Saturday, January 11
Boca Raton, FL
1 PM
University of North Texas
at
Florida Atlantic
Photo by: Jon Mitchell
Mean Green at Florida Atlantic
1/10/2020 10:54:00 AM | Women's Basketball
About the Mean Green
UNT began its Florida swing with a disappointing 58-56 loss at FIU Thursday to move to 7-8 overall and 1-2 in conference play. Trena Mims scored a season-high 12 points, and Charlene Shepherd and Anisha George each tallied 11 against the Panthers. George posts team-highs of 12.4 points and 9.8 rebounds, and Destinee McDowell contributes 11.1 and 7.2, respectively. The Mean Green is putting up 64 points per contest and allowing 57.9 while outrebounding opponents by 5.3.
About the Owls
FAU fell to 7-7 and 1-2 in conference with a 78-69 loss to Rice Thursday and has dropped four of the last five contests with its lone conference win over UTSA, 80-53, Jan. 2. Three Owls average double figures in scoring: Crystal Primm (13.6), Lotta Vehka-Aho (12.3) and Juliette Gauthier (10.5). Gauther pulls down a team-high 7.6 rebounds, and Vehka-Aho hands out 3.2 assists. The Owls lead C-USA in free throw percentage at 75.3 but are 11th in scoring margin at -1.1.
History between the squads
FAU holds a 9-7 advantage over the Mean Green in a series that began during the 2006-07 season. UNT took the first pair of meetings before the Owls rattled off eight straight victories from 2008-2014. Since then, North Texas has won five of the past six, including the last four.
Last meeting
DENTON (Feb. 14, 2019) – North Texas women's basketball secured an 82-62 win over Florida Atlantic led by a game-high 24 points from Terriell Bradley inside The Super Pit.
With the victory, UNT (13-11, 6-6 C-USA) matched their conference win total of six from last season with four league games remaining in 2018-19. The 20-point triumph over FAU (5-20, 2-10 C-USA) is the largest Mean Green margin of victory in C-USA play this year. The 82 points, 46 rebounds, 16 assists, and 10 3-pointers by UNT are all the highest outputs versus conference opponents this season.
The 24 points by Bradley were her highest total against league opponents and the most since she dropped 36 versus Missouri State Dec. 1. Grace Goodhart and Callie Owens each scored 11 points, while Madison Townley ripped down a game-high 11 boards.
Shepherd coming alive
Sophomore forward Charlene Shepherd had a pair of monster performances for the Mean Green last week with averages of 16.5 points and 16 rebounds. In the win over WKU, the Killeen native pulled down a career-high 23 rebounds for the second-best single game performance in NCAA Division I this season and now ranks second in program history. Shepherd scored 10 points for her second career double-double and also contributed three blocks and a pair of assists versus the Lady Toppers. Against Marshall, she scored a career-best 23 points and reeled in a game-high nine rebounds. Shepherd is third within C-USA contests in rebounding (11.3) and 12th in scoring (14.7).
Boards, boards, boards
With the help of Charlene Shepherd, the Mean Green have done a nice job of securing rebounds this season as they lead Conference USA and rank in the top 40 nationally in several categories: rebounds per game (43.9 RPG, #14), offensive RPG (16.0, #17) and total rebounds (615, #36). UNT is outrebounding their opponents by an average of six a contest.
The 63 rebounds collected against Texas A&M-Texarkana Dec. 29 ranks as the seventh-highest output in NCAA Division I this season. Anisha George's 26 against Mid-American Christian Nov. 7 is the best performance in NCAA Division I this season and also tied a UNT record. Shepherd recorded 23 against WKU Jan. 2 to sit second in the country and all-time at UNT, both behind George.
Doubling up
The Mean Green have already compiled 10 double-doubles in 2019-20, with five from Anisha George, two each from Charlene Shepherd and Destinee McDowell, and one by Callie Owens. Last season, the team registered a total of seven – six from George and one by Townley.
Start of C-USA play
The win over WKU Jan. 2 marked the second season in a row the Mean Green began conference play with a win. In 2018-19, the team compiled a 3-0 start in C-USA play for the first time in program history. Under head coach Jalie Mitchell, UNT also opened the conference slate with a victory in 2015-16.
