Karen Aston 11/14 SAT 12/11 NR/NR UT-SAN ANTONIO Longhorn Network 7:00 P.M
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS: 1986 • FINAL FOUR: 1986, 1987, 2003 • 12-TIME CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS TEXASWOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME 1 | UT-SAN ANTONIO | NOVEMBER 14 | 7 P.M. CT 2015-16 SCHEDULE DATE DAY UT OPP OPPONENT TV TIME 12/11 Head Coach: Karen Aston 11/14 SAT 12/11 NR/NR UT-SAN ANTONIO Longhorn Network 7:00 p.m. CT TEXAS at UT: 58-41 (.586), 4th season 11/18 WED NORTHWESTERN STATE Longhorn Network 11:00 a.m. CT 0-0, 0-0 Big 12 Career: 159-104 (.605), 9th season 11/21 SAT at Rice 2:00 p.m. CT 11/25 WED HAMPTON Longhorn Network 7:00 p.m. CT 11/29 SUN at Tennessee ESPN 1:30 p.m. CT Head Coach: Lubomyr Lichonczak 12/2 WED MISSISSIPPI STATE Longhorn Network 7:00 p.m. CT UTSA at UTSA: 30-32 (.484), 3rd season 12/6 SUN at Little Rock 2:00 p.m. CT 0-0, 0-0 C-USA Career: 181-183 (.497), 14th season 12/13 SUN STANFORD ESPN 12:00 p.m. CT 12/16 WED CANISIUS Longhorn Network 7:00 p.m. CT Big 12/SEC Challenge (Oklahoma City, Okla.) GAME INFORMATION 12/20 SUN vs. Arkansas FS1 1:30 p.m. CT 12/27 SUN SAM HOUSTON STATE Longhorn Network 2:00 p.m. CT Saturday, November 14, 2015 | 7 p.m. CT 12/30 SAT at West Virginia 6:00 p.m. CT No. 12/11 Texas vs. UT-San Antonio | Austin, Texas | Frank Erwin Center (16,540) 1/2 SAT TEXAS TECH Longhorn Network 7:00 p.m. CT TV: Longhorn Network - Fran Harris (play-by-play), Nell Fortner (analyst) 1/6 WED IOWA STATE Longhorn Network 7:00 p.m. CT 1/9 SAT at Oklahoma State 5:00 p.m. CT Radio: 104.9 FM The Horn - Chad Hastings (play-by-play), Kathy Harston (analyst) 1/13 WED at Kansas 7:00 p.m. CT 1/17 SUN BAYLOR ESPN2 2:30 p.m. CT TEXAS OPENS 42ND SEASON VS. UT-SAN ANTONIO 1/20 WED at TCU 7:00 p.m. CT • The University of Texas women’s basketball opens the program’s 42nd season with 1/23 SAT OKLAHOMA FSN 11:00 a.m. CT 1/27 WED KANSAS Longhorn Network 7:00 p.m. CT a match-up against intrastate foe UT-San Antonio on Saturday at 7 p.m. CT in Austin’s 1/30 SAT at Kansas State 7:00 p.m. CT Frank Erwin Center. 2/6 SAT at Iowa State FS2 1:30 p.m. CT • A Familiar Foe: Texas and UTSA are meeting to begin the season for the third 2/10 WED OKLAHOMA STATE Longhorn Network 7:00 p.m. CT consecutive year. The Longhorns and Roadrunners have met five times in the history of 2/14 SUN at Oklahoma FS1 1:30 p.m. CT 2/17 WED KANSAS STATE Longhorn Network 7:00 p.m. CT the two programs with Texas leading the all-time series 5-0, including a 4-0 tally in Austin. 2/21 SUN WEST VIRGINIA FSN 12:00 p.m. CT • Season Openers and Home Openers: Texas is 31-10 (.756) in season openers and 2/24 WED at Texas Tech 6:30 p.m. CT 37-4 (.902) in home openers. Under head coach Karen Aston, the Longhorns are a 2/27 SAT TCU Longhorn Network 7:00 p.m. CT perfect 3-0 in both season openers and home openers. Texas has opened its season at 2/29 MON at Baylor FS1 8:00 p.m. CT home in 11 of the last 12 years. 3/4 - 3/7 - Phillips Big 12 Women’s Basketball Championship (Oklahoma City, Okla.) * - Big 12 Conference game | All times Central. • Lone Star State: The Longhorns are 432-108 (.800) all-time against current NCAA Rankings: Associated Press Top 25 / USA Today Coaches Poll / tournament seeding Division I opponents from within the state of Texas. • The Verge Of 1,000: Texas ranks sixth in all-time victories by NCAA Division I institutions with 981 entering the 2015-16 season. Just three teams in the history of the TALE OF THE TAPE (2014-15 STATS) sport have achieved 1,000 wins - Tennessee (1,277), Louisiana Tech (1,059), and James TEXAS CATEGORY UTSA Madison (1,018). The Longhorns are one of only 11 programs nationally to have eclipsed 24-11 Overall Record 16-15 the all-time 900-win plateau. 