AUSTIN – The Texas A&M women's basketball team fell to the No. 4 Texas Longhorns, 80-35, in the Cotton Holdings Lone Star Showdown at the Moody Center Thursday.
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The Maroon & White (8-6, 1-4 SEC) was paced by Janae Kent who had 16 points to lead the team and Ny'Ceara Pryor who recorded four steals on the defensive end of the court.
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The Aggies played to a 6-6 tie after 4:48 minutes of action, but the Longhorns (19-2, 4-2 SEC) went on an 8-0 run that gave them a 14-6 advantage with 2:15 remaining in the first frame. Texas A&M cut the lead to six, 16-10, by the end of the period thanks to a pair of steals from Pryor and four points in the first 10 minutes.
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Kent had six points in the second quarter and Lemyah Hylton hit a 3-pointer to keep the game within six at one point in the frame. However, Texas slightly pushed the lead to 10 heading into the locker room, 34-24. The Aggie defense forced the Longhorns to shoot 0-of-10 from beyond the arc in the first half.
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The Longhorns took control of the ball game in the third quarter, outscoring the Maroon & White by 20 in the frame, 57-27. Texas took that lead into the fourth and ended the contest with an 80-35 score.
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The Aggies return home Thursday, Jan. 22 to take on No. 6 LSU at 8 p.m. inside Reed Arena.
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POSTGAME NOTES
RECORDS & SERIES NOTES
Individual Notes
Ny'Ceara Pryor
Janae Kent
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The Maroon & White (8-6, 1-4 SEC) was paced by Janae Kent who had 16 points to lead the team and Ny'Ceara Pryor who recorded four steals on the defensive end of the court.
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The Aggies played to a 6-6 tie after 4:48 minutes of action, but the Longhorns (19-2, 4-2 SEC) went on an 8-0 run that gave them a 14-6 advantage with 2:15 remaining in the first frame. Texas A&M cut the lead to six, 16-10, by the end of the period thanks to a pair of steals from Pryor and four points in the first 10 minutes.
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Kent had six points in the second quarter and Lemyah Hylton hit a 3-pointer to keep the game within six at one point in the frame. However, Texas slightly pushed the lead to 10 heading into the locker room, 34-24. The Aggie defense forced the Longhorns to shoot 0-of-10 from beyond the arc in the first half.
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The Longhorns took control of the ball game in the third quarter, outscoring the Maroon & White by 20 in the frame, 57-27. Texas took that lead into the fourth and ended the contest with an 80-35 score.
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The Aggies return home Thursday, Jan. 22 to take on No. 6 LSU at 8 p.m. inside Reed Arena.
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POSTGAME NOTES
RECORDS & SERIES NOTES
- The Aggies are now 24-65 all-time versus the Longhorns.
- Joni Taylor's career record moves to 186-133 all-time and to 46-58 in her four seasons with the Aggies.
- Texas A&M began with a starting lineup of Ny'Ceara Pryor, Janae Kent, Salese Blow, Emerald Parker, Fatmata Janneh (0-1).
- The Aggie defense held Texas to 1-of-18 from behind the 3-point line, which was its worst shooting performance of the season from beyond the arc (5.6%).
Individual Notes
Ny'Ceara Pryor
- Pryor eclipsed the 2,000-point mark for her career and became just the sixth player in NCAA history to record 2,000 points, 500 assists and 400 steals in a career.Â
Janae Kent
- Scored a team-high 16 points and went 5-of-6 from the free-throw line.
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