Flurry of season-highs
The Mean Green closed out the non-conference schedule on a high note with a barrage of season team-highs in the convincing win over Texas A&M-Texarkana Dec. 29. The squad set season-highs in points (114), rebounds (63), field goal percentage (50.5), free throw percentage (88.9), assists (20) and steals (18) as well as a program-best 46 field goals against the Eagles.
Callie's coming on
Redshirt junior Callie Owens is having her best year in a Mean Green uniform and the finest in her collegiate career. The Plano native is averaging 7.9 points (third best on the team) and 4.4 rebounds (fifth on the team) while shooting 37 percent from the field and 30 percent on 3-pointers. Owens has twice tallied a UNT career-high 16 points – first against Louisiana Dec. 7 and then again Dec. 29 versus Texas A&M-Texarkana. She has produced a double-digit scoring effort five times this season.
Getting to the line
The Mean Green have made 260 trips to the free throw line this season compared to 197 from their opponents – over five more attempts per game. Against Texas A&M-Texarkana, the team sank a season-best 16-of-18 (89 percent). Beginning with the Rainbow Wahine Showdown Nov. 29-Dec. 1, where the team sank 44 of their 59 attempts (74.6 percent) during the three games, they have gone a combined 77-of-112 (68.8 percent) since. The Mean Green did not begin the season at such a clip by only converting 46-of-89 (51.7 percent) throughout the first five games. Destinee McDowell has been almost a sure bet at the line by knocking down nearly 83 percent of her tries.
Three-point woes
The Mean Green have encountered shooting trouble from beyond the arc by connecting on just 24.1 percent of their attempts, ranking them 336 of the 348 teams in NCAA Division I. The team had a breakout against WKU Jan. 2 by knocking down a season high 10-of-18 from deep, the seventh best performance in school history. In 2018-19, the squad concluded the season at 30.4 percent while knocking down 5.1 per game compared to 4.3 this season.
D-Mac attack
Forward Destinee McDowell (Fort Worth, Texas) has made an impact during here freshman season with the Mean Green. The 5-foot-11 forward produced her best showing of the season Dec. 29 versus Texas A&M-Texarkana with 26 points and 12 rebounds. McDowell is averaging 11.1 points and 7.2 rebounds per game along with 2.6 steals. She nabbed eight takeaways in a win over Xavier (La.) Nov. 20 for the second-highest total in Mean Green history and the fourth best showing in NCAA Division I this season.
Non-con results
UNT evened its overall record to 6-6 in non-conference with the dominant 114-54 win over Texas A&M-Texarkana Dec. 29. Dating to the 2015-16 season, the Mean Green is 29-29 in games occurring before the start of C-USA play. The team posted a mark of 7-5 in pre-conference play last season.
UNT versus top 25
The final opponent for North Texas at the Rainbow Wahine Showdown, No. 12 NC State, was the latest top 25 team to face the Mean Green in program history. Following the 76-65 UNT loss Dec. 1, the Mean Green are 1-18 all-time against the top 25 teams, with that one win coming over No. 17 Oklahoma in 2015 – Jalie Mitchell's first win as a college head coach.
Jackson leading team in minutes
As one member of UNT's heralded freshman class, point guard Jazion Jackson (Dallas) has been a staple on the floor for the Mean Green. She is averaging a team-high 27.2 minutes per game and is also the team leader in assists (2.2 per game). Jackson scored a career-high 13 points in the win over TAMUT Dec. 29 and a game-high 12 in the loss to CSU Bakersfield Nov. 12.
Put it on lockdown
Jalie Mitchell's teams have always been regarded for their defense, and that won't change this season. What will change is the pace at which the Mean Green play. Showing more pressure defense than in past seasons, thanks to a change in philosophy and some new assistant coaches. In the Nov. 11 win over Alcorn State, UNT's defense set a program record as it allowed just 31 points to the Lady Braves. The Mean Green then tied the mark Nov. 20 with the win over Xavier (La.). The previous low in a game was when UNT allowed 33 points in a win at New Orleans on Jan. 5, 2006. Through five games, the Mean Green are allowing 57.9 points per game.
Going for five
In her fifth season at the helm of her alma mater, head coach Jalie Mitchell, who is UNT's all-time leading scorer, has seen her teams improve their win totals in each of her four past seasons, culminating with last year's 18-win campaign that saw UNT make it to the final of the WBI postseason tournament, collecting the first postseason wins in program history along the way.
