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Women’s Basketball falls at Kansas, 82-67
02.15.2020 | Women's Basketball
Joyner Holmes scores 17 and Celeste Taylor 15 for the Longhorns.
LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas rallied from a one-point deficit early in the fourth quarter to defeat Texas, 82-67, in a Big 12 Conference game on Saturday night at Allen Field House.
Texas (15-9, 7-5) was led by Joyner Holmes' 17 points and Celeste Taylor's 15. Together with her 10 rebounds, Holmes earned her 12th double-double of the season. Kansas (13-11, 2-11) rode the momentum of Aniya Thomas' 21 points.
A driving layup by Sug Sutton beat the buzzer to give Texas a 23-20 lead at the end of the first quarter. Kansas led for most of the initial period. Texas took its first lead, 17-16, on a bucket by Lashann Higgs.
With the game tied, 28-28, in the second quarter, Kansas went on a 13-3 run to take a 41-31 halftime lead, shooting 60 percent in the period.
Texas staged a comeback in the third quarter, outscoring Kansas, 21-12, to trail by one, 53-52, going into the fourth quarter. Holmes led the comeback with nine third-period points.
Taylor hit a jumper to begin the fourth quarter, giving Texas a one-point lead. But Kansas put together a 9-0 run to take an eight-point advantage at the 5:19 mark. Then, Taylor hit a pair of consecutive buckets to narrow the Jayhawk margin to four points. However, Kansas then scored six consecutive points to give KU a decisive lead.
KEY STATISTICS
- The Longhorns started Holmes, Taylor, Sutton, Charli Collier and Joanne Allen-Taylor.
- Kansas won its first game against Texas in the last 16 tries, but Texas leads the all-time series, 29-11.
- Kansas shot 54 percent from the field while limiting Texas to 37 percent.
TEXAS HEAD COACH KAREN ASTON
"I just want to congratulate Kansas. I though they were the aggressors tonight – no doubt about it from the start of the game. I thought that our turnovers in the first half and lack of toughness really gave them confidence. Once they got confidence on their home court, it was a tough night for us. We didn't shoot well at all, and we had a hard time staying in front of their guards tonight."
UP NEXT
Texas returns to action on Monday when it plays host to West Virginia. Tip-off in the Frank Erwin Center is slated for 7:30 p.m. CT and the game will be nationally televised by FS1. It will be available on radio at 105.3 FM in Austin and online at TexasSports.com/audio.
