Wednesday, March 20
Denton
7 PM
University of North Texas
vs
Texas Rio Grande Valley
Mean Green vs. UTRGV (WBI First Round)
3/19/2019 1:18:00 PM | Women's Basketball
DENTON – North Texas women's basketball will compete in a postseason tournament for the first time since 2002 when it plays in the Women's Basketball Invitational (WBI) against Texas Rio Grande Valley Wednesday at 7 p.m. inside The Super Pit.
About the Mean Green (15-15, 7-9 C-USA)
UNT was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Conference USA Tournament with a 61-43 loss to No. 24 Rice March 14 after defeating Southern Miss, 49-46, March 13 in the opening round.
All C-USA First Team selection Terriell Bradley leads the Mean Green with a 16.5 scoring average. Anisha George, a C-USA All-Defensive Team pick, contributes 10.8 points per contest along with a team-best 7.3 rebounds, while Grace Goodhart averages 6.4 points for UNT. Brittany Smith hands out 3.1 assists, while Trena Mims boasts a 1.6 assist-to-turnover ratio.
About UTRGV (18-14, 10-6 WAC)
UTRGV (18-14, 10-6 WAC) advanced to the 2019 WAC finals following wins over Seattle and CSU Bakersfield before falling to top-seeded New Mexico State in double overtime, 76-73.
Idil Turk leads a balanced scoring attack with 10.6 points per game. All-WAC Second Team, All-Defensive Team, and All-Newcomer Team selection Madison Northcutt posts 10 points along with a team-high nine rebounds. Amara Graham and Megan Johnson add eight points apiece. Head coach Lane Lord is in his first season at UTRGV following 11 years at Pitt State.
History between the squads
North Texas holds a 5-2 advantage over UTRGV dating to the 1998-99 season. The teams faced off in 2016-17 with UTRGV taking a 74-69 win at the Preseason WNIT Tournament held in Abilene. This season, the Mean Green and UTRGV share three common opponents in CSU Bakersfield, UTSA and Texas. UNT defeated CSUB, while UTRGV split the regular season meetings and came away with the victory in the WAC semifinals. Both squads dropped contests to UTSA and Texas.
Last meeting
ABILENE (Nov. 19, 2016) - North Texas' Tyara Warren scored a career-high 17 points and Terriell Bradley tied her career-high of 21, but the Mean Green fell 74-69 to UT-Rio Grande Valley in the first round of the consolation bracket of Preseason WNIT Friday.
North Texas (0-2, 0-0 C-USA) fell behind by a few baskets early in the contest to the Vaqueros (1-1, 0-0 WAC) and never was able to tie the game back up or take the lead. However, they also never fell behind by more than 13 and trailed by eight going into the half.
In the second half, North Texas found an offensive groove and pushed the ball and quickened the tempo. Its transition offense threatened UTRGV's lead, but a 29-point performance from the Vaqueros' Shawnte' Goff led the way for her team as they stopped the Mean Green's momentum at every run.
Overall, North Texas' numbers improved from its first game. The Mean Green were much cleaner with the ball Friday, committing just 13 turnovers after having 20 in their first game at Little Rock. Their 42 rebounds Friday were 10 more than they had last week at Little Rock. Additionally, two players scored in double figures after none in game one.
About the WBI
In its 10thyear, the Women's Basketball Invitational (WBI) provides a choice for postseason worthy Division I Women's teams who wish to continue their season but who do not qualify for the NCAA tournament. The 16-team event will take place over two weeks with all games being played on campus sites.
This season's bracket consists of: UC Riverside, Utah State, UNT, UTRGV, Southern Miss, Nicholls, North Alabama, Georgia State, Tennessee Tech, Akron, Coastal Carolina, Campbell, UNC Asheville, Appalachian State, Davidson and Marshall.
2019 WBI Dates
March 18 – WBI Tournament Selection and Bracket Released
March 20-21 – First Round
March 24-25 – Second Round
March 29-30 – Semifinals
April 2 or 3 – Championship
Past Champions
2010: Appalachian State
2011: UAB
2012: Minnesota
2013: Detroit
2014: UIC
2015: Louisiana Lafayette
2016: Louisiana Lafayette
2017: Rice
2018: Yale
Mean Green in the postseason
UNT has competed beyond the conference tournament on three occasions and is searching for the first win in program history.
3/12/86 NCAA Tournament Washington L, 69-54
3/16/01 WNIT Oklahoma St. L, 79-67
3/14/02 WNIT Washington L, 82-61
Home court advantage
UNT's 2018-19 record in The Pit stands at 9-6, while it has amassed a 6-9 mark in other gyms. North Texas averages 70.3 points in Denton and are outscoring opponents by 10.3. On the road, that average drops to 55.9 points as the Mean Green are being outscored by 3.8. As the home team, UNT grabs 7.3 more rebounds per contest and boasts a 2.8 assist-to-turnover ratio.
