The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
University of Texas
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Southeast Missouri
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Mo. St. | 12 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 47 |
| Texas | 19 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 88 |
No. 12/21 Women’s Basketball rolls past Southeast Missouri, 88-47
11.17.2021 | Women's Basketball
Texas secures third win of the season in a non-conference matinee at the Erwin Center.
AUSTIN, Texas— Four Longhorns posted double-figure scoring outings Wednesday afternoon as No.12/21 Texas took care of Southeast Missouri (1-2), 88-48, in a nonconference tilt inside the Frank Erwin Center.
With the win, UT improves to 3-0 to kick off the 2021-22 campaign.
Senior guard Joanne Allen-Taylor led the team in scoring notching a season-best 13 points. She also chipped in defensively with three boards and a team-high three steals.
Drawing her first start of the year, senior forward Lauren Ebo notched a double-double performance scoring 11 points on a perfect 5-of-5 shooting to go along with a team-best 10 rebounds. Aliyah Matharu (11) and Rori Harmon (11) were the other Longhorns to finish with double digits.
Seeing extend minutes off of the bench, Austin native, recorded a career-high eight points on 3-of-6 from the field to go with four rebounds, three assists and a block.
UT finished the game shooting and even 50 percent (37-of-74) from the floor and outrebounded the Redhawks 41-35. The Longhorns won the turnover battle, 27-11.
SEMO was led offensively by Jaliyah Green who finished with 12 points. Taelour Pruitt finished with 10.
More than 3,500 fourth through seventh graders were in attendance from 34 schools across central Texas Wednesday, which provided a loud and exciting environment inside the Erwin Center.
The Longhorns are back in action on Sunday (12 p.m. CT) as they travel to Knoxville for another premier nonconference matchup at No.16/12 Tennessee. The game will air nationally on ESPN.
