Aggies Led by Three Double-Doubles in 72-63 Victory over Georgia Tech

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Dec 03, 2025 | Women's Basketball

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By: Will Filler, Athletics Communications

BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION – The Texas A&M women's basketball team earned a point for the league in the ACC-SEC Challenge by defeating Georgia Tech, 72-63, Wednesday inside Reed Arena.

The Aggies (6-1) had three players log double-doubles in a game for the first time since Feb. 23, 2023. Ny'Ceara Pryor led the way with 17 points and 10 assists. It marked her second game this season with double digits in assists and she also recorded three steals. Lauren Ware recorded 14 points and a season-high 13 rebounds. After being held scoreless with one rebound in the first half due to foul trouble, Fatmata Janneh found her touch in the second half notching 11 points and 10 rebounds.

The Aggies had five players score in double-digits for the first time this season. Janae Kent and Lemyah Hylton chipped in 10 points apiece.

The Maroon & White played tremendous defense holding an 11-4 edge in steals and recording a season-high eight blocked shots.

Despite being ahead in most of the first quarter the Aggies trailed 16-14 heading into the break. Hylton and Kent paced the team with five points each.

Georgia Tech extended its lead to six with 3:36 left in the second quarter. The Maroon & White were able to claw their way back and a late bucket by Ware cut the deficit to one entering half, 31-30. Ware ended the half with six points, six rebounds and three assists.

Defense got the Aggies back in the game in the third quarter forcing the Yellow Jackets to miss 11 straight field goals over a four-minute span to take back the advantage 45-40. The Aggies outscored Georgia Tech, 17-6, in the final eight-minutes to take a 54-46 lead into the fourth period. Playing the entire quarter, Janneh and Pryor both led the charge recording seven points.
Georgia Tech came within one possession just once in the final quarter, at the 7:14 mark to make it 57-54. Despite not making a field goal in the final four minutes, the Aggies were able to make seven free throws to keep the Yellow Jackets at bay.

Texas A&M returns to the court Sunday, Dec. 14 at 2 p.m. inside Reed Arena to face off against No. 25 West Virgina (6-2).

POSTGAME NOTES
RECORDS & SERIES NOTES

Texas A&M is 2-0 all-time versus Georgia Tech.
The Aggies are 3-0 in the ACC-SEC Challenge with an average margin of victory of 15.0 point per game.

Joni Taylor's career record moves to 184-128 all-time and to 44-53 in her four seasons with the Aggies.

TEAM NOTES.

Texas A&M began with a starting lineup of Lauren Ware, Janae Kent, Fatmata Janneh, Lemyah Hylton, Ny'Ceara Pryor (3-1).
The Aggies are 6-0 this season when leading after the third quarter and 40-5 during the Taylor era with a lead heading into the final 10.
The Maroon & White defense forced Georgia Tech to convert on just two of its final 15 shots of the third quarter.
Texas A&M came into the game No. 19 in the country in free-throw attempts per game (23.5). The Aggies shot just four in the first half but shot 29 in the second to spark the offense and surpass their yearly average with 33.
Georgia Tech averaged 43.3 rebounds per game entering the contest which was No. 32 in the nation. The Aggies held the Yellow Jackets to 36 and hauled in 43 of their own to win the battle on the boards.
The Aggies had three players log double-doubles in a game for the first time since February 23, 2023.
Texas A&M improved to 3-0 against Power 4 teams on the season.
The Aggies registered a season-high eight blocked shots.
The decisive surge came near the end of the third quarter when Texas A&M went on a 17-3 run over a span of 7:45. The defense held Georgia Tech to 1-of-14 (7.1%) shooting from the field during the spurt as A&M held a 54-43 edge with 10 seconds remaining in the period.
The Aggies had five players register double digits in scoring for the first time since Dec. 19, 2024.
Texas A&M took advantage of a 15-8 edge in offensive boards.
Texas A&M sank a season-high free throws, making 22-of-33. The Maroon & White went to the charity stripe 29 times in the second half.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Lemyah Hylton

Tallied her 11th career double-digit game with 10 points on 4-of-8 shooting from the field, including 2-of-3 from 3-point range.

Fats Janneh

After first-half foul trouble limited her to zero points and one rebound at the intermission, she recorded her second double-double of the season and the 29th of her career with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
Recorded her sixth game of the season with double-digit rebounds, including the fourth consecutive contest.

Janae Kent

Notched double-digits in the points column for the fourth consecutive game, her sixth time this season and the 14th time in her career with 10 points.
Matched a career high with two blocked shots.

Ny'Ceara Pryor

Added her second double-double of the season and 16th of her career with 17 points and 10 assists.
Logged double digits in assists for the second time on the season.
Matched a career high with two blocked shots.

Lauren Ware

Registered her first double-double of the season and 15th of her career with 14 points and a season-high 13 rebounds.
With two blocked shots, moved one block shy of seventh place on the Aggies' career list with 109.

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