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No. 4/4 Women’s Basketball preview: Lamar
11.12.2024 | Women's Basketball
#4/4 Texas (1-0, 0-0 SEC) vs. Lamar (1-0, 0-0 Southland)
Game 2
Wednesday, November 13, 2024 – 7:00 p.m. Central
Moody Center – Austin, Texas
GameDay Quick Facts
TELEVISION: The game will be streamed on SEC+ which is available on the ESPN app and Watch ESPN. Alex Loeb (pxp) and Fran Harris (analyst) will call the game.
RADIO: All women's basketball games will air in Austin on 103.1 FM, along with the web streams on TexasLonghorns.com. Roger Wallace (pxp) and Kathy Harston (analyst) will call the action.
SERIES: This is the 10th meeting in the series. Texas leads the all-time series 7-2.
Notables
• BACK IN ACTION: The Longhorns opened the season with a 119-47 victory over Southeast Missouri State on Sunday. Six players scored in double-figures. Madison Booker tallied 18 points, 11 rebounds and six assists. Rori Harmon had 10 points and seven assists in her return. Newcomer Kyla Oldacre posted a double-double with 21 points and 14 rebounds.
• IN THE MOOD: The Longhorns begin season three in Moody Center. Texas has posted a 33-5 record at their new home arena in the past two seasons.
• 2024 BIG 12 CHAMPIONS: The Longhorns captured the 2024 Big 12 Tournament Championship and now move to the SEC. Texas has advanced to the Elite Eight in three of the last four seasons.
• PRESEASON HONORS: Madison Booker was selected the Preseason SEC Player of the Year by the league's coaches. Booker and Rori Harmon were selected to the Preseason All-SEC team. In addition, Booker earned recognition as one of only five players to be named a Preseason AP All-American.
• 40 YEARS FOR SCHAEFER: Texas head coach Vic Schaefer enters his 40th year in coaching this season with 20 years as a head coach. Schaefer has a 109-32 mark in four seasons with the Longhorns and has 410 career wins.
•RORI HARMON RETURN: Rori Harmon returns to the court after her season ending injury last year. Harmon is fully cleared and ready to be back on the court with her teammates. Harmon ranks fifth in UT history in career assists with 501 and is 75 points away from 1,000 points for her career.
• HORNS ON D: Texas held opponents under 40 percent shooting in 23 games last season and were 22-1 when doing so. 26 times the Longhorns had an opponent to single digits in a quarter in the 2023-24 season. In their home opener on Sunday, the Longhorns held Southeast Missouri State to 47 points and under 30 percent shooting from the field.
