Wednesday, March 13
Frisco
11 AM
University of North Texas
vs
Southern Miss
Photo by: Rick Yeatts Photography
Mean Green at C-USA Championships
3/12/2019 9:10:00 AM | Women's Basketball
FRISCO – North Texas women's basketball prepares to take on Southern Miss in the first round of the 2019 Air Force Reserve C-USA Basketball Championships Wednesday at 11 a.m. inside The Star.
About the Mean Green (14-13, 7-8 C-USA)
North Texas enters the conference tournament as the ninth seed after dropping the past three contests.
Terriell Bradley's scoring average of 16.7 leads the Mean Green and is fourth within Conference USA. Anisha George contributes 11.1 points per contest along with a team-best 7.6 rebounds to rank sixth in the league, while Grace Goodhart averages 6.8 points for UNT. Brittany Smith hands out 3.1 assists for the 10th-best output in C-USA, while the 1.7 assist-to-turnover ratio by Trena Mims ranks fourth in the league.
The Mean Green rank first in offensive rebounds with 14.5 per game and are third in rebounding margin at +4.2.
About the Lady Eagles (17-12, 9-7 C-USA)
Southern Miss enters the tournament as the eighth seed and winner in four of its past five contests, the lone loss at Charlotte March 7 to conclude the regular season.
C-USA first team selection Shonte Hailes leads the Lady Eagles with 12.6 points per game and a league second-best 4.4 assists. Megan Brown averages 9.8 points, and Kelsey Jones posts eight points and a team-high 5.1 rebounds. Hailes and Jones have both been recognized as C-USA Players of the Week this season, while Daishai Almond and Jones have each been chosen as Freshmen of the Week.
Southern Miss is second in C-USA in rebounding margin (+5.9) and steals (8.4).
History between the squads
The Mean Green won at Southern Miss for the first time in program history Jan. 5 to tie the all-time series at 4-4. UNT also won last year inside The Super Pit, 71-62.
Last meeting
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (Jan. 5, 2019) – North Texas women's basketball made history for the second consecutive game by defeating Southern Miss, 62-48, for the program's inaugural win in Hattiesburg and their first-ever 2-0 start in Conference USA play as Anisha George dominated with a career-high 25 points and eight rebounds Saturday inside Reed Green Arena.
It took the Mean Green (9-5, 2-0 C-USA) eight tries to finally win at Southern Miss (8-7, 0-2 C-USA), but an 18-4 run in the third quarter was the key to putting away the Lady Eagles. Southern Miss entered the contest leading the league in turnovers forced at nearly 19 a game, but North Texas pressured the home team into 27 of their own miscues and turned those into 28 points. Only four points were secured off of UNT's 16 turnovers.
Terriell Bradley joined George in double figures with 11 points by knocking down 9-of-10 from the free throw line. Madison Townley tallied game-high rebound honors alongside George with eight, and Trena Mims was the contest's assist leader with four.
The Mean Green held the three leading scorers from Southern Miss to a collective nine points, including zero from the big post presence of Kelsey Jones.
Pep Rally
Support your Mean Green before tipoff Wednesday at a pep rally at 10:15 a.m. in the Fan Fest Plaza in front of The Ford Center.
History at C-USA Tourney
This will be the Mean Green's fifth appearance at the Conference USA tournament as the team enters with a 4-4 all-time record.
3/11/2014 Louisiana Tech L, 77-59 First Round
3/8/2016 Florida Atlantic W, 79-74 First Round
3/9/2016 Old Dominion L, 62-55 Second Round
3/8/2017 UAB W, 65-62 (2OT) First Round
3/9/2017 Western Kentucky L, 78-51 Quarterfinals
3/7/2018 Charlotte W, 58-55 First Round
3/8/2018 Louisiana Tech W, 76-69 Quarterfinals
3/9/2018 Western Kentucky L, 77-61 Semifinals
All-Time History in Conference Tourneys
The Mean Green made four appearances in the Southland Tournament from 1985-86 to 1995-96 without attaining a victory. From the 1997-98 to the 1999-2000 seasons, North Texas went 1-3 in the Big West and grabbed its first conference tourney win in a 71-68 triumph over UC Irvine March 3, 1999. UNT competed in 20 tournament games while in the Sun Belt and achieved eight wins between 2000-01 and 2012-13.
