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No. 13/14 Women’s Basketball preview: Southern
11.06.2023 | Women's Basketball
The Longhorns open the 2023-24 season at Moody Center on Wednesday.
#13/14 Texas (0-0, 0-0 Big 12) vs. Southern (0-0, 0-0 SWAC)
2023-24 Season Opener
Wednesday, November 8, 2023 – 7:00 p.m. Central
Moody Center – Austin, Texas
GameDay Quick Facts
TELEVISION: The game will be televised nationally by Longhorn Network. Alex Loeb (pxp) and Andrea Lloyd (analyst) will call the action.
RADIO: All women's basketball games will air in Austin on 103.1 FM, along with the web streams on TexasSports.com and the Longhorn App. Craig Way (pxp) and Kathy Harston (analyst) will call the action.
SERIES: Texas leads the series 7-0. The teams last played on Dec. 4, 2022 and Texas won the game, 92-43.
Notables
• OPENERS: The Longhorns are 37-12 all-time in season openers and are 45-4 in home openers. The Longhorns have won their last 10 home openers.
• IN THE MOOD: The Longhorns begin season two in the Moody Center. Texas posted a 15-3 mark in the first season of Moody Center. The Longhorns ranked 12th in the NCAA in average attendance per home game in the 2022-23 season.
• 2023 BIG 12 CHAMPIONS: The Longhorns finished the 2022-23 season with a 26-10 overall record and 14-4 mark in conference play as they claimed the Big 12 regular season championship, their first since 2004. Head Coach Vic Schaefer was named Big 12 Coach of the Year.
• PRESEASON HONORS: Texas point guard Rori Harmon was picked by the conference coaches as the Big 12 Preseason Player of the Year and Madison Booker was selected as the Big 12 Preseason Freshman of the Year. Harmon and DeYona Gaston earned spots on the Preseason All-Big 12 Team and Shaylee Gonzales and Aaliyah Moore earned preseason honorable mention All-Big 12 selections.
• HORNS ON D: Last season the Longhorns were 22-0 when they held an opponent to 59 points or less. Texas ranked 14th in the NCAA in turnovers forced per game. The Longhorns also set a new program record for blocks in a season in 22-23 with 214 blocks.
