Friday, November 15
Morgantown, W.Va.
6:00 PM
Texas A&M
2-2,0-0SEC
62
at
83
West Virginia
4-0,0-0Big 12
1
2
3
4
F
Texas A&M
13
16
7
26
62
West Virginia
17
16
27
23
83
Team Stats
AM
WVU
FG%
.523
.509
3FG%
.429
.600
FT%
.813
.867
RB
20
30
TO
20
17
STL
6
13
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
21
FGM
8
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
14
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
7
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Players Mentioned
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Aggies Drop Road Debut at No. 15 West Virginia
Nov 15, 2024 | Women's Basketball
MORGANTOWN – The Texas A&M women's basketball team lost its road opener against the No. 15 West Virginia Mountaineers, 83-62, Friday evening inside WVU Coliseum.
Aicha Coulibaly paced Texas A&M (2-2) with a season-high 21 points, shooting 8-of-11 (72.7%) from the field. It marked the 20th 20-point game of her career. Solè Williams also registered a season high with 14 points on 6-of-9 (66.7%) from the field.
The Aggies shot 23-of-44 (52.3%) from the field but were doomed by 20 turnovers. Texas A&M went toe-to-toe with the Mountaineers in three of the quarters, but West Virginia (4-0) owned a 27-7 scoring advantage in a decisive third quarter.
At halftime, West Virginia led 33-29 with the Mountaineers' scoring output being its lowest in a half this season.
The Mountaineers pounced on the Aggies with a 10-2 run to start the game. West Virginia eventually stretched the gap to 17-7 at the 1:41 mark, but Texas A&M got buckets from Jada Malone, Erica Moon and Taliyah Parker in a span of 62 seconds to shave the Mountaineers' edge to 17-13 at the first intermission.
West Virginia once again started a quarter strong, going on a 9-4 surge to pull the lead back to nine points, 26-17, at the 5:30 mark. In the final two minutes of the half, Williams hit a 3-pointer and two layups, cutting the deficit to four points headed to the locker room.
The Mountaineers scored the first 14 points of the second half to open a 47-29 lead at the 5:35 mark. WVU widened the margin to 60-33 points before Williams hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to close out the third quarter.
Coulibaly scored 15 points in the fourth quarter, on 6-of-6 shooting from the field. The Aggies cut the Mountaineers' edge to 19 points midway through the fourth, but West Virginia pulled back to a 26-point lead heading into the final minute.
The Aggies return to the court Sunday, Nov. 17 at 2 p.m. to take on Northwestern State at Reed Arena.
POSTGAME NOTES
RECORDS & SERIES NOTES
TEAM NOTES
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Solè Williams
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Aicha Coulibaly paced Texas A&M (2-2) with a season-high 21 points, shooting 8-of-11 (72.7%) from the field. It marked the 20th 20-point game of her career. Solè Williams also registered a season high with 14 points on 6-of-9 (66.7%) from the field.
The Aggies shot 23-of-44 (52.3%) from the field but were doomed by 20 turnovers. Texas A&M went toe-to-toe with the Mountaineers in three of the quarters, but West Virginia (4-0) owned a 27-7 scoring advantage in a decisive third quarter.
At halftime, West Virginia led 33-29 with the Mountaineers' scoring output being its lowest in a half this season.
The Mountaineers pounced on the Aggies with a 10-2 run to start the game. West Virginia eventually stretched the gap to 17-7 at the 1:41 mark, but Texas A&M got buckets from Jada Malone, Erica Moon and Taliyah Parker in a span of 62 seconds to shave the Mountaineers' edge to 17-13 at the first intermission.
West Virginia once again started a quarter strong, going on a 9-4 surge to pull the lead back to nine points, 26-17, at the 5:30 mark. In the final two minutes of the half, Williams hit a 3-pointer and two layups, cutting the deficit to four points headed to the locker room.
The Mountaineers scored the first 14 points of the second half to open a 47-29 lead at the 5:35 mark. WVU widened the margin to 60-33 points before Williams hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to close out the third quarter.
Coulibaly scored 15 points in the fourth quarter, on 6-of-6 shooting from the field. The Aggies cut the Mountaineers' edge to 19 points midway through the fourth, but West Virginia pulled back to a 26-point lead heading into the final minute.
The Aggies return to the court Sunday, Nov. 17 at 2 p.m. to take on Northwestern State at Reed Arena.
POSTGAME NOTES
RECORDS & SERIES NOTES
- Texas A&M fell to 1-2 all-time versus West Virginia and 0-1 in Morgantown.
- Joni Taylor's career record moves to 170-110 all-time and to 30-35 in her three seasons with the Aggies.
TEAM NOTES
- The Aggies held West Virginia to 33 points in the first half, a season low for the Mountaineers in half this season.
- The Maroon & White's bench accounted for 48.3% of their total points. The second unit was led by Solè Williams who posted 14 points.
- Texas A&M scored a season-high 26 points in a quarter in the final frame of the game.
- The Aggies shot over 50.0% from the field for the second-consecutive game. The squad went 1-1 in those outings.
- Texas A&M began with a starting lineup of Lauren Ware, Kyndall Hunter, Janae Kent, Sahara Jones and Aicha Coulibaly for the first time this season (0-1).
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Solè Williams
- Scored in double figures for the first time this season and the seventh time in her career with a season-high 14 points.
- Led the team in scoring for the first time this season. Pouring in a team-high 21 points.
- Registered the 20th 20-point game of her career.
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