No. 12 A&M Sets Out for No. 11 Kentucky Thursday

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Craig Bisacre/Texas A&M Athletics
No. 12 A&M Sets Out for No. 11 Kentucky Thursday


GAME NOTES (PDF)


COLLEGE STATION -- The No. 12 Texas A&M women's basketball team returns to the road Thursday to face No. 11 Kentucky at Memorial Gym at 5:30 p.m. The Aggies look to bounce back after a tight battle with LSU a week ago, as they take on their third nationally-ranked opponent of the season. The Wildcats enter the midweek game with a 14-2 record, 3-1 in league play. After falling to then-No. 4 South Carolina to open conference play, they have strung together three straight victories, most recently earning a 65-45 win at Florida.

About the Matchup
Thursday's game against Kentucky marks the 11th all-time meeting between the Aggies and Wildcats, with A&M holding a 6-4 advantage in the series.

The Aggies have claimed each of the last four meetings with Kentucky and hold a 3-1 record in Lexington.

Five of A&M's victories in the series have come when the Wildcats have been nationally ranked ...
Kentucky is the highest ranked opponent A&M has faced so far this season and the third to be nationally-ranked.

Last season A&M knocked off a No. 11 Kentucky team for the second time in series history ... The Aggies brought home a 62-55 road win, sparked by a 24-point performance from Chennedy Carter.

Head coach Gary Blair sits at 16-7 all-time against the Wildcats and boasts a 6-4 record against Kentucky head coach Matthew Mitchell.

Quick Hits
Junior guard Chennedy Carter was recognized for the outstanding junior season she is having as she was named to the Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 List.

Carter currently ranks fourth on A&M's all-time career scoring list as she upped her career total to 1,842 after adding 12 points, despite missing the second half with a sprained ankle, against LSU
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Carter sits in second in the SEC and ranks seventh in the nation, averaging 21.9 points per game on the season.

Carter is in the midst of a multi-season double-figure scoring streak that now spans 55 games ... She has scored in double figures in 80 of her 81 career games
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Senior guard Shambria Washington ranks fourth in the SEC, averaging 4.7 assists per game, and has the third-best assist/turnover ratio in the conference (2.4).

Junior forward N'dea Jones recorded her fourth straight double-double with 19 and 12 against LSU ... She remains in second in the SEC, averaging 10.6 boards per game.

Head Coach Gary Blair is three wins away from his 400th at Texas A&M.

Earlier this season Coach Blair became the fifth active head coach to surpass 800 wins in his head coaching career after a 72-43 win over Houston on Dec. 15.

The Aggies have forced their opposition to shoot under 40-percent from the field in 11 games this year, most recently keeping the opposition under 30-percent from the field for the fourth time as Ole Miss shot just 27.5-percent.

Doubling Up
Junior forwards N'dea Jones and Ciera Johnson are on the verge of breaking into the top five all-time at A&M in career double-doubles, and are among the top five of the SEC's active career double-doubles list.

Jones has strung together a career-long double-double streak with four straight after putting up 19 points and grabbing 12 rebounds against LSU.

Jones' six double-doubles this season put her at 16 for her career, which is good for fifth among current SEC players and ties her for seventh at A&M.

Johnson has tallied 17 career double-doubles with five coming this season ... She ranks fourth among active SEC players and sits in sixth on A&M's all-time list.

Watch and Listen to the Aggies
Thursday's game will air on SEC Network with Courtney Lyle and Carolyn Peck calling the action.

The radio call of the game will be available in the Bryan-College Station area on 1150 AM and 93.7 FM. Describing the action are Tom Turbiville (play-by-play) and Steve Miller (analyst).

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greg.w.h
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AG
Still out time. This is good for the rest of the starters and the down-bench rotation because they KNOW it's their time!!

It's YOUR TIME!!!
trackaggie76
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Will we be without CC?
Rudybryan
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We can win without CC....... They have practice without her....

the plays are set....everything will be fine....

this team will step up..
trackaggie76
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I agree that this team has the physical talent to win without CC---especially if they are mentally prepared to win without her.
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