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No. 1/1 Women’s Basketball earns SEC regular season championship
03.02.2025 | Women's Basketball
Longhorns go 15-1 in first season in the Southeastern Conference to capture the co-championship.
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AUSTIN, Texas — The No. 1/1 Texas women's basketball team beat every team in the Southeastern Conference in their first year in the league as they captured a 72-46 win over Florida on Sunday to earn SEC co-champion honors with South Carolina.
The Longhorns did it on senior day, head coach Vic Schaefer's birthday and in front of their largest crowd of the season at 10,580.
Texas won their 13th straight game and finished the regular season with a record of 29-2 overall and 15-1 in the SEC. The record is their best since the 1987-88 season. Texas finished the regular season 15-0 at home.
Kyla Oldacre led the Longhorns in scoring with 18 points, six rebounds, and three assists. Two other Longhorns added double digits with Madison Booker with 14 and Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda with 11.
Senior Rori Harmon added seven rebounds and nine assists, while fellow senior Taylor Jones added nine points for the Longhorns
The Longhorns forced 23 turnovers to add 21 points to the board. The Texas bench combined for 32 points to propel the Longhorns to a victory.
Texas went on a 15-0 scoring run to close the opening quarter leading, 16-10. The Longhorns held Florida to eight points in the second quarter and went into halftime leading 29-18.
Back-to-back field goals from Oldacre and Booker opened the second half for the Longhorns, 33-18. With a 6-0 run, Texas finished the third quarter leading, 54-31. Posting 18 points in the final quarter, Texas secured the victory, 72-46.
Up next, the Longhorns travel to Greenville, South Carolina for the 2025 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament. The Longhorns will be the No. 2 seed in the tournament and will play their first game on Friday, March 7 at 5:00 p.m. CT on SEC Network.
Postgame Notes
• Texas improved to 29-2 on the season and 15-1 in the SEC.
• Texas won their 13th straight game of the season.
• The Longhorns finished the regular season 15-0 at Moody Center and have won 22 straight games at home going back to the 2023-24 season.
• Texas honored seniors Shay Holle, Rori Harmon, Taylor Jones and Aaliyah Moore.
• Texas senior Shay Holle has been with Coach Schaefer since he arrived at Texas and has compiled a record of 138-34.
• The Longhorns forced 23 turnovers and held a 21-9 advantage in points off turnovers.
• Texas held Florida to their lowest scoring total of the season, 30 points below their season scoring average.
• Texas has limited opponents to single digits for a quarter 22 this season.
• Texas held an opponent under 40 percent shooting for the 18th time this season. Texas is 18-0 when doing so.
• Texas is tied for the most quad 1 wins in the country with 12. Texas has nine wins over AP top-10 teams and five wins over AP top-10 teams on the season.
• Texas held an opponent to 59 points or less for the 20th time this season. The Longhorns are 20-0 when doing so this season. Texas is 10-0 on the season when holding an opponent to 50 points or less.
