Defense leads Longhorns past Gonzaga in women’s Sweet 16
Three Texas Longhorns women’s basketball players scored in double figures as a stifling defense propelled the No. 1 seed Longhorns past the No. 4 seed Gonzaga Bulldogs 69-47 in Sweet 16 action Friday at the Moda Center.
Aaliyah Moore led Texas with 16 points, 10 rebounds and six assists while battling injury throughout the contest.
Shaylee Gonzales added 15 points while Shay Holle registered 12 points.
The Longhorns used a 10-0 run to take a 14-7 lead just past the halfway mark of the first quarter. Madison Booker picked up her second foul with 2:38 remaining in the first quarter and was held to two points in the first half. Moore picked up the slack, leading Texas with nine points in the half.
Texas ended the half on a 10-2 run to lead 37-18. The Longhorns held Gonzaga to 14% from the field with only three field goals made.
Gonzales made a three pointer to halt a 9-0 Zags run in the third to get Texas a 44-29 lead. The Longhorns stretched the lead out to 19, 54-35, at the end of the third.
Texas held Gonzaga to 26.5% from the field in the game.
The Longhorns will face No. 3 NC State in the Elite Eight on Sunday.
