The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
University of Texas
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No. 2 Women’s Basketball preview: Auburn
01.06.2026 | Women's Basketball
Game 18
No. 2/2 Texas (17-0, 2-0) vs. Auburn (11-5, 0-2)
Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026 – 7:00 p.m. Central
Moody Center | Austin, Texas
GameDay Quick Facts
TELEVISION: The game will be streamed on SECN+. David Saltzman, Fran Harris and Andrea Lloyd will be on the call.
RADIO: The game will be broadcast on AM 1300 The Zone and TexasSports.Com. Craig Way and Kathy Harston will have the call.
Notables
• STRONG START: Texas is 17-0 and it's their best start to a season since they went 34-0 on the way to the 1986 national championship. Texas is 11-0 at home and have won 35 straight games at Moody Center. That streak is the longest current active home streak in women's college basketball. Texas is 60-5 all-time at Moody Center.
• HARMON APPROACHING TEXAS STEALS RECORD: Texas point guard Rori Harmon is tied for second on the Longhorns all-time list for career steals. Harmon has 332 steals and is 15 away from breaking the Texas record of 346 that was set in 1980 by Linda Waggoner.
• EMERGENCE OF JORDAN LEE: Jordan Lee has already scored more points (266) this season than all of her freshman season (227). Lee has scored in double figures in 15 of the 17 games this season and is averaging 15.6 points per game. Against ranked opponents this season Lee is averaging 17.7 points and shooting 46 percent from the field. Lee is shooting over 39 percent from 3-point range on the season and has made 40, 3-point field goals.
• RANKED WINS: Texas has six ranked wins on the season after an 67-64 victory over No. 15 Ole Miss. The Longhorns are the only team in the nation with two wins over opponents currently ranked in the AP top-5.
• TRIPLE-DOUBLE BOOKER: Madison Booker became the fifth player in UT women's basketball history to record a triple-double with her 28 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds in the win at UTRGV.
• HARMON TAKING CARE OF THE BALL: Point guard Rori Harmon, the Longhorns all-time career assist leader, has recorded 72 assists to eight turnovers over her last eight games. For the season Harmon has 130 assists and 24 turnovers. Harmon leads the country in assist to turnover ratio.
• PLAYERS ERA CHAMPIONSHIP: The Longhorns beat No. 3 UCLA and No. 2 South Carolina on back-to-back days to win the Players Era Championship. The Longhorns became the first program in at least 25 years to win games over top-three opponents on back-to-back days. Rori Harmon was named the MVP of the Players Era Championship. The Longhorns moved up to No. 2 in the AP poll and received 10 first place votes.
• HARMON BREAKS ASSIST RECORD: Rori Harmon tallied nine assists and the game-winning shot against South Carolina in Las Vegas. Harmon broke the 40-year record previously held by Kamie Ethridge with her 777th assist. Harmon now has 861 career assists.
• TURNOVERS: The Longhorns have outscored their opponents 284-67 in point off turnovers over the last nine games. On the other end Texas is taking care of the ball as they are second in the country in fewest turnovers committed at 10.0 per game.
• NUMBER ONE RECRUITING CLASS: The Longhorns have inked the No. 1 recruiting class for 2026. Texas is the only program to sign multiple top-10 kids. The Longhorns recruiting class of Brihanna Crittendon, Addison Bjorn, Lizzy Spaight and Amalia Holguin has been ranked No. 1 by CBS Sports and the Dan Olson Collegiate Basketball Report.
