STARKVILLE, Miss. – The Texas A&M women's basketball team was edged out down the stretch in Sunday's 70-62 loss to the Mississippi State Bulldogs at Humphrey Coliseum.
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Texas A&M (6-16, 1-11 SEC) trailed 59-57 with 4:46 remaining in the contest, but the Aggies came up empty on their next six trips down the court and Mississippi State (18-7, 7-5 SEC) increased the gap to 65-57 with :35 seconds remaining.
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Sydney Bowles led the Aggies with a career-high 16 points on 7-of-14 shooting from the field. Jones tallied 11 points, six rebounds, three assists and a block. Aaliyah Patty hit the 1,000-point mark for her career, ending the game with 1,003 after logging five points, four rebounds and two assists.
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After Mississippi State scored the first 10 points of the game, Texas A&M fought back to trim the margin to 14-11 at the 1:03 mark when Jones hit a layup. The Bulldogs closed out the first quarter strong, scoring the last six points for a 20-11 edge heading into the break.
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Mississippi State inflated its cushion to 31-19 at the 4:45 mark of the second half, but Ol' Sarge's charges went to work down the stretch. A pair of Bowles layups keyed a 13-4 run and a 3-pointer by McKinzie Green with :33 seconds remaining in the half trimmed the Bulldogs' edge 35-32 at the intermission.
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The teams spent much of the third quarter trading buckets. Mississippi State scored the first five points of the period to take a 40-32 advantage at the 6:58 mark. The Aggies cut the deficit to 42-40 as Patty made her milestone bucket. The Bulldogs edge fluctuated between three and six points the remainder of the quarter as Mississippi State staked claim to 52-48 lead at the break.
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The home team outscored Texas A&M 6-2 to open an eight-point gap midway through the fourth quarter, but Bowles capped off a 7-1 Aggie surge with a 3-pointer to cut the Bulldog lead to 59-57 at the 4:46 mark. A&M would not get closer the remainder of the game.
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Up Next
Texas A&M continues road action Thursday when the Aggies travel for a 7 p.m. game at Auburn.Â
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POSTGAME NOTES
RECORDS & SERIES NOTES
TEAM NOTES
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Sydney Bowles
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Texas A&M (6-16, 1-11 SEC) trailed 59-57 with 4:46 remaining in the contest, but the Aggies came up empty on their next six trips down the court and Mississippi State (18-7, 7-5 SEC) increased the gap to 65-57 with :35 seconds remaining.
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Sydney Bowles led the Aggies with a career-high 16 points on 7-of-14 shooting from the field. Jones tallied 11 points, six rebounds, three assists and a block. Aaliyah Patty hit the 1,000-point mark for her career, ending the game with 1,003 after logging five points, four rebounds and two assists.
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After Mississippi State scored the first 10 points of the game, Texas A&M fought back to trim the margin to 14-11 at the 1:03 mark when Jones hit a layup. The Bulldogs closed out the first quarter strong, scoring the last six points for a 20-11 edge heading into the break.
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Mississippi State inflated its cushion to 31-19 at the 4:45 mark of the second half, but Ol' Sarge's charges went to work down the stretch. A pair of Bowles layups keyed a 13-4 run and a 3-pointer by McKinzie Green with :33 seconds remaining in the half trimmed the Bulldogs' edge 35-32 at the intermission.
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The teams spent much of the third quarter trading buckets. Mississippi State scored the first five points of the period to take a 40-32 advantage at the 6:58 mark. The Aggies cut the deficit to 42-40 as Patty made her milestone bucket. The Bulldogs edge fluctuated between three and six points the remainder of the quarter as Mississippi State staked claim to 52-48 lead at the break.
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The home team outscored Texas A&M 6-2 to open an eight-point gap midway through the fourth quarter, but Bowles capped off a 7-1 Aggie surge with a 3-pointer to cut the Bulldog lead to 59-57 at the 4:46 mark. A&M would not get closer the remainder of the game.
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Up Next
Texas A&M continues road action Thursday when the Aggies travel for a 7 p.m. game at Auburn.Â
POSTGAME NOTES
RECORDS & SERIES NOTES
- Texas A&M moves to 6-16 in the 2022-23 regular season, including 1-11 in the SEC.
- The Aggies' overall record against the Mississippi State Bulldogs moves to 5-11, including 1-6 in Starkville.
- Joni Taylor's career record advances to 146-91 all-time and to 6-16 in her first season with the Aggies.
TEAM NOTES
- The Aggie defense held Mississippi State 2.4 points under their season scoring average, marking the 20th time this season the Maroon & White have held their opponent below their average scoring output.
- The Maroon & White had a 32-14 advantage over Mississippi State in points off the bench, the A&M second unit is averaging 34.0 points in its last five games.
- Texas A&M utilized a starting lineup of Mya Petticord, Kay Kay Green, Sydney Bowles, Jada Malone and Aaliyah Patty for the first time this season (0-1).
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Sydney Bowles
- Scored a career-high 16 points on 7-of-14 shooting from the field.
- Registered double digits in the scoring column for the 10th time in her career.
- Led team in scoring for the seventh time this season.
- Notched a career-high seven field goals.
- Hit 2-of-6 from 3-point range, marking her 17th game with at least one trey and her 13th game with multiple 3-pointers.
- Registered double-digits in the scoring column for the second-consecutive game, the eighth time this season and the 10th time in her career.
- Logged six rebounds to lead the Aggies in boards for the fourth time this season and the fifth time in her career.
- Logged three assists to lead the Aggies for the third time this season.
- Joined the 1,000-point club with a layup at the 4:42 mark of the third quarter – ended game with 1,003.
- Tallied seven points, three rebounds, three assists and one steal.
- Paced team in assists for the sixth time this season.
- Paced team in assists for the 13th time this season.
- Made first career start.
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