The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
University of Texas
FDU
11.03.2026 | Women's Basketball
Texas women's basketball opens season at home vs. FDU
No. 6 Texas vs. FDU
Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026 – 7:00 p.m. Central
Moody Center | Austin, Texas
GameDay Quick Facts
VIDEO: The game will be streamed on SECN+ and will have Wiley Ballard (play-by-play), Fran Harris (analyst) and Nicole Beckelman (reporter) on the call.
RADIO: The game will be streamed on Longhorn Radio Network with Craig Way and Kathy Harston on the call. Games are aired all season long on AM 1300 (KVET-AM).
Notables
• BOOKER PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAN: Three-time First Team All-American and three-time Cheryl Miller Small Forward of the Year Madison Booker returns for her senior season. Booker has 1,969 points and is 31 points away from becoming the fourth player in program history to reach 2,000 points. Booker was named an AP Preseason All-American for the third straight year and is on the watch list for the Naismith Trophy and Wade Trophy player of the year awards. Booker is a career 47.8 percent field goal shooter and recorded 18.9 points per game and made 50.9 percent of her field goals in the 2025-26 season. Playing in the Southeastern Conference and with a challenging non-conference schedule Booker and the Longhorns are slated to compete against eight teams that were ranked in the preseason AP poll. Booker has scored 20 or more points in 43 games in her Texas career.
TRIO ON POSITION AWARD WATCH LISTS: Bryanna Preston is on the watch list for the Nancy Lieberman Point Guard of the Year award, Madison Booker on the list for the Cheryl Miller Small Forward of the Year and Breya Cunningham is on the watch list for the Lisa Leslie Center of the Year award.
• BACK-TO-BACK FINAL FOURS: For the second time in program history the Longhorns advanced to back-to-back final fours in 2025 and 2026.
• CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS: With their 2026 SEC Tournament Championship the Longhorns have won a conference regular season or tournament championship in each of the last five seasons.
• RECORD OVER THE LAST 3 SEASONS: Since the start of the 2023-24 season the Longhorns have posted an overall record of 103-13. This is the best three year stretch in the history of the program.
• TEXAS SIGNS NO. 1 RECRUITING CLASS: The Longhorns freshman class of five student-athletes has been ranked No. 1 by ESPN. The class includes four top-25 recruits, three McDonald's All-Americans and three Gatorade Player of the Year honorees.
• VIC SCHAEFER: Texas head coach Vic Schaefer enters his 42nd year in coaching, 22nd year as a head coach and seventh season at Texas. Schaefer has an overall record of 480-212 and is 179-40 at Texas. Schaefer has the best winning percentage of any Texas women's basketball head coach. Schaefer is the only collegiate women's basketball coach to guide multiple teams to multiple final four appearances.
• MOODY CENTER: The Longhorns are 69-5 all-time at their home arena and have won a program record 44 straight games. Season tickets are sold out for the first time in the history of the program going into the 2026-27 season.
