TEXAS WOMEN's BASKETBALL POSTSEASON GUIDE Bridgeport
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Senior Celina Rodrigo All-Big 12 Honorable Mention Sophomore Ariel Atkins All-Big 12 Second Team Sophomore Brooke McCarty All-Big 12 First Team Senior Empress Davenport Senior All-Big 12 Honorable Mention Imani Boyette Big 12 co-Defensive Player of the Year All-Big 12 First Team TEXAS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL POSTSEASON GUIDE Bridgeport Regional • March 26 & 28, 2016 Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Conn. NATIONAL CHAMPIONS: 1986 • FINAL FOUR: 1986, 1987, 2003 • 12-TIME CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS TEXASWOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME 35 | UCLA | MARCH 26 | 1 P.M. CT 2015-16 SCHEDULE (30-4, 15-3 BIG 12 CONFERENCE) DATE DAY UT OPP OPPONENT TV TIME 7/7 (2) Head Coach: Karen Aston 11/14 SAT 12/11 NR/NR UT-SAN ANTONIO Longhorn Network W, 90-53 TEXAS at UT: 88-45 (.662), 4th season 11/18 WED 11/11 NR/NR NORTHWESTERN STATE Longhorn Network W, 86-33 30-4, 15-3 Big 12 Career: 189-108 (.636), 9th season 11/21 SAT 11/8 NR/NR at Rice RiceOwls.com W, 70-47 11/25 WED 8/8 NR/NR HAMPTON Longhorn Network W, 79-52 11/29 SUN 8/8 4/5 at Tennessee ESPN W, 64-53 10/12 (3) Head Coach: Cori Close 12/2 WED 6/6 9/9 MISSISSIPPI STATE Longhorn Network W, 53-47 UCLA at UCLA: 98-68 (.590), 5th season 12/6 SUN 6/6 NR/NR at Little Rock W, 66-56 26-8, 14-4 Pac-12 Career: Same 12/13 SUN 5/6 14/12 STANFORD ESPN W, 77-69 12/16 WED 5/6 NR/NR CANISIUS Longhorn Network W, 92-62 Big 12/SEC Challenge (Oklahoma City, Okla.) GAME INFORMATION 12/20 SUN 5/6 NR/NR vs. Arkansas FS1 W, 61-50 12/27 SUN 5/6 NR/NR SAM HOUSTON STATE Longhorn Network W, 83-49 Saturday, March 26, 2016 | 1 p.m. CT | NCAA Sweet 16 12/30 WED 5/6 NR/NR at West Virginia WVUSports.com W, 65-54 No. 7/7 Texas vs. No. 10/12 UCLA | Bridgeport, Conn. | Webster Bank Arena (10,000) 1/2 SAT 5/6 NR/NR TEXAS TECH Longhorn Network W, 86-62 TV: ESPN - Dave O’Brien (play-by-play), Doris Burke (analyst), Holly Rowe (reporter) 1/6 WED 4/4 RV/RV IOWA STATE Longhorn Network W, 75-54 1/9 SAT 4/4 RV/RV at Oklahoma State FOX Oklahoma W, 78-48 Radio: 104.9 FM The Horn - Craig Way (play-by-play), Fran Harris (analyst) 1/13 WED 4/4 NR/NR at Kansas ESPN3 W, 75-38 1/17 SUN 4/4 6/7 BAYLOR ESPN2 L, 67-80 TEXAS VIES FOR FIRST ELITE EIGHT BERTH SINCE 2003 1/20 WED 6/6 NR/NR at TCU Fox College Sports W, 65-58 • The No. 7/7 University of Texas women’s basketball team, making its second 1/23 SAT 6/6 19/19 OKLAHOMA FSN W, 83-76 1/27 WED 6/6 NR/NR KANSAS Longhorn Network W, 70-46 consecutive NCAA Sweet Sixteen appearance, faces No. 10/12 UCLA on Saturday in 1/30 SAT 6/6 NR/NR at Kansas State ESPN3 W, 66-51 Bridgeport, Conn. Tip-off is slated for 1 p.m. CT and the game will be televised by ESPN. 2/6 SAT 6/6 NR/NR at Iowa State FS2 W, 65-49 The Longhorns are looking to advance to the program’s 10th all-time NCAA Regional Final 2/10 WED 6/5 20/24 OKLAHOMA STATE Longhorn Network W, 70-55 appearance and first since 2003. 2/14 SUN 6/5 21/21 at Oklahoma FS1 L, 56-74 2/17 WED 8/7 NR/NR KANSAS STATE Longhorn Network W, 58-51 • Texas in the NCAA Tournament: The Longhorns are making their 29th all-time 2/21 SUN 8/7 RV/RV WEST VIRGINIA FSN W, 73-50 appearance in the NCAA Tournament and hold an all-time record of 37-27. Texas is 8-4 2/24 WED 8/8 NR/NR at Texas Tech FSSW Plus W, 76-55 all-time in NCAA Regional Semifinal action. The Longhorns played in Bridgeport in the 2/27 SAT 8/8 NR/NR TCU Longhorn Network W, 71-58 NCAA First and Second Rounds in 2008, falling in the Second Round to UConn. 2/29 MON 6/7 4/4 at Baylor FS1 L, 48-74 • As The No. 2 Seed: The Longhorns are a No. 2 seed for the fifth time in program history 3/4 - 3/7 - Phillips Big 12 Women’s Basketball Championship (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 3/5 SAT 6/7 NR/NR vs. (10) Kansas FSN W, 66-50 (1983, 1984, 1989, 2003) and are 12-4 all-time as a No. 2 seed. It is Texas’ best NCAA 3/6 SUN 6/7 22/RV vs. (3) West Virginia FS1 W, 67-51 Tournament seed since earning a No. 1 seed in 2004. 