The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
University of Texas
No. 16 seed Missouri State
No. 3 Women’s Basketball preview: NCAA First Round
03.19.2026 | Women's Basketball
Game 35 | NCAA Tournament First Round
No. 1 seed Texas (31-3) vs. No. 16 seed Missouri State (23-12)
Friday, March 20, 2026 – 3:00 p.m. Central
Moody Center | Austin, Texas
GameDay Quick Facts
TELEVISION: The game will be nationally televised on ESPN with Dave O'Brien (pxp) and Jimmy Dykes (analyst) 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
• RANKED OPPONENTS: Texas is 14-3 on the season against ranked opponents with four wins against top-5 teams. The 14 wins against ranked opponent leads the nation
• 30 WINS: Texas has notched their third straight season with 30 or more wins. Since the start of the 2023-24 season the Longhorns have an overall record of 99-12. This is the first time since 1985-88 Texas has had three straight seasons with 30 or more wins.
• NO. 1 SEED: Texas earned a number one seed for the third straight season. This is the second time in program history the Longhorns have had three straight seasons as a No. 1 seed.
• BOOKER AP ALL-AMERICAN: Madison Booker was selected a First Team All-American by the Associated Press this week. Booker is the first player in Texas women's basketball history to become a three-time AP All-American.
• SCHAEFER SEMIFINALIST FOR COACH OF THE YEAR: Texas head coach Vic Schaefer was selected a semifinalist for the Naismith Coach of the Year award. Since the start of the 2023-24 season Schaefer has guided Texas to a 99-12 overall record. The Longhorns have won a regular season or conference tournament championship in each of the last five seasons.
• HARMON BREAKS TEXAS STEALS RECORD: Texas point guard Rori Harmon broke the Longhorns all-time steals in the victory over LSU. Harmon tallied six steals in the game and now has 370 for her career. The previous record of 346 was established in 1980 by Linda Waggoner.
• 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 943 career assists. Harmon is now the first and only player in NCAA DI women's basketball history to reach 1,500+ points, 900+ assists, 350+ steals and 600+ rebounds.
• BOOKER FIRST PLAYER IN TEXAS WBB HISTORY: Madison Booker in her junior year has become the first player in Texas women's basketball history to reach 1,800 points, 600 rebounds and 400 assists. Booker's 1,873 points rank her sixth on the Texas all-time career scoring list.
• BIG TIME BOOKER: All-American and national player of the year candidate Madison Booker is averaging 18.9 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 2.3 steals per game this season and is shooting 51.6 percent from the field.
• OLDACRE MAKING AN IMPACT: Senior Kyla Oldacre is a strong presence for Texas. Oldacre is averaging 10.7 points per game and 6.3 rebounds per game on the season and has recorded five double-doubles. Oldacre has a 62.9 shooting percentage on the season and has tallied 38 blocked shots.
• 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 ESPN. Bjorn, Crittendon and Spaight were named McDonald's All-Americans.
