Atkins leads No. 8 Texas past Northwestern State, 68-44
Ariel Atkins had 13 points, seven rebounds and three steals in only 21 minutes and No. 8 Texas beat Northwestern State 68-44 on Wednesday night.
NCAA Women's Basketball
FINAL
Northwestern State Lady Demons
44
Texas Longhorns
68
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWST | 4 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 44 |
| TEX | 17 | 23 | 19 | 9 | 68 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/9/26 | @ Oklahoma State Cowgirls | L 56-94 | NCAAW |
| 11/6/26 | @ Arkansas Razorbacks | L 59-89 | NCAAW |
| 11/2/26 | vs Ecclesia Royals | W 120-40 | NCAAW |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:13 44-68
Nautica Grant made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:13 43-68
Nautica Grant made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:13 42-68
Foul on Chasity Patterson.
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LayUpShot 1:06 42-68
Jada Underwood made Layup. Assisted by Lashann Higgs.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:39 42-66
Nautica Grant made Three Point Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 1:55 39-66
Foul on Alecia Sutton.
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LayUpShot 3:22 39-66
Rellah Boothe made Layup. Assisted by Jada Underwood.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:53 39-64
Nautica Grant made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:53 38-64
Foul on Lashann Higgs.
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PersonalFoul 4:43 38-64
Foul on Jatarie White.
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PersonalFoul 4:56 38-64
Foul on Rellah Boothe.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:23 38-64
Jada Underwood made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:23 38-63
Jada Underwood made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:23 38-62
Foul on Tia Youngblood.
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JumpShot 6:25 38-62
Jada Underwood made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:02 38-60
Jocelyn Scott made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gabby Bell.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:43 35-60
Chasity Patterson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:43 35-59
Foul on Tia Youngblood.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:50 35-59
Jha'ne Wheeler made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:50 34-59
Foul on Destiny Littleton.
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PersonalFoul 7:52 34-59
Foul on Chasity Patterson.
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PersonalFoul 8:16 34-59
Foul on Tia Youngblood.
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PersonalFoul 9:10 34-59
Foul on Nautica Grant.
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PersonalFoul 9:17 34-59
Foul on Gabby Bell.
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PersonalFoul 0:04 34-59
Foul on Destiny Littleton.
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LayUpShot 0:28 34-59
Nautica Grant made Layup. Assisted by Gabby Bell.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:07 32-59
Chasity Patterson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Olamide Aborowa.
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JumpShot 1:27 32-56
Jocelyn Scott made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 2:04 30-56
Foul on Jatarie White.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:28 30-56
Gabby Bell made Three Point Jumper.
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JumpShot 3:13 27-56
Nautica Grant made Jumper. Assisted by Leah Barnes.
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JumpShot 3:31 25-56
Rellah Boothe made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 4:02 25-54
Foul on Ariel Atkins.
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JumpShot 4:24 25-54
Jatarie White made Jumper.
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JumpShot 4:36 25-52
Tia Youngblood made Jumper. Assisted by Gabby Bell.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:03 23-52
Jatarie White made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:03 23-51
Foul on Cheyenne Brown.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:33 23-51
Jha'ne Wheeler made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gabby Bell.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:51 20-51
Jada Underwood made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:51 20-50
Foul on Cheyenne Brown.
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LayUpShot 6:56 20-50
Ariel Atkins made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 7:00 20-48
Foul on Lashann Higgs.
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LayUpShot 7:29 20-48
Alecia Sutton made Layup. Assisted by Ariel Atkins.
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JumpShot 8:36 20-46
Ariel Atkins made Jumper. Assisted by Lashann Higgs.
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LayUpShot 9:09 20-44
Lashann Higgs made Layup.
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JumpShot 9:34 20-42
Jatarie White made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 9:42 20-40
Foul on Cheyenne Brown.
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PersonalFoul 0:03 20-40
Foul on Jha'ne Wheeler.
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JumpShot 0:27 20-40
Chasity Patterson made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:38 20-38
Jha'ne Wheeler made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cheyenne Brown.
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PersonalFoul 0:49 17-38
Foul on Jada Underwood.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:58 17-38
Chasity Patterson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:58 17-37
Chasity Patterson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:58 17-36
Foul on Nautica Grant.
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JumpShot 1:03 17-36
Cheyenne Brown made Jumper.
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JumpShot 1:28 15-36
Rellah Boothe made Jumper. Assisted by Jada Underwood.
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JumpShot 2:06 15-34
Ariel Atkins made Jumper.
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JumpShot 2:52 15-32
Destiny Littleton made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 3:12 15-30
Foul on Audrey-Ann Caron-Goudreau.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:49 15-30
Ariel Atkins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lashann Higgs.
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End Game 0:00 44-68
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:00 44-68
Destiny Littleton Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:00 44-68
Victoria Miller missed Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:00 44-68
Victoria Miller Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:00 44-68
Victoria Miller missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:13 44-68
Nautica Grant made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:13 43-68
Nautica Grant made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:13 42-68
Foul on Chasity Patterson.
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Defensive Rebound 0:16 42-68
Jha'ne Wheeler Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:16 42-68
Chasity Patterson missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:29 42-68
Chasity Patterson Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 0:29 42-68
Nautica Grant missed Layup.
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LayUpShot 1:06 42-68
Jada Underwood made Layup. Assisted by Lashann Higgs.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:39 42-66
Nautica Grant made Three Point Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:55 39-66
Alecia Sutton Turnover.
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PersonalFoul 1:55 39-66
Foul on Alecia Sutton.
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Defensive Rebound 2:45 39-66
Jada Underwood Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:45 39-66
Cheyenne Brown missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:45 39-66
Libba Gilliam Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:45 39-66
Alecia Sutton missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:45 39-66
Destiny Littleton Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:45 39-66
Cheyenne Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 2:45 39-66
Libba Gilliam Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 2:45 39-66
Nautica Grant missed Layup.
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LayUpShot 3:22 39-66
Rellah Boothe made Layup. Assisted by Jada Underwood.
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Steal 3:40 39-64
Gabby Bell Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:48 39-64
Northwestern State Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:53 39-64
Nautica Grant made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:53 38-64
Foul on Lashann Higgs.
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Lost Ball Turnover 4:16 38-64
Jatarie White Turnover.
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Offensive Rebound 4:21 38-64
Jatarie White Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 4:21 38-64
Alecia Sutton missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 4:26 38-64
Chasity Patterson Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 4:26 38-64
Cheyenne Brown missed Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 4:43 38-64
Foul on Jatarie White.
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Defensive Rebound 4:44 38-64
Cheyenne Brown Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 4:44 38-64
Jatarie White missed Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 4:56 38-64
Alecia Sutton Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:56 38-64
Victoria Miller missed Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 4:56 38-64
Northwestern State Deadball Team Rebound.
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Team Stats
NWST
TEX
16-57
FG
27-51
28
Field Goal %
53
8-28
3PT
3-12
29
Three Point %
25
4-8
FT
11-16
50
Free Throw %
69
25
Rebounds
40
8
Offensive Rebounds
8
17
Defensive Rebounds
32
9
Assists
15
4
Steals
8
1
Blocks
4
15
Turnovers
17
0
Team Turnovers
0
15
Total Turnovers
17
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
7
Points Off Turnovers
14
0
Fast Break Points
14
0
Points in Paint
40
19
Fouls
15
0
Largest Lead
31
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