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Texas and North Texas come into this game with different results in their last two games. Texas has won two in a row to move to 7-2 overall while North Texas has lost their last two to drop to 7-4. This will be the 12th meeting between the two with Texas holding an 11-0 record against the Mean Green. The closest game was the first one on March 6, 1976, when the Longhorns took an OT 66-60 win. North Texas has some wins over some name schools, beating Oregon State 60-53 and Alabama 69-63. This game will mark the return of former Texas coach Karen Aston to Austin as head coach for the North Texas Mean Green.
North Texas has 13 players on the roster. Nine have played in all 11 games. Eight of those nine have started at least one game. Laura McCoy (# 4, 5-7 Soph. G) started the previous 10 games but came off the bench in the last game. She played 35 minutes. Jasmine Godbolt (# 24, 6-0 Jr. F), Tamara Torru (# 34, 5-10 Sr. G) and Brittney Hudson (# 5, 5-7 Sr. G) have started all 11 games. Sara Stanley (# 30, 6-0 Jr. F) and Alyssa Hankins (# 3, 5-5 Sr. G) were also starters in the Mean Green’s last game. Braylah Blakely (# 2, 6-0 Fr. F), Ash’Lynne Evans (# 1, 5-11 Soph. F) and Desiree Nelson (# 32, 5-10 Soph. G) are other key reserves that are averaging over double digit minutes, have played in at least 10 games or have started at least one game. The Mean Green have three players at 6-0 as their tallest players.
Three players are averaging in double figures: Godbolt (13.4 ppg), Torru (13.0 ppg) and Hudson (10.1 ppg). McCoy (10-47. 21.3%) and Torru (15-29, 51.7%) are the top threats from BTA for the Mean Green. Nelson (7-15, 46.7%) and Evan (6-15, 40.0%) are other 3pt shooters to be aware of. As expected, the top three scorers have the most FG attempts: Godbolt (57-146, 39.0%), Torru (46- 100,46.0%) and Hudson (37-114, 32.5%). McCoy(13-67-, 19.4%) is the only other player averaging at least six shots a game. Godbolt (33-70, 47.1%), Torru (36-47, 76.6%), Hudson (34-44, 77.3%), McCoy (32-33, 97.0%), Nelson (15-20, 75.0%), Evans (18-23, 78.3%) and Blakely (6-20, 30.0%) are the only players that have taken at least 10 FTs.
Godbolt is the leading rebounder for the Mean Green at 8.7 rpg. Torru, at 7.8 rpg, is second. McCoy (2.3 apg), Hudson (2.0 apg) and Hankins (1.9 apg) are the top assist leaders for North Texas. Hudson’s 31 steals tops the Mean Green in that category while Torru has 14 steals and Godbolt 10.Two players with 9 blocks each lead North Texas, Torru and Blakely.
Chassidy (16.6 ppg), Yvonne (11.9 ppg) and Ashleigh (11.2 ppg) top the Horns in scoring. Cokie (8.6 ppg) and Anne Marie (5.5 ppg) are the number 4 and 5 scorers. Chassidy is hitting 46.5% of her FGs (53-114). Yvonne (41-90, 45.6%) and Ashleigh (36-85, 42.4%) are the other Horns that have taken at least 85 shots. Chelsea’s 48.0% (12-25) leads the team, if you don’t count Kayla’s 2-2 for 100%. Five Horns have taken at least 15 3pters this season, topped by Chassidy’s 12-49 ( 24.5%). Yvonne (9-22, 40.9%) and Ashleigh (12-28, 42.9%) are the other main 3pt threats for the Horns. Chassidy has been the best at the FT line for the Horns. She has hit 91.2%, 31-34. Cokie, with 37 FT attempts, has been the one Horn that gone to the FT line the most. She has hit 23 for 62.2%. Anne Marie (12-16, 75.0%) and Chelsea (10-12, 83.3%) are the other Horns along with Chassidy that are hitting at least 75% of their FTs.
Ashley is the top rebounder at 8.6 rpg while Cokie is second at 5.7 rpg. Yvonne leads with 47 assists while Ashleigh (32), Chassidy (18) and Ashley (10) are the others with double digit assists for the season. Ashley has 37 blocks this season while Cokie has added 11. Yvonne’s 26 steals leads the team. Chassidy with 14 is the only other Horns with more than nine steals.
