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No. 3 Women's Basketball rolls past No. 9 Michigan, 77-41 to secure spot in Final Four
03.30.2026 | Women's Basketball
Longhorns advance to Final Four in back-to-back seasons for first time since 1987.
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FORT WORTH, TEXAS – The No. 3 Texas Women's Basketball team improved to 35-3 this season and advanced to the NCAA Final Four for the fifth time in program history with a decisive 77-41 victory over No. 2 seed Michigan on Monday at Dickies Arena in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament.
Four Longhorns scored in double figures, led by Madison Booker's game-high 19 points, along with seven rebounds and one assist. Justice Carlton contributed 15 points, seven rebounds and one assist. Kyla Oldacre provided a double-double with 12 points, 11 rebounds and one assist while Breya Cunningham scored 11 points and seven rebounds.
Texas started the game with a perfect shooting percentage (9-for-9) from field goal range during the first 7:07 which included five players contributing to a 10-0 run. Texas built a 22-9 lead at the end of the first quarter, marking the 10th time this season the Longhorns limited their opponent to fewer than 10 points during the opening quarter.
Booker led Texas with 15 points and six rebounds during the first half as the Longhorns held a commanding 34-21 lead at the intermission.
Texas opened the fourth quarter with a 14-0 run as the Longhorns held a 36-18 advantage in paint points and outrebounded the Wolverines 49-32 for the game.
Up next, the Longhorns will face No. 1 seed UCLA in the NCAA Final Four in Phoenix, Arizona on Friday, April 3 at 8:30 PM CT on ESPN.
Postgame Notes
-Texas advanced to the NCAA Women's Final Four for the fifth time in program history.
-Head coach Vic Schaefer becomes one of just 12 coaches to reach the Final Four at least four times, behind only Geno Auriemma (25), Pat Summitt (18), Tara VanDerveer (14), Leon Barmore (9), Muffet McGraw (9), Dawn Staley (7), Andy Landers (5) and Kim Mulkey (5). Schaefer is also one of only five active coaches to reach the Final Four a total of four or more or more times, joining Auriemma, Staley, Mulkey and Jeff Walz.
-Schaefer is the first coach in NCAA history to lead multiple teams to multiple Final Fours (Mississippi State in 2017 and 2018 and Texas in 2025 and 2026).
-Texas women's basketball has 103 total wins over the past three seasons, setting a program record for any three-year span and surpassing the previous mark of 102 wins set from 1976-77 through 1978-79.
-Rori Harmon's 135 career wins tie Linda Waggoner (1976 – 77 through 1979-80) for second most wins in program history, trailing only Shay Holle, who recorded 138 wins from 2020-21 through 2024-25.
-With 19 points, Madison Booker now has 228 career points in the NCAA Tournament, eclipsing Beverly Williams (216) for second most in Texas history and behind only Clarissa Davis (261).
-Booker scored in double figures for the 36th time this season.
-Booker has scored 90 points during the first four games of this year's NCAA Tournament.
-The Longhorns have an overall record of 103-12 since the start of the 23-24 season.
-Texas is 16-3 on the season vs. ranked opponents and has four wins over top-5 teams this season.
-The Longhorns are 81-7 in games that Madison Booker and Rori Harmon have both played.
-Texas improved to 35-3 on the season and have won 12 straight games.
-The Longhorns have 16 wins on the season over ranked opponents, which leads the country.
-Texas improved to 57-35 (.619) all-time in the NCAA tournament and is now 21-5 (.807) all-time as a No. 1 seed.
-The Longhorns improved to 51-13 (.796) all-time as the higher seed in the NCAA tournament.
-Texas forced 15 turnovers and scored 19 points off them.
-The Longhorns held a 36-18 advantage in paint points.
-The Longhorns held an opponent to single digits in a quarter 27 times this season.
-Michigan came into the game averaging 83.5 points per game and scored 41 against Texas.
