The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
University of Texas
Wayland Baptist (Exhibition)
No. 3/3 Women’s Basketball preview: Wayland Baptist
11.03.2022 | Women's Basketball
The Longhorns host the Flying Queens at Moody Center on Friday, Nov. 4 (7 p.m. CT).
#3/3 Texas (0-0, 0-0 Big 12) vs. Wayland Baptist (0-0, 0-0 SAC)
Exhibition Game
Friday, November 4, 2022 – 7 p.m. Central
Moody Center (10,763) – Austin, Texas
FREE ADMISSION & PARKING IN MANOR GARAGE
GameDay Quick Facts
SERIES: Texas leads, 15-6. Last meeting: Texas won 63-57 on Jan. 16, 1982.
Notables
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.
BLESS THE MOOD: The Longhorns officially move into the $375 million Moody Center, the new home of Texas Women's Basketball for the upcoming 2022-23 season.
LONGHORN CONNECTION: Texas Senior Associate Athletics Director Kathy Harston played for the Flying Queens from 1976-80. A former National Player of the Year candidate while starring at AIAW national powerhouse Wayland Baptist, she was selected as one of the "Top 25 Players of the Pre-NCAA Basketball Era" by ESPN.com in January of 2006. Harston was a Kodak All-American and a finalist for the 1980 Wade Trophy National Player of the Year award at Wayland Baptist. She led the Flying Queens to the 1977 National Women's Invitational Tournament (NWIT) post-season tournament championship.
