Texas A&M
10-0
SMU
4-5
Women's Basketball Moves to 10-0 with Win at SMU
Dec 09, 2014 | Women's Basketball
DALLAS- Texas A&M pushed its record to 10-0, matching the nation's longest active win streak, with a 70-62 win over SMU at Moody Coliseum. Courtney Williams matched a season-high with a team-leading 21 points.
This is the Aggies first 10-0 start since 2008-09, and only the second 10-0 start in school history. The Aggies are one of 15 remaining unbeaten teams in Division I after tonight's games.
DeSoto native Jordan Jones scored A&M's first 10 points, hitting three 3-pointers, including a 4-point play, as A&M jumped out to a 14-5 lead. Jones finished with 16 points, matching her season total from last season with seven double-digit scoring games. She added seven assists, eight rebounds, and five steals to her totals.
The Aggies took a 33-26 lead into halftime. A&M opened up the second half with a 6-2 run, and never trailed in the second half.
Williams had 20+ points for the second time this season and ninth time in her career. She has reached double digits in four of her last five games.
Tori Scott added a season-high 12 points, giving A&M three players in double figures.
The Aggies return to Reed Arena to host Houston on Dec. 13 at 1:30 p.m. in their next game. Coverage of that game is on SEC Network Plus.
QUICKIE NOTES
•The Aggies tied Georgia for the nation's longest active winning streak at 10 games
•Texas A&M started 10-0 for only the second time in school history. The Aggies previously started 12-0 in 2008-09.
•Texas A&M is one of 15 remaining unbeaten Division I teams.
•DeSoto native Jordan Jones had A&M's first 10 points, including three 3-pointers
•Jones reached double figures for the fourth straight game and seventh time this season. She has 15 career double-figure scoring games. Just 10 games into the season, Jones has matched her 2013-14 total of double digit scoring games (7).
•Courtney Williams had 20+ points for the second time this season and ninth time in her career
•Williams tied a season-high with 21 points
•Williams had double digits in points for the fourth time this season and 38th time in her career
•Tori Scott had a season-high 12 points, her first double-digit scoring game of the year and 10th of her career
•Achiri Ade had double digit rebounds for the second time this season and eighth time in her career
•Gary Blair is now 682-272 in his career and 274-109 at Texas A&M
