Aggies bounce back vs. Colorado to finish North Shore Showcase

Game #6: Texas A&M 59, Colorado 46
Records: Texas A&M (5-1, 0-0), Colorado (5-2, 0-0)
Box Score

The following is a release from Texas A&M Athletics:

LAIE, Hawaii – Texas A&M women’s basketball returned to the win column after a dominant second half against Colorado, 59-46, in the final game of the North Shore Showcase at the Cannon Activities Center Tuesday.

The Aggies (5-1) forced Colorado (5-2) to a season-low 46 points thanks to Ny’Ceara Pryor and the Maroon & White defense that forced 20 turnovers. Pryor logged seven steals of her own along with a game-high 23 points and six assists. Jordan Webster once again came in clutch, scoring all nine of her points in the second half. Janae Kent pitched in 14 points and Fatmata Janneh grabbed 15 boards.

Kent had a dominant opening to the first quarter, scoring all of the Aggies’ six points in the first four minutes, 6-1. Pryor continued the momentum for the Maroon & White, scoring five points to create a six-point lead to end the quarter, 15-9.

Coming out of the quarter break, Colorado poured in eight unanswered points to take the lead, 17-15. The Buffaloes were riddled with eight turnovers forced by the Aggies, allowing seven points throughout the quarter. Kent’s 3-pointer and Pryor’s jumper within the final two minutes cut the Colorado lead down to one at the half, 25-24.

The Buffaloes momentum carried over to start the second half, scoring the first four points, 30-24. Webster’s late 3-pointer and Pryor’s two jumpers gave the Maroon & White the lead for the first time in the half, 40-37.

Starting at the 2:40 mark in the third quarter, the Aggies held Colorado scoreless for 6:51 of gametime. The Aggies went on a 12-0 run during the drought, sparked by two triples from Webster and six points from Pryor to take a 45-37 advantage. Texas A&M continued that dominance for the rest of the ball game, expanding its lead to 13 by the end of the bout, 59-46.

Texas A&M returns to the court Wednesday, Dec. 3 at Reed Arena against Georgia Tech. The contest is part of the third annual ACC-SEC Challenge and begins at 6:15 p.m.

POSTGAME NOTES

RECORDS & SERIES NOTES
• Texas A&M evened the all-time series versus Colorado at 10 and extended its win streak versus the Buffs to nine dating back to Feb. 5, 2005.
• Joni Taylor's career record moves to 183-128 all-time and to 43-53 in her four seasons with the Aggies.

TEAM NOTES
• Texas A&M began with a starting lineup of Lauren Ware, Janae Kent, Fatmata Janneh, Lemyah Hylton, Ny’Ceara Pryor (2-1).
• The Aggies went on a 12-0 run from 2:40 remaining in the third to 5:49 left in the fourth, forcing the Buffaloes to go scoreless for 6:51 of gametime.
• The 5-1 start to the season matches the best start through six games during the Joni Taylor era with the 2023-24 campaign.
• Texas A&M shot a season-best 82.4% (14-of-17) from the free-throw line.
• Scored 23 points off 24 turnovers from Colorado. Forced 20+ turnovers for the fourth time this season, tied for the most during non-conference since Taylor’s arrival in 2022.
• The Buffaloes were averaging 75.3 points per game this season and their previous scoring low was 68. Texas A&M forced Colorado to produce its lowest scoring output since Jan. 15, 2025 against West Virginia.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Fatmata Janneh
• Grabbed 10+ rebounds for the fifth time this season.
• Averaged 13.3 rebounds per game in Hawaii.
• Matched her season high with 15 rebounds and also tied her season best of three steals.

Jordan Webster
• Has made a triple in every game this season.
• Made six of the 11 made threes for the Aggies at the North Shore Showcase.
• Scored 27 total points during the three-game tournament with 25 coming in the second half of the games.

Ny’Ceara Pryor
• Scored 20+ points for the second time as an Aggie and 61st time in her career.
• Registered seven steals against the Buffaloes, bringing her season total to 27. Last season, the Aggies’ leader in steals had just 24 swipes.
• Averaged 17.3 points, 6.7 assists and 5.0 steals during the three-game tournament.
• Has scored in double-figures in all six games this season.

Lauren Ware
• Swatted two shots against the Buffs, bringing her career total as an Aggie to 108 which is two away from holding a share of seventh with Danielle Gant in program history.

Anita Franhini and Talia Kavoka
• Logged the first minutes of their collegiate careers.