In the second round of the Women’s NCAA Tournament the Texas A&M Aggies defeated the Golden Eagles of Marquette 78-76. The game came down to the last seconds but the Aggies emerged victorious on their home court at Reed Arena. Texas A&M moves on to the Sweet Sixteen where they will face either Notre Dame or Michigan State in Chicago on March 30.
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Junior guard Shambria Washington scored 13 points for the Aggies.
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Sophomore guard Kayla Wells was 5-for-8 in field goals.
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Junior guard Shambria Washington played all 40 minutes of the game against Marquette.
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Sophomore guard Chennedy Carter was 12-for-28 in field goals.
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Sophomore guard Kayla Wells played all but one minute of the game against the Golden Eagles.
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Sophomore Ciera Johnson went 1-for-2 in free throws.
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Junior guard Shambria Washington is making her first post season appearance with the Aggies after transferring from junior college.
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Sophomore guard Kayla Wells goes for a layup while avoiding the Marquette defense.
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Junior Shambria Washington jumps to make a layup.
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Texas A&M head coach Gary Blair calls a play out to his team.
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Sophomore guard Chennedy Carter leaps over Marquette’s Natisha Hiedeman to make a basket.
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Aggies Aja Ellison, Anna Dreimane, Cheah Rael-Whitsitt and the Aggie bench celebrate Texas A&M taking the lead late in the game.
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Senior Gavin Suel leads the 12th Man in “Beat the Hell Outta Marquette” during a timeout.
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Assistant coach Bob Starkey is in his fifth year with Aggie women’s basketball team.
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Texas A&M and Marquette players leap to regain possession of the ball.
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Sophomore guard Chennedy Carter played 40 minutes for the Aggies.
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Sophomore forward N’dea Jones scored 13 points for the Aggies.
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Junior Shambria Washington and sophomore Chennedy Carter celebrate after Washington scored the 3-pointer to put the Aggies ahead 77-76.
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Sophomore guard Chennedy Carter smiles as she shoots her free throws with 0.9 seconds left on the clock.
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Head coach Gary Blair sings the Aggie War Hymn with his team as he looks to the Reed Arena scoreboard.
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Sophomore guard Chennedy Carter sings the Aggie War Hymn with her teammates after the Aggie victory.
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Texas A&M team captain Ciera Johnson gives a shout out to the 12th Man student section for showing their support during their season and hopes to see some of the fans in Chicago.
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