Pryor flirts with triple-double as Texas A&M beats VCU, 78-66

Game #4: Texas A&M 78, VCU 66
Records: Texas A&M (4-0, 0-0), VCU (3-2, 0-0)
Box Score

The following is a release from Texas A&M Athletics:

LAIE, Hawaii – Texas A&M’s Ny’Ceara Pryor put together a ridiculous stat line of 18 points, 11 assists, nine rebounds and six steals to lead the Aggies to a 78-66 triumph over VCU at the Cannon Activities Center in the first game of the North Shore Showcase Sunday morning.

Fatmata Janneh scored nine points and grabbed a season-high 15 rebounds while Janae Kent poured in a career-high 17 points in her first start of the season. The Maroon & White shot a blistering 61.1% from the field in the second half and converted six of their final eight shots of the game to seal the victory.

Janneh kicked things off with a 3-pointer six seconds into the game to break the ice, 3-0. The Maroon & White would continue to build on an unanswered lead, going on an 8-0 run until VCU’s first points. The quarter was spearheaded by Aggie free throws, going 8-10 from the line. The Aggies would round out the quarter with a 17-12 lead.

VCU took control in the early going of the second frame with a 6-2 run to start. The Rams went on to tie the game with 3:27 left at 23-all, led by guard Mary-Anna Asare with five points. The Aggies would regain the lead and go into the half up 30-26. Pryor led Texas A&M in the first half with five points, six rebounds, three assists and three steals.

VCU would go on to open the second half with a jump shot with 8:44 left on the clock. Kent was quick to answer with a fast break jumper six seconds later. Texas A&M dominated the boards in the third quarter, grabbing 15 boards to VCU’s five. Janneh had five on her own, helping give the Aggies eight second-chance points in the frame. Graduate guard Jordan Webster hit a 3-pointer to end the quarter, 56-50.

The Aggies opened the final period with a burst of momentum, scoring eight unanswered points to force the Rams to take a timeout. The Maroon & White’s effort couldn’t be stopped, going 13-1 to induce another timeout with 5:46 remaining. Pryor came alive in the fourth scoring nine points while shooting a perfect 4-of-4 from the field and dishing out four assists with three steals to vault the Aggies to a 78-66 finish.

The Maroon & White return to the hardwood in Hawaii Monday with a 4 p.m. tipoff against UTA.

POSTGAME NOTES

RECORDS & SERIES NOTES
• Texas A&M are now 1-0 all-time versus VCU.
• Joni Taylor's career record moves to 182-127 all-time and to 42-52 in her four seasons with the Aggies.

TEAM NOTES
• Texas A&M began with a starting lineup of Lauren Ware, Janae Kent, Fats Janneh, Lemyah Hylton, Ny’Ceara Pryor (1-0).

• The Aggies opened the year scoring 75+ points in each of the first four games for the first time since the 2021-22 season.

• The Maroon & White recorded 15 steals, the second most this season behind 21 against A&M-Corpus Christi to begin the year.

• The Aggies shot 61.1% (22-of-36) from the field in the second half, marking the highest shooting percentage in a half this season for the team.

• Texas A&M grabbed 16 offensive rebounds, registering the third game this year with double-digit offensive boards.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Ny’Ceara Pryor
• Dished out a career-high 11 assists and scored 18 points to become the first Aggie to have a double-double with assists since Kay Kay Green against Kentucky Feb. 23, 2023.
• Grabbed nine rebounds which was one shy of the third triple-double of her career.
• Posted six steals, which was the second time during the 2025-26 campaign that she has recorded 5+ steals in a game and the 22nd time in her career.

Fatama Janneh
• Scored nine points and had a season-high 15 rebounds.
• Led the country last season with 9.7 defensive boards per game and grabbed 10 against VCU.

Janae Kent
• Poured in a career-high 17 points, going 7-of-13 from the field.

Salese Blow
• Led the second unit with nine points in her first game off the bench this year.

Jordan Webster
• Poured in a career-high 17 points, going 7-of-13 from the field.