2024-01-05 16:26:34
#10/10 Texas (14-1, 1-1 Big 12) vs. #24/25 West Virginia (13-0, 2-0 Big 12)
Game 16
Saturday, Jan. 6 at 1:00 PM CT
WVU Coliseum | Morgantown, W.Va.
GameDay Quick Facts
TELEVISION: The game will be broadcast on ESPN+. Nick Farrell (pxp), Warren Baker (analyst) and Amanda Mazey (sideline) will call the action.
RADIO: All women’s basketball games will air in Austin on 103.1 FM, along with the web streams on TexasSports.com and the Longhorn App. Roger Wallace will call the action.
Notables
• BOOKER ON THE BIG STAGE: Freshman Madison Booker has had some of her best games once morest the best competition this season. Booker scored 20 points to help Texas beat No. 11 UConn on Dec. 3. Booker was named the USBWA national freshman of the week following that performance. Against No. 10 Baylor, Booker scored a season-high 25 points and added eight assists and seven rebounds. In the three games Texas has played without Rori Harmon, Booker is averaging 19.7 points, 7.7 assists and 5.3 rebounds per game.
• MOORE AND GASTON DOUBLE-DOUBLES: Aaliyah Moore and DeYona Gaston both recorded double-doubles last time out in the win over Texas Tech. Moore scored 18 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and Gaston recorded 17 points and 11 rebounds. The duo shot a combined 16-of-23 from the field in the game. Gaston was a First Team All-Big 12 selection last year and Moore was the 2021-22 Preseason Big 12 Freshman of the Year.
• SHAYLEE GOING OFF: Shaylee Gonzales tied her career-high with six 3-pointers in the Longhorns win over Jackson State on Dec. 27. Gonzales led Texas with 21 points in the game. Gonzales has made 14 three-point field goals over her last five games and is shooting 14-26 (53.8 percent) from beyond the 3-point arc over those games.
• MUHAMMAD STELLAR SOPHOMORE SEASON: Amina Muhammad has made big strides since her freshman season. After being named to the Big 12 All-Freshman Team last year Muhammad hasn’t slowed down. She has increased her scoring average from 3.9 points per game to 8.9 points per game. Her field goal percentage has improved from 48 percent to 62 percent this season.
• THE WIN OVER UCONN: The Longhorns took down UConn for the first time in program history, 80-68 on Dec. 3 in the Jimmy V Women’s Classic. Rori Harmon scored 27 points and dished out 13 assists. Harmon became the first player in 25 seasons to tally at least 25 points and 10 assists once morest UConn. Madison Booker scored 20 points in the game.
• HORNS ON D: Texas was 22-0 when they held an opponent to 59 points or less in the 2022-23 and are 9-0 when doing so this season. The Longhorns rank 10th in the country in turnovers forced per game (23.73) and 1st in the country in turnover margin (+9.93). Texas leads opponents in points off turnovers this season 453-155. An average of 30.2 per game-10.3 per game over their 15 games this season.
• ON THE BOARDS: The Longhorns have outrebounded their opponent in 13/15 games this season. Texas ranks ninth in the NCAA in offensive rebounds per game (16.9). Texas leads second chance points over opponents, 272- 87. Texas is giving up just 5.8 second chance points per game this season. UT is +14.7 on the boards.
• JONES COMING UP BIG: Taylor Jones scored a career-high 27 points and tied a school record by going 11-11 from the field in the Longhorns win over Oral Roberts. Jones also grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds in the game. Jones ranks second in the country in field goal percentage this season at 71.3 percent.
• WINNING IN PARADISE: The Longhorns went 3-0 in the Virgin Islands to capture the 2023 Paradise Jam Reef Tournament Championship. Rori Harmon was named the tournament MVP as she dished out 15 assists with 0 turnovers. Taylor Jones was also named a Tournament All-Star.
• NO. 1 RECRUITING CLASS: On Nov. 8 the Longhorns signed what ESPN.Com has ranked as the No. 1 recruiting class in the country. The Horns are the only school in the country with two top-10 signees.
• 2023 BIG 12 CHAMPIONS: The Longhorns finished the 2022-23 season with a 26-10 overall record and 14-4 mark in conference play as they claimed the Big 12 regular season championship, their first since 2004. Head Coach Vic Schaefer was named Big 12 Coach of the Year.
• PRESEASON HONORS: Texas point guard Rori Harmon was picked by the conference coaches as the Big 12 Preseason Player of the Year and Madison Booker was selected as the Big 12 Preseason Freshman of the Year. Harmon and DeYona Gaston earned spots on the Preseason All-Big 12 Team and Shaylee Gonzales and Aaliyah Moore earned preseason honorable mention All-Big 12 selections.
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