The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
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No. 4 Women’s Basketball wins 83-41 over Tarleton State on kids day
11.20.2024 | Women's Basketball
Madison Booker scores 25 points in 24 minutes for Texas.
AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas women's basketball team improved to 4-0 on the season with an 83-41 victory over Tarleton State on Wednesday at Moody Center.
The Longhorns hosted their annual Forty Acres Field Trip game with over 5,000 kids in attendance.
Madison Booker led the Longhorns in points and assists recording 25 points and three assists. Two other Longhorns followed behind Booker with double digits, Shay Holle with 14 points and Rori Harmon with 11 points. Kyla Oldacre recorded double digits in rebounds with 10 total and added nine points.
Opening the game, Texas forced ten Tarleton State turnovers to finish the first quarter with a 31-10 lead, allowing zero Tarleton field goals in 4:32 of game time. Texas ended the opening half with sophomore Forward Madison Booker recording 20 points propelling the Longhorns to a 30-point lead.
To start the fourth quarter, Madison Booker connected on a pair of free-throws to put Texas up 72-36. Texas went on a 6-0 run in the last few minutes of playing time to finish with a 42-point victory.
Texas dominated the paint with 38 points, only allowing 16 for Tarleton State. With 29 Texan turnovers, the Longhorns converted 35 points off turnovers.
The Longhorns travel to Florida next week to face New Mexico State at the Gulf Coast Showcase on Friday, November 29 at 6:30 p.m CT.
Postgame Notes:
- Texas went on a 19-1 scoring run in the first quarter to jump out to a 21-3 lead.
- Senior guard Rori Harmon recorded three steals and eight points in the opening quarter.
- In the opening half, the Longhorns made all attempted free throws adding nine points to the board.
- Madison Booker scored 20 or more points for the 15 time in her career.
- Texas recorded 15 fastbreak points, allowing only three for Tarleton State.
- The Texas bench scored 22 points.
- The Longhorns dished out 13 assists
- Nine Longhorns scored for Texas.
- Junior center Kyla Oldacre made every field goal attempted, going 3-3 and scoring nine total points for the Longhorns.
- The Longhorns shot 20-of-23 (87 percent) from the free-throw line. Shay Holle went 6-of-6 from the charity stripe.
- Texas forced 29 Tarleton State turnovers and converted 35 points off those turnovers.
