- The Kaniya Boyd registered a career-high five steals to lead the Aggie defense that forced 28 turnovers.
- Texas A&M scored a season-best 90 points, led by Emerald Parker who poured in 22.
- Kailyn Gilbert stuffed the stat sheet with 19 points, eight assists and six rebounds.
COLLEGE STATION – The Texas A&M women’s basketball team defeated the LSU New Orleans Privateers, 90-63, to improve to 3-0 Saturday morning at Reed Arena.
Emerald Parker and Kailyn Gilbert led the way in the scoring column for the Aggies, scoring 22 and 19, respectively. Gilbert also added a season-best eight assists and grabbed six rebounds. Parker was three rebounds shy of a double-double and was also dominant defensively, recording two blocks. Kaniya Boyd led the way on the defensive side, registering five steals and added 11 points.
The Aggies came out firing on all cylinders, forcing four Privateer turnovers in the first 5:27 of the contest. A Chaney Spencer 3-pointer at the 7:25 mark began a 7-0 run for the Aggies. Texas A&M dominated the offensive glass, grabbing six rebounds and scoring six second chance points. The offensive effort was spread out in the first, with seven Aggies in the points column. The Maroon & White went on a 12-3 scoring run to end the frame and Pien Steenbergen capped off the quarter with a buzzer beater triple to put the Aggies up 24-9 entering the second.
Texas A&M continued its dominant defense in the second quarter, scoring nine points off seven Privateer miscues. An 18-9 Aggie scoring run in the middle of the period put the Maroon & White up by 26, 44-18. The Aggies were dominant from beyond the arc, with 15 of their 44 first half points coming from downtown and led 44-22 at the half. Parker led the Maroon & White with 12 points heading into the locker room.
The second half opened with a Privateers scoring run that closed the gap to 46-30, prompting an Aggie timeout. LSU New Orleans continued to chip away at the lead, winning the quarter 26-20. Texas A&M held onto its advantage and entered the fourth up 64-48.
The fourth quarter began with an 11-4 Aggie scoring run that was highlighted by two Rieyan DeSouze triples which forced an LSU New Orleans timeout, 75-52. The Maroon & White defense forced seven turnovers, with Boyd swiping three steals in that stretch. Spencer knocked down her second three of the night at the 2:43 mark; her second straight game with two threes. The Aggies closed out the contest scoring on five of their last seven possessions and won the bout, 90-63.
Texas A&M returns to the court Monday, Nov. 16 at 4 p.m. inside Reed Arena against Lamar for Faculty and Staff Appreciation night. Tickets can be purchased at 12thmanfoundation.net. Discounted tickets are available for Texas A&M faculty and staff. Email 12thManMarketing@athletics.tamu.edu for the promo code.
POSTGAME NOTES
RECORDS & SERIES NOTES
- Texas A&M improves to 2-0 against LSU New Orleans in the all-time series.
- Head coach Joni Taylor’s record moves to 195-140 in her career and 55-65 during her time at Texas A&M.
TEAM NOTES
- Texas A&M began with a starting lineup of Kailyn Gilbert, Janae Kent, Emerald Parker, Miyah Verse and Chaney Spencer (1-0).
- The offensive effort was spread out with eight Aggies filling the points column. Kailyn Gilbert, Emerald Parker and Kaniya Boyd recorded double figures.
- The Aggies scored 90+ points for the first time since scoring 93 versus Prairie View A&M on Dec. 21, 2025.
- The Aggies forced 28 turnovers, which is the most by a Texas A&M opponent since A&M-Corpus Christi on Nov. 5, 2025, when the Islanders had 29.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
- Scored six points to set a career high behind two three-pointers.
- Registered her third consecutive double-digit performance and the 43rd of her career.
- Finished one assist shy of her career high with eight.
- Recorded a career-high 22 points and nine field goals made.
- Scored 22 points for her third consecutive double-digit performance and 16th of her career.
- Scored 20+ points in back-to-back games for the first time in her career.
- Matched her career high in steals with two.
- Made her first career start.
- Recorded career highs in points (9), assists (3) and minutes played (29).
- Matched her career high of two steals.
- Recorded a career-high five steals in the contest.
- Scored double-digit points for the first time this season and third time in her career.
- Made her season debut and recorded the first assist, block and steal of her career.
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