Horns have added Kayla to their active roster but are currently sitting Cassie due to an injury. The roster of available players remains at 10 with the guard position suffering the most attrition. Four players projected to play at the guard position are currently out: Tiffany, Cassie, Brady and Shanice. Shanice is out for the season with an ACL injury. Status for the others is pending recommendations for treatment and prognosis. Currently, four players are listed as guards: Chassidy, Yvonne, Ashleigh and Chelsea. However, with at least three of the forwards quick enough to play defensively against smaller players on the perimeter, the starters in the backcourt have been able to stay close to 30 minutes per game or just over. Look for Chelsea’s 16 mpg to increase a bit.[pre]
Texas UNT
Ashley (6-4) Godbolt (6-0)
Cokie (6-4) Stanley (6-0)
Yvonne (5-7) Hudson (5-7)
Ashleigh (5-8) Hankins (5-5)
Chassidy (5-10) Torru (5-10) [/pre]
Horns will enjoy a height advantage in this game, regardless of whether the starters or the bench posts are in. For Texas, the Mean Green will present a problem in keeping them off the boards. They have played a strong schedule to date with some good wins and are a plus 7 in rebounding even though they have been outsized in almost all the games. They do a good job of getting to the FT line and, therefore, getting the other team in foul trouble. This game will feature two of the top FT shooters in the nation in McCoy of UNT and Chassidy for Texas. For Texas, McCoy is not the player they want to see on the FT line. Godbolt is the player they want to send there if the game is on the line. Texas will be concentrating defensively on keeping pressure on Godbolt, Torru and Hudson. Evans and Nelson are others the Horns will have to track at the 3pt line. The MeanGreen will be looking for a strong rebounding effort to slow down the Texas fast break. They will have trouble stopping the Texas post game if the Horns don’t bring the ball down to dribble.
TEAM STATISTICS UT UNT
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SCORING................. 614 677
Points per game....... 68.2 61.5
Scoring margin........ +11.8 +4.1
FIELD GOALS-ATT......... 225-520 226-622
Field goal pct........ .433 .363
FG made per game...... 25.0 20.5
FG att per game....... 57.8 56.5
2POINT FG-ATT........... 185-386 182-474
2-point FG pct........ .479 .384
2-pt FG made per game. 20.6 16.5
2-pt FG att per game.. 42.9 43.1
3 POINT FG-ATT.......... 40-134 44-148
3-point FG pct........ .299 .297
3-pt FG made per game. 4.4 4.4
3-pt FG att per game.. 14.9 13.5
FREE THROWS-ATT......... 124-181 181-273
Free throw pct........ .685 .663
F-Throws made per game 13.8 16.5
F-Throws att per game. 20.1 24.8
REBOUNDS................ 363 479
Rebounds per game..... 40.3 43.5
Rebounding margin..... +4.2 +6.8
ASSISTS................. 137 109
Assists per game...... 15.2 9.9
TURNOVERS............... 163 227
Turnovers per game.... 18.1 20.6
Turnover margin....... +0.6 -1.4
Assist/turnover ratio. 0.8 0.5
STEALS.................. 88 89
Steals per game....... 9.7 8.1
BLOCKS.................. 63 32
Blocks per game....... 7.0 2.9
ATTENDANCE.............. 21025 5717
Home games-Avg/Game... 5-4205 5-1143
b>SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st aver 2nd aver OT aver Total aver ------------------------- ---- ---- ---- ---- --- ---- ---- ----
Texas.................... 308 34.2 306 34.0 - 614 68.2
North Texas.............. 314 28.5 363 33.0 - 677 61.5
This could be a crowd pleaser in that both teams look like they will run often. Should be lots of up and down action. North Texas will have to go against one of the top shot blockers in the nation. Neither team has been good at taking care of the ball with Texas averaging 18 TOs a game and UNT 21. Texas is doing a better job of turning over opponents. Both teams like the 3pter with hardly any difference between the teams in making the trey. FTs could be important,depending if one team is able to get to the line and the other is not. Neither team shoots a high percentage but Texas has an edge in making FTs. I look for a tough game for Texas but expect Texas to pull away as the game goes on. I look for the posts for Texas to all hit double digits in minutes played and to make life difficult for the North Texas post players.
game preview by the Mean Green
texassports.com game preview
Bevo’s Bargains for this game:
•Medical Community Night:
$5 arena reserved tickets for all employees in the medical community and guests. ADVANCE SALE ONLY by calling (512)232-3865. The deadline to order is Friday, Dec. 16 at noon.
• Texas Two Step: Come to the game in your favorite cowboy hat, boots and jeans.
