The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
University of Texas
La Salle
No. 6/6 Women’s Basketball preview: La Salle
12.16.2024 | Women's Basketball
Longhorns host La Salle on Tuesday night at Moody Center.
#6/6 Texas (10-1, 0-0 SEC) vs La Salle (6-5, 1-0 A10)
Game 12
Tuesday, December 17, 2024 – 7:00 p.m. Central
Moody Center | Austin, Texas
GameDay Quick Facts
TELEVISION: The game will be streamed on SECN+ with Craig Way and Kathy Harston on the call.
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: This is the first meeting between Texas and La Salle.
Notables
• HARMON NCAA RANKS: Rori Harmon ranks fifth in the NCAA in assists (72), sixth in assist to turnover ratio (3.60) and ninth in assists per game (6.5). Harmon has 573 career assists and is 33 from moving into second on the Longhorns all-time list.
• BOOKER EFFICIENCY: Madison Booker is averaging 17.9 points in 27.9 minutes per game and has scored 20 or more points in three of her last four games. Booker is shooting 54 percent from the field, 54.5 percent from 3-point range and 86.1 percent from the free-throw line this season.
• HOLLE SETS GAMES PLAYED RECORD: Shay Holle played in her 140th game on Dec. 5 to set a program record for games played in the NCAA Era. Holle will play in her 144th game on Tuesday. The Longhorns are 113-30 in games that Holle has played and 53-12 in games she has started.
• JONES SCORES 1,500TH CAREER POINT: Senior Taylor Jones passed 1,500 career points on Thursday. Jones now has 1,537 points for her career. Against Southern, Jones recorded her 20th career double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds.
• CARLTON NATIONAL FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Texas freshman Justice Carlton was named the USBWA National Freshman of the Week as well as the SEC Freshman of the Week on Dec. 3. Carlton averaged 15.3 points and 5.0 rebounds in the three games at the Gulf Coast Showcase. Carlton scored 30 points on 12-of-15 shooting in the win over Butler.
• TEXAS PRESSURE: The Longhorns are forcing an average of 24.7 turnovers per game from opponents and hold a 330-134 advantage over opponents in points off turnovers.
• BOOKER 20: Madison Booker has scored 20 or more points in five games this season and 19 in her career at Texas. Booker scored 25 points on 10-of-17 shooting in the Texas win at Richmond.
• OLDACRE MAKING AN IMPACT: Kyla Oldacre in her first season at Texas after transferring from Miami has made an impact for the Longhorns. Oldacre has scored in double-figures in five games this season and had 16 points and eight rebounds in the win over Southern.