3/7 MON 6/7 4/4 vs. (1) Baylor FS1 L, 63-79 • UCLA Series: Texas is 5-6 all-time against UCLA. The two teams last met on Nov. 23, 3/19 and 3/21 - NCAA First and Second Rounds (Austin, Texas) 2014. The Longhorns defeated the Bruins 75-65 in Los Angeles in the last meeting. 3/19 SAT 7/7 NR/NR vs. (15) Alabama State ESPN2 W, 86-42 3/21 MON 7/7 NR/NR vs. (10) Missouri ESPN2 W, 73-55 • Season Recap: Texas has posted one of the finest seasons in program history, notching 3/26 and 3/28 - NCAA Regionals (Bridgeport, Conn.) a 30-4 overall record and a 15-3 mark in Big 12 Conference play. The Longhorns have 3/26 SAT 7/7 10/12 vs. (3) UCLA ESPN 1:00 p.m. reached the 30-win plateau for the first time since the 2003-04 season and tied the 2002- * - Big 12 Conference game | All times Central. 03 club with the most Big 12 Conference wins (15) in school history. Rankings: Associated Press Top 25 / USA Today Coaches Poll / tournament seeding • Boyette Reaches Impressive Milestone: With 11 rebounds in the Big 12 Tournament TALE OF THE TAPE Championship on March 7, senior center Imani Boyette became the first player inTexas school history to reach 1,000 career points, 1,000 career rebounds and 200 career blocks. TEXAS CATEGORY UCLA She is the fifth member of UT’s 1,000-point, 1,000-rebound club. She also reached 300 30-4 Overall Record 26-8 career blocks in the game against Missouri and is just the second player in program 15-3 Conference Record 14-4 history to eclipse that milestone. 71.3 Points Per Game 74.1 • There Have Been Nine: As evidence of the team’s depth, Texas has had nine different 41.7 Rebounds Per Game 43.1 leading scorers this season. Brooke McCarty has led her team in scoring a squad-best 10 +9.7 Rebound Margin +3.4 times this season. Seven Longhorns have led their team in scoring two or more times. • Against The Ranked: The Longhorns are 6-4 (.600) this season against teams ranked in the 14.2 Assists Per Game 13.4 Associated Press Top-25 at game time. Texas also has a pair of top-10 victories to its credit this 8.0 Steals Per Game 9.9 year. The Longhorns have been ranked among the nation’s top-15 teams the entire season, 5.3 Blocks Per Game 4.7 including ranking among the AP top-10 every week since Nov. 23. 15.9 Turnovers Per Game 14.6 +2.3 Turnover Margin +3.5 PROBABLE STARTERS (BASED ON LAST GAME) NO NAME POS LAST GAME COMMUNICATIONS 1 Empress Davenport G 4 pts, 5 rebs, 5 asts in 18 min vs. Mizzou • Sean Cartell • Primary Basketball Contact 2 Celina Rodrigo G 7 pts, 6 asts, 3 stls in 31 min vs. Mizzou [email protected] • 352-278-5422 [cell] 11 Brooke McCarty G 5 pts, 4 rebs in 36 min vs. Mizzou • Kendall Anderson • Secondary Basketball Contact [email protected] 24 Ariel Atkins G 22 points, 7 rebs, 3 stls in 27 min vs. Mizzou 34 Imani Boyette C 6 pts, 10 rebs, 2 blks in 23 min vs. Mizzou 2015-16 TEXAS Women’s BASKETBALL GAME-BY-GAME TEXAS IN THE SEED DATE UT OPP OPPONENT W/L SCORE RND CITY NCAA TOURNAMENT 3/17/83 2 7 LOUISVILLE W 84-55 32 Austin, Texas 3/25/83 2 3 vs. Kansas State W (OT) 73-70 16 Ruston, La. 3/27/83 2 1 at Louisiana Tech L 58-72 8 Ruston, La. W-L BREAKDOWN MISCELLANEOUS 3/15/84 2 7 DRAKE W 96-60 32 Austin, Texas Appearances: 29 Best finish 3/23/84 2 6 vs. Louisiana-Monroe W 99-91 16 Ruston, La. Overall Record: 37-27 Champions (1986) 3/25/84 2 1 at Louisiana Tech L 60-85 8 Ruston, La. under Karen Aston: 5-2 Largest Margin of Victory: 3/14/85 1 8 WESTERN MICHIGAN W 84-62 32 Austin, Texas +44 vs. 15 Hampton (3/23/03) 3/22/85 1 4 at Western Kentucky L 90-92 16 Bowling Green, Ky. as the #1 seed: 13-4 +44 vs. 15 Alabama State (3/19/16) as the #2 seed: 12-4 3/14/86 1 9 MISSOURI W 108-67 32 Austin, Texas Largest Margin of Defeat 3/20/86 1 4 OKLAHOMA W 85-59 16 Austin, Texas as the #3 seed: 4-4 -51 vs.