No. 19 Aggie Women Have Trio With 20+ Points In 80-62 Win At Florida

GAINESVILLE, Fla.- No. 19 Texas A&M had three players score over 20 points, beating Florida 80-62 in a women’s basketball game at Exactech Arena.

Kayla Wells led the Aggies with 24 points, following up a career-high 29-point performance on Thursday against Tennessee. Chennedy Carter scored 20+ points for the ninth time in 10 games, adding in 21, while Ciera Johnson had a career-high 21 points and added 10 boards for her first career 20-10 game.

The Aggies (21-6, 10-4 SEC) led wire-to-wire, opening the game on a 15-3 run and leading 36-17 by halftime.

Florida (6-21, 2-12 SEC) was led by Funda Nakkasoglu with 22 points. The Aggies outscored the Gators 40-16 on points in the paint and out-rebounded Florida 44-24.

The Aggies have won five consecutive games against the Gators, and nine of 10 all-time meetings.

With the win, Texas A&M now can clinch a double-bye in the upcoming SEC Tournament, held March 6-10 in Greenville, S.C., with a win in either of their last two regular season games.

Texas A&M returns to action Thursday, February 28 at No. 11 Kentucky, with tip set for 6 p.m. CT on SEC Network +.

NOTES

Texas A&M

• Texas A&M improves to 21-6 on the season and 10-4 in SEC play. Florida falls to 6-21 and 2-12 in SEC games.
• The Aggies have won five straight games over Florida and nine of 10 all-time meetings
• Had three players score 20+ points for the first time since January 11, 2018 against Tennessee
• The Aggies’ 80 points are a team-high during the SEC season
• Can clinch a double-bye at the SEC Tournament with a win in either of their last two games
• Texas A&M head coach Gary Blair is 377-157 in 16 seasons in Aggieland. He is 785-320 in his Hall of Fame career, which ranks seventh among active coaches in career wins

Kayla Wells

• Had her second straight 20+ point game and her sixth of the season
• Scored 10+ points for the 10^th straight game and the 22^nd time this season

Ciera Johnson

• Had a career-high 21 points
• Had her first career 20+ point game and first career 20-point, 10-rebound game
• Had her eighth double-double of the season and her career. She is now tied for seventh on Texas A&M’s career double
• Had 10+ rebounds for the eighth time this year
• Scored 10+ points for the 21^st time this season and 23^rd time in her collegiate career

Chennedy Carter

• Extended her Texas A&M record with her 34^th consecutive game of scoring at least 10+ points
• She has scored 10+ points in 59 of her 60 career games. She scored eight in the other game.
• Scored 20+ points for the third straight game and the 18^th time this season. She extends her school record with her 42^nd career game of 20+ points
• Tied Morenike Atunrase for eighth on Texas A&M’s career 3-pointers made list with 110