Saturday, November 27
Austin, Texas
11:00 a.m.
California State University at Northridge
2-3,0-0Big West
42
at
83
Texas
4-1,0-0Big 12
1
2
3
4
F
CSUN
16
11
8
7
42
Texas
20
20
26
17
83
Team Stats
CSUN
UT
FG%
.327
.470
3FG%
.250
.250
FT%
.600
.739
RB
27
46
TO
28
21
STL
14
11
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
9
FGM
1
3FGM
1
FTM
6
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
F
/ Women's Basketball
G
/ Women's Basketball
G
/ Women's BasketballG
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Photo by: Will Navarro
CSUN Falls at No. 14/16 Texas
11/27/2021 2:58:00 PM | Women's Basketball
AUSTIN, Texas—No. 14/16 Texas defeated CSUN 83-42 in women's basketball action Saturday afternoon at the Frank Erwin Center.
FIRST HALF
CSUN forced Texas to miss its first seven field goal attempts as the Matadors jumped out to a 7-0 lead. The Longhorns responded with a 7-0 spurt of their own to tie the game at the 5:45 mark on an Aliyah Matharu field goal. Jordyn Jackson scored five straight to return the advantage to CSUN as the teams came up on the first quarter media timeout with just over four remaining in the frame.
Texas connected on eight of its final 10 field goal attempts of the opening stanza which propelled the Longhorns to a 13-4 stretch that resulted in Texas surging ahead 20-16 at the end of the quarter.
De Yonta Gaston scored six consecutive points to open the second period for Texas, extending the lead to 26-16 as the Matadors called timeout with 7:38 to play in the first half. CSUN was held scoreless for the first six-plus minutes of the second quarter as the Longhorns would lead 34-18. The Matadors steadied themselves, scoring the final five points of the first half to trail by 13 (40-27) at the break.
SECOND HALF
Both teams got off to hot shooting starts in the third quarter. The Matadors were 4-of-6 while the Longhorns were 4-of-5. CSUN chipped away, reducing the score to 44-33. Texas responded with six straight and eight of the next 10. The Longhorns led 52-35 at the media timeout which came at 4:12 of the quarter. Texas' run would end up 22-2 to finish the period. The Longhorns outpaced the Matadors 66-35 as the game headed into the fourth.
Texas outscored CSUN 17-7 in the fourth quarter. CSUN would be held scoreless for almost 10 minutes before a pair of Macy Smith free throws broke the drought with just over four minutes remaining in the game.
BY THE NUMBERS
Five Texas players scored in double figures. Gaston's 19 off the bench was a team-high. Audrey Warren scored 13, Joanne Allen-Taylor posted 12, Lauren Ebo tallied 11 while Shay Holle added 10. Jackson and Rachel Harvey both scored 11 to pace the Matadors. Smith scored nine. For Harvey and Smith, a pair of freshmen, it was a season-high for both. Tess Amundsen added seven and led the team with five rebounds.
As a team, Texas shot 47% (31-66) from the floor compared to 32.7% (16-49) for CSUN. The Longhorns outrebounded the Matadors 46-27. The teams combined for 49 turnovers (28 for CSUN, 21 for Texas) with the Longhorns scoring 41 off the CSUN mistakes. CSUN made a season-high 14 steals.
ACCORDING TO INTERIM HEAD COACH CARLENE MITCHELL
"Texas is a very physical team that has guards that put pressure on you for 40 minutes. With smaller guards, it is harder to maintain that (pace of play). We forced 21 turnovers, but some of our mistakes were unforced. You must give Texas credit; they will pick you up and just hound you for the entire game. Rachel and Macy are freshmen playing on a big stage. They gave us some scoring opportunities and didn't play nervous like a lot of freshmen would in that situation. We didn't shoot very well today. You have to give credit to Texas; they make you take shots a little quicker than you would like and sometimes that extra pass will lead you to 6-5 in the paint."
UP NEXT
CSUN (2-3) returns home on Dec. 1 to face Loyola Marymount (1-3). Action on ESPN+ gets underway at 7 p.m. with David Gascon on the call. Texas improves to 3-1.
