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Mid-America Christian at Mean Green
11/6/2018 10:26:00 AM | Women's Basketball
DENTON – North Texas women's basketball opens the 2018-19 season against Mid-America Christian Wednesday at 7 p.m. inside The Pit.
About the Mean Green (0-0, 0-0 C-USA)
UNT hosted Mary Hardin Baylor Saturday in an exhibition contest as the Mean Green defeated the Lady Crusaders, 75-37. Terriell Bradley produced a team-high 17 points while adding seven rebounds. Madison Townley nearly recorded a double-double with 10 points and a game-high nine rebounds, as did Trena Mims with 12 points and eight boards. Velma Mitchell also reached double figures in scoring with 10.
The 2018-19 Mean Green women's basketball team is settling into its fourth season under head coach Jalie Mitchell and looking to build off a successful 2017-18 campaign in which the team amassed the most wins in 16 years while advancing to the conference tournament semifinal, a feat which had not been accomplished since 2001-02 when Mitchell was a senior at North Texas.
Redshirt senior guard Terriell Bradley was named to the 2018-19 Conference USA Women's Basketball Preseason Team, and UNT was chosen to finish seventh in the 14-team league by a vote amongst the C-USA head coaches.
Bradley, also a preseason pick last season, returns as a 2017-18 C-USA First Team selection after posting averages of 18.6 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.1 assists, and 1.4 steals. The New Orleans native is the program's only player to be named to the C-USA Preseason All-Conference Team since North Texas joined the league in 2013.
About the Evangels (3-0, 0-0 SAC)
Mid-America Christian competes in the NAIA within the Sooner Athletic Conference. Last season, MACU claimed their third NCCAA National Championship with a win over Concordia (Mich.) to complete the year with an overall record of 24-11. The Evangels were picked to finish third within the SAC, and are currently 3-0 in 2018-19 with wins over Manhattan Christian, Southwestern, and Dallas Christian.
Four players average double figures for the Evangels, led by Alexis Shannon's 15.7 points per game. Nevada Denton (11.7), Darby Price (10.3), and Shaylan Coleman (10.0) average at least 10 points apiece.
History between UNT and MACU
Last season marks the only matchup between the squads with the Mean Green claiming an 86-52 win Nov. 10. Lauren Holmes led all scorers with 20 points as Terriell Bradley tallied 18 and Micayla Buckner had 12. North Texas outrebounded the Evangels 48-to-33 and connected on 47-percent of their shots compared to 30-percent from MACU.
About the Mean Green (0-0, 0-0 C-USA)
UNT hosted Mary Hardin Baylor Saturday in an exhibition contest as the Mean Green defeated the Lady Crusaders, 75-37. Terriell Bradley produced a team-high 17 points while adding seven rebounds. Madison Townley nearly recorded a double-double with 10 points and a game-high nine rebounds, as did Trena Mims with 12 points and eight boards. Velma Mitchell also reached double figures in scoring with 10.
The 2018-19 Mean Green women's basketball team is settling into its fourth season under head coach Jalie Mitchell and looking to build off a successful 2017-18 campaign in which the team amassed the most wins in 16 years while advancing to the conference tournament semifinal, a feat which had not been accomplished since 2001-02 when Mitchell was a senior at North Texas.
Redshirt senior guard Terriell Bradley was named to the 2018-19 Conference USA Women's Basketball Preseason Team, and UNT was chosen to finish seventh in the 14-team league by a vote amongst the C-USA head coaches.
Bradley, also a preseason pick last season, returns as a 2017-18 C-USA First Team selection after posting averages of 18.6 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.1 assists, and 1.4 steals. The New Orleans native is the program's only player to be named to the C-USA Preseason All-Conference Team since North Texas joined the league in 2013.
About the Evangels (3-0, 0-0 SAC)
Mid-America Christian competes in the NAIA within the Sooner Athletic Conference. Last season, MACU claimed their third NCCAA National Championship with a win over Concordia (Mich.) to complete the year with an overall record of 24-11. The Evangels were picked to finish third within the SAC, and are currently 3-0 in 2018-19 with wins over Manhattan Christian, Southwestern, and Dallas Christian.
Four players average double figures for the Evangels, led by Alexis Shannon's 15.7 points per game. Nevada Denton (11.7), Darby Price (10.3), and Shaylan Coleman (10.0) average at least 10 points apiece.
History between UNT and MACU
Last season marks the only matchup between the squads with the Mean Green claiming an 86-52 win Nov. 10. Lauren Holmes led all scorers with 20 points as Terriell Bradley tallied 18 and Micayla Buckner had 12. North Texas outrebounded the Evangels 48-to-33 and connected on 47-percent of their shots compared to 30-percent from MACU.
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