Women's Basketball Preview: No. 25 Texas vs. Northwestern State [Dec. 29, 2019]
No. 25 Texas [7-4] vs. Northwestern State [3-7]
December 29, 2019
Where: Austin, Texas
Arena: Frank Erwin Center [16,540]
Time: 1:00 p.m. CT
TV: Longhorn Network [Alex Loeb, Andrea Lloyd]
WatchESPN
Radio: 105.3 FM [Craig Way, Kathy Harston]
Live Stats
All-Time Series: Texas leads 7-0
COMPLETE GAME NOTES (PDF)
NOTES
No. 25 Texas [7-4] vs. Northwestern State [3-7]
December 29, 2019
Where: Austin, Texas
Arena: Frank Erwin Center [16,540]
Time: 1:00 p.m. CT
TV: Longhorn Network [Alex Loeb, Andrea Lloyd]
WatchESPN
Radio: 105.3 FM [Craig Way, Kathy Harston]
Live Stats
All-Time Series: Texas leads 7-0
COMPLETE GAME NOTES (PDF)
NOTES
- The No. 25 Texas women's basketball team closes out the non-conference portion of its 2019-20 season on Sunday when it plays host to Northwestern State at the Frank Erwin Center. Tip-off is slated for 1 p.m. CT and the game will be nationally televised by Longhorn Network.
- The Series: Texas and Northwestern State meet for the eighth time in the history of the two programs and for the seventh consecutive year. The Longhorns lead the all-time series 7-0. Texas defeated Northwestern State 104-66 in Austin last season. The Longhorns are 53-9 [.854] all-time against members in the current alignment of the Southland Conference.
- National Rankings: On the heels of its win against No. 1 Stanford last Sunday, Texas returns to the Associated Press rankings this week at No. 25. The Longhorns rank second all-time in NCAA history with 560 all-time AP poll appearances. Head Coach Karen Aston is also making her 100th all-time appearance as a head coach in the AP Top-25 poll this week. Texas is 2-1 this season against teams in the AP Top-25 at the time of the game, falling to No. 12 NC State, before defeating No. 17 Tennessee and No. 1 Stanford. Tennessee and Stanford both were undefeated at game time.
- Collier Consensus National POY:Sophomore Texas center Charli Collierwas the consensus National Player of the Week, earning the accolades from espnW, the USBWA and College Sports Madness. She averaged 15.0 ppg and 17.5 rpg in leading Texas to wins against Ohio and Stanford.
- On The Boards: Success on the boards has been a staple of Texas teams for many years. In fact, the Longhorns have tied or won the rebounding battle in 126 of their last 150 games overall, including seven of 10 games this season. The Longhorns hold a +9.6 rebounding margin, which ranks 27th nationally. Texas has reached 50 or more rebounds in three games this year.
- Double Trouble: Texas leads the nation with 17 double-doubles so far this season. Senior forward Joyner Holmes and sophomore center Charli Collier are tied for third nationally with eight double-dips apiece. Senior guard Lashann Higgs has one double-double.
