Aggies Falter Late, Lose to Cowgirls -- with Video
COLLEGE STATION, TX -- The Texas A&M Aggies resorted to bad habits which cost them Sunday afternoon as the Okalahoma State Cowgirls trailed for nearly the entire game before defeating the Aggies 67-63 in front of 4516 fans inside Reed Arena. Today's loss is the second straight for the 8th-ranked Aggies.
Texas A&M (15-4 overall, 3-3 in Big 12) failed to take advantage of the final 7:41 of the first half when Oklahoma State's star player, Andrea Riley, went to the bench with her third foul.
"I thought that was the ball game," said Aggies head coach Gary Blair. "Eight point lead; even when she was in the ball game, even when she had two fouls. When we had an eight to a 10-point lead, we were not stretching it then. We were not having balance on our team. We were doing a poor job in transition of scoring easy. Everything came hard for us.
"We were doing a good job making them miss. We were doing a good job on the defensive boards - for a while - in the first half until the last five minutes of the first half."
The Aggies led by just eight points (28-20) at halftime; but, the team started the second half with a 15 to 10 run to lead 43-29 with 12:56 remaining in the game.
Then, Andrea Riley and Tegan Cunningham started heating up. Riley and Cunningham combined for the next 19 OSU points to narrow the Aggies' lead to just five points (55-50). OSU's Ally Cardy drained a three-point shot to narrow the lead to just two points; but, free throws by Adaroa Elonu and Tyra White increased the lead to six points with 4:43 on the clock.
Riley wasn't phased. She scored one lay-up; followed up a missed three-point shot by Aggies' post Danielle Adams; with a three-point play to cut the lead to 59-58.
The Aggies missed two more jump shots before Sydney Carter made two free throws to make the score 61-58 at the 1:48 mark. Riley calmly dribbled the ball down the court before tying the game with a deep three-point bucket. Riley then stole the ball; missed a lay-up; but, teammate Precious Robinson followed the missed shot and converted the lay-up to give Oklahoma State (18-3, 6-1) a two-point lead with only 63 seconds remaining.
Instead of going inside, the Aggies settled for another perimeter shot and Adams missed a three-point attempt. OSU's Ally Cardy missed the front end of a one-and-one free throw; the Aggies rebounded the missed shot; then, missed another three-point shot by Tyra White.
Precious Robinson was fouled; and, she sank both free throws for a four point Cowgirls' lead (65-61) with 30 seconds remaining.
Sydney Colson joined the Aggies' "missed perimeter shot party' with a three-point clanger. Teammate Tanisha Smith pulled down the offensive rebound an converted the put back.
Riley was fouled; and, she swished two more free throws to close out the scoring and finish the game with 31 points -- 27 points in the second half.
Sydney Colson, fittingly, missed a final three-point shot as the Aggies lost a second straight game.
The Aggies shot 5 for 20 (25.0%) from the three-point line and 24 for 65 (36.9%) from the field.
Oklahoma State out rebounded Texas A&M 52 to 28 -- including 24 on the offensive glass.
After the game, Danielle Adams said, "In the first half, they (Oklahoma State) didn’t come out as aggressive. In the second half, they came out and played with emotion and heart to lead them to victory. We were settling for jump shots instead of taking it inside."
Coach Blair summarized his disappointment saying, "I told our kids, there is a big difference between All-Americans and Big 12 players. I think we saw that in Riley today. Oklahoma State’s role players played their roles and their stars starred. We just played a team who had more heart in the end. We have to become a smarter and better team."
Texas A&M (15-4 overall, 3-3 in Big 12) failed to take advantage of the final 7:41 of the first half when Oklahoma State's star player, Andrea Riley, went to the bench with her third foul.
"I thought that was the ball game," said Aggies head coach Gary Blair. "Eight point lead; even when she was in the ball game, even when she had two fouls. When we had an eight to a 10-point lead, we were not stretching it then. We were not having balance on our team. We were doing a poor job in transition of scoring easy. Everything came hard for us.
"We were doing a good job making them miss. We were doing a good job on the defensive boards - for a while - in the first half until the last five minutes of the first half."
The Aggies led by just eight points (28-20) at halftime; but, the team started the second half with a 15 to 10 run to lead 43-29 with 12:56 remaining in the game.
Then, Andrea Riley and Tegan Cunningham started heating up. Riley and Cunningham combined for the next 19 OSU points to narrow the Aggies' lead to just five points (55-50). OSU's Ally Cardy drained a three-point shot to narrow the lead to just two points; but, free throws by Adaroa Elonu and Tyra White increased the lead to six points with 4:43 on the clock.
Riley wasn't phased. She scored one lay-up; followed up a missed three-point shot by Aggies' post Danielle Adams; with a three-point play to cut the lead to 59-58.
The Aggies missed two more jump shots before Sydney Carter made two free throws to make the score 61-58 at the 1:48 mark. Riley calmly dribbled the ball down the court before tying the game with a deep three-point bucket. Riley then stole the ball; missed a lay-up; but, teammate Precious Robinson followed the missed shot and converted the lay-up to give Oklahoma State (18-3, 6-1) a two-point lead with only 63 seconds remaining.
Instead of going inside, the Aggies settled for another perimeter shot and Adams missed a three-point attempt. OSU's Ally Cardy missed the front end of a one-and-one free throw; the Aggies rebounded the missed shot; then, missed another three-point shot by Tyra White.
Precious Robinson was fouled; and, she sank both free throws for a four point Cowgirls' lead (65-61) with 30 seconds remaining.
Sydney Colson joined the Aggies' "missed perimeter shot party' with a three-point clanger. Teammate Tanisha Smith pulled down the offensive rebound an converted the put back.
Riley was fouled; and, she swished two more free throws to close out the scoring and finish the game with 31 points -- 27 points in the second half.
Sydney Colson, fittingly, missed a final three-point shot as the Aggies lost a second straight game.
The Aggies shot 5 for 20 (25.0%) from the three-point line and 24 for 65 (36.9%) from the field.
Oklahoma State out rebounded Texas A&M 52 to 28 -- including 24 on the offensive glass.
After the game, Danielle Adams said, "In the first half, they (Oklahoma State) didn’t come out as aggressive. In the second half, they came out and played with emotion and heart to lead them to victory. We were settling for jump shots instead of taking it inside."
Coach Blair summarized his disappointment saying, "I told our kids, there is a big difference between All-Americans and Big 12 players. I think we saw that in Riley today. Oklahoma State’s role players played their roles and their stars starred. We just played a team who had more heart in the end. We have to become a smarter and better team."
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