DURHAM, N.C. – The Texas A&M women's basketball team's first road game of the season ended in a 71-52 loss to the Duke Blue Devils Thursday night inside Cameron Indoor Stadium.
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The freshman tandem of guard Sydney Bowles and forward Janiah Barker combined for 28 points to lead the Aggies (2-1). Bowles paced Texas A&M with a career-high 15 points on 5-of-6 shooting from the field, including 3-of-3 from 3-point range. Barker logged 13 points, hitting 4-of-8 from the field, including 2-of-3 from long range. Aaliyah Patty recorded the first double-double of her season with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
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Texas A&M was on the wrong side of the ledger in turnovers (22-11) and fouls (22-17) to help the Blue Devils' (4-0) cause. Duke hit 22-of-28 from the foul line and owned a 30-8 advantage in points-off-turnovers.
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The Aggies were stunted by 11 first-half turnovers. Solid shooting from the 3-point line (4-of-9) and the charity stripe (4-of-4) kept the Maroon & White in striking distance at the intermission, 40-24.
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Bowles drained two 3-point field goals early in the first quarter to give the Aggies an 8-6 edge at the 6:32 mark, but Duke responded with an 8-0 run to claim a 14-8 advantage less than two minutes later.Â
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The Blue Devils stretched their cushion to 18-10 with 1:28 on the clock, but a layup and two made free throws by Patty closed the gap to four points before the Duke settled on a 20-14 edge at the first intermission.
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Texas A&M started the second quarter hitting just 1-of-7 from the field and were trailing 30-17 at the 5:50 mark. A 3-pointer by sophomore guard Eriny Kindred and two free throws by Barker cut the advantage to eight points at the 4:37 mark, but Duke went on a 10-2 run to close out the first half.
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The Aggies shot 57.1% (4-of-7) from the field in the third quarter, but the Blue Devils widened their advantage to 63-38 heading into the final period.
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Texas A&M outscored Duke, 14-8, down the stretch with Bowles notching six points in the fourth period, but fell, 71-52.
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POSTGAME NOTES
RECORDS & SERIES NOTES
TEAM NOTES
Janiah Barker
Up Next
The Aggies return to Reed Arena on Sunday at 2 p.m. against Texas Southern.
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The freshman tandem of guard Sydney Bowles and forward Janiah Barker combined for 28 points to lead the Aggies (2-1). Bowles paced Texas A&M with a career-high 15 points on 5-of-6 shooting from the field, including 3-of-3 from 3-point range. Barker logged 13 points, hitting 4-of-8 from the field, including 2-of-3 from long range. Aaliyah Patty recorded the first double-double of her season with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
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Texas A&M was on the wrong side of the ledger in turnovers (22-11) and fouls (22-17) to help the Blue Devils' (4-0) cause. Duke hit 22-of-28 from the foul line and owned a 30-8 advantage in points-off-turnovers.
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The Aggies were stunted by 11 first-half turnovers. Solid shooting from the 3-point line (4-of-9) and the charity stripe (4-of-4) kept the Maroon & White in striking distance at the intermission, 40-24.
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Bowles drained two 3-point field goals early in the first quarter to give the Aggies an 8-6 edge at the 6:32 mark, but Duke responded with an 8-0 run to claim a 14-8 advantage less than two minutes later.Â
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The Blue Devils stretched their cushion to 18-10 with 1:28 on the clock, but a layup and two made free throws by Patty closed the gap to four points before the Duke settled on a 20-14 edge at the first intermission.
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Texas A&M started the second quarter hitting just 1-of-7 from the field and were trailing 30-17 at the 5:50 mark. A 3-pointer by sophomore guard Eriny Kindred and two free throws by Barker cut the advantage to eight points at the 4:37 mark, but Duke went on a 10-2 run to close out the first half.
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The Aggies shot 57.1% (4-of-7) from the field in the third quarter, but the Blue Devils widened their advantage to 63-38 heading into the final period.
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Texas A&M outscored Duke, 14-8, down the stretch with Bowles notching six points in the fourth period, but fell, 71-52.
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POSTGAME NOTES
RECORDS & SERIES NOTES
- Texas A&M moves to 2-1 in the 2022-23 regular season.
- The Aggies' series advantage against Duke was trimmed to 6-2, including a 1-2 mark in Durham.
TEAM NOTES
- Texas A&M utilized a starting lineup of Sydney Bowles, Janiah Barker, McKinzie Green, Sahara Jones and Aaliyah Patty for the third time this season (2-1).
- The Aggies hit 50.0% (6-of-12) from 3-point range, logging their best long-range effort of the season.
Janiah Barker
- Has averaged 15.0 points over the last two games.
- Scored 10-or-more points for the second time in her three career games, including the second-consecutive contest.
- Made the first two 3-pointers of her career, ending the night 2-of-3 from beyond the arc.
- Registered career highs with 15 points and five-made field goals.
- Drained multiple 3-point field goals for the third-consecutive game, matching a career high with three.
- Scored 10-or-more points for the second time in her three career games.
- Led the Aggies in scoring for the second time this season.
- Registered season highs in points (10) and rebounds (10).
- Logged her first double-double of the season, the seventh of her two years at A&M and the 12th in her 111 career games.
- Scored 10-or-more points for the first time in 2022-23 and the 40th time in her career.
- Grabbed 10-or-more rebounds for the first time in 2022-23 and the 12th time in her career.
- Led the Aggies in rebounding for the first time this season.
Up Next
The Aggies return to Reed Arena on Sunday at 2 p.m. against Texas Southern.
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Visit 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.