No. 5 Texas A&M women beat North Texas 75-38
COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- Courtney Walker and the No. 5 Texas A&M Aggies rebounded from consecutive loss at the expense of overmatched North Texas.
Walker scored 12 points in Texas A&M's 75-38 victory Wednesday. The Aggies (12-2) lost to No. 3 Texas and Washington in their previous two games.
A&M coach Gary Blair was sick, but still sat on the end of the bench. Associate head coach Kelly Bond-White paced the sideline and called out plays in his place.
"In the true spirit of the `12th Man,' I had to step up for Coach Blair," Bond-White said, smiling.
The Aggies closed the first half with a 30-10 run to take a 35-18 lead. In that span Chelsea Jennings scored all 10 of her points and Curtyce Knox added eight, both off the bench for slow-starting A&M.
Texas A&M rebounded from consecutive losses to No. 3 Texas and Washington against the overmatched Mean Green (1-10).
Briesha Wynn led North Texas with nine points on 3-of-13 shooting.
"Let's be honest, they're the fifth-ranked team in the country," North Texas coach Mike Peterson said. "And clearly we are not."
A&M only shot 45.6 percent (31 of 68) from the floor, but rolled over the Mean Green in points in the paint (46-20) and on the fast break (14-6). North Texas countered by making 24.6 percent of its shots (15 of 61), third lowest percentage by an A&M opponent this season.
"We came out flat against Washington, and I think that bit us in the butt a little bit," Jennings said. "Once we settled down, we had good energy. That's a good thing going into SEC play."
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Peterson said Blair is "one of my dear friends" and "I feel bad that he's sick." Peterson then added with a mischievous grin, "He took the day off on me. He needed to get up and give me a little something."
UP NEXT:
North Texas: Opens Conference USA plays at Texas-El Paso on Friday.
Texas A&M: Opens SEC play at home against Vanderbilt on Friday.
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2021-22 Conference USA Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Charlotte | 15-3 | - | 22-9 |
Middle Tennessee | 14-4 | 1 | 23-7 |
Old Dominion | 12-6 | 3 | 23-9 |
Western Kentucky | 11-7 | 4 | 18-12 |
Marshall | 10-8 | 5 | 15-13 |
Florida International | 6-12 | 9 | 15-16 |
Florida Atlantic | 1-17 | 14 | 5-25 |
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
Louisiana Tech | 11-7 | - | 21-11 |
North Texas | 10-7 | 0.5 | 17-12 |
Southern Miss | 9-8 | 1.5 | 18-12 |
Rice | 8-9 | 2.5 | 14-13 |
UAB | 8-10 | 3 | 16-15 |
UTEP | 6-12 | 5 | 14-15 |
UTSA | 3-14 | 7.5 | 7-23 |
2021-22 Southeastern Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
South Carolina | 15-1 | - | 29-2 |
LSU | 13-3 | 2 | 25-5 |
Tennessee | 11-5 | 4 | 23-8 |
Ole Miss | 10-6 | 5 | 23-8 |
Florida | 10-6 | 5 | 21-10 |
Georgia | 9-7 | 6 | 20-9 |
Kentucky | 8-8 | 7 | 19-11 |
Missouri | 7-9 | 8 | 18-12 |
Arkansas | 7-9 | 8 | 18-13 |
Alabama | 6-10 | 9 | 17-13 |
Mississippi State | 6-10 | 9 | 15-14 |
Texas A&M | 4-12 | 11 | 14-15 |
Vanderbilt | 4-12 | 11 | 14-18 |
Auburn | 2-14 | 13 | 10-18 |