Greenville, S.C. — No. 4 seed Ole Miss ran away from No. 13 seed Texas A&M, 77-60, within the quarterfinals of the SEC Ladies’s Basketball Match on Friday at Bon Secours Wellness Enviornment in Greenville, South Carolina.

The Rebels offense was led by Angel Baker’s 23 factors on 10 of 12 taking pictures from the sector, together with three 3-pointers. Madison Scott contributed 16 factors, eight rebounds, 4 assists and two steals whereas Marquesha Davis racked up 14 factors and Elauna Eaton related on three from past the arc.

Baker began up the primary quarter from distance to set Ole Miss forward early earlier than draining a leap shot on the 5:15 mark, making a 6-2 lead. Quickly after, Eaton drained two triples to create a 10-point distinction, 14-4.

The Aggies went on a fast 5-0 run led by Janiah Barker to come back inside 4 earlier than Baker dropped in one other 3-pointer with lower than a minute left within the first, 17-10.

Each Sydney Bowles and Jada Malone recorded a pair of free throws earlier than the primary quarter ended to shut in, 17-14.

Texas A&M opened the second quarter in scorching pursuit as Malone scored layups in back-to-back possessions, however Baker would not let up as she drilled her third shot from past the arc, 23-18.

With 7:33 left within the half, Davis and Scott took over for the Rebels, main a 12-4 run to offer their largest lead of the half, 35-24, with simply 1:36 remaining within the quarter.

Because the Aggies seemed to make a last drive earlier than the half, Davis snatched the ball away, dropping in a layup and finishing the three-point play to take a 40-29 benefit to the locker room.

On the half, Ole Miss was taking pictures 15 of 28 from the sector (53.6%) in comparison with Texas A&M’s 8 of twenty-two (36.4%). Baker led the Rebels’ drive from distance, cashing in three of their 5 triples, whereas contributing a complete of 15 factors within the first half.

The Aggies’ good free throw taking pictures within the first half saved them within the recreation with Bowles contributing 5 of their 13 photographs from the free throw line.

Tyia Singleton began off the second half with a easy layup for Ole Miss, however Sarah Jones started chipping away on the Aggies’ deficit, 42-33. A 9-2 run carried the Rebels to a 16-point lead, 51-35, earlier than a flurry of Texas A&M free throws together with a layup by Jones introduced them again in vary, 51-40.

With simply over two minutes remaining within the third, Ole Miss scored one other 9 factors led by Scott’s 5, to take a big 60-42 lead into the ultimate quarter.

Baker and Singleton every dropped in a leap shot at first of the fourth to widen the hole, 64-42. Barker and Bowles started to chip away, however Eaton promptly responded with a triple to remain away, 71-49.

Regardless of Barker’s 11-point fourth quarter of her 22-point efficiency, the Aggies could not overcome the deficit.

Ole Miss claimed the 77-60 quarterfinal victory, profitable an SEC Match recreation by greater than 10 factors for the primary time since 2007 whereas delivering the Aggies’ largest SEC Match loss.

Up Subsequent

4-seed Ole Miss (23-7, 11-5 SEC) will face 1-seed South Carolina (30-0, 16-0 SEC) within the semifinals of the SEC Ladies’s Basketball Match on Saturday at 4:30 P.M. ET televised on SEC Community.

Texas A&M (9-20, 2-14 SEC) is eradicated from the match.