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No. 3/3 Women’s Basketball secures win over RV DePaul 105-62 in charity exhibition
10.30.2022 | Women's Basketball
Morris leads five Longhorns in double-figure scoring on Sunday.
AUSTIN, Texas — Sonya Morris scored a game-high 21 points and Aaliyah Moore added 20 to pace No. 3/3 Texas to a 105-62 victory against RV DePaul in a charity exhibition game on Sunday afternoon at Moody Center. All proceeds from the game will be donated to the Uvalde CISD Moving Forward Foundation to aid in the construction of a new elementary campus in Uvalde.
DeYona Gaston shot 8-of-8 from the field and scored 18 points, Shaylee Gonzales tallied 15 points and Khadija Faye registered a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Rori Harmon dished out 10 assists in 26 minutes of action.
The Longhorns held a DePaul team that averaged 87.2 points per game a season ago to 62 points on 32.3 percent shooting from the field. From the 3:37 mark of the first quarter to the 5:33 mark of the second quarter, a period of eight minutes and four seconds Texas held the Blue Demons without a field goal. The Longhorns opened the second quarter on a 15-0 run.
The Texas defense forced DePaul into 29 turnovers, which they converted into 42 points off turnovers. The Longhorns held a 42-14 advantage over the Blue Demons in points off turnovers. The Longhorns converted 56.9 percent (41-72) from the floor with a 56-28 advantage over DePaul in points in the paint.
Amina Muhammad grabbed seven rebounds and scored four points, Shay Holle tallied nine points and Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda scored four points.
Up next the Longhorns host Wayland Baptist in their final exhibition game on Friday, Nov. 4 at 7:00 p.m. CT at Moody Center.
