The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
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West Texas A&M (Exh.)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Texas A&M | 22 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 63 |
| Texas | 25 | 19 | 29 | 18 | 91 |
Women's Basketball defeats West Texas A&M in exhibition game
10.28.2018 | Women's Basketball
Freshman Charli Collier turns in a double-double with 21 points and 11 rebounds.
Freshman Charli Collier turned in a double-double with 21 points and 11 rebounds Sunday and senior Lashann Higgs added 14 points as the Texas women's basketball team defeated West Texas A&M, 91-63, in an exhibition game at the Frank Erwin Center.
As a team, the Longhorns shot 50 percent (33-of-66) from the field and made 85.7 percent (18-of-21) of their free throws. Texas out-rebounded West Texas A&M 43-25.
It was a close game throughout much of the first half, especially the first quarter in which the Lady Buffs shot 53.3 percent (8-of-15) from the floor and trailed by only three, 25-22, at the end of the opening period. Texas led 44-29 at halftime and extended its lead in the third quarter after out-scoring West Texas A&M 29-14 in that stanza.
Texas improves to 6-0 in exhibition games under head coach Karen Aston.
KEY STATISTICS
• All 11 Texas players who saw action in the game scored at least five points.
• The Longhorns used the starting lineup of Olamide Aborowa, Collier, Higgs, Sug Sutton and Danni Williams.
• Collier, in her first game in a Texas uniform, totaled 21 points on 8-for-9 shooting and a 5-for-5 clip from the free-throw line. She also blocked two shots in 21 minutes of play.
• Higgs totaled 14 points with two assists and a steal in 20 minutes.
• Sutton tallied five points, brought down five rebounds and dished out a game-high six assists to complement a team-high two steals. She played 24 minutes.
• Williams and fellow senior Jatarie White each scored eight points. Williams made a pair of three-pointers.
• West Texas A&M was led by 14 points from Nathalie Linden.
Now we hear from @CoachKarenA and her thoughts on today's game. #OneMore pic.twitter.com/f6GcFggiAg
— Texas WBB (@TexasWBB) October 28, 2018
Post-game thoughts from @CharliC_14 #OneMore pic.twitter.com/c7aLv6rrIu
— Texas WBB (@TexasWBB) October 28, 2018
TEXAS HEAD COACH KAREN ASTON
"I thought it was good to get our team under the lights, especially the young players, and give them a shot at what it looks like to put the uniform on in front of a crowd. The main point of this game is really always for the ones that have never put the uniform on. I think it gives them a sense of what that feels like – going through gameday warmup, going through the routine of getting prepared to play a game. I thought West Texas A&M really executed exactly like we thought they would. Much, much respect for the way they executed their game plan. We have a long way to go defensively, but that's the one area that I've always felt like you could adjust and dramatically improve in a short period of time. We have a lot to improve on, but I would imagine that every coach in the country would say that right now."
WEST TEXAS A&M HEAD COACH KRISTEN MATTIO
"I thought in the first half we really competed. I don't really like how we came out of the locker room to start the second half. I thought we relaxed a little bit. But give Texas credit - they're big, they're strong and they're athletic. That's what we had to go against all night and that was an advantage for them. I thought we stayed in the game and tried to throw as many punches as we could. Still, a loss is a loss. I like how we started but didn't like the middle part. Overall, I'm proud of the way that we competed."
UP NEXT
Texas opens its 2018-19 regular season on Thursday, Nov. 8 when it plays host to Duquesne. Tip-off at the Frank Erwin Center is slated for 7 p.m. CT and the game will be nationally televised by Longhorn Network.
