GREENSBORO, N.C. — North Carolina A&T’s women’s basketball team, the Aggies from Greensboro, struggled to score on the road Tuesday night and lost 76-35 to Nebraska at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln. The Aggies fell to 1-2, and the Cornhuskers improved to 3-0.
Nebraska jumped out 20-6 after the first quarter and led 34-15 at halftime. A&T scored 6, 9, 9 and 11 points in the four quarters. The Cornhuskers’ largest lead reached 41 points, and 4,117 fans attended.
Darrionna Howard paced the Aggies with 10 points on 4-of-7 shooting in 24 minutes. Paris Locke scored eight and led the team with six rebounds, and Yves Cox added seven points on 3-of-6 shooting in 23 minutes.
The Aggies shot 14 of 45 from the field and made only one of 11 three-pointers. They went 6 of 16 at the free-throw line and were outrebounded 41-18. Turnovers hurt as well: A&T gave the ball away 18 times, leading to 15 Nebraska points, while the Aggies managed seven points off the Cornhuskers’ 19 turnovers.
Britt Prince scored 24 points to lead Nebraska on 9-of-15 shooting, including four three-pointers. Amiah Hargrove had 13 points and 10 rebounds, and Ashlyn Koupal added 11. Nebraska scored 42 points in the paint to A&T’s 24, and shot 29 of 51 from the floor.
A&T had 11 steals in the game, matching Nebraska’s total, and the Aggies scored seven fast-break points to the Cornhuskers’ 13. The Aggies are now 0-2 on the road this season. Howard also had two steals, and Locke added two assists and two offensive rebounds to her six boards.
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