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Claudia Acin set season highs for points (8) and assists (3) at Texas.
No. 13 Texas Hands Liberty 1st Loss of Season, 75-57
11/12/2023 5:43:00 PM | Women's Basketball
AUSTIN, Texas – No. 13 Texas's defensive pressure was too much for Liberty to overcome, Sunday afternoon at Moody Center. The Longhorns forced 35 turnovers in a 75-57 victory, dealing the Lady Flames their first loss of the 2023-24 season.
Liberty falls to 2-1 despite shooting 51.2 percent (21-of-41) and outrebounding the Longhorns. The Lady Flames' first 30-turnover outing since Dec. 3, 2019 vs. East Carolina led to 33 Texas points.
Texas, now 2-0 on the young season, put four players into double figures in its first-ever meeting with Liberty. The Longhorns broke open a tight game with a 14-0 third-quarter run.
Box Score Highlights
Liberty Individuals: Ella Wigal – 11 points, 4 rebounds, 2-4 3FG; Elisabeth Aegisdottir – 10 points, 2-3 3FG; Claudia Acin – 8 points, 3 assists; Jordan Hodges – 8 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists; Bella Smuda – 6 points, 6 rebounds, 2 blocks.
Texas Individuals: Rori Harmon – 14 points, 5 assists, 3 steals; Amina Muhammad – 14 points, 7 rebounds, 4 steals; Taylor Jones – 13 points, 7 rebounds; Madison Booker – 11 points, 3 assists.
Key Team Stats: Texas attempted 34 more field goals than Liberty, going 31-of-75 for 41.3 percent. The Longhorns collected 19 offensive rebounds and scored 40 points in the paint. Liberty enjoyed advantages in the rebound column (38-34) and bench points (37-24). The Lady Flames connected on half of their three-point attempts (6-of-12). Texas recorded all 16 of the game's fast break points.
Turning Point
Liberty was within seven points (44-37) midway through the third quarter when Texas finally gained some breathing room with a 14-0 run.
Highly-touted recruit Madison Booker scored six of the Longhorns' points during the surge, which culminated with the home team leading by a 58-37 count entering the period's final minute.
Texas's lead remained at 15 points or more the rest of the way.
Game Summary
First Quarter
The Lady Flames will continue their six-game road swing back on the East Coast on Nov. 19. Liberty's visit to North Carolina A&T (1-1) will tip off at 2 p.m. inside the Corbett Sports Center in Greensboro, N.C.
Liberty falls to 2-1 despite shooting 51.2 percent (21-of-41) and outrebounding the Longhorns. The Lady Flames' first 30-turnover outing since Dec. 3, 2019 vs. East Carolina led to 33 Texas points.
Texas, now 2-0 on the young season, put four players into double figures in its first-ever meeting with Liberty. The Longhorns broke open a tight game with a 14-0 third-quarter run.
Box Score Highlights
Liberty Individuals: Ella Wigal – 11 points, 4 rebounds, 2-4 3FG; Elisabeth Aegisdottir – 10 points, 2-3 3FG; Claudia Acin – 8 points, 3 assists; Jordan Hodges – 8 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists; Bella Smuda – 6 points, 6 rebounds, 2 blocks.
Texas Individuals: Rori Harmon – 14 points, 5 assists, 3 steals; Amina Muhammad – 14 points, 7 rebounds, 4 steals; Taylor Jones – 13 points, 7 rebounds; Madison Booker – 11 points, 3 assists.
Key Team Stats: Texas attempted 34 more field goals than Liberty, going 31-of-75 for 41.3 percent. The Longhorns collected 19 offensive rebounds and scored 40 points in the paint. Liberty enjoyed advantages in the rebound column (38-34) and bench points (37-24). The Lady Flames connected on half of their three-point attempts (6-of-12). Texas recorded all 16 of the game's fast break points.
Turning Point
Liberty was within seven points (44-37) midway through the third quarter when Texas finally gained some breathing room with a 14-0 run.
Highly-touted recruit Madison Booker scored six of the Longhorns' points during the surge, which culminated with the home team leading by a 58-37 count entering the period's final minute.
Texas's lead remained at 15 points or more the rest of the way.
Game Summary
First Quarter
- Texas took a lead it never relinquished early with a 10-0 run, including eight points by Rori Harmon.
- Liberty pulled to within five (12-7) by the end of the period despite committing 10 turnovers. The Lady Flames held the Longhorns to 26.3 percent (5-of-19) from the field during the first 10 minutes.
- The Lady Flames shot 80 percent (8-of-10) during the second period, getting all 18 of their points from bench players. Elisabeth Aegisdottir scored seven of them, including a layup at the 1:50 mark which pulled the visitors within a single point (24-23).
- Texas pushed its advantage back to 31-25 with Shaylee Gonzales knocking down a corner triple just before the halftime buzzer sounded. The Longhorns tallied 16 points off Liberty's 15 first-half turnovers.
- Liberty trailed 58-39 after a third period where it tallied 14 more turnovers. All eight of Jordan Hodges' points came during the quarter.
- The Lady Flames tried to mount a comeback during the final 10 minutes, shooting 50 percent (6-of-12) during an 18-point session. However, they could not overcome seven more turnovers and got no closer than 15 (58-43 and 63-48).
- The Longhorns' lead got as large as 23 (71-48) on the way to their second straight comfortable win to begin the season.
- Wigal paced the Lady Flames with 11 points after totaling just four markers during her first two collegiate games. She is the fourth different Liberty freshman to reach double figures this season, joining Brooke Moore, Asia Boone and Elisabeth Aegisdottir (twice).
- Aegisdottir's 10 points came two days after she had scored a dozen during Liberty's 84-81 overtime win at Stephen F. Austin.
- Acin nearly made it another freshman reaching double digits, closing the contest with season highs for points (8) and assists (3).
- Liberty has now lost 39 straight matchups with Top 25 opponents since its win over DePaul in the 2005 NCAA Tournament second round.
- The Lady Flames fall to 148-5 under Carey Green when shooting 50 percent or better from the field. Liberty has now lost its last two such contests, also including the 2023 WNIT setback at Bowling Green.
- Liberty is now 1-6 all-time when facing Big 12 opponents, with all seven of those teams being nationally ranked at the time of the meeting.
The Lady Flames will continue their six-game road swing back on the East Coast on Nov. 19. Liberty's visit to North Carolina A&T (1-1) will tip off at 2 p.m. inside the Corbett Sports Center in Greensboro, N.C.
Team Stats
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UT
FG%
.512
.413
3FG%
.500
.133
FT%
.563
.611
RB
38
34
TO
35
10
STL
7
18
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
0
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