Thursday, February 20
Bryan-College Station
7:00 PM
Texas A&M
10-15,3-10SEC
52
vs
74
Florida
14-13,5-8SEC
1
2
3
4
F
Florida
17
21
21
15
74
Texas A&M
13
4
20
15
52
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Team Stats
UF
AM
FG%
.538
.404
3FG%
.353
.083
FT%
.667
.474
RB
34
28
TO
15
17
STL
7
5
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
13
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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Women’s Hoops Drops SEC Bout to Florida
Feb 20, 2025 | Women's Basketball
BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION – The Texas A&M women's basketball team dropped a 74-52 decision to the Florida Gators Thursday inside Reed Arena.
Solè Williams paced the Aggies (10-15, 3-10 SEC) with 13 points, adding three assists and two rebounds. Lauren Ware notched 11 points on 5-of-9 (55.6%) shooting from the field to go with five rebounds, one assist and one steal. Sahara Jones chipped in with 10 points, six rebounds, one assist and one steal.
Sparked by two Ware layups, the Aggies raced out to an 11-6 advantage at the midway point of the first quarter. But the Maroon & White were held without a field goal the final 4:30 of the period as the Gators (14-13, 5-8 SEC) clawed ahead 17-13 at the break.
Texas A&M tied the game a minute into the second quarter with jumpers by Amirah Abdur-Rahim and Williams. Florida closed the half out on a 21-0 run to take a 38-17 lead at the intermission.
Despite an eight-point outburst from Janae Kent, the Aggies were unable to draw closer than 19 points in the third quarter. Florida went into the final break with a 59-37 edge.
The Gators' lead fluctuated between 20 and 25 points the remainder of the game with Williams scoring six of the Aggies' 15 points in the period.
Texas A&M returns to the hardwood Sunday, Feb. 23 at Mississippi State with tip off scheduled for 2 p.m.
POSTGAME NOTES
RECORDS & SERIES NOTES
TEAM NOTES
POSTGAME QUOTES
Head Coach Joni Taylor
On the first quarter of the game…
"I thought we had some good pace and some good looks. We did a good job of trying to slow them down. They were really elite in transition, and so I thought we did a good job of forcing them into some half-court offense. That allowed us to then come down and run. We got sped up in the second quarter and took quick shots. That allowed them to get out and run which made it hard for us to get back on defense."
Graduate Student Sahara Jones
On the offensive drought in the second quarter…
"We were rushing ourselves due to what they were doing on defense. That's something we try not to fall into. Whenever we get rushed you see what happens, we turn the ball over and start playing out of character. We talked about it at half time and got it fixed in the second half. We just have to be confident and sure in ourselves to come meet the ball and not get so many turnovers like we did because that's how we got down in the first place."
Redshirt Junior Jada Malone
On the leadership from veterans through adversity…
"We always say it's about focusing on next best action or N.B.A. You can't go back and change the past; you can only build on it. It's just acknowledging what you did wrong and fixing it."
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Solè Williams paced the Aggies (10-15, 3-10 SEC) with 13 points, adding three assists and two rebounds. Lauren Ware notched 11 points on 5-of-9 (55.6%) shooting from the field to go with five rebounds, one assist and one steal. Sahara Jones chipped in with 10 points, six rebounds, one assist and one steal.
Sparked by two Ware layups, the Aggies raced out to an 11-6 advantage at the midway point of the first quarter. But the Maroon & White were held without a field goal the final 4:30 of the period as the Gators (14-13, 5-8 SEC) clawed ahead 17-13 at the break.
Texas A&M tied the game a minute into the second quarter with jumpers by Amirah Abdur-Rahim and Williams. Florida closed the half out on a 21-0 run to take a 38-17 lead at the intermission.
Despite an eight-point outburst from Janae Kent, the Aggies were unable to draw closer than 19 points in the third quarter. Florida went into the final break with a 59-37 edge.
The Gators' lead fluctuated between 20 and 25 points the remainder of the game with Williams scoring six of the Aggies' 15 points in the period.
Texas A&M returns to the hardwood Sunday, Feb. 23 at Mississippi State with tip off scheduled for 2 p.m.
POSTGAME NOTES
RECORDS & SERIES NOTES
- The Aggies are now 11-6 against the Florida Gators all-time.
- Joni Taylor's career record moves to 178-123 all-time and to 38-48 in her three seasons with the Aggies.
TEAM NOTES
- Texas A&M began with a starting lineup of Lauren Ware, Solè Williams, Janae Kent, Sahara Jones and Erica Moon for the second time this season (0-3).
POSTGAME QUOTES
Head Coach Joni Taylor
On the first quarter of the game…
"I thought we had some good pace and some good looks. We did a good job of trying to slow them down. They were really elite in transition, and so I thought we did a good job of forcing them into some half-court offense. That allowed us to then come down and run. We got sped up in the second quarter and took quick shots. That allowed them to get out and run which made it hard for us to get back on defense."
Graduate Student Sahara Jones
On the offensive drought in the second quarter…
"We were rushing ourselves due to what they were doing on defense. That's something we try not to fall into. Whenever we get rushed you see what happens, we turn the ball over and start playing out of character. We talked about it at half time and got it fixed in the second half. We just have to be confident and sure in ourselves to come meet the ball and not get so many turnovers like we did because that's how we got down in the first place."
Redshirt Junior Jada Malone
On the leadership from veterans through adversity…
"We always say it's about focusing on next best action or N.B.A. You can't go back and change the past; you can only build on it. It's just acknowledging what you did wrong and fixing it."
Follow the Aggies
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/Threads and X by following @AggieWBB.
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