Bradley, George Earn C-USA Honors
Terriell Bradley of North Texas was named to the Conference USA First Team for a second time, and Anisha George was voted to the All-Defensive Team as announced by the league office Monday.
Bradley, also a first team selection last season, is the fourth-leading scorer in C-USA at 16.7 points per game. The redshirt senior guard ranks top 10 in the league in: 3-point percentage (7th, 38.5), 3-pointers made per game (7th, 1.8), and free throw percentage (8th, 77.6). Bradley also averages 4.2 rebounds, 1.8 assists, and 1.4 steals.
Bradley is the only Mean Green to ever receive C-USA First Team honors.
George made an immediate impact inside during her first season with the Mean Green. The post from St. Croix, Virgin Islands, is ranked within the top 10 in Conference USA in several categories: offensive rebounds per game (2nd, 3.5), field goal percentage (3rd, .612), double-doubles (5th, six), rebounds (6th, 7.6), and blocked shots (7th, 0.9). In 2018-19, George is averaging 11.1 points.
George is the second player from North Texas to be named to the All-Defensive team, joining Kelsey Criner from the 2015-16 season.
Winning seasons
In the 42 years of the modern era of North Texas women's basketball, the program has amassed 11 winning overall records with last season's 17-14 mark being the most recent. The 2018-19 team is 14-14 and was one C-USA win away from tying a program-best eight wins, which was also set last year.
Conference highs
The past three Mean Green wins have produced several team season-highs in conference play this season. At home against Florida Atlantic Feb. 14, the 82 points, 46 rebounds, 10 3-pointers, 44.9 percent shooting, and the 41.7 percent showing on 3-pointers were the highest outputs by UNT versus league opponents this year. The 25-point triumph versus FIU Feb. 16 was the largest Mean Green margin of victory in C-USA play this year, and the 17 assists were the most distributed. The team also matched its high in steals with nine and rebounding margin of 13.
Sharing the scoring wealth
Nearly every Mean Green player who has seen the court this season has led or co-led the team in scoring at least once this season, proving that UNT has several potent offensive options. Terriell Bradley has posted the high score on 16 occasions, with Anisha George coming in next with seven. Grace Goodhart has tallied a team-high twice, while Velma Mitchell, Charlene Shepherd, Madison Townley, Callie Owens, and Deja Terrell have each garnered the distinction once.
Never ever had we ever…
Won at La Tech, Southern Miss, or WKU until the 2018-19 season. The Mean Green have achieved three milestones with victories in Ruston, La., Hattiesburg, Miss., and Bowling Green, Ky. Before picking up the wins this year, North Texas had gone 0-5 at La Tech, 0-3 at Southern Miss, and 0-9 at WKU.
Doubling up
The Mean Green have compiled seven double-doubles in the 2018-19 season, with six from junior post Anisha George and the other by redshirt sophomore forward Madi Townley. George's six double-doubles ranks third in C-USA, and she has been shy one or two rebounds on three occasions.
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.
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.
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 14thinto a fifth-place tie alongside Amber Jackson (2005-09) in the UNT career-scoring charts with 1,394 points. Head coach Jalie Mitchell's (1998-2002) record of sits at 1,764.
Chart-topping Bradley
With 396 free throws made, Bradley is second all-time in program history. 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 15 to dethrone Mitchell.
Bradley is fifth all-time in 3-pointers made with 130. 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, North Texas has strung together six straight victories involving extra periods. The win over the Bears was UNT's third in program history 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 its four overtime contests, and went one-for-one in 2017-18.
Last outing for the Mean Green
EL PASO – A poor shooting night from the outside troubled North Texas as the Mean Green fell 59-51 to UTEP Saturday night inside the Don Haskins Center to wrap up the 2018-19 regular season. UNT will play 2019 Air Force Reserve C-USA Basketball Championships beginning Wednesday as the ninth seed.
North Texas (14-14, 7-9 C-USA) struggled from the perimeter with a 5-of-34 showing, but Anisha George led the way in the paint with 19 points and game-high nine rebounds. Terriell Bradley and Charlene Shepherd each scored 10 as Bradley moved into a tie for fifth place in career scoring with 1,394 points. North Texas outscored the Miners (8-21, 5-11 C-USA) in the first and third quarters, but UTEP won the second period by a margin of 22-9.
