No. 13 Texas A&M women roll past Southern 88-47
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) Courtney Williams scored 18 points and No. 13 Texas A&M used a smothering defense in the second half to coast to 88-47 win over Southern on Sunday.
Jordan Jones added 15 points, Anriel Howard 13, Courtney Walker 11 and Chelsea Jennings 10 for the Aggies (2-0).
Texas A&M was up 49-34 at halftime and then held the Jaguars (1-1) to 13 points in the second half on 12 percent shooting (4 for 34). At one stretch in the second half, Southern missed 12 straight shots and 19 of 20.
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The Aggies went 25 of 36 from the foul line while Southern was 11 of 18 and A&M scored 31 points off of 25 turnovers.
Though the Aggies only had a 47-40 rebounding advantage, they still dominated the inside with 34 points in the paint to just 6 for Southern.
Cortnei Purnell had 16 points for Southern.