9-9 Conference Record 11-7 • Poll Worthy: The Longhorns are ranked among the nation’s top-15 teams in both the AP and Coaches polls to begin the 2015-16 campaign. Texas is No. 12 in the AP poll and No. 67.7 Points Per Game 59.9 11 in the Coaches poll. In the 39 seasons that The AP has conducted polling for women’s 42.2 Rebounds Per Game 40.0 basketball, the Longhorns have been ranked 31 times in The AP preseason Top 25. +9.2 Rebound Margin +3.2 • Big 12 Projections: Texas was predicted to finish second in the Big 12 Conference this 15.1 Assists Per Game 10.5 season in a vote of the league’s 10 head coaches. Baylor claimed the top spot in the poll, 7.1 Steals Per Game 10.3 earning 80 points in polling for the upcoming 2015-16 season. Texas earned 70 points in 4.6 Blocks Per Game 3.8 the poll and received one first-place vote. 16.3 Turnovers Per Game 17.8 • Higgs Is Big 12 Preseason Freshman Of Year: Freshman guard Lashann Higgs -1.3 Turnover Margin +0.8 was named the Big 12 Conference Preseason Freshman of the Year. Higgs was the No. 7-ranked player overall and third-ranked guard in the class of 2015 according to ESPN. com. As a senior at Cedar Ridge High School in Round Rock, Texas, Higgs averaged 27.0 COMMUNICATIONS points, 9.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game. Sean Cartell • Texas Women’s Basketball Contact • Non-Conference Success: Texas posted an 11-0 regular-season record against non- [email protected] • 352-278-5422 [cell] conference opponents last season, including wins against three top-10 opponents. Texas has won 58 consecutive games against unranked non-conference opponents at home. UT Intercollegiate Athletics Media Relations Department • Reaching 20: The Longhorns have reached the 20-win milestone 32 times in 41 all-time P.O. Box 7399, Austin, TX 78713-7399 seasons of basketball. Last season, Texas posted 24 wins, which were its most since a 512-471-6039 • TexasSports.com 30-5 record during the 2003-04 campaign. • Up Next: Texas plays host to Northwestern State on Wednesday, November 18 at 11 a.m. CT in a game nationally televised on Longhorn Network. 2015-16 TEXAS Women’s BASKETBALL LAST MEETING UTSA SERIES SERIES History • Texas and UTSA will meet for the sixth time on NOVEMBER 15, 2014 1ST 2ND FINAL vs. UTSA Saturday. Overall 5-0 UTSA 15 33 48 • Texas leads the all-time series with UTSA 5-0, Home 4-0 including a 4-0 mark in Austin. It is the third Texas 31 37 68 Away 1-0 consecutive year the Longhorns have faced the Neutral 0-0 11/15/14- Austin, TX (Erwin Center) Roadrunners to open the regular season. Under Karen Aston 2-0 • The series dates back to a 74-54 Texas win on Feb. Overtime Games 0-0 UTSA (0-1) ## PLAYER FG A 3fg A FT A OR DR TR PF TP A TO B S M 8, 1983 in San Antonio. Longest Win Streak 5 21 Elonu f 1 6 0 0 0 0 2 6 8 1 2 2 3 0 1 24 Longest Losing Streak - 33 Bell f 3 4 0 0 2 5 1 0 1 4 8 2 3 0 4 24 10 King g 2 11 2 5 7 9 0 1 1 3 13 2 6 0 0 38 LONE STAR STATE SUCCESS Largest Margin of Victory +90 (12/7/84) 24 Spaletta g 0 5 0 4 1 2 0 3 3 3 1 1 5 1 1 33 • The Longhorns have emerged as the dominant Largest Margin of Defeat - 31 Heinemann g 5 13 5 10 0 0 0 2 2 2 14 0 2 0 1 38 Most Points Scored (combined) 135 (12/7/84) 4 Chidomere 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 7 college basketball program in the state of Texas in 25 Williams 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 their 42 years of existence. Most Points Scored 90 (12/7/84) 30 Smith 3 4 0 0 1 5 2 5 7 4 7 1 6 1 0 24 Most Points Allowed 60 (11/13/09) 32 Tate 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 9 • The Horns have posted a 432-108 (.800) record TEAM 3 3 6 1 against current NCAA Division I in-state foes in the Totals 14 45 7 19 13 25 9 20 29 20 48 9 28 2 7 200 DATE LOCATION REsult TEXAS (1-0) program’s history, including marks of 5-0 against 2/8/83 A - San Antonio W, 74-54 ## PLAYER FG A 3fg A FT A OR DR TR PF TP A TO B S M UTSA.