No matter how you spin it, it’s been a very bad season for Texas A&M Womens Basketball this year, ending the regular season with 7-19, and 2-14 in the SEC, the only hope that was left in ending the season with an ounce of momentum in Joni Taylor’s first season was making some magic in the SEC Tournament this week, and so far, so good.
After defeating Vanderbilt 77-70 on Wednesday, the 13th-seeded Aggies faced the 7th-seeded Mississippi State on Thursday afternoon, and in one of their best offensive outings of the season, the struggling Aggies all of sudden looked like a postseason contender to defeat the Bulldogs 79-72. Led by freshman guard Sydney Bowles’s career-high 22 points (six 3-pointers), shot 51.7% on the day, and 64.7% from deep. Senior forward Aaliyah Patty had an SEC Tournament record five blocks, combined with 15 points and 6 rebounds.
Only committing 10 turnovers, the Aggies’ highly efficient 23 assists on 30 made baskets is an SEC Tournament program record, and just a small snippet of just how well the Aggies have played in their last two games of the Tournament, knowing that even if the magic runs out sooner than later, this performance certainly bodes well for preparations in what should be a drastically improved 2023 campaign.
Texas A&M will now face the 4th-seeded Ole Miss Rebels on Friday in the Quarterfinal round, starting 25 minutes after the 11:00 AM game between Arkansas and South Carolina.
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