Womens BB game story Fr Kelsie Edwards Mansfied

[OldTimer]

NT's Edwards Nets Career-High 20 Points in 72-62 Loss to A&M

COLLEGE STATION, Tex. (12/6/03) -- Freshman forward Kelsie Edwards scored a career-high 20 points, but it wasn't enough as the North Texas women's basketball team fell to Texas A&M, 72-62, Saturday afternoon at Reed Arena in front of 1,726.

Toccara Williams scored a game-high 20 points to lead the Aggies. Williams added eight rebounds and five steals as the Aggies (4-2) won their third straight game. North Texas dropped to 3-3.

The Aggies committed a season high 22 turnovers and North Texas committed 31 turnovers which is the most by an A&M opponent this season. The Aggies scored 26 points off of turnovers, while NT managed 19 points.

Edwards, a true freshman from Mansfield, reached her career-high 20 points on eight of 14 shooting. She was the only North Texas in double figures, as Jill Medlock added eight points along with a team-high seven assists and Jamie Armstrong and Kennethia Wilson each added seven points.

NT's leading scorer for the season, senior Kim Blanton, was held in check with five points. However, she led North Texas in rebounding with seven.

A&M used a 19-5 run to start the game with five of six Aggies scoring points. North Texas answered with a 12-0 run over the next 7:40 as Edwards came off the bench for NT to score eight points. NT pulled within two points at 23-21 with 1:32 to play before A&M took a 27-21 lead at halftime.

A pair of Mindy Garrison three point baskets to start the second half gave the Aggies’ a pair of 9-point leads, 30-21 and 33-24.

The Aggies then started working the ball inside to Janae Derrick and Lynn Classen who lifted A&M to a 13-point lead, 39-26.

Classen scored six points and grabbed four rebounds in the first 6:12 of the second half matching her scoring and rebounding effort from the first half. Classen finished with eight second half points enroute to 14 points. She grabbed a career best nine rebounds.

The Aggies led by as many as 18 points in the second half as they used improved shooting from the field with a 53 percent showing. A&M shot 46 percent for the game.

North Texas is scheduled to play it second consecutive Big 12 opponent on the road next Sunday when it faces Texas in Austin on December 14.

-- Box Score

[UNT_92_Fan]

I went to high school with kelsie....she is looking a whole lot better now....she is maturing faster than i expected coming straight outta college...way to represent the four time state champion mansfield Tigers!