About the Mean Green (14-13, 7-8 C-USA)
North Texas enters the conference tournament as the ninth seed after dropping the past three contests.
Terriell Bradley's scoring average of 16.7 leads the Mean Green and is fourth within Conference USA. Anisha George contributes 11.1 points per contest along with a team-best 7.6 rebounds to rank sixth in the league, while Grace Goodhart averages 6.8 points for UNT. Brittany Smith hands out 3.1 assists for the 10th-best output in C-USA, while the 1.7 assist-to-turnover ratio by Trena Mims ranks fourth in the league.
The Mean Green rank first in offensive rebounds with 14.5 per game and are third in rebounding margin at +4.2.
About the Lady Eagles (17-12, 9-7 C-USA)
Southern Miss enters the tournament as the eighth seed and winner in four of its past five contests, the lone loss at Charlotte March 7 to conclude the regular season.
C-USA first team selection Shonte Hailes leads the Lady Eagles with 12.6 points per game and a league second-best 4.4 assists. Megan Brown averages 9.8 points, and Kelsey Jones posts eight points and a team-high 5.1 rebounds. Hailes and Jones have both been recognized as C-USA Players of the Week this season, while Daishai Almond and Jones have each been chosen as Freshmen of the Week.
Southern Miss is second in C-USA in rebounding margin (+5.9) and steals (8.4).
History between the squads
The Mean Green won at Southern Miss for the first time in program history Jan. 5 to tie the all-time series at 4-4. UNT also won last year inside The Super Pit, 71-62.
Last meeting
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (Jan. 5, 2019) – North Texas women's basketball made history for the second consecutive game by defeating Southern Miss, 62-48, for the program's inaugural win in Hattiesburg and their first-ever 2-0 start in Conference USA play as Anisha George dominated with a career-high 25 points and eight rebounds Saturday inside Reed Green Arena.
It took the Mean Green (9-5, 2-0 C-USA) eight tries to finally win at Southern Miss (8-7, 0-2 C-USA), but an 18-4 run in the third quarter was the key to putting away the Lady Eagles. Southern Miss entered the contest leading the league in turnovers forced at nearly 19 a game, but North Texas pressured the home team into 27 of their own miscues and turned those into 28 points. Only four points were secured off of UNT's 16 turnovers.
Terriell Bradley joined George in double figures with 11 points by knocking down 9-of-10 from the free throw line. Madison Townley tallied game-high rebound honors alongside George with eight, and Trena Mims was the contest's assist leader with four.
The Mean Green held the three leading scorers from Southern Miss to a collective nine points, including zero from the big post presence of Kelsey Jones.
Pep Rally
Support your Mean Green before tipoff Wednesday at a pep rally at 10:15 a.m. in the Fan Fest Plaza in front of The Ford Center.
History at C-USA Tourney
This will be the Mean Green's fifth appearance at the Conference USA tournament as the team enters with a 4-4 all-time record.
3/11/2014 Louisiana Tech L, 77-59 First Round
3/8/2016 Florida Atlantic W, 79-74 First Round
3/9/2016 Old Dominion L, 62-55 Second Round
3/8/2017 UAB W, 65-62 (2OT) First Round
3/9/2017 Western Kentucky L, 78-51 Quarterfinals
3/7/2018 Charlotte W, 58-55 First Round
3/8/2018 Louisiana Tech W, 76-69 Quarterfinals
3/9/2018 Western Kentucky L, 77-61 Semifinals
All-Time History in Conference Tourneys
The Mean Green made four appearances in the Southland Tournament from 1985-86 to 1995-96 without attaining a victory. From the 1997-98 to the 1999-2000 seasons, North Texas went 1-3 in the Big West and grabbed its first conference tourney win in a 71-68 triumph over UC Irvine March 3, 1999. UNT competed in 20 tournament games while in the Sun Belt and achieved eight wins between 2000-01 and 2012-13.
Bradley, George Earn C-USA Honors
Terriell Bradley of North Texas was named to the Conference USA First Team for a second time, and Anisha George was voted to the All-Defensive Team as announced by the league office Monday.
