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No. 4 Women’s Basketball gets past Lamar, 95-58
11.13.2024 | Women's Basketball
AUSTIN, Texas — No. 4 Texas women's basketball played 12 of their 14 players against Lamar University on Wednesday night. The Longhorns outscored the Cardinals 51-14 in the first half to propel them to a 95-58 victory at Moody Center.
Texas (2-0) forced 28 Lamar turnovers across the game, scoring 41 points as a result. Eleven Longhorns scored against Lamar, with the Texas bench recording 46 points. Nine Texas players made at least 50 percent of their field goals.
Senior guard Shay Holle and freshman forward Justice Carlton led the Longhorns with 15 points while freshman guard Jordan Lee followed with 12 points. Center Kyla Oldacre led the team with seven rebounds and guard Rori Harmon led with eight assists.
In the opening quarter, Texas went on a 15-0 scoring run forcing eight Lamar turnovers in just under five minutes to solidify a 17-4 lead. The Longhorns began the second half with a 37-point lead over the Cardinals, after recording 16 rebounds and 13 assists in the first two quarters.
The Longhorns travel to Chicago this week to face DePaul University (2-1) on Sunday November 17, 2024 at 6:30pm. This game will be televised on FS1.
Postgame Notes
- Texas improved to 8-2 in the all-time series vs. Lamar.
- Freshman guard Jordan Lee, made her first career start.
- In the first quarter, forwards Aaliyah Moore and Taylor Jones, alongside guard Rori Harmon, made 100 percent of their field goals.
- Texas held Lamar without a field goal for 9:11 of game time, spanning from 8:06 in the first quarter to 8:55 in the second quarter.
- The Cardinals scored only 14 points in the first half, the fewest points Texas has given up since November 25, 2023, where they held the University of South Florida to 13 points.
- Texas dished out 20 assists.
- Texas shot 33 free throws, making 78.8 percent.
- The Longhorns had 48 points in the paint.
- Texas recorded 14 fastbreak points, limiting Lamar to only 4.
- Justice Carlton scored her first double digits with the Longhorns with 15 points.
- Texas forced Lamar into 28 turnovers and converted 41 points off turnovers.
