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No. 19 Women’s Basketball rolls past Lamar, 77-49
12.29.2020 | Women's Basketball
Charli Collier (28 pts./13 rebs.) & DeYona Gaston (18 pts./10 rebs.) each registered double-doubles
AUSTIN, Texas – In a match-up that saw the Longhorns limited to a pre-game roster of just eight available players because of various maladies, No. 19 Texas (7-1) shot 52.6% from the floor and got double-doubles from junior forward/center Charli Collier and freshman forward DeYona Gaston in powering past Lamar (1-7), 77-49.
Collier led the offensive charge with her fifth double-double of the season and 21st of her illustrious career by putting up a team-high 28 points (19 in the first half) and 13 rebounds. Gaston managed her first career double-double with 18 points and 10 boards, while junior guard Joanne Allen-Taylor stretched her career-long double-figure scoring streak to seven straight games with 12 points against the Cardinals. Freshman guard Ashley Chevalier added eight points and joined redshirt sophomore guard Karisma Ortiz in dishing four assists each.
One of the top turnover-producing defenses in the nation, the Longhorns grabbed 23 Lamar miscues and converted those into 32 points.
Texas got off to a quick start against Lamar, jumping to a 6-0 lead and then a 12-3 advantage on the strength of eight of Collier's 10 first-quarter tallies.
An Allen-Taylor jumper with 17 seconds left in the opening quarter stretched the UT advantage to 11 before the Longhorns settled for a 20-11 lead after one.
Lamar came out on the front foot to start the second 10-minute session as five straight Sabria Dean points cut the Cardinal deficit to just six at 24-18 with 7:18 to play in the half.
That was as close as Lamar would get the rest of the way as a Collier "and-one" play ignited what turned into a 16-7 Texas spurt to close the half.
Gaston really highlighted the stretch for the Longhorns by grabbing a rebound and driving it coast-to-coast for a lay-up at 6:01. She later followed that up with a steal and a fast break bucket to boost the lead to as much as 17 at 40-23 with 1:10 to go in the half.
Out of the locker room, Lamar got a Malay McQueen two with 6:05 remaining in the third that cut the Cardinal deficit to 15 points at 46-31.
That was the last point Texas' defense allowed in the third quarter as the Longhorns erupted on a 16-0 spurt to end the stanza with a commanding 62-31 advantage. Over that decisive stretch, Gaston had six points, Collier five, senior guard Kyra Lambert three and Chevalier two.
From there, the Burnt Orange & White expanded their lead to as many as 34 points on a Collier put-back with 7:23 to go before settling for the eventual 28-point victory.
Texas Women's Basketball Postgame Notes
Lamar 49, #19 Texas 77
December 29, 2020
Frank Erwin Center (Austin, Texas)
Team Notes
- Texas was without the services of Lauren Ebo, Celeste Taylor and Audrey Warren against Lamar. Those three have combined to average 35.5 ppg this season for the Longhorns.
- Texas is now 7-2 all-time against Lamar and 6-1 against the Cardinals in Austin. UT has won the last six overall meetings in a row.
- After tonight's 28-point victory over Lamar, all seven of Texas' wins this season have been by double figures.
- This was the first time that two Texas players had double-doubles in same game since Charli Collier and Joyner Holmes did so back on March 8, 2020. Against Lamar, Collier had 28 points and 13 boards, while freshman DeYona Gaston posted her first career double-double with 18 points and 10 boards.
- All eight available Texas players scored against Lamar.
- Texas continued its streak of scoring at least 20 points off turnovers in every game this season as the Longhorns created 32 points off 23 Lamar turnovers.
- Texas added two more charges to give the Longhorns 27 for the season. Overall, 12 of those charges have been taken by junior guard/forward Audrey Warren.
- Texas is off to a 7-1 start for the first time since the 2018-19 season.
- After allowing Lamar just 49 points, Texas' defense has now held two opponents under 50 tallies for the season (Idaho, Lamar).
- Gaston registered her first career double-double with career-highs in both points (18) and rebounds (10).
- Gaston managed a career-high eight made field goals, while tying career marks in minutes (27) and steals (two).
- With 12 points, Allen-Taylor reached double figures in scoring for the seventh straight game. That extended the longest such streak of her career.
- Today's 28-point, 13-rebound effort marked Collier's fifth double-double of the season and 21st of her career.
- Collier posted 19 of her 28 total points over the first 20 minutes of action.
- The 28-point effort was Collier's sixth 20-point game of the season and 11th of her career.
- Chevalier made her first career start for the Longhorns against Lamar, scoring eight points and dishing four assists in 25 minutes.
- Johnson scored her first career point on a free throw with 3:03 to go in the fourth quarter.
- Johnson played a career-high seven minutes against Lamar.
