South Dakota State women's basketball loses big at Texas
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The South Dakota State women's basketball team lost its first road game of the season on Wednesday, Nov. 11, falling 93-63 at No. 6 Texas in Austin.
The Longhorns went on a 16-4 run in the first quarter to open up a 22-9 lead and never looked back.
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The Jacks cut the deficit to 36-29 in the second quarter, but got no closer.
A 22-10 spurt in the third opened up a sizable lead for Texas, and the Longhorns ran away from there.
Katie Vasecka and Claire Sheppard led South Dakota State's scoring with 12 points apiece. Sheppard went 5-for-7 shooting in just nine minutes. Audrey Shindelar continued her impressive debut season with 10 points in 30 minutes off the bench.
Brooklyn Meyer, who was tasked with going up against All-American Madison Booker, was limited to nine points and eight rebounds. Hadley Thul and Emilee Fox each scored seven points.
Texas had four players in double figured, led by 24 from Jayda Clark. The Longhorns shot 57.4% (39-for-68) from the field and 55.6% (5-for-9) from three. They also won the turnover battle 21-5.
South Dakota State (1-2) will look to even its record at 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 18, at home against Oklahoma State. That game is on CBS Sports Network.
This article originally appeared on Sioux Falls Argus Leader: South Dakota State women's basketball loses big at Texas