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BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The Texas A&M women’s basketball team held Tennessee to a season-low scoring output in Sunday’s 71-56 victory over the Lady Vols inside Reed Arena.
The Aggie defense held Tennessee to 32.3% (10-of-31) from the field in the first half, including 28.6% (4-of-14) in the second quarter as the Maroon & White built a 14-point halftime lead. Texas A&M held the Lady Vols’ leading scorer, Rickea Jackson, who entered the game with a 20.7 per game average, to 10 points on 5-of-15 shooting from the field Sunday.
Texas A&M owned a 43-34 edge in rebounds against a Tennessee squad which entered the game with a +8.6 margin on the season. The Aggies’ physical dominance was also evident in the 44-24 advantage in points in the paint.
Aicha Coulibaly and Sahara Jones registered season-high scoring games as Texas A&M (14-3, 2-2 SEC) improved to 11-0 at home this season. Coulibaly had another strong all-around performance with 19 points, four rebounds, three steals and three assists. Jones registered 15 points on 7-of-9 shooting from the field and added three rebounds, one assist and one steal.
Endyia Rogers logged 15 points, five rebounds, four assists and two steals. Lauren Ware pulled down 12 rebounds for her 10th double-digit game of the season and equaled a career high with four assists. Janiah Barker added nine points, nine rebounds and two assists.
Jones propelled the Aggies to a 18-14 edge after one quarter. The San Antonio native hit 4-of-4 from the field, including a 3-pointer, for nine points in the opening stanza. After Tennessee opened the game with a 6-2 advantage, the Maroon & White went on a 13-2 run to claim their biggest lead of the first period, 15-8, at the 3:06 mark.
Tennessee cut the deficit to 22-20 midway through the second quarter, but the Maroon & White, sparked by Coulibaly’s seven points, closed out the half on a 14-2 run. The Aggies capitalized on a 24-12 edge in points in the paint to head into the locker room up 36-22. Ol’ Sarge’s charges held the Lady Vols to their lowest scoring output in a quarter this season, yielding just eight points.
After Tennessee cut the deficit to 39-29 three minutes into the second half, it was another strong finish to a quarter for the Aggies, going on a 15-7 surge to take a 54-36 advantage into the last intermission. The Maroon & White made 6-of-9 from the field during the span, including a pair of layups by Jones.
