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No. 10 Women’s Basketball preview: Texas Tech
01.02.2024 | Women's Basketball
#10 Texas (13-1, 0-1 Big 12) vs. Texas Tech (12-2, 1-0 Big 12)
Game 15
Wednesday, Jan. 3 at 6:00 PM CT
United Supermarkets Arena | Lubbock, Texas
GameDay Quick Facts
TELEVISION: The game will be broadcast on ESPN+. Ron Thulin (pxp) and Brandi Poole (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 will call the action.
Notables
• BOOKER ON THE BIG STAGE: Freshman Madison Booker has had some of her best games against the best competition this season. Booker scored 20 points to help Texas beat No. 11 UConn on Dec. 3. Booker was named the USBWA national freshman of the week following that performance. Last time out against No. 10 Baylor, Booker scored a season-high 25 points and added eight assists and seven rebounds.
• SHAYLEE GOING OFF: Shaylee Gonzales tied her career-high with six 3-pointers in the Longhorns win over Jackson State on Dec. 27. Gonzales led Texas with 21 points in the game. Gonzales has made 14 three-point field goals over her last four games and is shooting 14-23 (60.9 percent) from beyond the 3-point arc over those games.
• MUHAMMAD STELLAR SOPHOMORE SEASON: Amina Muhammad has made big strides since her freshman season. After being named to the Big 12 All-Freshman Team last year Muhammad hasn't slowed down. She has increased her scoring average from 3.9 points per game to 9.5 points per game. Her field goal percentage has improved from 48 percent to 65 percent this season.
• THE WIN OVER UCONN: The Longhorns took down UConn for the first time in program history, 80-68 on Dec. 3 in the Jimmy V Women's Classic. Rori Harmon scored 27 points and dished out 13 assists. Harmon became the first player in 25 seasons to tally at least 25 points and 10 assists against UConn. Madison Booker scored 20 points in the game.
• HORNS ON D: Last season the Longhorns were 22-0 when they held an opponent to 59 points or less. In the 2023-24 season Texas ranks 10th in the NCAA in turnovers forced per game at 23.63. Texas ranks first in the NCAA in turnover margin and are outscoring opponents 424-146 in points off turnovers.
• ON THE BOARDS: The Longhorns are +14.5 in rebounding margin this season and have a 252-84 advantage in second chance points. Texas is giving up only 6.0 second chance points per game. The Longhorns rank fourth in the country in offensive rebounds per game. Against a Baylor team that was averaging 15 offensive rebounds per game, Texas limited the Bears to just five offensive boards.
• JONES COMING UP BIG: Taylor Jones scored a career-high 27 points and tied a school record by going 11-11 from the field in the Longhorns win over Oral Roberts. Jones also grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds in the game. Jones ranks second in the country in field goal percentage this season at 71.3 percent.
• WINNING IN PARADISE: The Longhorns went 3-0 in the Virgin Islands to capture the 2023 Paradise Jam Reef Tournament Championship. Rori Harmon was named the tournament MVP as she dished out 15 assists with 0 turnovers. Taylor Jones was also named a Tournament All-Star.
• NO. 1 RECRUITING CLASS: On Nov. 8 the Longhorns signed what ESPN.Com has ranked as the No. 1 recruiting class in the country. The Horns are the only school in the country with two top-10 signees.
• 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.