Back at home
The Mean Green have compiled a 4-1 record when returning to The Super Pit following a road tilt this season. North Texas has won home contests after returning from a trip with victories over Missouri State, CSU Bakersfield, UTEP, and most recently FAU.
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 15-15 and was one C-USA win away from tying a program-best eight wins, which was also set last year.
History at C-USA Tourney
The Mean Green made their fifth appearance at the Conference USA tournament in 2019 and hold a 6-5 all-time record. Since head coach Jalie Mitchell took over the program before the 2015-16 season, UNT and Rice are the only programs to have won at least one contest in the conference tournament each season.
3/11/14 Louisiana Tech L, 77-59 First Round
3/8/16 Florida Atlantic W, 79-74 First Round
3/9/ 16 Old Dominion L, 62-55 Second Round
3/8/17 UAB W, 65-62 (2OT) First Round
3/9/17 Western Kentucky L, 78-51 Quarterfinals
3/7/18 Charlotte W, 58-55 First Round
3/8/18 Louisiana Tech W, 76-69 Quarterfinals
3/9/18 Western Kentucky L, 77-61 Semifinals
3/13/19 Southern Miss W, 49-46 First Round
3/14/19 No. 24 Rice L, 61-43 Quarterfinals
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.
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 (seventh, 38.5), 3-pointers made per game (seventh, 1.8), and free throw percentage (eighth, 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 (third, .612), double-doubles (fifth, six), rebounds (sixth, 7.6), and blocked shots (seventh, 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.
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 18 occasions, with Anisha George coming in next with seven. Grace Goodhart and Madison Townley have each tallied a team-high twice, while Velma Mitchell, Charlene Shepherd, Callie Owens, and Deja Terrell have each garnered the distinction once.
Never ever had we ever…
Won at La Tech, Southern Miss or Western Kentucky 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 2018-19, with six from junior post Anisha George and the other by redshirt sophomore forward Madi Townley.
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 1,421 points. Head coach Jalie Mitchell's (1998-2002) record of sits at 1,764.
Chart-topping Bradley
With 404 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 eight 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 acquired a 12-26 record all-time 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 14, 2016) – Postseason play in the 2019 Air Force Reserve C-USA Championships came to an end for North Texas women's basketball in a 61-43 loss to 24th-ranked and top-seeded Rice Wednesday in the quarterfinals at The Star.
Madison Townley and Terriell Bradley each scored a team-high 11 points, and Townley grabbed eight rebounds to lead the Mean Green (15-15, 7-9 C-USA). UNT and Rice (26-3, 16-0 C-USA) each recorded 20 field goals, but the Owls hit five 3-pointers compared to one from the Mean Green. Rice also sank 16 of 19 from the free throw line while North Texas was 2 of 6. UNT forced 17 Rice turnovers and turned those into 20 points.
About the Mean Green (15-15, 7-9 C-USA)
UNT was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Conference USA Tournament with a 61-43 loss to No. 24 Rice March 14 after defeating Southern Miss, 49-46, March 13 in the opening round.
All C-USA First Team selection Terriell Bradley leads the Mean Green with a 16.5 scoring average. Anisha George, a C-USA All-Defensive Team pick, contributes 10.8 points per contest along with a team-best 7.3 rebounds, while Grace Goodhart averages 6.4 points for UNT. Brittany Smith hands out 3.1 assists, while Trena Mims boasts a 1.6 assist-to-turnover ratio.
About UTRGV (18-14, 10-6 WAC)
UTRGV (18-14, 10-6 WAC) advanced to the 2019 WAC finals following wins over Seattle and CSU Bakersfield before falling to top-seeded New Mexico State in double overtime, 76-73.
Idil Turk leads a balanced scoring attack with 10.6 points per game. All-WAC Second Team, All-Defensive Team, and All-Newcomer Team selection Madison Northcutt posts 10 points along with a team-high nine rebounds. Amara Graham and Megan Johnson add eight points apiece. Head coach Lane Lord is in his first season at UTRGV following 11 years at Pitt State.
History between the squads
North Texas holds a 5-2 advantage over UTRGV dating to the 1998-99 season. The teams faced off in 2016-17 with UTRGV taking a 74-69 win at the Preseason WNIT Tournament held in Abilene. This season, the Mean Green and UTRGV share three common opponents in CSU Bakersfield, UTSA and Texas. UNT defeated CSUB, while UTRGV split the regular season meetings and came away with the victory in the WAC semifinals. Both squads dropped contests to UTSA and Texas.
Last meeting
ABILENE (Nov. 19, 2016) - North Texas' Tyara Warren scored a career-high 17 points and Terriell Bradley tied her career-high of 21, but the Mean Green fell 74-69 to UT-Rio Grande Valley in the first round of the consolation bracket of Preseason WNIT Friday.
North Texas (0-2, 0-0 C-USA) fell behind by a few baskets early in the contest to the Vaqueros (1-1, 0-0 WAC) and never was able to tie the game back up or take the lead. However, they also never fell behind by more than 13 and trailed by eight going into the half.
