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No. 4/4 Women’s Basketball preview: DePaul
11.16.2024 | Women's Basketball
#4/4 Texas (2-0, 0-0 SEC) vs. DePaul (2-1, 0-0 Big East)
Game 3
Sunday, November 17, 2024 – 6:30 p.m. Central
Wintrust Arena – Chicago, Ill.
GameDay Quick Facts
TELEVISION: The game will be national televised on FS1. Jason Ross Jr. (pxp) and Kim Adams (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. Craig Way (pxp) and Kathy Harston (analyst) will call the action.
SERIES: Texas leads the all-time series 2-0.
Notables
• LAST TIME OUT: Led by 15 points apiece from Shay Holle and Justice Carlton, the Longhorns came away with a 95-58 win over Lamar on Wednesday. Freshman Jordan Lee made her first career start and scored 12 for Texas. Rori Harmon collected eight points, eight assists and five steals.
• IN THE MOOD: The Longhorns begin season three in Moody Center. Texas has posted a 34-5 record at their new home arena.
• 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 111-32 mark with the Longhorns and has 412 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 516 and is two assists from moving into fourth on the all-time list.
• 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, the Longhorns held Southeast Missouri State to 47 points and under 30 percent shooting from the field. In the first half of their game against Lamar, Texas held the Cardinals to 14 points.
