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No. 4/3 Women’s Basketball preview: James Madison
12.07.2024 | Women's Basketball
#4/3 Texas (7-1, 0-0 SEC) vs. James Madison (7-2, 0-0 SBC)
Game 9
Sunday, December 8, 2024 – 1:00 p.m. Central
Atlantic Union Bank Center | Harrisonburg, Va.
GameDay Quick Facts
TELEVISION: The game will be streamed on ESPN+. Curt Dudley (pxp) and Missy Buck (analyst) will have the call.
RADIO: All women's basketball games will air in Austin on 103.1 FM, along with the web streams on TexasLonghorns.com. Cameron Parker (pxp) and Kathy Harston (analyst) will call the action.
SERIES: Texas and James Madison have played once, on March 19, 1987 with Texas winning, 91-57.
Notables
• HOLLE SETS GAMES PLAYED RECORD: Shay Holle played in her 140th game on Thursday to set a program record for games played in the NCAA Era.
• JONES SCORES 1,500TH CAREER POINT: Senior Taylor Jones passed 1,500 career points on Thursday. Jones now has 1,502 points for her career.
• 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.
• OFFENSIVE PRODUCTION: The Longhorns are averaging 90.0 points per game and shooting 49.4 percent from the field for the season. For the first time since the 1987-88 season the Longhorns scored 78 or more points in each of their first seven games.
• TEXAS PRESSURE: The Longhorns are forcing an average of 25.8 turnovers per game from opponents and hold a 251-108 advantage over opponents in points off turnovers.
• HARMON MOVES UP ON CAREER ASSIST LIST: Rori Harmon had nine assists against Butler and moved in third on the Longhorns all-time list for career assists. She now has 552 career assists.
• UPCOMING MILESTONE: Rori Harmon is three points away from 1,000 for her career.
