Postgame Notes - Kansas State 1

 

   

NO. 8/8 TEXAS LONGHORNS  

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  KANSAS STATE WILDCATS

TEAM RECORDS AND SERIES NOTES

•   No. 8 Texas improves to 13-1 on the season and 4-0 in the Big 12 Conference. Kansas State drops to 9-6, 1-3 in the Big 12. •   The Longhorns now lead the all-time series with the Wildcats 21-14. Texas has claimed eight of the last nine meetings, including six consecutive. •   The victory was the 1,050th in program history. Texas ranks fifth in wins all-time in NCAA Division I history. •   Texas returns to action on Wednesday when it travels to Fort Worth, Texas, to take on TCU. Tip-off at Schollmaier Arena is slated for 8 p.m. CT and the game will be televised by Fox Sports Southwest Plus.

TEAM GAME NOTES

•   Texas used the starting lineup of Ariel Atkins, Audrey-Ann Caron-Goudreau, Lashann Higgs, Brooke McCarty and Jatarie White for the 12th time this season and improves to 11-1 with the current starting five. •   The Longhorns out-rebounded the Wildcats 47-26. It marked the 13th time in 14 games this season that Texas has won the battle of the boards and the 73rd time in the last 84 games. •   Texas shot 40.3 percent (29-of-72) from the field in the game, and the Longhorns have shot better than 40 percent from the field in all 13 of their victories this season.

INDIVIDUAL GAME NOTES

•   Junior guard Lashann Higgs scored a game-high 26 points on 9-of-12 shooting from the field, 3-of-3 shooting from beyond the arc and 5-of-6 shooting from the free-throw line. o   Coupled with her career-high 30-point performance against Oklahoma State on Wednesday night, Higgs averaged 28 points per game, shot 71.4 percent from the field, 80 percent from the three-point line and 92.3 percent from the free-throw line for the week.

 

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o   Higgs tied her career high with three made three-point field goals. o   Higgs added four assists and three steals in 29 minutes of play. Senior forward Audrey-Ann Caron-Goudreau recorded her first career doubledouble with 10 points and a game-high 10 rebounds. She also blocked two shots in 30 minutes of play. Senior guard Ariel Atkins played in her 100th career game as a Longhorns on Sunday. She scored 11 points, brought down eight rebounds, dished out a teamhigh six assists and came up with three steals in 34 minutes of play. o   Atkins increased her career scoring total to 1,161 career points, which moves her past NeKeshia Henderson (1,152 career points) for sole possession of 30th place on UT’s all-time career scoring list. She needs four more points to surpass Joy Williams (1,164 career points) for 29th place on the school’s all-time career scoring list. o   Atkins scored in double figures for the 62nd time in her Texas career. Junior center Jatarie White scored 10 points and brought down five rebounds. She has scored in double figures in 10 of her last 11 games. Senior guard Brooke McCarty, who played in her 118th career game at Texas, scored nine points and brought down four rebounds in 33 minutes of action. o   McCarty increased her career scoring total to 1,340 points. She needs 22 more points to surpass Imani McGee-Stafford (1,361 career points) for 22nd place in program history.