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TEXAS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 32 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES | 1986 NCAA CHAMPIONS | THREE FINAL FOUR APPEARANCES | 12-TIME CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS 2020-21 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS GAME CAPSULE DAY DATE UT OPP OPPONENT TV TIME/RESULT WED N. 25 SMU LHN W, 90-51 Head Coach: Vic Schaefer SUN N. 29 NORTH TEXAS LHN W, 106-69 TEXAS at Texas: 9-3, 1st season WED D. 02 25/RV LOUISIANA TECH LHN W, 84-57 Career: 310-175, 16th season Big 12/SEC Challenge [Austin, Texas] 9-3, 3-2 Big 12 SUN D. 06 25/RV 12/13 TEXAS A&M ESPN L, 61-66 WED D. 09 23/RV IDAHO LHN W, 73-48 Head Coach: Raegan Pebly SUN D. 13 23/RV TENNESSEE ESPN POSTPONED TCU at TCU: 123-83, 7th season THU D. 17 22/22 KANSAS * LHN POSTPONED FRI D. 18 22/22 DRAKE LHN W, 101-80 6-5, 1-5 Big 12 Career: 279-258, 18th season MON D. 21 20/22 at Kansas State * Big 12 Now on ESPN+ W, 62-52 TUE D. 29 19/19 LAMAR LHN W, 77-49 SUN J. 3 19/19 RV/NR IOWA STATE* ESPN2 W, 74-59 SAT J. 9 17/17 at West Virginia* Big 12 Now on ESPN+ L, 58-92 TUE J. 12 21/20 OKLAHOMA* LHN POSTPONED Date: Jan. 20, 2020 THUR J. 14 21/20 KANSAS* LHN W, 79-72 Time: 7 p.m. CT Longhorn Network 105.3 FM SUN J. 17 21/20 at Texas Tech* Big 12 Now on ESPN+ L, 66-74 Location: Austin, Texas Play-by-Play: Alex Loeb Play-by-Play: Craig Way WED J. 20 RV TCU* LHN 7 p.m. Arena: Frank Erwin Center Analyst: Andrea Lloyd Analyst: Kathy Harston SAT J. 23 at Iowa State* ESPNU 5 p.m. Series: Texas leads, 45-4 Online: WatchESPN Online: TexasSports.com WED J. 27 at Oklahoma State* ESPN+ 6:30 p.m. SAT J. 30 TEXAS TECH* LHN 7 p.m. WED F. 3 at Oklahoma* 7 p.m. SAT F. 6 WEST VIRGINIA* LHN 7 p.m. TALE OF THE TAPE WED F. 10 OKLAHOMA STATE* LHN 7 p.m. SUN F. 14 at Baylor* ESPN2 4 p.m. Statistic WED F. 17 at TCU* 6:30 p.m. 9-3 Overall Record 6-5 SUN F. 21 KANSAS STATE* LHN 2 p.m. WED. F. 24 at Kansas* 7 p.m. 3-2 Conference Record 1-5 MON. M. 1 BAYLOR* ESPN2 6 p.m. 77.6 Points Per Game 67.9 38.8 Rebounds Per Game 39.6 +4.6 Rebound Margin -0.2 13.8 Assists Per Game 16.4 * - Big 12 Conference game | All times Central. Rankings: Associated Press Top 25 / USA Today Coaches Poll 9.8 Steals Per Game 7.5 NCAA ALL-TIME WINS LEADERS (THROUGH JAN. 18) 4.4 Blocks Per Game 4.3 14.8 Turnovers Per Game 15.6 Tennessee 1,393 +7.4 Turnover Margin +0.7 UConn 1,189 James Madison 1,154 GAMEDAY STORYLINES Louisiana Tech 1,147 • SETTING THE STAGE: Texas returns to the friendly confnes of the Frank Erwin Center looking to bounce back against TCU on Wednesday, Jan. 20, at 7 p.m. CT. The Longhorns are currently 9-3 on the year, and Stanford 1,128 3-2 in Big 12 play, following a loss at Texas Tech this past Sunday. Texas 1,116 • SERIES HISTORY: The Longhorns hold a 45-4 advantage over the Horned Frogs in the all-time series, and Stephen F. Austin 1,115 have won 14 of the schools’ 18 meetings since TCU joined the Big 12 Conference. UT is also 21-1 against its in-state foe when the two teams face off on the Forty Acres. ALL-TIME NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE LEADERS • TURNING THEM OVER: Texas’ pressure defense has made an impression on the national and Big 12 Tennessee 38 stats rankings this year. UT forced a season-high 35 turnovers in a win over SMU on Nov. 25, and created 34 turnovers in its Big 12 opener at Kansas State on Dec. 21. As a result, the Longhorns rank 11th nationally in Georgia 33 turnovers forced per game (22.2) and ninth in turnover margin (+7.4). Both of those are also the best marks Stanford 33 by a Big 12 program this season. Texas 32 • CREATING OFFENSE FROM DEFENSE: Texas is utilizing its defense to create offense this season, as UConn 31 the Longhorns has scored at least 20 points off turnovers in eight of 12 games this season. The Longhorns posted a season-high 39 points off turnovers in the season opener versus SMU, and hit the 30-point mark in TEXAS MEDIA RELATIONS three-straight outings against Drake (33 points), at Kansas State (38 points) and against Lamar (32 points). John Langham (Interim SID) • CHASING CHARLI: Preseason National Player of the Year candidate Charli Collier has put up All-America UT Athletics Media Relations numbers this season, averaging 21.4 points and 10.7 rebounds per game. Collier currently ranks fourth in Division I in double-doubles (8), fourth in free throws made (80), sixth in free throws attempted (98), 12th in P.O. Box 7399, Austin, TX 