas A&M opponent this season
- All five Texas A&M starters scored 10+ points, marking the first time Texas A&M had five players in double figures since Feb. 22
- Texas A&M head coach Gary Blair is 361-152 in 16 seasons in Aggieland. He is 769-315 in his Hall of Fame career, which ranks eighth among active coaches
Chennedy Carter
- Set a season-high with 23 points
- Scored 20+ points for the 27th time in her career and the third time this season
- Scored 10+ points for the 15th straight game and the 40th time in her 41-game career
- Had a season-high seven assists
- Needs 89 points to become the 31st Texas A&M player with 1,000 career points
Kayla Wells
- Scored 10+ points for the fourth time in five games this season
- Had a career-high six assists
N'dea Jones
- Had her second straight double double, and her third in the past four games
- Scored a career-high 13 points
- Scored 10+ points for the third time this season
- Had 10+ rebounds for the third time this season
Ciera Johnson
- Scored 10+ points for the third time this season and the fifth time in her collegiate career
Aaliyah Wilson
- Scored in double figures for the fourth time in five games this season and the eighth time in her collegiate career
Shambria Washington
- Had a career-high six assists
Jada Walton
- Had a career-high four assists
Cheah Rael-Whitsitt
- Had a career-high seven rebounds
POSTGAME QUOTES
Texas A&M head coach Gary Blair
Opening statements …
"Obviously, we played very well in the 1st half, our offense was clicking, and that was as good as we could play offensively. Chennedy had the same type of half that she had against Syracuse, and then she struggled, got three fouls in the second half, like in Syracuse, then she came back from sitting down and then finishes up with two more baskets. I'm really more impressed with her running the offensive in the first half, she was getting Ciera Johnson some good looks, she looked like an All-American running that team. The points are just icing on the cake, running her team was the most impressive thing, that is what a true point guard can do, whether she is the scorer or distributor. I was pleased with Shambria Washington coming in and just taking her six assists, one turnover, she didn't need to shoot because everybody was scoring inside. N'dea Jones keeps getting better and better. Our shooting percentage inside between five post players was great, their shooting percentage might be an all-time best, as far as by five post players. Give them a lot of credit they were battling in there, and we made a pretty good team look average tonight. They played a good schedule, but this team of ours keeps getting better possession by possession, our whole goal is to not give up a right hand drive in the first half and we didn't. We had a great rebounding average, great three-point shooting, kids coming off the bench being able to play some extended minutes. Jasmine Williams did a good job when she came in, she was the one who got the 30th assist.
On if this was the most complete post performance…
"It was. The first play of the game was an overload play and that was the first time we executed that play all season and it was perfect. Ciera [Johnson] lobbed the ball straight up and she scored easy. That is what we want to do. We want to establish inside and outside."
Texas A&M sophomore forward N'dea Jones
On plays in the paint…
"I think we needed to kind of focus on our jobs and roles that forced us to rebound and then get offensive rebounds. Also, just trying to help our teammates out by just finishing it up with a layup. I would say we have been focusing on layups and making sure we have a presence in the paint."
Let's #BTHOarkansasstate ??
— Texas A&M Women's Basketball (@AggieWBB) November 23, 2018
Aggie Starting Five presented by @WellsFargo.@ChennedyCarter, @aaliwilson2, @kaylawells101, @NdeaJones, @_CieraJ #aggieATMosphere #GigEm pic.twitter.com/TgGF7wYgPz
We comin' ??#aggieATMosphere #GigEm pic.twitter.com/Pz9mOsHxlh
— Texas A&M Women's Basketball (@AggieWBB) November 23, 2018
Playmakin' PG ??@ChennedyCarter and the Aggies making it happen early. The sophomore has 9 PTS to go along with these two dimes. Aggies lead 26-17 at the end of the 1st Q.
— Texas A&M Women's Basketball (@AggieWBB) November 23, 2018
Watch live here: https://t.co/jVlRF24CtN #aggieATMosphere #GigEm pic.twitter.com/BWWgmswUQl
Rack it up ??@kaylawells101 making the old-fashioned 3-point play a habit. She has 10 PTS today. Aggies lead 45-25 with just over 3 minutes to play in the 2nd Q.
— Texas A&M Women's Basketball (@AggieWBB) November 23, 2018
Watch live here: https://t.co/jVlRF24CtN #aggieATMosphere #GigEm pic.twitter.com/aQwu51GyFb
2 down, 2 to go ??
— Texas A&M Women's Basketball (@AggieWBB) November 23, 2018
After a strong start, the Aggies take a sizable lead into halftime.@ChennedyCarter leads all scorers with 19 PTS and 6 AST.@kaylawells101 has 10 PTS and @NdeaJones has 7 boards as well.
Watch live here: https://t.co/jVlRF2mdSn @CCCreationsUSA // #GigEm pic.twitter.com/OixYwRoqeh
Ch3nn3dy Cart3r ??
— Texas A&M Women's Basketball (@AggieWBB) November 23, 2018
Open or guarded, you know it's coming. @ChennedyCarter 60% from deep so far today and the Aggies are still leading 60-33 in the 3rd. Just over 4 minutes remain in the quarter.
Watch live here: https://t.co/jVlRF24CtN #aggieATMosphere #GigEm pic.twitter.com/PLaOrCfN4P
Make it a double ??@NdeaJones has her second straight double-double in as many games.
— Texas A&M Women's Basketball (@AggieWBB) November 23, 2018
13 PTS and 13 REBS as the Aggies lead 83-46 heading into the final 5 minutes.
Watch live here: https://t.co/jVlRF24CtN #aggieATMosphere #GigEm pic.twitter.com/5y5FzBypaY
TEAM DUB ??
— Texas A&M Women's Basketball (@AggieWBB) November 24, 2018
All 5 starters in double-digits as we roll to victory over Arkansas St.@ChennedyCarter drops 23 PTS with 7 dimes.@NdeaJones with 13 PTS and 13 REBS for her second straight double-double.@CCCreationsUSA // #GigEm pic.twitter.com/OMzotluDDq
??? "We all contribute...we all put 97 up there on that scoreboard."@ChennedyCarter speaks on the 97-56 victory over Arkansas State this afternoon.#aggieATMosphere #GigEm pic.twitter.com/yWRZyrmkbs
— Texas A&M Women's Basketball (@AggieWBB) November 24, 2018
