2014-15 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS:TEXAS 1986 • FINAL FOUR: 1986, 1987, 2003 • 12-TIME CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS GAME 11 2014-15 SCHEDULE DATE DAY UT OPP OPPONENT TV TIME #3/3 Head Coach: Karen Aston N.15 SAT 9/12 -/- UTSA Longhorn Network W, 68-48 TEXAS at UT: 44-30 (.595), 3rd season N.20 THU 10/13 6/1 at Stanford Pac-12 Network W OT, 87-81 Career: 145-93 (.609), 8th season 10-0, 0-0 Big 12 N.23 SUN 10/13 rv/- at UCLA Pac-12 Network W, 75-65 N.26 WED 6/9 -/- UT-PAN AMERICAN Longhorn Network W, 72-45 Head Coach: Greg Williams N.30 SUN 6/9 4/5 TENNESSEE FOX Sports 1 W, 72-59 Rice at Rice: 137-154, 10th season D.03 WED 4/4 -/- NEW MEXICO Longhorn Network W, 86-37 5-5, 0-0 Conference-USA Career: 338-293, 21st season D.08 MON 3/4 -/- SOUTHERN Longhorn Network W, 80-42 D.14 SUN 3/3 -/- NORTHWESTERN ST Longhorn Network W, 74-34 D.17 WED 3/3 -/- McNEESE STATE Longhorn Network W, 76-59 GAME INFORMATION SEC/Big 12 Challenge (Little Rock, Ark.) No. 3/3 Texas Longhorns vs. Rice Owls D.21 SUN 3/3 4/5 vs. Texas A&M SEC Network W, 67-65 Tuesday, Dec. 30 • 7 p.m. Central D.30 TUE 3/3 -/- RICE Longhorn Network 7 p.m. Austin, Texas • Frank Erwin Center (16,540) J.03 SAT KANSAS * Longhorn Network 7 p.m. J.07 WED WEST VIRGINIA * Longhorn Network 7 p.m. TV: Longhorn Network - Fran Harris (play-by-play), Nell Fortner (analyst), Jane Slater (reporter) J.10 SAT at Iowa State * FSN 11 a.m. Radio: 1300 KVET - Craig Way (play-by-play), Kathy Harston (analyst) J.14 WED at Oklahoma * Sooner Spots TV 7 p.m. Live Stats: TexasSports.com J.17 SAT TEXAS TECH * Longhorn Network Noon Series: Texas leads, 32-1 J.19 MON at Baylor * FOX Sports 1 5:30 p.m. NOTES AT A GLANCE J.25 SUN IOWA STATE * FOX Sports 1 3:30 p.m. J.29 THU OKLAHOMA * FOX Sports 1 6 p.m. • No. 3/3 Texas Women’s Basketball concludes non-conference play on Tuesday, Dec. 30 F.01 SUN at TCU * FSSW+ Noon against Rice in Austin. It will mark the first meeting between the in-state foes since both F.04 WED at K-State * FSMW 6 p.m. were members of the Southwest Conference (Feb. 7, 1996). The game will be televised F.08 SUN BAYLOR * ESPN2 1 p.m. nationally on Longhorn Network and broadcast on the Longhorn IMG Radio Network (AM F.11 WED at Oklahoma State * - 7 p.m. 1300 KVET). F.14 SAT at Kansas * ESPN3 / JTV 7 p.m. • SERIES: Texas leads the all-time series with Rice, 32-1, including a 26-1 mark during the F.18 WED K-STATE * Longhorn Network 7 p.m. Southwest Conference era and a 14-0 mark in Austin. F.21 SAT at Texas Tech * TTU TV on FOX 3:30 p.m. • UNDEFEATED: With a win on Tuesday, Texas would become the first Longhorn team to F.25 WED OKLAHOMA STATE * Longhorn Network 7 p.m. finish non-conference regular season play with an undefeated record since the 1985-86 M.01 SUN at West Virginia * ESPN2 Noon squad, which went on to become the undefeated national champions (34-0). The 2014-15 M.03 TUE TCU * Longhorn Network 7 p.m. Longhorns are the fourth team in program history to begin the season with a perfect 10-0 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship (Dallas, Texas) record, marking UT’s best start since the 2008-09 season (11-0). UT’s current 10-game M.06 FRI First Round FCS TBA winning streak is the longest under Coach Karen Aston. M.07 SAT Quarterfinals FSN TBA • HOME COURT ADVANTAGE: Texas is 21-2 at the Frank Erwin Center since last season, M.08 SUN Semifinals FOX Sports 1 TBA including a 7-0 mark at home this season. The Longhorns are currently in a 10-game stretch M.09 MON Final FOX Sports 1 TBA of their schedule that features nine home games (Nov. 26 through Jan. 7). NCAA Championship (Campus Sites; Albany/Greensboro/Oklahoma City/Spokane; Tampa, Fla.) • POINTS IN THE PAINT: Texas is out-scoring its opponents in the paint by an average of M.20-23 First & Second Rounds ESPN Networks TBA 39.8-to-19.0 -- a scoring margin of +20.8 points in the paint. 