Thursday, March 14
Frisco
11 AM
University of North Texas
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Rice
Mean Green vs. Rice (C-USA Quarterfinals)
3/13/2019 9:38:00 PM | Women's Basketball
FRISCO – North Texas women's basketball moves on to face No. 24 and top-seeded Rice in the quarterfinals of the 2019 Air Force Reserve C-USA Basketball Championships Thursday at 11 a.m. inside The Star.
About the Mean Green (15-14, 7-9 C-USA)
North Texas defeated Southern Miss, 49-46, Wednesday in the opening round of the C-USA Tournament.
Terriell Bradley's scoring average of 16.7 leads the Mean Green and is fourth within Conference USA. Anisha George contributes 10.8 points per contest along with a team-best 7.5 rebounds to rank sixth in the league, while Grace Goodhart averages 6.6 points for UNT. Brittany Smith hands out 3.1 assists for the 10th-best output in C-USA, while the 1.6 assist-to-turnover ratio by Trena Mims ranks fourth in the league.
The Mean Green rank first in offensive rebounds with 14.4 per game and are third in rebounding margin at +4.0.
About No. 24 Owls (25-3, 16-0 C-USA)
Rice has won 18 games in a row to attain the third-longest win streak in the country and has set a single-season school record with 25 wins. The top-seeded Owls received a first round bye in the tournament.
Erica Ogwumike was named the C-USA Player of the Year with averages of 15.9 points, 10.8 rebounds and 1.7 steals along with 16 double-doubles. Nancy Mulkey was honored as the Defensive Player of the Year, and Lauren Grigsby earned Sixth Player of the Year. Mulkey leads the league with 72 blocks, and Grisby registers 7.9 points and 3.3 rebounds per game for Rice. In addition, the Owls placed three on the All-Conference team in Ogwumike, Mulkey, and Nicole Iademarco.
History between the squads
The Owls have won 10 of the 14 meetings dating to the 1986-87 season. Rice has been the victor in eight of the last nine since 2015-16, but those matchups have needed a single, double, and triple overtime to decide the outcome.
Last meeting
DENTON (Feb. 23, 2019) – North Texas held a three-point advantage over 25th-ranked Rice at the half, but the Mean Green were outscored by 15 after the break in a 59-47 loss despite Terriell Bradley moving up to sixth all-time in the scoring charts Saturday inside the Super Pit.
Bradley scored a team-high 10 points for the Mean Green to increase her career total to 1,365 points and move her past Brittney James. Bradley's 10 points happens to be the lowest total for a UNT high-scorer this season. Charlene Shepherd tallied nine points, and Grace Goodhart added eight.
After averaging 78 points over a three-game win streak in their past trio of games, the 47 scored by UNT (14-12, 7-7 C-USA) versus the Owls (23-3, 14-0 C-USA) is the second lowest output in conference play this year, second to only the 46 accumulated in the loss at Middle Tennessee Jan. 26.
The 3-pointer that pushed Bradley into sixth on the charts also handed the Mean Green their largest lead of the contest at 37-30 at the 4:03 mark of the third quarter. UNT then went scoreless for over six minutes as Rice went on a 12-0 run with Nancy Mulkey, the imposing Owl post, scoring eight of her game-high 24 points.
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 5-4 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
3/13/2019 Southern Miss W, 49-46 First Round
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 final three Mean Green conference wins produced several team season-highs in league 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 17 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 fifth in the UNT career-scoring charts with 1,410 points. Head coach Jalie Mitchell's (1998-2002) record of sits at 1,764.
Chart-topping Bradley
With 403 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 nine to dethrone Mitchell.
Bradley is fifth all-time in 3-pointers made with 133. 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
FRISCO (March 13, 2019) – Terriell Bradley sank two free throws with seven seconds remaining on her way to a game-high 16 points, capping a 49-46 North Texas win over Southern Miss Wednesday in the first round of the 2019 Air Force Reserve C-USA Championships at The Star.
