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Women's Basketball concludes Italy tour with win against Basket Costa
08.19.2017 | Women's Basketball
Jordan Hosey tallied 25 points and 17 rebounds in the 122-36 victory.
Box Score (PDF) | Horns In Italy Central
COSTA MASNAGA, Italy – The Texas women's basketball team scored 28 of the game's first 30 points and never looked back in a 122-36 win against Basket Costa, an Italian professional club team, on Saturday at the Costa Masnaga Sport Center in Costa Masnaga, Italy.
Texas shot 51 percent from the field in the game, making 51-of-100 shots from the field. The Longhorns brought down 71 rebounds in the game and, for the three-game tour, averaged 59.7 rebounds per game. Against Basket Costa, Texas dished out 24 assists to just 15 turnovers. The Longhorns also charted 22 steals in the game.
"I thought we were a little more ready to play today in the beginning," Texas head coach Karen Aston said. "Obviously there was a little bit of a letdown once we got ahead and lost our discipline. I thought we lost focus at times, but I thought they tried to stay engaged and work on some things that we talked about, in particular at halftime. It was great to be able to get the young kids in there for an extended amount of time. They were able to see that there's a lot of work for us to do, but it was good for them."
Junior forward Jordan Hosey led the way for the Longhorns with 25 points and 17 rebounds in a starting role, while freshman guard Destiny Littleton tallied 23 points, seven rebounds and three steals. Six Texas players scored in double figures and all nine players who saw action in the game scored at least four points.
"I was feeling pretty good, even though the bus ride [from Venice to Costa Masnaga] had me tired," Hosey said. "Before the game, Coach [Karen Aston] talked to us about the posts having a presence on the court. I felt like today was my day to have a presence on the court."
Freshman guard Chasity Patterson scored 17 points to complement seven steals and six assists, while junior post Jatarie White registered 14 points and six rebounds. Junior forward Olamide Aborowa notched a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds, and freshman guard/forward Rellah Boothe added 10 points and eight boards. Sophomore guard Alecia Sutton dished out six assists to go with her four points.
The Longhorns scored the first five points of the game and then rolled to a 28-2 advantage at the 2:26 mark of the first quarter. The 23-0 Texas run following the first Basket Costa hoop included seven consecutive baskets, including three buckets from Hosey and a three-point play by Patterson. The Longhorns held a 36-6 advantage following the opening quarter.
Texas out-scored Basket Costa 27-8 in the second period with five points each from Patterson and junior Khaleann Caron-Goudreau sparking the Longhorns during that frame. UT took a 63-14 edge into the locker room at intermission.
Out of the break, Texas ran off 11 consecutive points, including the first six points of the third quarter coming from Hosey. The Longhorns led by as many as 60 points in the frame, holding an 82-22 advantage following back-to-back baskets by Aborowa, the last coming at the 2:38 mark of the third quarter.
Six consecutive points by the Longhorns to begin the fourth quarter – four of which were from Littleton – eclipsed the century mark for Texas to give it a 100-26 edge with 8:08 remaining in the game.
Texas concludes its 10-day Italy tour with a 2-1 overall record. The Longhorns will spend Sunday in Lake Como before flying back to Austin on Monday.
Texas returns to action on Sunday, November 5 when it plays host to Oklahoma City University, the 2017 NAIA Division I National Champion, in an exhibition game at the Frank Erwin Center. The Longhorns open the 2017-18 regular season on Sunday, November 12, hosting Stetson.
POST-GAME QUOTES
TEXAS HEAD COACH KAREN ASTON
"I thought we were a little more ready to play today in the beginning. Obviously there was a little bit of a letdown once we got ahead and lost our discipline. I thought we lost focus at times, but I thought they tried to stay engaged and work on some things that we talked about, in particular at halftime. It was great to be able to get the young kids in there for an extended amount of time. They were able to see that there's a lot of work for us to do, but it was good for them."
On the development of junior forward Jordan Hosey …
"I think Jordan has found her motor again. That was something that I loved about her in the recruiting process and in her freshman year. She dealt with an injury the summer before her sophomore year and I think she's kind of found herself again. She's in better shape, she's more focused right now and has her feet on the ground in all areas. She feels better about herself therefore her confidence is better. That's work. We talk about this all the time – you get confidence from work, and she's put some work in."
On the positives she takes away from the team's Italy tour …
"There's a lot of things. In the moment, you don't really know as you prepare for this trip what you're going to get out of it. You know you're going to get some great experiences culturally, but you don't know if the team is going to bond. You don't know if you're going to have experiences that become ones that you never forget. We've definitely had those, down to getting caught in the elevator, but I think the best thing is just some camaraderie between all of us. We're able to relax and spend time together that's not so stressful. And we're also seeing what their personalities are on the court. It's my first time to coach the freshmen, different roles for different people, Mide gotten some time, Jatarie's on the court for the first time – so I think the best part of this is that I didn't play the older kids. That sounds kind of funny because they're going to play, but I think giving the opportunity to these new players and some of the returners that didn't get the time is going to be very valuable as we start practice. They'll have a better grasp of the terminology and some of the things that we're working on. Lots and lots of positives out of this."
JUNIOR FORWARD JORDAN HOSEY
On how she felt in her 25-point, 17-rebound performance against Basket Costa …
"I was feeling pretty good, even though the bus ride [from Venice to Costa Masnaga] had me tired. Before the game, Coach [Karen Aston] talked to us about the posts having a presence on the court. I felt like today was my day to have a presence on the court."
On what aspects of her game that she worked on during the off-season …
"I worked on my short jumper and mid-post area, a little bit of dribbling and some of my threes, but mainly just being aggressive and getting my motor running early so that I don't wait until the third and fourth quarters to help my team out."
On her takeaways from the Italy tour …
"This team has a lot of work to do, but the sky is the limit with us. We just have to get back in the gym, get back to the basics and do what Texas knows how to do. We need to help the freshmen and have all of the returners on the right track."
