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No. 3/5 Women’s Basketball preview: Battle 4 Atlantis
11.17.2022 | Women's Basketball
The Longhorns are set to participate in the Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament in Paradise Island, Bahamas.
#3/5 Texas (1-1, 0-0 Big 12) vs Marquette (3-0, 0-0 Big East)
Game 3
Saturday, November 19, 2022 – 4:00 p.m. Central
Imperial Arena – Paradise Island, Bahamas
GameDay Quick Facts
STREAMING: The game will streamed on FloHoops
RADIO: The game will be carried on 105.3 FM in Austin. Roger Wallace (pxp) and Kathy Harston (analyst) will call the action. The broadcast will be streamed on TexasSports.Com.
SERIES: The series is tied 1-1.
Notables
JONES LONGHORN DEBUT: Taylor Jones made an instant impact for the Longhorns as she recorded a team-high 21 points in the season opener against Louisiana on Nov. 11. Jones added six rebounds and five blocked shots. Jones followed that up with 10 points and eight rebounds against UConn.
GETTING DEFENSIVE: The Texas defense limited Louisiana to 25 percent shooting from the field and 45 points for the game. In the past five seasons the Longhorns have held an opponent to 45 points or less nine times, with six coming under head coach Vic Schaefer.
SUPPORTING CAST: The Longhorns have had excellence production from their reserve players with an average of 30 points per game off the bench.
FRESHMAN IMPACT: Freshman Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda has made a productive impact for the Longhorns in her first two collegiate games. Mwenentanda has scored in double-figures in both games, with a season-high 13 points at UConn on Monday.
NEWCOMERS: The Longhorns 2022-23 roster features seven newcomers, including four transfers and three freshmen. Texas signed 54 points per game and 27 rebounds per game out of the transfers portal. Shaylee Gonzales (BYU) and Sonya Morris (DePaul) both scored over 1,000 points at their previous schools. Gonzales was an AP All-America Honorable Mention and ranked No. 10 in program history in scoring with 1,555 points. Morris ranked No. 9 in DePaul history in career scoring with 1,668 career points and No. 8 in career 3-point field goals with 193. The Longhorns added size with 6-4 Taylor Jones (Oregon State) and 6-4 Khadija Faye (Texas Tech).
PRESEASON AWARDS: The Longhorns were one of three programs in NCAA DI Women's Basketball to be represented on all five position award 20-player watchlists from the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fall/Women's Basketball Coaches Association. The Longhorns honored were: (Rori Harmon-Nancy Lieberman Award, Sonya Morris-Ann Meyers Drysdale Award, Shay Holle-Cheryl Miller Award, Aaliyah Moore-Katrina McClain Award and Taylor Jones-Lisa Leslie Award).
POSTSEASON SUCCESS: With head coach Vic Schaefer at the helm, the Longhorns have advanced to the Elite Eight in back-to-back seasons. Texas also captured the 2022 Big 12 Tournament Championship with a win over Baylor. Coach Schaefer has taken teams to the Elite Eight in five straight seasons. Texas ranks No. 4 among all NCAA DI Women's Basketball programs in all-time NCAA Tournament appearances with 34.
