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Women’s Basketball bounced from Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship
03.13.2021 | Women's Basketball
The Longhorns were bested by No. 6/6 Baylor, 66-55, in Saturday’s semifinal matchup.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Texas Women's Basketball team was knocked out of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship by No. 6/6 Baylor, 66-55, in a semifinal matchup on Saturday. The loss drops Texas to 18-9 overall this season with the field for the NCAA Tournament set to be announced Monday night.
Texas struggled in the early goings, but battled back to hang tough with the Lady Bears throughout the contest. After trailing by double digits, the Longhorns rallied to get the deficit back to just one point in the second quarter before entering the break down 37-30.
The Longhorns and Lady Bears traded buckets throughout the second half, with Texas clawing away at the deficit before Baylor buried clutch free throws late to salt away the game.
Texas' top contributors on the offensive end were Celeste Taylor and Joanne Allen-Taylor, with the duo combining to score 40 points. Taylor scored 22 of those, adding two steals and two rebounds to her tally. Allen-Taylor added two assists, one steal and one rebound to her scoring tally.
The Longhorns will now await to hear their NCAA Tournament fate on Monday night. The 2021 NCAA D1 women's college basketball tournament selection show will air at 6 p.m. CT on ESPN.
Texas Women's Basketball Postgame Notes
(5) Texas 55, (1) No. 6/6 Baylor 66
Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City, Mo.)
March 13, 2021
Team Notes
• Dropped the Longhorns to 18-9 overall this season.
• Had a 20-point scorer for the fifth time in UT's last seven outings (19th time overall this season).
• Had a player grab double-digit rebounds in a game for the 19th time this season.
Joanne Allen-Taylor
• Has started all 27 games this season.
• Scored in double figures for the 24th time in her career (20th this season).
Charli Collier
• Started her 57th consecutive game, dating back to the start of the 2019-20 season.
Lauren Ebo
• Made her first start as a Longhorn.
• Grabbed a season-high 11 rebounds.
Kyra Lambert
• Started for the 23rd consecutive game, dating back to Dec. 9, vs. Idaho.
• Dished our four assists to only one turnover.
Celeste Taylor
• Logged her 22nd start of the season, and 17th consecutive.
• Posted her fifth career 20-point game, and third this season.
