The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
University of Texas
22-11
San Diego State
22-10
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego State | 44 | 30 | 74 |
| Texas | 30 | 33 | 63 |
Women's Basketball falls to San Diego State, 74-63, in NCAA First Round game
03.21.2010 | Women's Basketball
March 21, 2010
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Jene Morris scored 32 points and the No. 11-seed Aztecs stunned the sixth-seeded Longhorns 74-63 on Texas' home court Sunday night in the first round of the Memphis Regional.
Morris put on a display of 3-point shooting and quick-burst drives. She made four 3-pointers as the Aztecs (22-10) built a 19-point lead in the first half, then made the shots and plays again in the second to put down Texas rallies.
Coco Davis and Quenese Davis were equally effective in their ability to break down the Longhorns' defense.
It was the second year in a row San Diego State has pulled off a first-round upset. The Aztecs were a No. 10 seed when they beat No. 7 DePaul last season.
Freshman center Cokie Reed scored 16 for Texas (22-11). The Longhorns went 1 of 13 from 3-point range.
The Longhorns are 1-3 in the NCAA tournament in three years under head coach Gail Goestenkors.
And considering their history at home, Texas seemed like a lock to advance. The Longhorns were 6-1 in NCAA games they hosted and just like those, this one was in front of several thousand fans wearing burnt orange.
San Diego State wasn't intimidated.
The Aztecs had knocked off then-No. 4 Texas in a holiday tournament last season and came into this game bolstered with the confidence of winning the Mountain West tournament to earn their NCAA bid.
With no more than two dozen fans cheering them, San Diego State raced to a big early lead.
Morris and Coco Davis set the pace right away, using their speed to blow by defenders in the lane and in the open court in transition. When they stopped to shoot, they combined to hit six of San Diego State's seven 3-pointers in the first half as the Aztecs built a 33-14 lead.
Texas regrouped to rally behind a 14-0 run. Kristen Nash's 3-pointer from the right corner made it 33-27 before San Diego State then closed the half with an 11-3 run.
On one play, Jessika Bradley ripped down a rebound and fired a quick pass to Quenese Davis who lobbed it to Coco Davis for an easy fast break layup. After three wild swings in momentum, San Diego State led 44-30 at halftime.
The Aztecs kept coming up with the big shots to shoot down Texas rallies in the second. Texas twice cut the lead under 10 in the first four minutes before Morris swished another 3-pointer and Ashley Duffy made a long jumper from the left wing.
Texas made its final push when Reed banked home a layup to pull the Longhorns within 63-54, then made two more shots.
But the Aztecs came up with a huge defensive play to snuff it out. Bradley, playing with four fouls, blocked a shot by Ashleigh Fontenette, then made two free throws five seconds later to push the lead back to 10 with 1:41 to play.
