No. 15 Women Beat Arkansas 82-52 To Advance To SEC Quarterfinals

Thursday, March 1

Nashville, Tenn.

2 p.m.

Texas A&M

23-8

Arkansas

13-18

Arkansas

Texas A&M

Photo by: Todd Van Emst

Mar 01, 2018 | Women's Basketball

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NASHVILLE- The No. 15 Texas A&M women's basketball team never trailed in an 82-52 blowout over Arkansas in the second round of the SEC Women's Basketball Tournament at Bridgestone Arena. With the victory, the Aggies advance to the quarterfinals and will face LSU on Friday at approximately 2 p.m.

In the first matchup between the two teams in a conference tournament since 1988, the Aggies (23-8) came out on fire, outshooting Arkansas 68.8 to 30 percent while building a 23-13 lead in the first quarter.
The Aggies went on to lead by as many as 37 points in the game, and their 30-point margin of victory is A&M's second largest win in a conference tournament game under head coach Gary Blair.

Every eligible and healthy A&M player scored in the game, with Danni Williams leading all players with 22 points. Chennedy Carter added 19 points, and Khaalia Hillsman completed a double-double with 10 points and a season-high13 rebounds. Anriel Howard tied Hillsman for game-high honors in rebounds with 13, giving her the A&M outright record for rebounds in a season with 373.

Devin Cosper led the Razorbacks with 15 points as Arkansas ends its season 13-18.

.@AggieWBB by 3?0?! pic.twitter.com/WzcPCsOaGW
— SEC Network (@SECNetwork) March 1, 2018

.@KeepIt_Jazzi talks about Thursday's victory over Arkansas.

"I just think we came out with that intensity, and we all came to play together." #12thMan #SECWBB pic.twitter.com/DXniBE1nlW
— Aggie Women's Hoops (@AggieWBB) March 1, 2018

.@ChennedyCarter discusses A&M's 30-point win over Arkansas.

"We made the extra passes. We were unselfish tonight, and that's really why we won by such a large margin." #SECWBB #12thMan pic.twitter.com/ELtVndqD6j
— Aggie Women's Hoops (@AggieWBB) March 1, 2018

.@danniwill3 talks about the chemistry with @ChennedyCarter, after the duo combined for 41 points and seven makes from deep in Thursday's win.

"We found a rhythm early and kept going with it."#SECWBB #12thMan pic.twitter.com/m14WW8DNn2
— Aggie Women's Hoops (@AggieWBB) March 1, 2018

.@danniwill3 led all scorers with 22 points in Thursday's win, hitting 9-of-16 shots on the day while connecting on 4-of-5 from deep! #SECWBB #12thMan pic.twitter.com/jTggalZlqo
— Aggie Women's Hoops (@AggieWBB) March 1, 2018

.@ChennedyCarter helped set the tone on Thursday and went for 19 points, eight assists and five rebounds in her first-ever SEC Tournament game.#SECWBB #12thMan pic.twitter.com/KaqGnLg0Fr
— Aggie Women's Hoops (@AggieWBB) March 1, 2018

NOTES

Texas A&M

Texas A&M advances to the SEC Quarterfinals to take on LSU at approximately 2 p.m. on Friday, March 2.
The Aggies are now 23-8 on the season. Arkansas' season ends with a 13-18 record.
Texas A&M's 63 rebounds are the most since Dec. 30, 1996 against Sam Houston State, and tie with that game for the fifth-most in school history
The Aggies' 30-point margin of victory was is the second-biggest conference tournament win in Texas A&M program history, and the largest since the 2014 SEC Quarterfinals.
Texas A&M is 8-4 all-time in the SEC Tournament, and has reached the quarterfinal round in every season the Aggies have been in the league. This is the Aggies' 13^th straight conference quarterfinal appearance.
The Aggies are 22-11 in conference tournaments under Gary Blair

Chennedy Carter

Scored 10+ points for the 30^th time in 31 career games
Her eight assists are the most she has had against an SEC opponent, and the second-most in her career

Anriel Howard

Had 10+ rebounds for the 27^th time this season and 55^th time in her career
Took sole possession of Texas A&M's single-season rebound record with 373. She entered the game tied with Peggy Pope (1978-79) with 360 rebounds

Danni Williams

Scored 20+ points for the eighth time this season, and the second straight game
Scored 10+ points for the 25^th time this season and the 56^th time in her career

Khaalia Hillsman

Had her eighth double double of the season and the 23^rd of her career. She is second on A&M's career double-doubles list, trailing only teammate Anriel Howard
Scored 10+ points for the 23^rd time this season and 67^th time in her career
Had 10+ rebounds for the eighth time this season and the 28^th time in her career
Her four blocks set a Texas A&M record for an SEC Tournament game
Took sole possession of third on Texas A&M's career blocks list with 141. She entered the game tied with Kelly Cerny (1992-96) with 137.
Moved into 7^th on Texas A&M's single-season blocks list with 48, passing Danielle Adams (2010-11, 45) and Rachel Mitchell (2015-16, 45)