52.5 percent of UT’s offensive M.27-30 Regionals ESPN Networks TBA production comes in the paint (398 paint points / 757 total points). A.5-7 Final Four ESPN Networks TBA • DEFENSE WINS: Texas has made its way to a 10-0 record with the 16th-ranked scoring * - Big 12 Conference game | All times Central. | Rankings: AP / USA Today Coaches defense in the country. The Longhorns are holding opponents to 53.5 points per game. Texas has held five opponents to under 50 points, including two under 40 points. MEDIA RELATIONS • CRASHING THE BOARDS: Texas ranks sixth in the nation in rebound margin (+14.2). The Longhorns grab 44.4 rebounds per game, while holding opponents to 30.2 boards Brian Karst • Assistant Media Relations Director (WBB Contact) per game. Texas has eclipsed 50 rebounds twice this season, including a season-high 59 [email protected] • 512-748-5292 rebounds against UT-Pan American (Nov. 26). Senior forward Nneka Enemkpali leads the Big 12 in rebounding with 9.6 rpg. UT Intercollegiate Athletics Media Relations Department • SOLID STARTS: The Longhorns have led at halftime in nine of 10 games and are holding P.O. Box 7399, Austin, TX 78713-7399 opponents to an average of 21.4 first-half points, for a +17.8 first-half scoring margin. No 512-471-6039 • TexasSports.com Texas opponent has scored over 20 first-half points at the Erwin Center this season. PROJECTED STARTERS #2 Celina #32 Brady #1 Empress #3 Nneka #40 Kelsey RODRIGO SANDERS DAVENPORT ENEMKPALI LANG G • Jr. • 5-8 G • Jr. • 5-11 G • Jr. • 5-7 F • Sr. • 6-1 C • Soph. • 6-5 Marietta, Ga. Godley, Texas Duncanville, Texas Pflugerville, Texas The Woodlands, Texas PTS REB AST PTS REB AST PTS REB AST PTS REB BLK PTS REB BLK 1.8 2.1 2.9 7.7 2.0 3.0 7.4 3.3 2.4 13.5 9.6 1.7 13.5 6.5 1.1 2014-15 TEXAS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES AT A GLANCE (CONTINUED) SERIES INFORMATION • HATTIS JOINS THE TEAM: Junior Sara Hattis joined the Texas Women’s Basketball team on Dec. 27 after vs. Rice helping Texas Volleyball to its third consecutive trip to the NCAA Final Four. Hattis, a native of Rio Rancho, New Overall 32-1 Mexico, also lettered in basketball at UT during the 2012-13 season, averaging 8.4 mpg, 1.3 ppg and 1.1 rpg. Home 14-0 • DOUBLE-DOUBLE MACHINE: Senior forward Nneka Enemkpali enters Tuesday with four consecutive Away 15-1 double-doubles and five consecutive games with double-digit rebounds. The national player of the year Neutral 3-0 candidate is approaching the program record of six consecutive double-doubles, which she set during the 2012- Under Karen Aston 0-0 13 season. Enemkpali has 26 career double-doubles, including five this season. Overtime Games 0-0 • ENEMKPALI CEMENTING LEGACY: Senior forward Nneka Enemkpali ranks 13th in career rebounds (819) Current W/L Steak W2 and 35th in career points (1,041) at Texas. Enemkpali, a two-time All-Big 12 performer, is on the three main Longest Win Streak W30 watch lists for national player of the year -- Wade Watch, Naismith Trophy Women’s 50 Watch List and the Longest Losing Streak L1 Wooden Award Preseason Top 30. Largest Margin of Victory +63 (2/15/84) Largest Margin of Defeat -20 (3/4/95) • LANG LEADING: Sophomore center Kelsey Lang leads Texas field goal percentage (.624 FG%), plus/minus Most Points Scored (combined) 169 (3/6/91) (+16.1), minutes per game (27.8 mpg) and co-leads in scoring (13.5 ppg). The Woodlands, Texas native ranks Fewest Points Scored (combined) 69 (1/17/75) seventh in the nation in field goal percentage (.624 FG%). Most Points Scored 113 (2/15/84) • TOP 10 TOPPERS: Texas is 3-0 against top-10 teams this season with wins at No. 6/1 Stanford (Nov. 20), Fewest Points Scored 47 (3/4/95) against No. 4/5 Tennessee (Nov. 30) in Austin against No. 4/5 Texas A&M in Little Rock, Arkansas. Most Points Allowed 75 (2/7/96) • NEXT UP: Texas begins Big 12 Conference play on Saturday against Kansas (7 p.m. Central, Longhorn Fewest Points Allowed 11 (1/17/75) Network). Last 10 Meetings RICE SERIES DATE SITE W/L SCORE • Texas and Rice are meeting for the first time since both were members of the Southwest Conference (Feb. 01/30/93 Austin, Texas W 74-61 7, 1996). 02/27/93 Houston, Texas W 76-53 • Texas leads the all-time series with Rice, 32-1, including a 26-1 mark during the Southwest Conference era 03/10/93 Dallas, Texas W 87-61 and a 14-0 mark in Austin. 02/02/94 Houston, Texas W 77-70 • Tuesday marks Karen Aston’s first meeting against Rice as a head coach.