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No. 2 Women's Basketball rolls past Auburn, 97-36
01.08.2026 | Women's Basketball
Rori Harmon moves into second on the Longhorns all-time steals list and team improves to 18-0.
AUSTIN, Texas – No. 2 Texas women's basketball (18-0) saw Kyla Oldacre's second double-double of the season with 23 points and 11 rebounds as it took a 97-36 victory over Auburn on Thursday at Moody Center.
The Longhorns saw five players recording double digits. Texas was led by Oldacre, recording a double-double with 23 points and 11 rebounds in just 20 minutes of play. It marks Oldacre's second double-double of the season and the sixth of her career. Sophomore Justice Carlton registered 17 points and nine rebounds. Breya Cunningham added 15 points and five rebounds while Madison Booker recorded 16 points and seven rebounds. Rori Harmon led the Longhorns with seven assists in the win. In addition, Harmon is now 11 steals away from tying program record in steals with three tonight, currently held by Linda Waggoner at 346.
Texas opened the game with a 20-0 run, holding the Tigers to only five points in the first quarter. Carlton and Cunnigham led the team to score seven points, and the Longhorns went 6-for-7 at the free throw line. Texas forced 11 turnovers, scoring 14 points off those turnovers.
The Longhorns went on an 8-0 run for 2:37 to start the second quarter. Harmon led the Horns with ten points, shooting perfect in field goals and free throw attempts in the quarter. Texas ended the half scoring 28 points off 18 turnovers from the Tigers.
Texas outscored Auburn 24-7 in the third quarter. Carlton scored eight points, shooting 4-for-4 from the free throw line. Texas registered 15 rebounds in the third quarter. The Horns went 4-for-5 from field goal to end the third quarter.
Texas went on a 9-0 run to start the fourth quarter. The Longhorns bench dominated the fourth quarter, scoring 23 points, led by Oldacre's 12 points and five rebounds effort. Texas secured 12 offensive rebounds in the second half, contributing to 16 second chance points.
Postgame Notes
- Texas improved to 18-0 on the season
- The Longhorns have won 36 straight games at Moody Center and improved to 61-5 all-time at Moody Center. The 36 wins in the longest active home winning streak in the country.
- Texas limited its opponent to single digits in a quarter for the 15th and 16th times this season.
- Rori Harmon is now 11 steals away from tying the all-time program record previously held by Linda Waggoner at 346.
- Harmon dished out seven assists with no turnovers in the game. On the season Harmon has 137 assists and 24 turnovers.
- Five Longhorns (Oldacre, Carlton, Cunningham, Booker, Harmon) recorded double-digits in the win.
- In the win, Oldacre recorded her second double-double of the season with career-high 23 points and 11 rebounds, in just 20 minutes of play.
- The Longhorns scored 40 points off 26 turnovers, while only allowing Auburn eight points off turnovers.
- Texas secured 58 points in the paint while only allowing Auburn 18.
- Texas dished out 23 assists on 36 field goals.
- The Longhorns shot 24-of-29 (82.8 percent) from the free-throw line.
- The victory for Texas (61 point win) was their largest margin of victory against a Big 12 or SEC opponent, besting a 51 points win over Texas Tech in 2018.
