Saturday, January 19
Houston
2 PM
University of North Texas
at
Rice
Photo by: Rick Yeatts Photography
Mean Green at Rice
1/18/2019 10:26:00 AM | Women's Basketball
DENTON – North Texas women's basketball heads to Houston to take on Rice Saturday at 2 p.m. inside Tudor Fieldhouse.
About the Mean Green (10-6, 3-1 C-USA)
A 57-54 loss to UTSA Jan. 12 snapped a six-game win streak and gave UNT their first conference loss of the season. The Mean Green have won eight of their last 10.
Terriell Bradley's scoring average of 18.4 leads the Mean Green and is third within Conference USA. Anisha George contributes 11.1 points per contest along with a team-best 7.3 rebounds to rank seventh in the league. Trena Mims adds 7.4 points and hands out 3.6 assists, sixth in C-USA, while her assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.2 ranks second.
The Mean Green are outscoring their opponents by 9.1 points per contest while shooting 39.8 percent from the field compared to 38.1 from their foes. UNT has put up a total of 1,011 shots this season as their rivals have fired up 864. However, the opponents have totaled 325 attempts from the free throw line compared to 288 from the Mean Green.
About the Owls (13-3, 4-0 C-USA)
The Owls remain one of three undefeated teams in league play alongside Middle Tennessee (4-0) and Western Kentucky (3-0).
Erica Ogwumike, the C-USA Preseason Player of the Year, leads the Owls with averages of 16.5 points and 10.5 rebounds, ranking sixth and second in the conference, respectively. Nancy Mulkey totals 11.6 points per contest along with 2.9 blocks.
Rice opened the season with a pair of losses before rattling off seven straight victories and have currently won six in a row, most recently defeating UTSA, 85-54, Jan. 10 and UTEP, 76-42 Jan. 12.
The Owls lead C-USA in field goal percentage (46.5) and are second in both scoring defense (57.5) and blocks per game (3.7).
History between the squads
The Owls have won eight of the 12 meetings dating to the 1986-87 season. Rice has been winners in six of the last seven since the 2015-16 season when head coach Jalie Mitchell took the reigns, but those matchups have needed a single, double, and triple overtime to decide the outcome while the average margin of victory is a mere 3.7 points.
Last meeting
HOUSTON (March 3, 2018) - The defense for the North Texas women's basketball team was there Saturday night at Rice. However, the offense just couldn't make enough plays as UNT lost 47-45 at the Tudor Fieldhouse.
The Mean Green (15-13, 6-10 C-USA) forced Rice into six shot clock violations, 19 turnovers, while committing a season-low five, but shot below 30 percent for most of the game and went to the free throw line just once in the second half.
With three seconds on the clock, UNT's Terriell Bradley had a chance to send the game into overtime, but her floater in the lane in heavy traffic was off to the left.
3-1 still best on record
While the 57-54 loss to UTSA Jan. 12 was quite a disappointment and blemished the Mean Green's perfect conference record, the 3-1 start by North Texas still ranks as the best start in Conference USA play in program history.
Conference numbers going up
Four games into the conference slate, several Mean Green have increased their numbers to help UNT to a 3-1 mark in league play. The biggest uptick has come by way of Anisha George, who averaged 9.8 points and 6.9 rebounds prior to C-USA play but has upped her output to 15 points and 8.3 rebounds versus conference opponents.
Charlene Shepherd is earning more playing time and has upped her numbers from 5.7 points and 3.8 rebounds to 7.3 and 4.0, respectively, in the past four contests. Madi Townley is grabbing 8.3 boards in league play compared to 6.8 against nonconference opponents, while Grace Goodhart is knocking down 53.8-percent of her three-point attempts since Jan. 3, an upgrade of over 20 percent.
