Aggies Unable to Get by No. 10 Oklahoma

NORMAN – The Texas A&M women's basketball team dropped an 85-58 decision to the No. 10 Oklahoma Sooners Thursday inside the Lloyd Noble Center.
 
Lauren Ware led the Maroon & White with 15 points and seven rebounds. Ny'Ceara Pryor added 12 points, five assists, four rebounds and three steals. Fatmata Janneh tacked on 10 points, four rebounds and two steals.
 
The Aggies (8-9, 1-7 SEC) led for seven minutes in the first quarter but ultimately trailed 23-18 at the first break following a 9-0 run by the Sooners. Texas A&M scored the game's first five points and would hold four-point leads on three occasions, including 18-14.
 
The Sooners opened a 46-27 halftime advantage behind a 19-0 surge midway through the second quarter. The Aggies had six steals in the first half, including two by Pryor.
 
Oklahoma (17-4, 5-3 SEC) stretched its advantage to 31 points late in the third quarter before Salese Blow and Janneh hit back-to-back 3-pointers to cut the deficit to 67-42. The Sooners hit a late three to lead 70-42 heading to the last stanza.
 
The Aggies outscored Oklahoma, 16-15, in the fourth quarter, outrebounding the Sooners, 12-8.
 
 
POSTGAME NOTES
RECORDS & SERIES NOTES

• The Aggies are now 22-29 all-time versus Oklahoma.
• Joni Taylor's career record moves to 186-136 all-time and 46-61 in her four seasons with the Aggies.

 TEAM NOTES

• Texas A&M began with a starting lineup of Ny'Ceara Pryor, Lemyah Hylton, Janae Kent, Lauren Ware, Fatmata Janneh (3-3).
• Recorded 10 steals, marking the sixth double-digit game of the season and the second in SEC play.

 
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Lauren Ware

• Led team in scoring for the first time this year with a season-high 15 points.
• Paced squad in rebounding for the third time this season with seven boards.

 
Fatmata Janneh

• Recorded her 10^th double-digit scoring performance of the season and the 51^st of her career with 10 points.

 
Ny'Ceara Pryor

• Reached double digits in scoring for the 15^th time this season and the 110^th time in her career with 12 points.

 
Lemyah Hylton

• Pulled down a career-high six rebounds.

 
Anita Francini

• Hauled in a career-high five rebounds.
• Played a career-high 17 minutes.
• Recorded her first career block with a swat in the second quarter.

 
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