The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Saturday, February 9
Lawrence, Kansas
7 P.M. CT
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No. 14 Women's Basketball preview: at Kansas
02.08.2019 | Women's Basketball
The Longhorns and Jayhawks meet at 7 p.m. CT on ESPN+.
Women's Basketball Preview: No. 14/15 Texas at Kansas [Feb. 09, 2019]
Texas [18-5, 8-3] at Kansas [12-9, 2-8]
February 09, 2019
Where: Lawrence, Kan.
Arena: Allen Fieldhouse [16,300]
Time: 7 p.m. CT
TV: ESPN+ [Josh Klingler, Brenda VanLengen]
Stream: WatchESPN
Radio: 105.3 FM [Roger Wallace, Kathy Harston]
Live Stats: https://kuathletics.com/sidearmstats/wbball/summary
Series: Texas leads 27-10
NOTES
- No. 14 Texas hits the road to Lawrence, Kan., on Saturday looking to sweep the season series with Kansas for the sixth consecutive season. The Longhorns and Jayhawks meet at 7 p.m. Saturday in Allen Fieldhouse and the game will be broadcast by ESPN+.
- The Series: Texas and Kansas meet for the 38th time in the history of the two programs with the Longhorns leading the all-time series 27-10. Texas has won 13 consecutive meetings in the all-time series with Kansas, sweeping the season series in each of the past five years.
- Road Warriors: Texas has had great success away from home this season. The Longhorns are 9-1 away from the Frank Erwin Center in 2018-19, including a 6-1 road record. Texas won the Gulf Coast Showcase in November with three wins on a neutral court. In conference play, the Longhorns are 4-1 away from home with their only loss coming to Kansas State on Jan. 16.
- On The Boards: Texas ranks fifth nationally in rebound margin at +11.3. The Longhorns rank third in the Big 12 Conference with 977 total boards on the season and Texas is averaging 42.5 rebounds per game, which ranks 31st nationally. The Longhorns have held or tied for the rebounding advantage in 20 of the 23 games they have played this season and 109 of the last 128 games.
- Sug[ar] and Spice: Junior Sug Sutton, in her first season as her team's starting point guard, is one of the nation's top all-around floor leaders. Sutton, who has played in 91 career games, ranks 10th nationally in total assists with 129. She is also 22nd in the nation in assists per game at 5.6. She is filling up the stat sheet with 12.8 points per game, 5.3 rebounds per game, a 1.6 assist-to-turnover ratio and a field-goal percentage of 47.9. In league action only, she is the Big 12's only player to rank in the top-10 in the conference in points per game [15.2], assists per game [5.3] and field-goal percentage [50.8].
- Up Next: Texas returns to action on Tuesday when it travels to Stillwater, Okla., to take on Oklahoma State. Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m. CT and the game will be televised by Fox Sports Southwest Plus.
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