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No. 10 Aggies Fall at Vanderbilt, 61-51
NASHVILLE, Tenn.-Texas
A&M fell behind early in the game and could not fight back at
Vanderbilt, falling by a score of 61-51 at Memorial Gym in Nashville,
Tenn.
Junior Kelsey Bone's led the Aggies with 17 points and
senior Kristi Bellock had her seventh double-double of the season,
scoring 12 points and collecting 10 rebounds.
Texas A&M falls to 21-7 overall and 11-3 in conference, while Vanderbilt improved to 18-9 overall and 8-6 in league play.
The
Aggies opened the scoring with a Courtney Walker jumper, but the
Commodores scored the next seven points to take a 7-2 lead into the
first media timeout. A&M was 0-6 from the floor during the stretch
with each of the Aggie starters misfiring from the floor.
The
maroon and white then scored six straight points to reclaim the lead at
8-7, forcing Vanderbilt to call a timeout. The score stayed the same
through the next media timeout; senior Adrienne Pratcher controlled the
offense assisting on three of the first four A&M baskets.
Vanderbilt
responded hitting several jumpers to take a 16-13 lead at the under
eight media timeout, Elan Brown had 10 points in the first half to help
the Commodores take the lead. The Commodores maintained the three point
lead for much of the next four minutes.
The Aggies went into the
break trailing 25-20 at the break, the lowest first half point total
for the Aggies in a game this season. Texas A&M was 8-for-28 from
the floor in the first 20 minutes, for a 28.6 shooting percentage the
lowest for a first half this season.
After the break, the
Commodores scored the first six points to take a game-high 11 point
lead. Bone answered with a layup, but that did not stop the Vandy run
as Jasmine Lister made a three off an offensive rebound that pushed the
lead out to 12 points at 38-25 with just under 16 minutes to play.
A&M
made a strong push to get back into the game cutting the Commodore lead
to just three points at 47-44 with 6:52 to play, but Vanderbilt
responded with a 11-3 run to push the lead back to 12 with just over a
minute to play and squad A&M's comeback attempt.
Bone and
Bellock were the only two Aggies in double figures, but Walker had nine
points and seven rebounds in 36 minutes of play. Pratcher played all 40
minutes for the first time in her career scoring seven points and
tallying six assists.
Vanderbilt was led by Tiffany Clarke's
career-high 30 points and seven rebounds. Elan Brown added 12, while
Jasmine Lister put up 11 points on the night.
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