Aggie Women's Basketball Stuns North Dakota 82-81

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The Aggie women's basketball team won their first game of the 2010-2011 season in dramatic fashion as they rallied from a 15-point first half deficit and an 11-point second half deficit as they trailed 49-38 with 14:07 left in the game but chipped away over the final 14 minutes and took the lead for the very first time when Tabytha Wampler hit a layup out of a timeout with under 10 seconds left to go ahead 82-81. The Aggie defense would hold giving the Aggies the comeback victory.

The Aggies had five players in double-figures as Madison Spence and Tabytha Wampler each scored 20 points. Ariella McGhee would add 14 points while Jasmine Lowe would score 13 and Danisha Corbett would add 10.

Trailing by 10 with 6:40 left in the game, the Aggies would start to cut into the deficit one final time. The Aggies would get a three pointer from Madison Spence to cut the lead to seven points at 70-63. With 4:58 left to play the Aggies would cut the lead down to four points as Danisha Corbett was fouled by Mallory Youngblut while shooting a three pointer. Jasmine Lowe would get a steal and a layup on the next play cutting the deficit to just two points at 72-70.

The Fighting Sioux would answer with a three pointer by Corey Lof to push their lead back to five points at 75-70 with 4:36 left in the game. The Aggies would trim the deficit down to two points with 2:07 to go as Madison Spence would hit a pair of free throws. North Dakota would counter with two free throws from Charnise Mothershed to give the Fighting Sioux a four point lead at 81-77 with 1:41 left in the game. Madison Spence would bury her fourth trey of the night to cut the deficit to just one point at 81-80 with 53 seconds remaining.

The Aggie defense would force Nicole Smart to turn the ball over and with just eight seconds left, Tabytha Wampler would get a layup to give the Aggies their first lead of the game at 82-81. The Fighting Sioux would put up a pair of shots but neither would find the bottom of the basket and the Aggies would hold on for the one point victory. Click here to read more.

Aggie Women's Basketball Stuns North Dakota 82-81