GREENVILLE, S.C. – Texas A&M's valiant run at the SEC Women's Basketball Tournament ended with Friday's 77-60 quarterfinal loss to the Ole Miss Rebels inside Bon Secours Wellness Arena.
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The No. 13-seed Aggies became the first 13 seed to reach the quarterfinals in SEC Tournament history. After going 2-14 in an injury-riddled SEC slate, the Maroon & White matched that win total in Greenville, marking the fourth time the Aggies posted multiple victories at the tournament.
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Janiah Barker recorded her second career double-double and the second 20-point performance of her career. She logged 22 points and 10 rebounds to pace the Aggies in both categories.
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In her last collegiate game, Aaliyah Patty logged 10 points, three rebounds, two blocks and an assist.
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Sahara Jones tacked on 10 points and McKinzie Green, also playing her last game in Maroon & White, had five rebounds and two assists.
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Ole Miss pounced on the Aggies early, mounting a 14-4 lead at the 2:42 mark of the first quarter. Texas A&M finished the period strong, converting 8-of-8 from the charity stripe during a 10-3 run to trim the deficit to 17-14 at the first break.
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The Aggies trimmed the margin to one point twice early in the second quarter on buckets by Jada Malone, but Ole Miss responded with a 16-6 run to inflate their cushion to 11 points. After trading scores down the stretch, the Rebels led 40-29 at halftime.
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Sahara Jones made back-to-back buckets early in the third quarter to cut the Ole Miss advantage to single digits, but the Rebels stretched the gap out to 18 before the final break, 60-42.
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After an Ole Miss jumper 12 seconds into the fourth quarter, the Aggies were unable to get the deficit back under 20 points until Patty hit a jumper at the 0:47. Â
POSTGAME NOTES
RECORDS & SERIES NOTES
TEAM NOTES
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Janiah Barker
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The No. 13-seed Aggies became the first 13 seed to reach the quarterfinals in SEC Tournament history. After going 2-14 in an injury-riddled SEC slate, the Maroon & White matched that win total in Greenville, marking the fourth time the Aggies posted multiple victories at the tournament.
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Janiah Barker recorded her second career double-double and the second 20-point performance of her career. She logged 22 points and 10 rebounds to pace the Aggies in both categories.
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In her last collegiate game, Aaliyah Patty logged 10 points, three rebounds, two blocks and an assist.
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Sahara Jones tacked on 10 points and McKinzie Green, also playing her last game in Maroon & White, had five rebounds and two assists.
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Ole Miss pounced on the Aggies early, mounting a 14-4 lead at the 2:42 mark of the first quarter. Texas A&M finished the period strong, converting 8-of-8 from the charity stripe during a 10-3 run to trim the deficit to 17-14 at the first break.
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The Aggies trimmed the margin to one point twice early in the second quarter on buckets by Jada Malone, but Ole Miss responded with a 16-6 run to inflate their cushion to 11 points. After trading scores down the stretch, the Rebels led 40-29 at halftime.
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Sahara Jones made back-to-back buckets early in the third quarter to cut the Ole Miss advantage to single digits, but the Rebels stretched the gap out to 18 before the final break, 60-42.
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After an Ole Miss jumper 12 seconds into the fourth quarter, the Aggies were unable to get the deficit back under 20 points until Patty hit a jumper at the 0:47. Â
POSTGAME NOTES
RECORDS & SERIES NOTES
- Texas A&M ended the season with a 9-20 mark.
- The Aggies moved to 10-6 all-time against Ole Miss, including 0-1 at the SEC Tournament.
- Texas A&M's SEC Tournament mark moved to 13-10.
- Joni Taylor's career record is 149-95 all-time and to 9-20 in her first season with the Aggies.
- Coach Taylor's SEC Tournament record moved to 7-8, including 2-1 at Texas A&M.
TEAM NOTES
- Texas A&M owned a 28-14 edge in bench points.
- The Aggies canned 89.3% (25-of-28) free throws, their best performance of the season (minimum 10 attempts).
- Texas A&M utilized a starting lineup of Sydney Bowles, McKinzie Green, Sahara Jones, Jada Malone and Aaliyah Patty for the first time this season (0-1).
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Janiah Barker
- Tallied the second double-double of her career with 22 points and 10 assists.
- Scored 20-plus points for the second time in her career, two points shy of her career high.
- Recorded double digits in the scoring column for the 11th time in this season.
- Recorded double-digit rebounds for the second time this season.
- Led team in scoring for the eighth time this season.
- Led team in rebounding for the eighth time this season.
- Logged six points, three rebounds and three assists.
- Led team in assists for the third time this season.
- Pulled down a career-high five rebounds.
- Logged 10 points on 5-of-9 shooting from the field.
- Recorded double digits in the scoring column for the 12th time this season and the 14th time in her career.
- Registered 10 points, including 6-of-6 from the charity stripe, with two blocks, three rebounds and one assist.
- Recorded double digits in the scoring column for the 12th time this season and the 51st time in her career.
- Ended her collegiate career with 1,067 points (422 at A&M), 816 rebounds (421) and 156 blocks (77).
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