The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
University of Texas
Sam Houston State
Women's Basketball Gameday: vs. Sam Houston State [Dec. 15, 2013]
12.13.2013 | Women's Basketball
Longhorns host Sam Houston State on Sunday at 2 p.m. Central on Longhorn Network.
Game 10: Texas vs. Sam Houston State
Sunday, Dec. 15 • 2 p.m. Central
Austin, Texas • Frank Erwin Center (16,540)
| TV | Radio | Live Stats | Social | Tickets | Game Notes |
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| Longhorn Network | AM 1300 / TexasSports.com | TexasSports.com | Twitter / Instagram | TexasSports.com | Texas |
NOTES AT A GLANCE
• Texas and Sam Houston State meet for the eighth time on Sunday in Austin (1 p.m. CT, Longhorn Network). The Longhorns have won all seven meetings in the series that dates back to Jan. 27, 1997. UT has an average scoring margin of +41.4 points against the Bearkats, including three 50-point victories.
• Hall of Fame head coach Jody Conradt made her first stop as a collegiate head coach at Sam Houston State. Conradt spent four seasons in Huntsville from 1969 to 1973 with a 74-23 record. In 38 seasons as a head coach, her record is 900-306. She is a member of both the UT Women's Hall of Honor (2000) and the Sam Houston State Athletics Hall of Fame (2010).
• The Horns have posted a 417-97 (.811) record against current NCAA Division I in-state foes in the program's history, including a 3-0 mark this season.
• Junior forward Nneka Enemkpali ranks tied for second in the Big 12 in rebounding (8.7 rpg) and leads Texas in scoring (12.9 ppg) this season.
• Freshman Nekia Jones (right foot) has been medically cleared to play on Sunday against Sam Houston State. Jones has missed the first nine games of the season.
• Texas has posted some of the best defensive numbers in the nation. Through Dec. 8, the Longhorns rank third in field goal percentage defense (.415), eighth in scoring defense (52.3 ppg) and 15th in rebounding margin (+11.9).
• Texas has out-rebounded its opponents by an average of 45.8-to-33.9 per game and lead their opponents in average points in the paint, 31.6-to-15.6.