Stepping in for Bradley
The Mean Green have found ways to make up for the absence of Preseason All-Conference selection Terriell Bradley in three contests this season as several players are making up the difference while she recovers from injury. Most noticeably, Charlene Shepherd is posting 11 points and 6.3 rebounds, a big improvement over 4.9 points and 3.3 rebounds while playing alongside Bradley. Deja Terrell has come onto the scene and has put up 9.3 points and 3.7 boards, whereas before she was tallying 2.2 and 2.6, respectively. Velma Mitchell went from 3.8 points to 8.7, including a career-high 14 against UTSA Jan. 12.
Mitchell notches 50 career wins
With the 70-51 win over UTEP Jan. 10, head coach Jalie Mitchell placed herself alongside former UNT coaches Judy Nelson and Tina Slinker in the 50-win club. Mitchell also became the fastest to achieve the honor in program history.
Mims taking care of the ball
Trena Mims sits second in C-USA in assist-to-turnover ratio with her 56 helpers and 23 miscues. Eleven of her turnovers have occurred in three contests, while Mims has registered three games with zero mistakes and also has six games with only a single turnover.
She set a career-high in assists with nine versus Houston Baptist Dec. 5 and has twice dished out six. Her total against HBU is the third-best performance within C-USA this season.
Doubling up
The Mean Green have compiled four double-doubles in the 2018-19 season, with three from junior post Anisha George and the other by redshirt sophomore forward Madi Townley. George's trio of double-doubles ranks fourth in C-USA, and she has been shy one or two rebounds on three occasions for her fourth.
Throughout the 2017-18 season, the team amassed five, one each from current players Terriell Bradley and Micayla Buckner. Two seasons ago, six double-doubles were accomplished, half of them coming from Bradley.
Bradley enters top 10 in scoring
With her career-high 40-point performance against NDSU Nov. 24, Terriell Bradley has continued to show her offensive prowess with 30 points at SMU Nov. 28 and 36 versus Missouri State Dec. 1. She has elevated from 14th to eighth in the UNT career-scoring charts with 1,215 points. Head coach Jalie Mitchell's (1998-2002) record of sits at 1,764.
If Bradley continues her current 18.4 average throughout the regular season, she would move into third all-time with over 1,400 points.
Chart-topping Bradley
With 349 free throws made, Bradley sits in fourth place all-time in program history. She needs 16 more to tie Isalene Jones (1980-84) for third. Not out of sight is the No. 1 spot, held by head coach Jalie Mitchell, who sank 411 throughout her career. Bradley made 164 from the line last season and needs 62 to dethrone Mitchell, which comes out to 4.4 makes per game through the remainder of the regular season.
Bradley is currently tied for sixth all-time in 3-pointers made with 112. Ashley Norris (1995-2000) occupies the top spot with 197.
Bring on the OT
The Mean Green have compiled a lowly 12-26 record throughout program history in overtime games, but following the 83-76 win over Missouri State Dec. 1, UNT has strung together six straight victories involving extra periods. The win over the Bears was just the third in program history UNT has found success inside The Super Pit in OT, as the team is now at 3-10 at home. Two seasons ago, North Texas pulled out wins in each of their four overtime contests, and went one-for-one in 2017-18.
Non-con results
Following the 93-52 win over Oklahoma Panhandle State Dec. 29, UNT finished their nonconference schedule two games above .500 at 7-5. Dating to the 2015-16 season, the Mean Green are 24-21 in games occurring before the start of C-USA play. The team posted a mark of 9-3 in pre-conference play last season.
Last outing for the Mean Green
DENTON (Jan. 12, 2019) - A tough shooting day was the downfall for North Texas women's basketball as they suffered their first conference loss of the season to UTSA, 57-54, Saturday afternoon in the Super Pit.
The loss to the Roadrunners (6-9, 1-2 C-USA) also brought an end to the six-game win streak for the Mean Green (10-6, 3-1 C-USA).
North Texas fell behind in the second quarter when they missed 18 straight field goals over a stretch that would begin with 8:30 left in the half and carry into halftime and almost two minutes into the second half. The Roadrunners built a 16-point advantage during the stretch.
UTSA was paced by their leading scorer, Marie Benson, who contributed 22 points and 11 rebounds.
