Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns @ Texas A&M Aggies
No. 20 Texas A&M women top Louisiana 83-62
COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- Chennedy Carter scored 18 points, Arriel Howard had 17 points and 14 rebounds and No. 20 Texas A&M overcame a sluggish opening quarter to beat Louisiana 83-62 on Sunday to advance to the semifinals of the preseason WNIT.
Texas A&M hosts No. 11 Oregon in a semifinal game on Thursday.
Louisiana led 19-12 after the first before Texas A&M (2-0) went on a 12-4 run to take a 24-23 lead with a pair of free throws by Danni Williams. Howard's 3-pointer with 28 seconds left before halftime put the Aggies up 33-30 and they led the rest of the way.
Kayla Wells converted a 3-point play to extend Texas A&M's lead to 47-37 and back-to-back 3s by Williams and Lulu McKinney started a 21-6 Aggies run to end the third.
Williams scored 15 points for the Aggies and Khaalia Hillsman added 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Skyler Goodwin led Louisiana (1-1) with 13 points, Kendra Howard had 12 and Nekia Jones 10.
Game Information
College Station, TX
Referee:Esrael Silva
Referee:Travis Jones
Referee:Shandra Twine
2025-26 Standings
| Sun Belt Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 11-2 | - | 20-5 |
| Arkansas State | 11-2 | - | 20-6 |
| Georgia Southern | 11-2 | - | 18-6 |
| Marshall | 11-3 | 0.5 | 21-6 |
| James Madison | 10-4 | 1.5 | 19-8 |
| Texas State | 7-6 | 4 | 11-13 |
| Old Dominion | 6-7 | 5 | 15-11 |
| UL Monroe | 6-8 | 5.5 | 12-12 |
| Southern Miss | 5-8 | 6 | 12-13 |
| Coastal Carolina | 5-8 | 6 | 12-14 |
| Georgia State | 4-9 | 7 | 9-16 |
| App State | 3-10 | 8 | 10-14 |
| South Alabama | 2-11 | 9 | 9-15 |
| Louisiana | 1-13 | 10.5 | 3-22 |
| Southeastern Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 10-1 | - | 24-2 |
| Vanderbilt | 10-2 | 0.5 | 24-2 |
| Tennessee | 8-2 | 1.5 | 16-6 |
| Texas | 8-3 | 2 | 23-3 |
| LSU | 8-3 | 2 | 22-3 |
| Ole Miss | 7-3 | 2.5 | 20-5 |
| Alabama | 6-5 | 4 | 20-5 |
| Oklahoma | 6-5 | 4 | 18-6 |
| Kentucky | 6-6 | 4.5 | 19-7 |
| Georgia | 5-6 | 5 | 19-6 |
| Mississippi State | 4-7 | 6 | 17-8 |
| Missouri | 4-8 | 6.5 | 16-11 |
| Florida | 3-9 | 7.5 | 15-12 |
| Auburn | 2-9 | 8 | 13-12 |
| Texas A&M | 2-9 | 8 | 9-11 |
| Arkansas | 0-11 | 10 | 11-15 |
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