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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
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| Baylor | 19 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 64 |
| Texas | 26 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 85 |
10.29.2026 | Women's Basketball
Texas newcomers score 52 points to lead the Longhorns to double-digit win
AUSTIN, Texas – The No. 6 Texas women's basketball team outscored Baylor 50-29 in the first half en route to a 85-64 victory on Thursday at Moody Center.
Junior guard Zya Vann led the charge with 18 points, shooting 100 percent (6-for-6) from the three, 6-for-8 from the field, and also added three rebounds.
Senior duo Breya Cunningham and Madison Booker recorded 12 points each, while tallying four and three rebounds respectively. Sophomore Jayda Clark with 12 points and freshman Addison Bjorn with 11 points were the fourth and fifth Longhorn's to reach double-digits in the game. Bjorn added four steals
In the opening quarter of the game the Longhorns led by seven. They shot 10-for-15 from the field with Clark leading the team with seven points. The Texas defense forced seven turnovers, turning that into 11 points.
To start the second quarter the Longhorns went on an 11-0 run, extending their lead. Isi Etute accounted for two of those baskets. Texas held the Bears to 10 points and five turnovers. Going on a 12-2 run with 3:54 left.
At halftime the Longhorns led 50-29, shooting 75 percent from 3-point range. Vann led the team going 5-for-5 from behind the arc. Bjorn led the defense with five recorded steals out of the team's eight at half.
Texas kept their lead throughout the third quarter, despite Baylor fighting back. They finished with 19 points. Cunningham led the quarter with six points, with Booker and Vann each contributing a pair of steals.
During the final quarter of the game Texas stayed in front. The final score was 85-64. Texas led in points off turnovers (38-20), bench points (23-15), and steals (14-7).
Up next Texas will host FDU in their season opener at Moody Center. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. CT. on Wednesday, Nov. 4, televised on SECN+.
Game Notes:
- The Longhorns Vann led the team with 18 points
- Texas outscored Baylor 50-29 in the first half
- The Longhorns force 38 turnovers against the Bears
- Texas outscored the Baylor bench 23-15.
- The Longhorns went on an 11-0 run in the second half
- Five Longhorns (Booker, Vann, Cunningham, Bjorn, Clark) recorded double digits in the contest
- The trio of Booker, Preston, and Cunningham combined for 33 points in the Game.
- The Longhorns went on a 9-0 run over a span of 3:10 against the Bears in the second quarter
- Bjorn tallied five steals, four in the first half
- Texas newcomers scored 52 points combined
- The Longhorns shot 55.7 percent from the field and by 77.8 percent from three