North Texas was led in points by freshman Charlene Shepherd who scored 15. She was joined in double figures by Anisha George who contributed 14.
About the Mean Green (10-6, 3-1 C-USA)
A 57-54 loss to UTSA Jan. 12 snapped a six-game win streak and gave UNT their first conference loss of the season. The Mean Green have won eight of their last 10.
Terriell Bradley's scoring average of 18.4 leads the Mean Green and is third within Conference USA. Anisha George contributes 11.1 points per contest along with a team-best 7.3 rebounds to rank seventh in the league. Trena Mims adds 7.4 points and hands out 3.6 assists, sixth in C-USA, while her assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.2 ranks second.
The Mean Green are outscoring their opponents by 9.1 points per contest while shooting 39.8 percent from the field compared to 38.1 from their foes. UNT has put up a total of 1,011 shots this season as their rivals have fired up 864. However, the opponents have totaled 325 attempts from the free throw line compared to 288 from the Mean Green.
About the Owls (13-3, 4-0 C-USA)
The Owls remain one of three undefeated teams in league play alongside Middle Tennessee (4-0) and Western Kentucky (3-0).
Erica Ogwumike, the C-USA Preseason Player of the Year, leads the Owls with averages of 16.5 points and 10.5 rebounds, ranking sixth and second in the conference, respectively. Nancy Mulkey totals 11.6 points per contest along with 2.9 blocks.
Rice opened the season with a pair of losses before rattling off seven straight victories and have currently won six in a row, most recently defeating UTSA, 85-54, Jan. 10 and UTEP, 76-42 Jan. 12.
The Owls lead C-USA in field goal percentage (46.5) and are second in both scoring defense (57.5) and blocks per game (3.7).
History between the squads
The Owls have won eight of the 12 meetings dating to the 1986-87 season. Rice has been winners in six of the last seven since the 2015-16 season when head coach Jalie Mitchell took the reigns, but those matchups have needed a single, double, and triple overtime to decide the outcome while the average margin of victory is a mere 3.7 points.
Last meeting
HOUSTON (March 3, 2018) - The defense for the North Texas women's basketball team was there Saturday night at Rice. However, the offense just couldn't make enough plays as UNT lost 47-45 at the Tudor Fieldhouse.
The Mean Green (15-13, 6-10 C-USA) forced Rice into six shot clock violations, 19 turnovers, while committing a season-low five, but shot below 30 percent for most of the game and went to the free throw line just once in the second half.
With three seconds on the clock, UNT's Terriell Bradley had a chance to send the game into overtime, but her floater in the lane in heavy traffic was off to the left.
3-1 still best on record
While the 57-54 loss to UTSA Jan. 12 was quite a disappointment and blemished the Mean Green's perfect conference record, the 3-1 start by North Texas still ranks as the best start in Conference USA play in program history.
Conference numbers going up
Four games into the conference slate, several Mean Green have increased their numbers to help UNT to a 3-1 mark in league play. The biggest uptick has come by way of Anisha George, who averaged 9.8 points and 6.9 rebounds prior to C-USA play but has upped her output to 15 points and 8.3 rebounds versus conference opponents.
Charlene Shepherd is earning more playing time and has upped her numbers from 5.7 points and 3.8 rebounds to 7.3 and 4.0, respectively, in the past four contests. Madi Townley is grabbing 8.3 boards in league play compared to 6.8 against nonconference opponents, while Grace Goodhart is knocking down 53.8-percent of her three-point attempts since Jan. 3, an upgrade of over 20 percent.
Stepping in for Bradley
The Mean Green have found ways to make up for the absence of Preseason All-Conference selection Terriell Bradley in three contests this season as several players are making up the difference while she recovers from injury. Most noticeably, Charlene Shepherd is posting 11 points and 6.3 rebounds, a big improvement over 4.9 points and 3.3 rebounds while playing alongside Bradley. Deja Terrell has come onto the scene and has put up 9.3 points and 3.7 boards, whereas before she was tallying 2.2 and 2.6, respectively. Velma Mitchell went from 3.8 points to 8.7, including a career-high 14 against UTSA Jan. 12.