UNT (15-14, 7-9 C-USA) and Southern Miss (17-13, 9-7 C-USA) each had their share of scoring woes as the teams combined to shoot 31 of 111 from the floor for 27.9 percent. Madison Townley anchored the Mean Green defense by providing team highs of seven rebounds and three blocks. With the victory, North Texas has now won its opening round game of the Conference USA Championship each of the last four seasons.
About the Mean Green (15-14, 7-9 C-USA)
North Texas defeated Southern Miss, 49-46, Wednesday in the opening round of the C-USA Tournament.
Terriell Bradley's scoring average of 16.7 leads the Mean Green and is fourth within Conference USA. Anisha George contributes 10.8 points per contest along with a team-best 7.5 rebounds to rank sixth in the league, while Grace Goodhart averages 6.6 points for UNT. Brittany Smith hands out 3.1 assists for the 10th-best output in C-USA, while the 1.6 assist-to-turnover ratio by Trena Mims ranks fourth in the league.
The Mean Green rank first in offensive rebounds with 14.4 per game and are third in rebounding margin at +4.0.
About No. 24 Owls (25-3, 16-0 C-USA)
Rice has won 18 games in a row to attain the third-longest win streak in the country and has set a single-season school record with 25 wins. The top-seeded Owls received a first round bye in the tournament.
Erica Ogwumike was named the C-USA Player of the Year with averages of 15.9 points, 10.8 rebounds and 1.7 steals along with 16 double-doubles. Nancy Mulkey was honored as the Defensive Player of the Year, and Lauren Grigsby earned Sixth Player of the Year. Mulkey leads the league with 72 blocks, and Grisby registers 7.9 points and 3.3 rebounds per game for Rice. In addition, the Owls placed three on the All-Conference team in Ogwumike, Mulkey, and Nicole Iademarco.
History between the squads
The Owls have won 10 of the 14 meetings dating to the 1986-87 season. Rice has been the victor in eight of the last nine since 2015-16, but those matchups have needed a single, double, and triple overtime to decide the outcome.
Last meeting
DENTON (Feb. 23, 2019) – North Texas held a three-point advantage over 25th-ranked Rice at the half, but the Mean Green were outscored by 15 after the break in a 59-47 loss despite Terriell Bradley moving up to sixth all-time in the scoring charts Saturday inside the Super Pit.
Bradley scored a team-high 10 points for the Mean Green to increase her career total to 1,365 points and move her past Brittney James. Bradley's 10 points happens to be the lowest total for a UNT high-scorer this season. Charlene Shepherd tallied nine points, and Grace Goodhart added eight.
After averaging 78 points over a three-game win streak in their past trio of games, the 47 scored by UNT (14-12, 7-7 C-USA) versus the Owls (23-3, 14-0 C-USA) is the second lowest output in conference play this year, second to only the 46 accumulated in the loss at Middle Tennessee Jan. 26.
The 3-pointer that pushed Bradley into sixth on the charts also handed the Mean Green their largest lead of the contest at 37-30 at the 4:03 mark of the third quarter. UNT then went scoreless for over six minutes as Rice went on a 12-0 run with Nancy Mulkey, the imposing Owl post, scoring eight of her game-high 24 points.
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 5-4 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
3/13/2019 Southern Miss W, 49-46 First Round
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 final three Mean Green conference wins produced several team season-highs in league 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 17 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 fifth in the UNT career-scoring charts with 1,410 points. Head coach Jalie Mitchell's (1998-2002) record of sits at 1,764.
Chart-topping Bradley
With 403 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 nine to dethrone Mitchell.
Bradley is fifth all-time in 3-pointers made with 133. 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
FRISCO (March 13, 2019) – Terriell Bradley sank two free throws with seven seconds remaining on her way to a game-high 16 points, capping a 49-46 North Texas win over Southern Miss Wednesday in the first round of the 2019 Air Force Reserve C-USA Championships at The Star.
UNT (15-14, 7-9 C-USA) and Southern Miss (17-13, 9-7 C-USA) each had their share of scoring woes as the teams combined to shoot 31 of 111 from the floor for 27.9 percent. Madison Townley anchored the Mean Green defense by providing team highs of seven rebounds and three blocks. With the victory, North Texas has now won its opening round game of the Conference USA Championship each of the last four seasons.
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