In the second half, North Texas found an offensive groove and pushed the ball and quickened the tempo. Its transition offense threatened UTRGV's lead, but a 29-point performance from the Vaqueros' Shawnte' Goff led the way for her team as they stopped the Mean Green's momentum at every run.
Overall, North Texas' numbers improved from its first game. The Mean Green were much cleaner with the ball Friday, committing just 13 turnovers after having 20 in their first game at Little Rock. Their 42 rebounds Friday were 10 more than they had last week at Little Rock. Additionally, two players scored in double figures after none in game one.
About the WBI
In its 10thyear, the Women's Basketball Invitational (WBI) provides a choice for postseason worthy Division I Women's teams who wish to continue their season but who do not qualify for the NCAA tournament. The 16-team event will take place over two weeks with all games being played on campus sites.
This season's bracket consists of: UC Riverside, Utah State, UNT, UTRGV, Southern Miss, Nicholls, North Alabama, Georgia State, Tennessee Tech, Akron, Coastal Carolina, Campbell, UNC Asheville, Appalachian State, Davidson and Marshall.
2019 WBI Dates
March 18 – WBI Tournament Selection and Bracket Released
March 20-21 – First Round
March 24-25 – Second Round
March 29-30 – Semifinals
April 2 or 3 – Championship
Past Champions
2010: Appalachian State
2011: UAB
2012: Minnesota
2013: Detroit
2014: UIC
2015: Louisiana Lafayette
2016: Louisiana Lafayette
2017: Rice
2018: Yale
Mean Green in the postseason
UNT has competed beyond the conference tournament on three occasions and is searching for the first win in program history.
3/12/86 NCAA Tournament Washington L, 69-54
3/16/01 WNIT Oklahoma St. L, 79-67
3/14/02 WNIT Washington L, 82-61
Home court advantage
UNT's 2018-19 record in The Pit stands at 9-6, while it has amassed a 6-9 mark in other gyms. North Texas averages 70.3 points in Denton and are outscoring opponents by 10.3. On the road, that average drops to 55.9 points as the Mean Green are being outscored by 3.8. As the home team, UNT grabs 7.3 more rebounds per contest and boasts a 2.8 assist-to-turnover ratio.
Back at home
The Mean Green have compiled a 4-1 record when returning to The Super Pit following a road tilt this season. North Texas has won home contests after returning from a trip with victories over Missouri State, CSU Bakersfield, UTEP, and most recently FAU.
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 15-15 and was one C-USA win away from tying a program-best eight wins, which was also set last year.
History at C-USA Tourney
The Mean Green made their fifth appearance at the Conference USA tournament in 2019 and hold a 6-5 all-time record. Since head coach Jalie Mitchell took over the program before the 2015-16 season, UNT and Rice are the only programs to have won at least one contest in the conference tournament each season.
3/11/14 Louisiana Tech L, 77-59 First Round
3/8/16 Florida Atlantic W, 79-74 First Round
3/9/ 16 Old Dominion L, 62-55 Second Round
3/8/17 UAB W, 65-62 (2OT) First Round
3/9/17 Western Kentucky L, 78-51 Quarterfinals
3/7/18 Charlotte W, 58-55 First Round
3/8/18 Louisiana Tech W, 76-69 Quarterfinals
3/9/18 Western Kentucky L, 77-61 Semifinals
3/13/19 Southern Miss W, 49-46 First Round
3/14/19 No. 24 Rice L, 61-43 Quarterfinals
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.
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 (seventh, 38.5), 3-pointers made per game (seventh, 1.8), and free throw percentage (eighth, 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 (third, .612), double-doubles (fifth, six), rebounds (sixth, 7.6), and blocked shots (seventh, 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.
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 18 occasions, with Anisha George coming in next with seven. Grace Goodhart and Madison Townley have each tallied a team-high twice, while Velma Mitchell, Charlene Shepherd, Callie Owens, and Deja Terrell have each garnered the distinction once.
Never ever had we ever…
Won at La Tech, Southern Miss or Western Kentucky 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 2018-19, with six from junior post Anisha George and the other by redshirt sophomore forward Madi Townley.
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 1,421 points. Head coach Jalie Mitchell's (1998-2002) record of sits at 1,764.
Chart-topping Bradley
With 404 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 eight 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 acquired a 12-26 record all-time 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 14, 2016) – Postseason play in the 2019 Air Force Reserve C-USA Championships came to an end for North Texas women's basketball in a 61-43 loss to 24th-ranked and top-seeded Rice Wednesday in the quarterfinals at The Star.
Madison Townley and Terriell Bradley each scored a team-high 11 points, and Townley grabbed eight rebounds to lead the Mean Green (15-15, 7-9 C-USA). UNT and Rice (26-3, 16-0 C-USA) each recorded 20 field goals, but the Owls hit five 3-pointers compared to one from the Mean Green. Rice also sank 16 of 19 from the free throw line while North Texas was 2 of 6. UNT forced 17 Rice turnovers and turned those into 20 points.
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