Bradley, also a first team selection last season, is the fourth-leading scorer in C-USA at 16.7 points per game. The redshirt senior guard ranks top 10 in the league in: 3-point percentage (7th, 38.5), 3-pointers made per game (7th, 1.8), and free throw percentage (8th, 77.6). Bradley also averages 4.2 rebounds, 1.8 assists, and 1.4 steals.
Bradley is the only Mean Green to ever receive C-USA First Team honors.
George made an immediate impact inside during her first season with the Mean Green. The post from St. Croix, Virgin Islands, is ranked within the top 10 in Conference USA in several categories: offensive rebounds per game (2nd, 3.5), field goal percentage (3rd, .612), double-doubles (5th, six), rebounds (6th, 7.6), and blocked shots (7th, 0.9). In 2018-19, George is averaging 11.1 points.
George is the second player from North Texas to be named to the All-Defensive team, joining Kelsey Criner from the 2015-16 season.
Winning seasons
In the 42 years of the modern era of North Texas women's basketball, the program has amassed 11 winning overall records with last season's 17-14 mark being the most recent. The 2018-19 team is 14-14 and was one C-USA win away from tying a program-best eight wins, which was also set last year.
Conference highs
The past three Mean Green wins have produced several team season-highs in conference play this season. At home against Florida Atlantic Feb. 14, the 82 points, 46 rebounds, 10 3-pointers, 44.9 percent shooting, and the 41.7 percent showing on 3-pointers were the highest outputs by UNT versus league opponents this year. The 25-point triumph versus FIU Feb. 16 was the largest Mean Green margin of victory in C-USA play this year, and the 17 assists were the most distributed. The team also matched its high in steals with nine and rebounding margin of 13.
Sharing the scoring wealth
Nearly every Mean Green player who has seen the court this season has led or co-led the team in scoring at least once this season, proving that UNT has several potent offensive options. Terriell Bradley has posted the high score on 16 occasions, with Anisha George coming in next with seven. Grace Goodhart has tallied a team-high twice, while Velma Mitchell, Charlene Shepherd, Madison Townley, Callie Owens, and Deja Terrell have each garnered the distinction once.
Never ever had we ever…
Won at La Tech, Southern Miss, or WKU until the 2018-19 season. The Mean Green have achieved three milestones with victories in Ruston, La., Hattiesburg, Miss., and Bowling Green, Ky. Before picking up the wins this year, North Texas had gone 0-5 at La Tech, 0-3 at Southern Miss, and 0-9 at WKU.
Doubling up
The Mean Green have compiled seven double-doubles in the 2018-19 season, with six from junior post Anisha George and the other by redshirt sophomore forward Madi Townley. George's six double-doubles ranks third in C-USA, and she has been shy one or two rebounds on three occasions.
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.
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.
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 14thinto a fifth-place tie alongside Amber Jackson (2005-09) in the UNT career-scoring charts with 1,394 points. Head coach Jalie Mitchell's (1998-2002) record of sits at 1,764.
Chart-topping Bradley
With 396 free throws made, Bradley is second all-time in program history. 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 15 to dethrone Mitchell.
Bradley is fifth all-time in 3-pointers made with 130. 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, North Texas has strung together six straight victories involving extra periods. The win over the Bears was UNT's third in program history 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 its four overtime contests, and went one-for-one in 2017-18.
Last outing for the Mean Green
EL PASO – A poor shooting night from the outside troubled North Texas as the Mean Green fell 59-51 to UTEP Saturday night inside the Don Haskins Center to wrap up the 2018-19 regular season. UNT will play 2019 Air Force Reserve C-USA Basketball Championships beginning Wednesday as the ninth seed.
North Texas (14-14, 7-9 C-USA) struggled from the perimeter with a 5-of-34 showing, but Anisha George led the way in the paint with 19 points and game-high nine rebounds. Terriell Bradley and Charlene Shepherd each scored 10 as Bradley moved into a tie for fifth place in career scoring with 1,394 points. North Texas outscored the Miners (8-21, 5-11 C-USA) in the first and third quarters, but UTEP won the second period by a margin of 22-9.
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