Texas A&M
26-9
DePaul
27-8
Carter’s 3-Pointer Completes Comeback, Sends No. 4 Seed Women To Sweet 16
Mar 18, 2018 | Women's Basketball
The Aggies (26-9) rallied back from down 17 points early in the third quarter, marking the fourth-largest comeback in NCAA Tournament history, one year after the Aggies set the Tournament record with a 21-point comeback against Penn.
Carter, who set a Texas A&M NCAA Tournament record with 37 points, scored all of A&M's points in a 9-2 run over the final 1:43 to take the lead. Jasmine Lumpkin stole DePaul's final in-bound pass to clinch the victory.
Anriel Howard had her second straight double double, adding 18 points and 19 rebounds, the second-most rebounds for an Aggie in an NCAA Tournament game.
Five DePaul (27-8) players scored in double figures, led by Tanita Allen with 19. The Blue Demons led 43-28 at halftime.
The Aggies advance to the Sweet 16 for seventh time in program history, and takes on the winner of tonight's Notre Dame-Villanova game on Saturday, March 24 in the Spokane Regional Semifinal at 3 or 5 p.m. CT inside Spokane Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
What a day to be an Aggie.
— Southeastern Conference (@SEC) March 18, 2018
Both @aggiembk and @aggiewbb are #Sweet16 BOUND! pic.twitter.com/aPaxeOuFy4
AGGIES WIN 80-79! HOW SWEET IT IS! pic.twitter.com/uxtrzZGj8g
— Texas A&M Women's Basketball (@AggieWBB) March 18, 2018
WHAT AN ENDING IN REED ARENA!@AggieWBB is #Sweet16 bound. #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/SHXGNrnBdU
— Southeastern Conference (@SEC) March 18, 2018
Chennedy Carter FOR PRESIDENT
— NCAA Women's BKB (@ncaawbb) March 18, 2018
sdaojghadslkhglkadsjglkadjsglks pic.twitter.com/bCGBhx8vt3
How SWEET it is! ??@AggieWBB is #SweetSixteen bound! ?? Spokane, WA pic.twitter.com/nDqEkYFc2b
— NCAA Women's BKB (@ncaawbb) March 18, 2018
CLUTCH.
— espnW (@espnW) March 18, 2018
Chennedy Carter's 3-pointer in the final seconds leads @AggieWBB to the fourth-largest comeback in @ncaawbb tournament history. pic.twitter.com/2ZTF52gNef
Thank you #12thMan Sweet Sixteen here we come! pic.twitter.com/D3W7uzqf3M
— Texas A&M Women's Basketball (@AggieWBB) March 18, 2018
Raise your hand if you love March.
— NCAA Women's BKB (@ncaawbb) March 18, 2018
?????????? pic.twitter.com/UuA0iZcbth
TRY AND CATCH THAT LADY!!!!
— NCAA Women's BKB (@ncaawbb) March 18, 2018
?? ?? ?? ?? ?? pic.twitter.com/zaAX42QzxX
.@CoachGaryBlair talks about his team & the crowd on Sunday.
— Texas A&M Women's Basketball (@AggieWBB) March 18, 2018
"This is what Aggies do. We don't give up. We find a way." #12thMan pic.twitter.com/qR3iHohYSG
.@CoachGaryBlair speaks about giving Sunday's game ball to @lashe5_.
— Texas A&M Women's Basketball (@AggieWBB) March 18, 2018
Howard finished with 18 points & 19 rebounds in the Texas A&M victory. #12thMan pic.twitter.com/hK72MWRWUH
.@CoachGaryBlair with more on @lashe5_
— Texas A&M Women's Basketball (@AggieWBB) March 18, 2018
"There isn't a player like her in the country, & I'm just proud to say I coached her." #12thMan pic.twitter.com/xhfMRo0x1B
.@CoachGaryBlair on the final shot by @ChennedyCarter
— Texas A&M Women's Basketball (@AggieWBB) March 18, 2018
"For once in my life, I zipped it. Sometimes, you just have to let the kid go." #12thMan pic.twitter.com/AAhrr1BO91
.@ChennedyCarter talks about her game-winning shot & advancing to the Sweet 16. #12thMan pic.twitter.com/3xBYg1qIM3
— Texas A&M Women's Basketball (@AggieWBB) March 19, 2018
Following her 18 point, 19 rebound performance, @lashe5_ talks about the win.
— Texas A&M Women's Basketball (@AggieWBB) March 19, 2018
"I don't really need recognition. I just want to play hard, do the dirty work in order for my team to win." #12thMan pic.twitter.com/v95ABVv6uq
QUICKIE NOTES
Texas A&M
- Earns the seventh trip in program history to the Sweet 16, and the first since 2014. Six of the seven Sweet 16 trips have come under current head coach Gary Blair
- The Aggies' 17-point comeback is the fourth-largest in NCAA Tournament history. In last year's First Round, the Aggies set the Tournament record with a 21-point comeback against Penn.
- It is the largest comeback for a Second Round game in NCAA Tournament history
- With today's win, every Texas A&M recruiting class since 2004-05 has made at least one trip to the Sweet 16
- Texas A&M improves to 26-9 on the season, having clinched the most wins in a season since 2013-14. DePaul concludes its season at 27-8.
- Texas A&M is now 25-13 all-time in the NCAA Tournament, and 7-5 in the Second Round
- Head coach Gary Blair is 357-150 in 15 seasons at Texas A&M, and 765-313 in his Hall of Fame career, which ranks eighth among active coaches in career wins.
Chennedy Carter
- Set a Texas A&M NCAA Tournament record with 37 points. It is the most in an NCAA Tournament game this season and ties for the sixth-most in a Second Round game
- Scored 20+ points for the fourth straight game, and 23rd time in 35 games this season
- Scored in double figures for the 34th time in 35 games this season
Anriel Howard
- Her 19 rebounds are the second-most for an Aggie in an NCAA Tournament game. She has each of the top three marks in Texas A&M history (27 vs. Missouri State – 2016 1st; 16 vs. Penn – 2017 1st)
- Had her second consecutive double-double and her 19th of the season. She extends her Texas A&M record with the 31st of her career
- Scored 10+ points for the 21st time this season and the 41st time in her career
- Had 10+ rebounds for the 30th time this season and the 58th time in her career
Jasmine Lumpkin
- Had 10+ rebounds for the third time this season
- Had a game-icing steal in the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year. Her steal with 17 seconds left against Penn in last year's First Round forced the Quakers to start fouling