• Postgame Autograph session
Game time is 7:08 pm. The game will be televised on the Longhorn Network with Andrew Monaco (pxp) and Fran Harris (analyst). KVET-AM 1300 will broadcast the game with Jon Madani (pxp) and Carol Ross (analyst)doing the honors.
North Texas has 13 players on the roster. Nine have played in all 11 games. Eight of those nine have started at least one game. Laura McCoy (# 4, 5-7 Soph. G) started the previous 10 games but came off the bench in the last game. She played 35 minutes. Jasmine Godbolt (# 24, 6-0 Jr. F), Tamara Torru (# 34, 5-10 Sr. G) and Brittney Hudson (# 5, 5-7 Sr. G) have started all 11 games. Sara Stanley (# 30, 6-0 Jr. F) and Alyssa Hankins (# 3, 5-5 Sr. G) were also starters in the Mean Green’s last game. Braylah Blakely (# 2, 6-0 Fr. F), Ash’Lynne Evans (# 1, 5-11 Soph. F) and Desiree Nelson (# 32, 5-10 Soph. G) are other key reserves that are averaging over double digit minutes, have played in at least 10 games or have started at least one game. The Mean Green have three players at 6-0 as their tallest players.
Three players are averaging in double figures: Godbolt (13.4 ppg), Torru (13.0 ppg) and Hudson (10.1 ppg). McCoy (10-47. 21.3%) and Torru (15-29, 51.7%) are the top threats from BTA for the Mean Green. Nelson (7-15, 46.7%) and Evan (6-15, 40.0%) are other 3pt shooters to be aware of. As expected, the top three scorers have the most FG attempts: Godbolt (57-146, 39.0%), Torru (46- 100,46.0%) and Hudson (37-114, 32.5%). McCoy(13-67-, 19.4%) is the only other player averaging at least six shots a game. Godbolt (33-70, 47.1%), Torru (36-47, 76.6%), Hudson (34-44, 77.3%), McCoy (32-33, 97.0%), Nelson (15-20, 75.0%), Evans (18-23, 78.3%) and Blakely (6-20, 30.0%) are the only players that have taken at least 10 FTs.
Godbolt is the leading rebounder for the Mean Green at 8.7 rpg. Torru, at 7.8 rpg, is second. McCoy (2.3 apg), Hudson (2.0 apg) and Hankins (1.9 apg) are the top assist leaders for North Texas. Hudson’s 31 steals tops the Mean Green in that category while Torru has 14 steals and Godbolt 10.Two players with 9 blocks each lead North Texas, Torru and Blakely.
Chassidy (16.6 ppg), Yvonne (11.9 ppg) and Ashleigh (11.2 ppg) top the Horns in scoring. Cokie (8.6 ppg) and Anne Marie (5.5 ppg) are the number 4 and 5 scorers. Chassidy is hitting 46.5% of her FGs (53-114). Yvonne (41-90, 45.6%) and Ashleigh (36-85, 42.4%) are the other Horns that have taken at least 85 shots. Chelsea’s 48.0% (12-25) leads the team, if you don’t count Kayla’s 2-2 for 100%. Five Horns have taken at least 15 3pters this season, topped by Chassidy’s 12-49 ( 24.5%). Yvonne (9-22, 40.9%) and Ashleigh (12-28, 42.9%) are the other main 3pt threats for the Horns. Chassidy has been the best at the FT line for the Horns. She has hit 91.2%, 31-34. Cokie, with 37 FT attempts, has been the one Horn that gone to the FT line the most. She has hit 23 for 62.2%. Anne Marie (12-16, 75.0%) and Chelsea (10-12, 83.3%) are the other Horns along with Chassidy that are hitting at least 75% of their FTs.
Ashley is the top rebounder at 8.6 rpg while Cokie is second at 5.7 rpg. Yvonne leads with 47 assists while Ashleigh (32), Chassidy (18) and Ashley (10) are the others with double digit assists for the season. Ashley has 37 blocks this season while Cokie has added 11. Yvonne’s 26 steals leads the team. Chassidy with 14 is the only other Horns with more than nine steals.
