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No. 5/6 Women’s Basketball ends non-conference play with 94-35 win over UTRGV
12.29.2024 | Women's Basketball
Kyla Oldacre leads Texas with 21 points.
AUSTIN, Texas — The No. 5 Texas women's basketball held The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to 13 second half points in a 94-35 win at Moody Center on Sunday.
Sophomore Madison Booker scored 14 points and tallied seven rebounds and seven assists with zero turnovers and three steals. Kyla Oldacre led Texas with 21 points on 6-of-6 shooting from the field. Taylor Jones scored in double figures with 11 points and added nine rebounds. Freshmen Bryanna Preston and Jordan Lee each recorded nine points.
The Longhorns connected on 80.8 percent of their free throws to add 21 points to the board. Texas forced 37 UTRGV turnovers, converting 47 points off of those turnovers. The Longhorns dominated the Vaqueros, out-rebounding UTRGV 44-29.
A field goal from Jones sent Texas on a 10-0 scoring run to start the opening quarter. Following a Booker layup, Texas went on an 11-0 spurt, extending their lead to 21-3. Texas then forced thirteen turnovers to add 17 points to the board to finish the first quarter ahead, 24-5.
With a 7-0 run over 0:42 of playing time, the Longhorns forced a 3:34 Vaquero field goal drought to open the second quarter. Oldacre continued to post 13 points and five rebounds to position the Longhorns with a 46-22 lead at the half.
With a jumper from Booker and an assist from Harmon, Texas started the second half with a 6-0 run. Booker recorded eight points, four rebounds, and four assists to lead the Longhorns to a 70-26 lead at the end of the third quarter.
Booker connected on a pair of free throws to open the fourth quarter against the Vaqueros. Texas continued with a 6-0 run over 0:54 of playing time to extend their lead and finish the game, 94-35.
Next up, No. 5 Texas goes into conference play and travels to Norman, Okla. to take on No. 9 Oklahoma on Thursday, January 2 at 8:00 pm CT. The game will be televised on ESPN2.
Postgame Notes
• Texas improved to 13-1 on the season. The Longhorns have won six games in a row and are 7-0 at Moody Center this season.
• Freshman Jordan Lee made her third start of the season and finished with nine points.
• Kyla Oldacre went 6-of-6 from the field and 9-of-10 from the free-throw line and registered 21 points in 24 minutes of playing time. Oldacre scored 20 or more points for the second time this season and tied her career-high.
• Madison Booker tallied a season-high seven assists.
• The Texas bench contributed 44 points.
• Texas forced 37 UTRGV turnovers and held a 47-6 advantage in points off turnovers.
• The Longhorns scored 52 points in the paint and led points in the paint 52-14.
• Texas shot 35-of-70 (50 percent) from the field. The Longhorns have shot 50 percent or better in 10 games this season.
• Texas shot 21-of-26 (80.8 percent) from the free-throw line. The Longhorns have shot over 75 percent from the free-throw line in seven games this season.
• The Longhorns had a season-high 21 steals.
• Texas scored 90 or more points for the 10th time this season.
• Texas held UTRGV to single digits in three of the four quarters and limited them to 27.1 percent shooting from the field.
