The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
University of Texas
19-7, 8-4
Texas A&M
19-6, 7-5
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 21 | 23 | 44 |
| Texas A&M | 24 | 34 | 58 |
No. 12 Women's Basketball falls to Texas A&M, 58-44
02.20.2010 | Women's Basketball
Feb. 20, 2010
Box Score 
| Box Score
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) -- Sydney Carter scored 14 points and Tanisha Smith added 13 to lead No. 15 Texas A&M to a 58-44 win over 12th-ranked Texas on Saturday.
The victory was the third straight for Texas A&M (19-6, 7-5 Big 12) and snapped a six-game winning streak for the Longhorns (19-7, 8-4).
The Aggies were up by three before outscoring Texas 10-1 to push the lead to 53-41 with about 1 minute remaining. Texas A&M led 49-41 before scoring four quick points helped by a steal by Danielle Adams to put the game out of reach.
Brittainey Raven had 17 points before fouling out with 42 seconds left to lead Texas.
There was a long break in action with about four minutes to play while officials decided there was an error in the foul count for Texas A&M. The Longhorns shot and made two free throws when the Aggies had just six fouls. The points were taken away, leaving the score at 47-40, and the Aggies team fouls were reduced from seven to six after the discussion.
The win gives the Aggies a season sweep of the Longhorns after a 91-70 win in Austin and is Texas A&M's seventh win in a row against Texas.
Raven was the only Longhorn that scored in double figures, but Ashley Gayle had 10 rebounds and four blocks.
Texas A&M trailed by five before going on a 12-2 run, powered by five points from Carter, to take a 38-33 lead with about 10 minutes remaining. The Aggies got four steals during that run, thanks to their effective use of a full-court press.
Texas went on a 10-2 run to open the second half and erase a three-point deficit, taking a 31-26 lead with under 14 minutes remaining. Texas A&M struggled to find an offensive rhythm in that span, at one point getting two straight shot clock violations followed by a missed layup.
Tyra White added 11 points for A&M, and Adams had six points, four steals and three blocks.
The Longhorns scored the first eight points of the game and took advantage of Texas A&M's poor early shooting to build a 15-4 lead by the 12-minute mark. The Aggies finally got going after that, breaking off a 16-4 run capped by a block and layup on the other end by Adams to take their first lead--20-19-- about two minutes before halftime.
Texas A&M was up 24-21 at the break.
POST-GAME NOTES
-Texas held Texas A&M without a field goal until the 14:17 mark in the first half ... the Horns also held the Aggies without a field goal for the first 4:21 minutes of the second half ... marks UT's 19th opponent to go without a field goal for a span of four minutes or longer this year.
-Texas' 21 points at the half were its second fewest of the season (19 vs. Texas A&M, Jan. 9, 2010), and matched its first-half performance vs. Kansas State (Feb. 17, 2010).
Ashley Gayle
-Posted 10 rebounds for her fifth double-digit rebounding effort of the season.
-Recorded four blocks to move her career total to 143
-With four blocks, now has 83 on the season and is two shy of third place (85-Ellen Bayer, 1989-90)
-Led the Longhorns in rebounding for the second-straight game and the third time in the last four games.
-Most rebounds since 10 against Texas A&M (Jan. 9, 2010).
Ashleigh Fontenette
-Recorded a career-high seven assists
-Led the team in assists for the 12th time this season.
-Most assists since six against Texas Tech (Feb. 7, 2010)
Kathleen Nash
-Scored seven points (1-of-6 FG, 1-of-4 3FG, 4-of-4 FT) and is now just one point shy of becoming the 34th player in UT history to reach 1,000 career points
-Connected on at least one three-pointer for the fifth-straight game.
Brittainey Raven
-Scored 17 points (6-of-13 FG, 2-of-6 3FG, 3-of-4 FT) for her 24th double-digit scoring effort of the season
-Scored 10 or more points for the 87th time in 126 career games.
-Recorded her most points since 22 against Texas Tech (Feb. 7, 2010).
-Moves into sole possession of 13th place on UT's all-time scoring list with 1,613 career points.
-Led the Longhorns in scoring for the 10th time this season and the 45th time of her career
