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No. 11/8 Women's Basketball posts season-opening win against Duquesne
11.08.2018 | Women's Basketball
Senior Lashann Higgs records her fifth career 20-point game.
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AUSTIN, Texas—Senior Lashann Higgs paced all scorers with a 20-point outing and sophomore Destiny Littleton set a new career-high, scoring 15 points as the No. 11/8 Texas women's basketball team defeated Duquesne, 78-41, on Thursday night at the Frank Erwin Center.
Higgs got off to a quick start, scoring the first five points of the game for the Longhorns, as Texas jumped out to a 24-7 lead by the end of the first quarter. Active hands and stout defense from the Longhorns forced Duquesne to commit 10 turnovers, while holding the Dukes to just five made field goals on 19 percent shooting in the first half. Texas entered the locker room at halftime with a 25-point lead, 37-12.
Duquesne got into a little bit of an offensive rhythm to begin the second half but the aggressive Texas defense prevented the Dukes from building any momentum as the Longhorns outscored the Dukes 22-11 in the third quarter, extending their lead to 36, 59-23.
KEY STATISTICS
• The Longhorns used the starting lineup of Jada Underwood, Jatarie White, Higgs, Sug Sutton and Danni Williams.
• Higgs filled the stat sheet, scoring 20 points, pulling down four rebounds, dishing out four assists, while also chipping in two steals. Higgs also attempted a career-high 16 shots in her 23 minutes of court time.
• Littleton set a new career-high in scoring and three-pointers made, scoring 15 points while knocking down three three-pointers. Last season, Littleton only scored 17 points throughout her entire freshman campaign. Littleton's previous scoring career-high was eight points, which was set on Nov. 17, 2017, against UTSA.
• The Longhorns capitalized on defense and executed transition opportunities, converting Duquesne's 17 turnovers into 21 points and scoring 20 points from fast break opportunities.
• Sutton set a career-high with a nine-assist outing. Her previous career-high was six assists during the West Virginia game on March 4, 2018. Sutton also added four points and three rebounds in 28 minutes of play.
• White recorded her first double-double of the season, posting a 10-point, 10-rebound stat line in 25 minutes.
• The Longhorns bench unit out-scored Duquesne's starting unit 37-21. Freshmen Charli Collier (five points) and Audrey Warren (five points), sophomore Chasity Patterson (six points) and senior Olamide Aborowa (six points) were all key contributors off the bench for Texas.
UP NEXT
Texas will travel to Denton, Texas, on Monday, Nov. 12, when it plays North Texas. Tip-off on Monday is slated for 7 p.m. CT and the game will be available on 105.3 FM.