Horns have added Kayla to their active roster but are currently sitting Cassie due to an injury. The roster of available players remains at 10 with the guard position suffering the most attrition. Four players projected to play at the guard position are currently out: Tiffany, Cassie, Brady and Shanice. Shanice is out for the season with an ACL injury. Status for the others is pending recommendations for treatment and prognosis. Currently, four players are listed as guards: Chassidy, Yvonne, Ashleigh and Chelsea. However, with at least three of the forwards quick enough to play defensively against smaller players on the perimeter, the starters in the backcourt have been able to stay close to 30 minutes per game or just over. Look for Chelsea’s 16 mpg to increase a bit.[pre]
Texas UNT
Ashley (6-4) Godbolt (6-0)
Cokie (6-4) Stanley (6-0)
Yvonne (5-7) Hudson (5-7)
Ashleigh (5-8) Hankins (5-5)
Chassidy (5-10) Torru (5-10) [/pre]
Horns will enjoy a height advantage in this game, regardless of whether the starters or the bench posts are in. For Texas, the Mean Green will present a problem in keeping them off the boards. They have played a strong schedule to date with some good wins and are a plus 7 in rebounding even though they have been outsized in almost all the games. They do a good job of getting to the FT line and, therefore, getting the other team in foul trouble. This game will feature two of the top FT shooters in the nation in McCoy of UNT and Chassidy for Texas. For Texas, McCoy is not the player they want to see on the FT line. Godbolt is the player they want to send there if the game is on the line. Texas will be concentrating defensively on keeping pressure on Godbolt, Torru and Hudson. Evans and Nelson are others the Horns will have to track at the 3pt line. The MeanGreen will be looking for a strong rebounding effort to slow down the Texas fast break. They will have trouble stopping the Texas post game if the Horns don’t bring the ball down to dribble.
TEAM STATISTICS UT UNT
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SCORING................. 614 677
Points per game....... 68.2 61.5
Scoring margin........ +11.8 +4.1
FIELD GOALS-ATT......... 225-520 226-622
Field goal pct........ .433 .363
FG made per game...... 25.0 20.5
FG att per game....... 57.8 56.5
2POINT FG-ATT........... 185-386 182-474
2-point FG pct........ .479 .384
2-pt FG made per game. 20.6 16.5
2-pt FG att per game.. 42.9 43.1
3 POINT FG-ATT.......... 40-134 44-148
3-point FG pct........ .299 .297
3-pt FG made per game. 4.4 4.4
3-pt FG att per game.. 14.9 13.5
FREE THROWS-ATT......... 124-181 181-273
Free throw pct........ .685 .663
F-Throws made per game 13.8 16.5
F-Throws att per game. 20.1 24.8
REBOUNDS................ 363 479
Rebounds per game..... 40.3 43.5
Rebounding margin..... +4.2 +6.8
ASSISTS................. 137 109
Assists per game...... 15.2 9.9
TURNOVERS............... 163 227
Turnovers per game.... 18.1 20.6
Turnover margin....... +0.6 -1.4
Assist/turnover ratio. 0.8 0.5
STEALS.................. 88 89
Steals per game....... 9.7 8.1
BLOCKS.................. 63 32
Blocks per game....... 7.0 2.9
ATTENDANCE.............. 21025 5717
Home games-Avg/Game... 5-4205 5-1143
b>SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st aver 2nd aver OT aver Total aver ------------------------- ---- ---- ---- ---- --- ---- ---- ----
Texas.................... 308 34.2 306 34.0 - 614 68.2
North Texas.............. 314 28.5 363 33.0 - 677 61.5
This could be a crowd pleaser in that both teams look like they will run often. Should be lots of up and down action. North Texas will have to go against one of the top shot blockers in the nation. Neither team has been good at taking care of the ball with Texas averaging 18 TOs a game and UNT 21. Texas is doing a better job of turning over opponents. Both teams like the 3pter with hardly any difference between the teams in making the trey. FTs could be important,depending if one team is able to get to the line and the other is not. Neither team shoots a high percentage but Texas has an edge in making FTs. I look for a tough game for Texas but expect Texas to pull away as the game goes on. I look for the posts for Texas to all hit double digits in minutes played and to make life difficult for the North Texas post players.
game preview by the Mean Green
texassports.com game preview
Bevo’s Bargains for this game:
•Medical Community Night:
$5 arena reserved tickets for all employees in the medical community and guests. ADVANCE SALE ONLY by calling (512)232-3865. The deadline to order is Friday, Dec. 16 at noon.
• Texas Two Step: Come to the game in your favorite cowboy hat, boots and jeans.
• Postgame Autograph session
Game time is 7:08 pm. The game will be televised on the Longhorn Network with Andrew Monaco (pxp) and Fran Harris (analyst). KVET-AM 1300 will broadcast the game with Jon Madani (pxp) and Carol Ross (analyst)doing the honors.
