AUBURN, Ala. – The Texas A&M women's basketball team came out on the short end of a nip-and-tuck affair against the Auburn Tigers, 65-55, in Thursday's ballgame at Neville Arena.
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The Aggies (6-17, 1-12 SEC) trailed 53-52 at the 4:20 mark of the fourth quarter but were unable wrangle away the lead down the stretch. Sania Wells scored Auburn's (14-11, 4-9 SEC) last 10 points and hit 8-of-8 from the charity stripe in the final minute to keep the Aggies at bay.
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Janiah Barker paced the Aggies with 16 points and seven rebounds. Sydney Bowles registered 12 points and Jada Malone added 10 points and five rebounds.
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The teams played on an even keel for much of the first quarter, but Auburn's Romi Levy hit a field goal at the buzzer to put the Tigers up 18-16 at the break. Texas A&M led by four points at two different points in the opening act, including 16-12 when Sahara Jones hit a 3-point field goal at the 1:54 mark.
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The teams traded buckets early in the second quarter, but Texas A&M went on a 9-2 run to stake claim to a 29-23 advantage at the 1:38 mark. The Aggies led 30-27 at the intermission with Barker scoring eight points in the second quarter and 12 points in the first half.
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The Aggies stretched the lead to eight points, 37-31, with a pair of Barker made free throws at the 7:14 mark of the third quarter, but Auburn outscored A&M 10-4 down the stretch to cut the deficit to 43-41 at the final break.
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Jones gave the Aggies a 45-41 edge with a layup in the opening minute of the fourth quarter, but Auburn would take the lead on a layup by Aicha Coulibaly at the 7:43 mark and never trail again.
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Up Next
Texas A&M returns to Reed Arena for Monday's 6 p.m. game against the Missouri Tigers.Â
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POSTGAME NOTES
RECORDS & SERIES NOTES
TEAM NOTES
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Janiah Barker
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The Aggies (6-17, 1-12 SEC) trailed 53-52 at the 4:20 mark of the fourth quarter but were unable wrangle away the lead down the stretch. Sania Wells scored Auburn's (14-11, 4-9 SEC) last 10 points and hit 8-of-8 from the charity stripe in the final minute to keep the Aggies at bay.
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Janiah Barker paced the Aggies with 16 points and seven rebounds. Sydney Bowles registered 12 points and Jada Malone added 10 points and five rebounds.
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The teams played on an even keel for much of the first quarter, but Auburn's Romi Levy hit a field goal at the buzzer to put the Tigers up 18-16 at the break. Texas A&M led by four points at two different points in the opening act, including 16-12 when Sahara Jones hit a 3-point field goal at the 1:54 mark.
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The teams traded buckets early in the second quarter, but Texas A&M went on a 9-2 run to stake claim to a 29-23 advantage at the 1:38 mark. The Aggies led 30-27 at the intermission with Barker scoring eight points in the second quarter and 12 points in the first half.
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The Aggies stretched the lead to eight points, 37-31, with a pair of Barker made free throws at the 7:14 mark of the third quarter, but Auburn outscored A&M 10-4 down the stretch to cut the deficit to 43-41 at the final break.
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Jones gave the Aggies a 45-41 edge with a layup in the opening minute of the fourth quarter, but Auburn would take the lead on a layup by Aicha Coulibaly at the 7:43 mark and never trail again.
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Up Next
Texas A&M returns to Reed Arena for Monday's 6 p.m. game against the Missouri Tigers.Â
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 POSTGAME NOTES
RECORDS & SERIES NOTES
- Texas A&M moves to 6-17 in the 2022-23 regular season, including 1-12 in the SEC.
- The Aggies lost their first game against Auburn with the series advantage trimmed to 16-1, including 6-1 at Auburn.
- Joni Taylor's career record advances to 146-92 all-time and to 6-17 in her first season with the Aggies.
TEAM NOTES
- The Aggie defense held Auburn 2.2 points under its season scoring average, marking the 20th time this season the Maroon & White have held their opponent below their average scoring output.
- Texas A&M utilized a starting lineup of Sydney Bowles, Kay Kay Green, Sahara Jones, Jada Malone and Aaliyah Patty for the first time this season (0-1).
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Janiah Barker
- Scored 16 points on 5-of-9 shooting from the field and added seven rebounds.
- Registered double digits in the scoring column for the eighth time this season.
- Led team in scoring for the sixth time this season.
- Led team in rebounding for the sixth time this season.
- Matched a career high with five offensive rebounds.
- Scored 12 points and added two rebounds, one assist and one steal.
- Registered double digits in the scoring column for the 11th time in her career and the third time in the last four games.
- Registered seven points, seven rebounds and a block.
- Matched a career high in minutes, logging 35 against Auburn.
- Led Aggies in rebounds for the fifth time this season and the sixth time in her career.
- Logged three assists and two steals.
- Led team in assists for the seventh time this season.
- Logged 10 points and five rebounds.
- Registered double digits in the scoring column for the fourth time in her career, all this season.
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