NOTES
CSUN led the opening 6:47 of the game…Saturday was the third time in the first five games that CSUN played a nationally ranked opponent…this was the first meeting between CSUN and Texas in women's basketball...the Matadors played an opponent from the Big 12 for the sixth time (first since Oklahoma in 2012) and are 1-5 against teams from the conference...Texas' Ashley Chevalier's parents, played basketball at CSUN, her father Andre Chevalier (1990-94) and Michelle Esparza (1992-94)…Andre Chevalier is a member of the CSUN Athletic Hall of Fame who upon graduation was the Matadors' all-time leading scorer.
FIRST HALF
CSUN forced Texas to miss its first seven field goal attempts as the Matadors jumped out to a 7-0 lead. The Longhorns responded with a 7-0 spurt of their own to tie the game at the 5:45 mark on an Aliyah Matharu field goal. Jordyn Jackson scored five straight to return the advantage to CSUN as the teams came up on the first quarter media timeout with just over four remaining in the frame.
Texas connected on eight of its final 10 field goal attempts of the opening stanza which propelled the Longhorns to a 13-4 stretch that resulted in Texas surging ahead 20-16 at the end of the quarter.
De Yonta Gaston scored six consecutive points to open the second period for Texas, extending the lead to 26-16 as the Matadors called timeout with 7:38 to play in the first half. CSUN was held scoreless for the first six-plus minutes of the second quarter as the Longhorns would lead 34-18. The Matadors steadied themselves, scoring the final five points of the first half to trail by 13 (40-27) at the break.
SECOND HALF
Both teams got off to hot shooting starts in the third quarter. The Matadors were 4-of-6 while the Longhorns were 4-of-5. CSUN chipped away, reducing the score to 44-33. Texas responded with six straight and eight of the next 10. The Longhorns led 52-35 at the media timeout which came at 4:12 of the quarter. Texas' run would end up 22-2 to finish the period. The Longhorns outpaced the Matadors 66-35 as the game headed into the fourth.
Texas outscored CSUN 17-7 in the fourth quarter. CSUN would be held scoreless for almost 10 minutes before a pair of Macy Smith free throws broke the drought with just over four minutes remaining in the game.
BY THE NUMBERS
Five Texas players scored in double figures. Gaston's 19 off the bench was a team-high. Audrey Warren scored 13, Joanne Allen-Taylor posted 12, Lauren Ebo tallied 11 while Shay Holle added 10. Jackson and Rachel Harvey both scored 11 to pace the Matadors. Smith scored nine. For Harvey and Smith, a pair of freshmen, it was a season-high for both. Tess Amundsen added seven and led the team with five rebounds.
As a team, Texas shot 47% (31-66) from the floor compared to 32.7% (16-49) for CSUN. The Longhorns outrebounded the Matadors 46-27. The teams combined for 49 turnovers (28 for CSUN, 21 for Texas) with the Longhorns scoring 41 off the CSUN mistakes. CSUN made a season-high 14 steals.
ACCORDING TO INTERIM HEAD COACH CARLENE MITCHELL
"Texas is a very physical team that has guards that put pressure on you for 40 minutes. With smaller guards, it is harder to maintain that (pace of play). We forced 21 turnovers, but some of our mistakes were unforced. You must give Texas credit; they will pick you up and just hound you for the entire game. Rachel and Macy are freshmen playing on a big stage. They gave us some scoring opportunities and didn't play nervous like a lot of freshmen would in that situation. We didn't shoot very well today. You have to give credit to Texas; they make you take shots a little quicker than you would like and sometimes that extra pass will lead you to 6-5 in the paint."
UP NEXT
CSUN (2-3) returns home on Dec. 1 to face Loyola Marymount (1-3). Action on ESPN+ gets underway at 7 p.m. with David Gascon on the call. Texas improves to 3-1.
NOTES
CSUN led the opening 6:47 of the game…Saturday was the third time in the first five games that CSUN played a nationally ranked opponent…this was the first meeting between CSUN and Texas in women's basketball...the Matadors played an opponent from the Big 12 for the sixth time (first since Oklahoma in 2012) and are 1-5 against teams from the conference...Texas' Ashley Chevalier's parents, played basketball at CSUN, her father Andre Chevalier (1990-94) and Michelle Esparza (1992-94)…Andre Chevalier is a member of the CSUN Athletic Hall of Fame who upon graduation was the Matadors' all-time leading scorer.
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