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No. 4/6 Women’s Basketball preview: Vanderbilt
02.05.2025 | Women's Basketball
#4/6 Texas (22-2, 8-1 SEC) vs. #24/24 Vanderbilt (18-5, 5-4 SEC)
Game 25
Thursday, February 6, 2025 – 8:00 p.m. Central
Moody Center | Austin, Texas
Presented by Monster Energy
GameDay Quick Facts
TELEVISION: The game will be nationally televised on SEC Network. Eric Frede (pxp) and Christy Thomaskutty (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: Vanderbilt leads the all-time series 4-1.
Notables
• RANKED WINS: The Longhorns won their fifth game of the season against a ranked opponent with their 80-76 win over No. 17 Tennessee. Texas has beat three top-10 opponents this season.
• IN THE MOOD: Texas is 11-0 at home this season and 43-5 all-time inside Moody Center.
• FAST START: At 22-2 the Longhorns are off to their best start since the 2015-16 season.
• 20 WINS FOR SCHAEFER: Texas head coach Vic Schaefer has guided teams to 20 or more wins in 12 straight seasons.
• BOOKER APPROACHING 1,000 POINTS: Madison Booker is 17 points from reaching 1,000 career points. Booker will play in her 61st career game on Thursday. On Wednesday Booker was announced as a top-10 finalist for the Cheryl Miller Small Forward of the Year Award, which she won in 2024.
• HONORS FOR HARMON: This week Rori Harmon was named to the watch list for the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year as well as a top-10 finalist for the Nancy Lieberman Point Guard of the Year Award.
• ON THE BOARDS: Texas has limited opponents to single digits for second chance points in 21 of their 24 games this season.
• USBWA NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR WATCH LIST: The Longhorns had three players recognized on the USBWA National Player of the Year watch list with Madison Booker, Rori Harmon and Taylor Jones all making that list.
