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No. 10/13 Women’s Basketball knocks off No. 6/1 Stanford in overtime, 87-81
11.20.2014 | Women's Basketball
Longhorns snap top-ranked Stanford’s 28-game home winning streak.
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) -- This was one sweet win for Nneka Enemkpali and No. 10/13 Texas.
The senior forward scored 18 points, and the Longhorns beat No. 6/1 Stanford 87-81 in overtime on Thursday night.
Empress Davenport added 13 points in the Longhorns' first win over a top-10 team in almost six years. Enemkpali was 8 for 11 from the field and 2 for 2 at the line.
"I think this is the re-establishing of this program," Enemkpali said. "The feeling I had tonight is something I haven't experience at all since being here."
It was Stanford's first game since it beat No. 1 Connecticut 88-86 in overtime on Monday night, snapping the Huskies' 47-game winning streak. The Cardinal had won 28 straight games at Maples Pavilion.
Lili Thompson had 28 points for Stanford (2-1), and Amber Orrange scored 15.
"Texas came out extremely aggressive, they had more energy than we did. They didn't back down," Cardinal coach Tara VanDerveer said. "They had a lot of people contributing."
Enemkpali's layup with 2:48 left in regulation lifted Texas to a 73-71 lead. But Bonnie Samuelson responded with a 3-pointer with 1:43 remaining, putting Stanford in front.
The Cardinal had a 75-73 lead when Davenport converted a bank shot in traffic with 1.3 seconds to play, sending the game to overtime.
"I just had to put my head down and go to the basket," Davenport said.
Ariel Atkins had a key 3-pointer in the extra period as Texas (2-0) outscored Stanford 12-6 in the extra period. Brady Sanders and Brooke McCarty each had a big jumper for the Longhorns in OT.
Texas had four players score in double figures and enjoyed a 44-37 rebounding edge. Atkins finished with 16 points, and Kelsey Lang had 14 on 7-of-12 shooting.
The Longhorns led 43-37 at halftime.
"Stanford is a tough place to play," Texas coach Karen Aston said. "We are a much better shooting team than we were last year. We did a really good job making adjustments after our first game."
Kaylee Johnson had seven points and 13 rebounds for Stanford.
"Texas played very well and they were extremely motivated," VanDerveer said. "They got the better of us tonight."
• Streaks snapped: Texas snapped Stanford's 28-game home winning streak at Maples Pavilion and a six-game winning streak in the series against Texas.
• Series: Stanford leads, 6-3. Thursday marks UT's first-ever win at Stanford, and the first time that both teams were ranked in the AP Top 10.
• In control: Texas led for 36:33, while Stanford led for just 4:30. The game was tied for 3:48.
• The last time Texas defeated an AP Top-10 opponent was then-No. 4 Baylor, 58-55, on Feb. 1, 2009 in Waco.
• The last USA TODAY Coaches No. 1-ranked team Texas defeated was Tennessee, 74-59, on Nov. 25, 2004.
• First half: Texas made its way to a six-point halftime lead (43-37) on 53.3 percent shooting (16-30 FG). The Longhorns committed just four first-half turnovers.
• Overtime: Texas held Stanford to one field goal in overtime (1-7 FG), outscoring the Cardinal in the extra period, 12-6.
• Texas shot 48.5 percent from the floor (33-68 FG), while holding Stanford to 35.9 percent (23-64 FG).
• Four Longhorns reached double-figure points, including a team-high 18 points from senior forward Nneka Enemkpali.
Ariel Atkins (Freshman, G)
• Led Texas in the overtime period with five points (1-1 3FG, 2-2 FT).
• Totaled 16 points (4-13 FG, 6-6 FT) with four rebounds in 26 minutes.
• First career double-figure scoring effort.
Empress Davenport (Junior, G)
• Forced overtime by making a layup with one second remaining in regulation.
• Scored 10 first-half points and finished with 13 points (6-13 FG) and four rebounds in 39 minutes.
• Fouled out with 1:28 remaining in overtime.
Nneka Enemkpali (Senior, F)
• Scored a team-high 18 points (8-11 FG, 2-2 FT), including 16 second-half points.
• Did not turn the ball over for the first time in 33 games.
• Fouled out with 1:42 remaining in regulation.
Kelsey Lang (Sophomore, C)
• Set career highs in points (14), minutes played (38), field goals made (7), and field goals attempted (12).
• Grabbed a team-high nine rebounds.
Brady Sanders (Junior, G)
• Came off the bench to pace UT in assists (4).
• Shot 5-of-7 at the free throw line.
• Made her season debut after missing the opener with an injury (right hand).
