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11/04 21:10 CST All-American Booker scores 24 as No. 6 Texas beats Fairleigh
Dickinson 85-65
All-American Booker scores 24 as No. 6 Texas beats Fairleigh Dickinson 85-65
By MARK ROSNER
Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) --- Madison Booker scored 24 points as part of a strong
all-around performance, helping No. 6 Texas open its season with an 85-65
victory against Fairleigh Dickinson on Wednesday night.
Booker, a two-time AP first-team All-American, began her senior season with
seven rebounds, five steals and five assists.
Center Breya Cunningham, also a senior, had 21 points and 13 rebounds.
Reese Downey scored 17 points to lead Fairleigh Dickinson, the two-time
defending Northeast Conference champion. The Knights were 10-for-20 from
3-point range. Downey went 5 for 11.
Fairleigh Dickinson outshot Texas overall 48% to 45.3, but committed 18
turnovers. Texas turned them into 22 points.
Texas suffered a significant loss of talent from a team that reached the NCAA
Final Four for the second straight season. Point guard Rori Harmon, the
Longhorns' best perimeter defender, currently plays professionally in Turkey.
Guards Jordan Lee and Aaliyah Crump transferred to South Carolina and Duke.
Forward Justice Carlton left for Houston. Center Kyla Oldacre, who shared the
position with Cunningham, was a senior last season. Coach Vic Schaefer did not
find a replacement with size and experience.
Schaefer does have a five-player freshman class ranked No. 3 by ESPN, along
with guards Zya Vann and Jayda Clark, who came to Texas from Oklahoma and
Australia, respectively.
The 6-foot-4 Cunningham averaged 19 minutes, 7.7 points and 5.6 rebounds a game
last season. Schaefer expects more from her. She played 29 minutes against
Fairleigh Dickinson, using a four-inch height advantage to convert 8 of 14 from
the field. Cunningham had 13 points and nine rebounds by halftime, when Texas
led 44-27.
Cunningham's freshman backup, 6-2 Isi Etute, produced nine points and five
rebounds in 23 minutes at center and forward.
Up next Fairleigh Dickinson: Hosts East Stroudsburg on Monday Texas: Hosts Northern Colorado on Saturday ___ Sign up for Top 25 poll alerts here, visit the Top 25 here and see AP's full college basketball coverage here
Up next Fairleigh Dickinson: Hosts East Stroudsburg on Monday Texas: Hosts Northern Colorado on Saturday ___ Sign up for Top 25 poll alerts here, visit the Top 25 here and see AP's full college basketball coverage here