Mitchell notches 50 career wins
With the 70-51 win over UTEP Jan. 10, head coach Jalie Mitchell placed herself alongside former UNT coaches Judy Nelson and Tina Slinker in the 50-win club. Mitchell also became the fastest to achieve the honor in program history.
Mims taking care of the ball
Trena Mims sits second in C-USA in assist-to-turnover ratio with her 56 helpers and 23 miscues. Eleven of her turnovers have occurred in three contests, while Mims has registered three games with zero mistakes and also has six games with only a single turnover.
She set a career-high in assists with nine versus Houston Baptist Dec. 5 and has twice dished out six. Her total against HBU is the third-best performance within C-USA this season.
Doubling up
The Mean Green have compiled four double-doubles in the 2018-19 season, with three from junior post Anisha George and the other by redshirt sophomore forward Madi Townley. George's trio of double-doubles ranks fourth in C-USA, and she has been shy one or two rebounds on three occasions for her fourth.
Throughout the 2017-18 season, the team amassed five, one each from current players Terriell Bradley and Micayla Buckner. Two seasons ago, six double-doubles were accomplished, half of them coming from Bradley.
Bradley enters top 10 in scoring
With her career-high 40-point performance against NDSU Nov. 24, Terriell Bradley has continued to show her offensive prowess with 30 points at SMU Nov. 28 and 36 versus Missouri State Dec. 1. She has elevated from 14th to eighth in the UNT career-scoring charts with 1,215 points. Head coach Jalie Mitchell's (1998-2002) record of sits at 1,764.
If Bradley continues her current 18.4 average throughout the regular season, she would move into third all-time with over 1,400 points.
Chart-topping Bradley
With 349 free throws made, Bradley sits in fourth place all-time in program history. She needs 16 more to tie Isalene Jones (1980-84) for third. Not out of sight is the No. 1 spot, held by head coach Jalie Mitchell, who sank 411 throughout her career. Bradley made 164 from the line last season and needs 62 to dethrone Mitchell, which comes out to 4.4 makes per game through the remainder of the regular season.
Bradley is currently tied for sixth all-time in 3-pointers made with 112. Ashley Norris (1995-2000) occupies the top spot with 197.
Bring on the OT
The Mean Green have compiled a lowly 12-26 record throughout program history in overtime games, but following the 83-76 win over Missouri State Dec. 1, UNT has strung together six straight victories involving extra periods. The win over the Bears was just the third in program history UNT has found success inside The Super Pit in OT, as the team is now at 3-10 at home. Two seasons ago, North Texas pulled out wins in each of their four overtime contests, and went one-for-one in 2017-18.
Non-con results
Following the 93-52 win over Oklahoma Panhandle State Dec. 29, UNT finished their nonconference schedule two games above .500 at 7-5. Dating to the 2015-16 season, the Mean Green are 24-21 in games occurring before the start of C-USA play. The team posted a mark of 9-3 in pre-conference play last season.
Last outing for the Mean Green
DENTON (Jan. 12, 2019) - A tough shooting day was the downfall for North Texas women's basketball as they suffered their first conference loss of the season to UTSA, 57-54, Saturday afternoon in the Super Pit.
The loss to the Roadrunners (6-9, 1-2 C-USA) also brought an end to the six-game win streak for the Mean Green (10-6, 3-1 C-USA).
North Texas fell behind in the second quarter when they missed 18 straight field goals over a stretch that would begin with 8:30 left in the half and carry into halftime and almost two minutes into the second half. The Roadrunners built a 16-point advantage during the stretch.
UTSA was paced by their leading scorer, Marie Benson, who contributed 22 points and 11 rebounds.
North Texas was led in points by freshman Charlene Shepherd who scored 15. She was joined in double figures by Anisha George who contributed 14.
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