The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
University of Texas
10-3
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
1-10
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 24 | 29 | 53 |
| Texas | 55 | 59 | 114 |
No. 17 Women's Basketball defeats Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 114-53
01.02.2010 | Women's Basketball
Jan. 2, 2010
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Box Score | Box Score 
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Ashleigh Fontenette had a perfect first half with 22 points on 9-of-9 shooting and No. 17 Texas romped past Arkansas-Pine Bluff 114-53 on Saturday.
Texas' 114 points tied for the fourth most in school history.
Fontenette played only 10 minutes in the first half. Her first basket of the second half was a 3-pointer before misfiring on her 11th shot with about 14:30 left to play. Fontenette finished with 30 points, a season high for the Longhorns (10-3).
Kathleen Nash added 17 points for Texas, hitting five 3-pointers.
Jasmine Abrams scored 20 for Arkansas-Pine Bluff (1-10), which hasn't played a home game yet this season. The Lady Lions don't play at home until Jan. 16.
TEXAS QUOTES
Head coach Gail Goestenkors
Opening statement: I'm pleased with the win and proud of the players. I thought they had really good energy and focus overall, and sometimes when you have a big lead you tend to lose your focus. They did a really nice job. We only had nine turnovers, and I think that shows they stayed focus. My favorite stat was 25 assists, I like it when we share the ball. Ashley Gayle did a really nice job of finding open players. We had the opportunity to work with different line-ups. We had a different starting line-up, and they did a great job of getting us going.
On Ashleigh Fontenette: When she was nine for nine in the first half it was a pleasant surprise. Especially the way she did it -- she hit three's, she had jump shots and layups. She did a little bit of everything which was nice to see. She's been working very hard and it's always good to see it pay off.
F Kristen Nash
On the current state of the team: Right now we're playing really good basketball. Everybody is really focused right now, and everybody has really hit their stride. We're ready for the Big 12.
G Ashleigh Fontenette
On the team's energy and focus: We came out ready to play. We knew it was going to be a tough game, so we came out and played hard. I think our main goal today was to take care of the ball. That's what we wanted to do and the rest just came.
POST GAME NOTES
Team
- Texas used the starting lineup of Arriaran, Anderson, Raven, Ka. Nash and Kr. Nash for the first time this season ... it is the fourth lineup used this season.
- UT has posted 50 or more points in the first half twice this season, and twice in its last three games (52-37 at half vs. Central Michigan on Dec. 28).
- UT's 31-point halftime lead was its largest of the season.
- UT scored 100+ points for the 61st time in its 36-year history and the first time this season.
- UT made six or more 3-point baskets for the seventh-straight game and for the ninth time this season ... Texas has recorded nine or more treys in each of its last three games and four times this year.
- The Horns' bench scored a season-high 64 points, eclipsing its previous best of 40 at Tennessee (Dec. 6).
- UT improved to 410-72 all-time in the Frank Erwin Center ... the Horns have now won their last six home contests.
- Five players scored in double-digits for the third time this year.
- All 10 players contributed points for the fourth time this season (North Texas, Nov. 20; Texas Southern, Dec. 20; Miami, Dec. 29), and for the second-consecutive game.
- UT committed a season-low nine turnovers.
- UT had a season-high 25 assists.
Yvonne Anderson
- Recorded the first start of her UT career.
- Scored a career-high 17 points on 8-of-11 shooting. Her eight field goals also mark a career high.
Lauren Flores
- Dished out five assists, a career high.
Ashleigh Fontenette
- Scored a career-high 30 points on 11-of-15 shooting. In fact, Fontenette eclipsed her previous career high (21 points) in the first half alone, going into halftime with 22 points on a perfect 9-of-9 shooting.
- Fontenette's 11 field goals also mark a career high. She opened the game with 10-straight field goals, before missing a 3-point attempt at the 14:39 mark of the second half.
- Fontenette is the first UT player to make at least 10 field goals in a game since Brittainey Raven also hit 10 at Missouri last season (Feb. 24, 2009). Fontenette is also the first UT player to score at least 30 points in a game since Raven scored 31 in her Missouri effort.
- During the first half, Fontenette enjoyed two personal scoring streaks, leading UT with a 7-0 run (16:06-14:57) and a 6-0 run (3:24-2:24)
- This marks Fontenette's fifth double-figure scoring effort of the season, and the second time she has led UT in scoring this year.
Ashley Gayle
- Dished out six assists, a career high.
Kathleen Nash
- Scored 17 points for her eighth double-figure outing of the season.
- Her five 3-pointers (5-of-6 from beyond the arc) are a season high and match a career high. Nash has made at least one 3-pointer in the past 12 games and has made at least three 3-pointers in the past four games.
Kristen Nash
- Recorded the first start of her UT career.
- Recorded two blocks, matching a career high.
- Scored a season-high 8 points on 3-of-3 shooting.
Cokie Reed
- Scored a career-high 15 points (6-of-12 shooting) for her fifth double-figure scoring effort of the season.
Earnesia Williams
- Scored 12 points (3-of-7 shooting) for her third double-figure scoring effort of the season.
