Texas A&M
12-4 (1-2SEC)
Vanderbilt
5-11 (0-3SEC)
Women's Basketball Uses Strong Defense To Defeat Vanderbilt, 50-43
Jan 10, 2019 | Women's Basketball
The Aggies (12-4, 1-2 SEC) held Vanderbilt to 43 points and 29.1% shooting, both of which are the lowest for a Texas A&M opponent in a conference game since 2016.
Chennedy Carter led the Aggies with 27 points, matching her season-high. She had her 33rd career 20+ point game, tying Courtney Walker (2012-16) for the Texas A&M school record. Kayla Wells added 11 points and N'dea Jones had 13 rebounds.
The Aggies expanded on a 22-18 halftime lead with a 13-4 run after intermission, as Chennedy Carter scored nine points in the run. Vanderbilt cut the lead to a single point twice in the second half, but never took the lead.
Mariella Fasoula and Autumn Newby co-led Vanderbilt (5-11, 0-3 SEC) with 14 points each.
The Aggies return to action on Sunday, January 13 to host Alabama at 1 p.m. on ESPNU.
Texas A&M
- Texas A&M is 12-4 on the season and 1-2 in SEC play. Vanderbilt falls to 5-11 overall and 0-3 in SEC play
- Texas A&M held Vanderbilt to just 43 points, the fewest A&M has allowed in a conference game since allowing 35 at LSU on Jan. 10, 2016.
- Held Vanderbilt to 29.1% shooting, the lowest for a Texas A&M opponent in an SEC game since holding Ole Miss to 22.5% on Feb. 15, 2016
- This is Texas A&M's first win while scoring 50-or-fewer points since defeating South Carolina 50-48 on Feb. 10, 2013
- The Aggies have won five straight games against Vanderbilt. No player on the roster has lost to Vanderbilt in their A&M career.
- Texas A&M is 67-6 all-time when leading after three quarters
- Texas A&M head coach Gary Blair is 369-155 in 16 seasons in Aggieland. He is 777-318 in his Hall of Fame career, which ranks seventh among active coaches in career wins
Chennedy Carter
- Matched her season-high with 27 points
- Had her 33rd career 20+ point game, tying Courtney Walker (2012-16) for the Texas A&M school record
- Had her ninth 20+ point game of the season and her fifth in her past six games.
- Scored in double figures for the 23rd consecutive game and the 48th time in 49 career games
Kayla Wells
- Scored 10+ points for the 12th time in 16 games this season
N'dea Jones
- Had 10+ rebounds for the 10th time this season
Back to winning ways ??
— Texas A&M Women's Basketball (@AggieWBB) January 11, 2019
Aggies secure their first SEC in Nashville behind a 27-point performance from @ChennedyCarter. @kaylawells101 chips in 11 PTS and 7 boards and @NdeaJones brings down 13 REBS.@CCCreationsUSA // #GigEm pic.twitter.com/WyGyYe0l6P
THREEEEE PARTY ??????@kaylawells101 & @ChennedyCarter accounting for 11 of the 17 total points for the Aggies in the first frame. They lead 17-7 heading into the second quarter.
— Texas A&M Women's Basketball (@AggieWBB) January 11, 2019
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She's just different ??@ChennedyCarter playing passer as she finds @NdeaJones for the easy layup. Aggies lead late in the 1st Half, 19-18. 3:20 to go.
— Texas A&M Women's Basketball (@AggieWBB) January 11, 2019
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3? lives for the 3rd Quarter. @ChennedyCarter scored 9 of her total 16 points in the the third frame and the Aggies take a 35-32 lead into the final 10 minutes.
— Texas A&M Women's Basketball (@AggieWBB) January 11, 2019
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Nothing in her way ??@ChennedyCarter slices the D on her way to her 23rd point for the evening.
— Texas A&M Women's Basketball (@AggieWBB) January 11, 2019
Aggies lead late.
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