The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
UT Tower lighting to honor Women's Basketball set for tonight
03.22.2022 | Women's Basketball
Campus landmark to be lit in burnt orange in celebration of the 2022 Big 12 Tournament Championship.
AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas Tower will be lit in burnt orange tonight to commemorate the Texas Women's Basketball 2022 Big 12 Conference Tournament Championship.
Per campus tradition, the University recognizes UT sports programs who win a conference team championship with a burnt orange lighting of the campus landmark.
Tonight, the University will commemorate the team capturing the 2022 Big 12 Tournament Championship, the program's first since 2003.
The Longhorns defeated Baylor 67-58 in the title game on March 13 to cap off their 3-0 run in Kansas City and punch their ticket to the 2022 NCAA Tournament.
Taking down Fairfield and Utah in the NCAA First & Second Rounds at the Erwin Center this past weekend to earn a spot in the Sweet Sixteen, No. 2-seeded Texas will head to Spokane, Wash., where it will take on No. 6 Ohio State on Friday, March 25. Tip is slated for 6 p.m. CT (4 p.m. PT) and will air on ESPN2.
