Texas A&M Women’s Basketball Falls on the Road at Arkansas

News release from Texas A&M Athletics:

FAYETTEVILLE – The Texas A&M women’s basketball team was unable to overcome an early deficit, losing Thursday’s game against the Arkansas Razorbacks, 72-51, inside Bud Walton Arena.
Solè Williams paced the Aggies with 13 points on 5-of-8 (62.5%) shooting from the field, including 3-of-5 (60.0%) from long range. Janae Kent added 11 points, five rebounds and three assists. Sahara Jones and Lauren Ware both had nine points and seven rebounds with Jones contributing three assists and Ware adding two blocks.
Playing with just eight players, following Sunday’s season-ending injury to leading scorer Aicha Coulibaly, the Aggies managed to hit just 18-of-65 (27.7%) from the field. Texas A&M was also unable to slow down Arkansas on the defensive end as the Razorbacks made 15-of-27 (55.6%) of their field goals in the first half. The Aggies were not able to take advantage of a 14-6 advantage in offensive rebounds, putting up just six second-chance points.
The Aggies found themselves in an early hole as the Razorbacks traded three 3-pointers for layups in building a 13-7 lead at the 4:18 mark. Arkansas inflated the cushion to 10 points before Williams drained a trifecta with five seconds remaining the first quarter to cut the deficit to 21-14 at the break.
After Williams broke the second quarter scoring seal with another howitzer from beyond the arc, Arkansas went on a 17-4 run, staking claim to a 38-21 edge at the 4:20 mark. Texas A&M spent the rest of the period clawing back with Taliyah Parker, Kent and Williams hitting 3-pointers to slash the Razorbacks’ advantage to 46-36 halftime.
The Aggies were unable to draw within a dozen points in the third quarter as foul trouble hit Williams, missing the final 7:51 of the period after picking up her fourth foul. The Razorbacks were ahead 61-45 at the last break with the Maroon & White hitting just 3-of-15 (20.0%) from the field in the quarter.
Texas A&M’s hopes of another fourth quarter comeback were stymied when they went scoreless the first 4:30 of period.
The Aggies return to the court Sunday for a 5 p.m. tip versus Texas in the Cotton Holdings Lonestar Showdown.
POSTGAME NOTES
RECORDS & SERIES NOTES
  • The Aggies are now 16-25 all-time versus Arkansas
  • Joni Taylor’s career record moves to 178-118 all-time and to 38-43 in her three seasons with the Aggies.
 
TEAM NOTES
  • Texas A&M began with a starting lineup of Lauren Ware, Solè Williams, Janae Kent, Sahara Jones and Amirah Abdur-Rahim for the first time this season (0-1).

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