78713-7399 rebounds (128), 12th in offensive rebounds per game (4.5), 14th in total points (257), 20th in points per game 512-471-9161 • 816-686-1071 [cell] (21.4), 23rd in rebounds per game (10.7) and 25th in feld goals made (86). [email protected] • TexasSports.com @TexasWBB [Twitter/Instagram/Facebook] TEXAS BASKETBALL GAME NOTES | ROSTERS & STAFF NUMERICAL # NAME POS. HT. CLASS HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 0 Celeste Taylor G 5-11 So. Valley Stream, N.Y. Long Island Lutheran 1 Lauren Ebo C/F 6-4 Jr. Washington, D.C. Riverdale Baptist / Penn State 3 Karisma Ortiz G 6-0 R-So. San Jose, Calif. Archbishop Mitty / Penn State 10 Shay Holle G 6-0 Fr. Austin, Texas Westlake 11 Joanne Allen-Taylor G 5-8 Jr. Houston, Texas Cypress Falls 15 Kyra Lambert PG 5-9 Gr. Cibolo, Texas Samuel Clemens / Duke 20 Elyssa Coleman F 6-3 Fr. Humble, Texas Atascocita 23 DeYona Gaston F 6-2 Fr. Pearland, Texas Pearland 25 Ashley Chevalier G 5-7 Fr. Chatsworth, Calif. Sierra Canyon 31 Audrey Warren G/F 5-9 Jr. Fort Worth, Texas Boswell 35 Charli Collier F/C 6-5 Jr. Mont Belvieu, Texas Barbers Hill 51 Precious Johnson F/C 6-5 Fr. Baytown, Texas Sterling ALPHABETICAL # NAME POS. HT. CLASS HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 11 Joanne Allen-Taylor G 5-8 Jr. Houston, Texas Cypress Falls 25 Ashley Chevalier G 5-7 Fr. Chatsworth, Calif. Sierra Canyon 20 Elyssa Coleman F 6-3 Fr. Humble, Texas Atascocita 35 Charli Collier F/C 6-5 Jr. Mont Belvieu, Texas Barbers Hill 1 Lauren Ebo C/F 6-4 Jr. Washington, D.C. Riverdale Baptist / Penn State 23 DeYona Gaston F 6-2 Fr. Pearland, Texas Pearland 10 Shay Holle G 6-0 Fr. Austin, Texas Westlake 51 Precious Johnson F/C 6-5 Fr. Baytown, Texas Sterling 15 Kyra Lambert PG 5-9 Gr. Cibolo, Texas Samuel Clemens / Duke 3 Karisma Ortiz G 6-0 R-So. San Jose, Calif. Archbishop Mitty / Penn State 0 Celeste Taylor G 5-11 So. Valley Stream, N.Y. Long Island Lutheran 31 Audrey Warren G/F 5-9 Jr. Fort Worth, Texas Boswell COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Vic Schaefer, 1st Season [Texas A&M, ‘84] Record at Texas: 9-3 [frst season] Record at Mississipi State: 221-62 [eight seasons] Career Record: 310-175 [16th season] Associate Head Coach: Johnnie Harris, 1st Season [Arkansas Baptist, ‘96] Associate Head Coach: Dionnah Jackson-Durrett, 1st Season [Oklahoma, ‘05] Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator: Elena Lovato, 1st Season [Pittsburg State, 08] SUPPORT STAFF Sports Performance Coach: Zack Zillner Director of Basketball Operations: Blair Schaefer Coordinator of Player Development: Ketara Chapel Video Coordinator: Dominique Dillingham Associate Athletic Trainer: Heidi Wlezien Administrative Associate: Dennis Colwell PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Ashley Chevalier ................................................... shuh-VAL-yay Lauren Ebo ........................................................... E-bow DeYona Gaston .................................................... DEE-yon-UH Shay Holle ............................................................ Holly Dionnah Jackson-Durrett ...................................... DEE-on-UH Jackson-DURR-et Karisma Ortiz ........................................................ kuh-RIZZ-muh Heidi Wlezien ........................................................ LUH-zeen TEXAS BASKETBALL GAME NOTES | PLAYER HIGHLIGHTS 4Returned to the lineup versus Iowa State. CELESTE TAYLOR 13.2 3.8 3.0 4Double-fgure scoring in six of nine games. 5-11 | So. | G | Valley Stream, N.Y. PPG RPG SPG 4Preseason 2020-21 All-Big 12 Conference selection. 0 4Has won three gold medals as part of USA Basketball. 4Granted NCAA clearance to play in 2020-21 on 12/16. LAUREN EBO 7.5 5.8 1.0 4Transferred to Texas after two seasons at Penn State 1 6-4 | Jr. | F/C | Washington, D.C. PPG RPG BPG where she averaged 5.3 ppg and 4.8 rpg as a sophomore. 4Currently has 25 assists and just seven turnovers. KARISMA ORTIZ 6.0 2.6 2.1 4Set career-highs with 15 points, four steals, three 6-0 | R-So. | G | San Jose, Calif. PPG RPG APG three-pointers (tied) and six made feld goals against Idaho. 3 4Sat out 2019-20 after transferring from Penn State. 4Posted a career-high four assists & 10 boards vs. Idaho. SHAY HOLLE 1.9 2.3 1.0 4Scored a career-high seven points versus Drake. 6-0 | Fr. | G | Austin, Texas PPG RPG APG 4Father, Eric, played college football for Texas from 1980- 10 83 and for the NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs.