Aggies Garner espnW Team of the Week Honors; Ranked No. 7 in AP Poll
Jan 11, 2021 | Women's Basketball
BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Texas A&M women's basketball was named the espnW Team of the Week and moved up to No. 7 in the latest Associated Press poll after victories over No. 10 Kentucky and No. 13 Arkansas.
The Aggies began the week with a 77-60 victory over Kentucky. Jordan Nixon led the way with a career-high 19 points, including the first 11 points of the game. Aaliyah Wilson capped off the week with a career high of her own, scoring 27 in the win over Arkansas, 74-73. Nixon sealed the victory, hitting running bank-shot with 0.4 seconds remaining.
N'dea Jones added double-doubles in both games, and became A&M's all-time leader in the category, notching the 34th of her career.
The Aggies defeated top-15 teams in back-to-back games for the first time since the 2010-11 National Championship season when they beat No. 2 Stanford and No. 9 Notre Dame in the Final Four. A&M is also the only team in the country with four wins over ranked opponents and leads the nation in victories (12).
The No. 7 ranking is the highest for the Aggies since last season when they went into Thanksgiving week with the No. 6 ranking.
A&M travels to LSU for a 6 p.m. matchup on Thursday, and the game can be seen on SEC Network+.
An Aggie win would mark the best start in program history, besting the 2008-09 team that began the year 12-0. A&M will then take on No. 14 Mississippi State at home on Sunday at noon.
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Visit 12thman.com for more information on Texas A&M women's basketball. Fans can keep up to date with the A&M women's basketball team on Facebook, Instagram, and on Twitter by following @AggieWBB.
The Aggies began the week with a 77-60 victory over Kentucky. Jordan Nixon led the way with a career-high 19 points, including the first 11 points of the game. Aaliyah Wilson capped off the week with a career high of her own, scoring 27 in the win over Arkansas, 74-73. Nixon sealed the victory, hitting running bank-shot with 0.4 seconds remaining.
N'dea Jones added double-doubles in both games, and became A&M's all-time leader in the category, notching the 34th of her career.
The Aggies defeated top-15 teams in back-to-back games for the first time since the 2010-11 National Championship season when they beat No. 2 Stanford and No. 9 Notre Dame in the Final Four. A&M is also the only team in the country with four wins over ranked opponents and leads the nation in victories (12).
The No. 7 ranking is the highest for the Aggies since last season when they went into Thanksgiving week with the No. 6 ranking.
A&M travels to LSU for a 6 p.m. matchup on Thursday, and the game can be seen on SEC Network+.
An Aggie win would mark the best start in program history, besting the 2008-09 team that began the year 12-0. A&M will then take on No. 14 Mississippi State at home on Sunday at noon.
FOLLOW THE AGGIES
Visit 12thman.com for more information on Texas A&M women's basketball. Fans can keep up to date with the A&M women's basketball team on Facebook, Instagram, and on Twitter by following @AggieWBB.
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