Women's Basketball tops Colorado, 67-50

Sunday, January 30

Austin, Texas

2:00 PM

University of Texas

14-7, 3-4

Colorado

11-9, 2-5

Colorado

Texas

01.30.2011 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Jan. 30, 2011

Box Score |

Box Score

AUSTIN, Texas - Freshman guard Chassidy Fussell registered her fourth-straight 20 point performance to lead the Texas Women's Basketball team to a 67-50 victory over Colorado, and give the Longhorns their third-straight conference win. Texas (14-7, 3-4 Big 12) shot 57 percent (16-of-28) in the second-half, including 60 percent (6-of-10) from long distance, to put away the Buffaloes (11-9, 2-5 Big 12).

Fussell paced the Longhorn offense with 21 points, shooting 8-of-13 from the field and 3-of-4 from behind the arc. This marked Fussell's ninth game leading the Horns in scoring and her 11th 20+ point outing this season.

Texas went into half time clinging to a one-point lead after scoring only 25 points, its lowest first-half total on the season. The Horns then came out of the break hitting seven of its first eight to create an 11-0 run, increasing the margin to 12 points with 15:58 left in the game. Texas never looked back, building their largest lead of the afternoon to 23 points on another 11-0 run, capped by a Kristin Nash layup with 3:44 remaining on the clock.

The Longhorns were effective on both ends of the floor, with the offense posting a 19-11 assist-to-turnover ratio while the defense forced 20 Buffalo turnovers. Senior forward Kristin Nash came up big in the post, grabbing a career-high 10 rebounds and tying a career-high three blocks.

Texas returns to action seeking its fourth-straight Big 12 win when it hosts Kansas, Saturday, February 5 at 2 p.m. in the Frank Erwin Center.

POST-GAME NOTES
TEAM
-Texas used an 11-0 run from 18:37 to 15:58, a span of 2:39 in the second half to build a 12-point lead that it never relinquished.
-Texas improved to 16-4 all-time against Colorado ... today's contest marks the final regular-season Big 12 Conference meeting between the two teams.
-UT's 25 first-half points were a season low ... The Longhorns held a 25-24 advantage at halftime and are now 12-3 this season when leading at the break.
-Texas limited Colorado to 50 points, a low by a Big 12 opponent this season
-Texas' 19 assists are its most in Big 12 play this season.

Kathleen Nash
-Scored 12 points (4-of-9 FG, 4-of-7 3FG) with all of her points coming from 3-point range.
-Scored 10 or more points for the 73rd time of her career (121 games)
-With 12 points, now has 1,384 career points and is just 21 points shy of tying for 19th all-time at Texas

Chassidy Fussell
-Scored 21 points (8-of-13 FG, 3-of-4 3FG, 2-of-2 FT) for her 19th double-digit scoring effort of the season
-First Longhorn to record four-straight 20+ scoring efforts since Tiffany Jackson had a six game streak from Dec. 21, 2006-Jan .10, 2007.
-With her 19th double-digit scoring effort is now in sole possession of eight on Texas' list of most double-figure scoring efforts by a Longhorn freshman.
-At 356 points, Fussell is just six points shy of cracking UT's freshman scorer's top 10 list.
-Posted fourth-straight 20+point scoring effort of the season and 11th overall
-Has recorded 20+points in all but one Big 12 game this season
-Has scored in double-figures in all but one game this season
-14th-straight game with 10 or more points
-Extended her streak of consecutive made free throws to 17
-Led the Longhorns in scoring for the ninth time this season

Yvonne Anderson
-Recorded 10 points (4-of-7 FG, 0-of-2 3FG, 2-of-4 FT) for her 12th double-digit scoring effort of the season.
-Scored 10 or more points for the 18th time of career

Kristen Nash
-Pulled down season- and game-high 10 rebounds
-Led the Longhorns in that category for the first time this season and the eighth time of her career
-Tied career-high with three blocks

Ashley Gayle
-Recorded one block to give her sole possession of second-place all-time at Texas with 251 career blocks.

POST-GAME QUOTES

Texas Coach Gail Goestenkors

On today's win: I'm just happy to come away with a win. It was rough in the first half. I didn't feel like we really executed well. We seemed a little stagnant and didn't rebound well so I was very pleased with how we came out in the second half. We set the tone with our defense and attacked much more of the offensive side as well. So I thought this was a really good one for us and now we have a week to just get back to basics and get better to take it to another level.

On changing the game at halftime: I didn't have to say a whole lot. I was just very frustrated with our rebounding. Against Texas Tech we did such a great job on the boards and then to be out rebounded the way we were in the first half was just frustrating. We have to do well on a consistent basis.

Texas Freshman G Chassidy Fussell

On her streak of four-consecutive 20-point games: I like getting the ball at pressure moments in the game but I couldn't do it without my teammates. Ashley Gayle sets great screens and if I'm guarded then Kathleen (Nash) is going to hit the shots. When we are all working I don't think we can be stopped.

Texas Senior F Kristen Nash

On what it means to play for Texas: I think it means a lot just to graduate from the university and then to see all of the people who have come back. I think it's neat to interact with the people that have played here and get to hear about their experiences and I just think it's very special to have Coach (Jody) Conradt that's still here, and also Coach Goestenkors.