ARLINGTON, Texas – The UT Arlington women's basketball team closed out 2024 and their non-conference schedule with a bang, defeating Wiley by a final score of 113-51 on Monday evening inside the College Park Center.
The 113 points are the most ever in a single game for the Lady Mavs, breaking the record set back in 2023 when UTA put up 106 against Sam Houston State in a 106-102 double overtime victory. This is the second time this season that the Lady Mavs have crossed the 100-point plateau.
The Lady Mavs had six players finish with double digit scoring efforts on the night.
Avery Brittingham and
Koi Love both made history as the first pair of Lady Mavs to record a triple double in the same game. This marks the fourth and fifth triple doubles in program history, with Brittingham having three of them. Love finished with 18 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists to go along with a pair of blocks and a steal in 23 minutes. The 10 assists mark a new career high for Love. Brittingham finished with 10 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists to go along with three steals and a block in 24 minutes of action.
Taliyah Clark finished with a game-high 19 points on 6-of-10 from the floor and going an impressive 5-for-7 from behind the arc. Clark pulled down three rebounds while dishing out an assist in 17 minutes.
Miraya Perkins finished with a career high 18 points on 6-of-7 shooting from the field and 6-of-7 from the charity stripe to go along with three rebounds in 17 minutes.
Aspen Thornton had her best performance in a Lady Mavs uniform, finishing with a season-high 16 points on 5-for-6 shooting from the field, 2-for-3 from deep and a perfect 4-for-4 from the free throw line. Thornton also grabbed one board, dished out two assists and had two steals in 24 minutes of action.
Alexsyah Goudeau finished with a season-high 11 points to go along with four rebounds, two assists and a steal in 23 minutes.
As a team, the Lady Mavs had their best shooting night of the season so far, shooting 59.7-percent from the field as well as shooting 47.4-percent from deep, the first time this season the Lady Mavs shot over 40-percent from beyond the arc. For the third straight game, the Lady Mavs shot over 80-percent from the free throw line, going 18-for-21 tonight for 85.7-percent.
The Lady Mavs tied their best rebounding performance this season, grabbing 54 boards for the game. The 32 assists that were dished out by the Lady Mavs is the most assists in a game this season for UTA.
UTA finished with six blocks as a team, the fifth game this season where the Lady Mavs finished with five or more blocks in a game. Through 11 games, the Lady Mavs have registered at least one block in each game.
The Lady Mavs secured the opening tip and went straight to work, recording the games first 15 points before Wiley managed to get on the scoreboard. UTA managed to hold the Wildcats to seven points in the first quarter, matching their best defensive quarter of the season when they held Arlington Baptist to seven points in the fourth quarter back on Nov. 7.
The Lady Mavs went into halftime up by 39 on Wiley, 56-17.
UTA's best scoring quarter of the season happened coming out the half when the Lady Mavs put up 30 points in the third. This is the first time this season that the Lady Mavs registered a 30-point quarter.
The Lady Mavs finished the game hitting 10 of their last 11 shots while holding Wiley to just one field goal on their last seven attempts.
NEXT UP
The non-conference slate is over, next up is Western Athletic Conference play. The Lady Mavs first three WAC games take place in the friendly confines of the College Park Center beginning with Tarleton State on Saturday, Jan. 4. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. central time.
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