Last Mean Green outing
MIAMI (Jan. 9, 2020) – North Texas rallied from a slow start against FIU to take a second-half lead but missed two shots in the final 10 seconds to fall 58-56 to the Golden Panthers at the Ocean Bank Convocation Center Thursday.
The Mean Green (7-8, 1-2) got down 23-4 in the first half before coming all the way back to take a 30-29 lead with 7:59 to play in the third quarter. After scoring just four points in the first quarter, the Mean Green rallied by scoring 21 in the second to cut the FIU lead to 27-25 at halftime.
UNT began its Florida swing with a disappointing 58-56 loss at FIU Thursday to move to 7-8 overall and 1-2 in conference play. Trena Mims scored a season-high 12 points, and Charlene Shepherd and Anisha George each tallied 11 against the Panthers. George posts team-highs of 12.4 points and 9.8 rebounds, and Destinee McDowell contributes 11.1 and 7.2, respectively. The Mean Green is putting up 64 points per contest and allowing 57.9 while outrebounding opponents by 5.3.
About the Owls
FAU fell to 7-7 and 1-2 in conference with a 78-69 loss to Rice Thursday and has dropped four of the last five contests with its lone conference win over UTSA, 80-53, Jan. 2. Three Owls average double figures in scoring: Crystal Primm (13.6), Lotta Vehka-Aho (12.3) and Juliette Gauthier (10.5). Gauther pulls down a team-high 7.6 rebounds, and Vehka-Aho hands out 3.2 assists. The Owls lead C-USA in free throw percentage at 75.3 but are 11th in scoring margin at -1.1.
History between the squads
FAU holds a 9-7 advantage over the Mean Green in a series that began during the 2006-07 season. UNT took the first pair of meetings before the Owls rattled off eight straight victories from 2008-2014. Since then, North Texas has won five of the past six, including the last four.
Last meeting
DENTON (Feb. 14, 2019) – North Texas women's basketball secured an 82-62 win over Florida Atlantic led by a game-high 24 points from Terriell Bradley inside The Super Pit.
With the victory, UNT (13-11, 6-6 C-USA) matched their conference win total of six from last season with four league games remaining in 2018-19. The 20-point triumph over FAU (5-20, 2-10 C-USA) is the largest Mean Green margin of victory in C-USA play this year. The 82 points, 46 rebounds, 16 assists, and 10 3-pointers by UNT are all the highest outputs versus conference opponents this season.
The 24 points by Bradley were her highest total against league opponents and the most since she dropped 36 versus Missouri State Dec. 1. Grace Goodhart and Callie Owens each scored 11 points, while Madison Townley ripped down a game-high 11 boards.
Shepherd coming alive
Sophomore forward Charlene Shepherd had a pair of monster performances for the Mean Green last week with averages of 16.5 points and 16 rebounds. In the win over WKU, the Killeen native pulled down a career-high 23 rebounds for the second-best single game performance in NCAA Division I this season and now ranks second in program history. Shepherd scored 10 points for her second career double-double and also contributed three blocks and a pair of assists versus the Lady Toppers. Against Marshall, she scored a career-best 23 points and reeled in a game-high nine rebounds. Shepherd is third within C-USA contests in rebounding (11.3) and 12th in scoring (14.7).
Boards, boards, boards
With the help of Charlene Shepherd, the Mean Green have done a nice job of securing rebounds this season as they lead Conference USA and rank in the top 40 nationally in several categories: rebounds per game (43.9 RPG, #14), offensive RPG (16.0, #17) and total rebounds (615, #36). UNT is outrebounding their opponents by an average of six a contest.
The 63 rebounds collected against Texas A&M-Texarkana Dec. 29 ranks as the seventh-highest output in NCAA Division I this season. Anisha George's 26 against Mid-American Christian Nov. 7 is the best performance in NCAA Division I this season and also tied a UNT record. Shepherd recorded 23 against WKU Jan. 2 to sit second in the country and all-time at UNT, both behind George.
Doubling up
The Mean Green have already compiled 10 double-doubles in 2019-20, with five from Anisha George, two each from Charlene Shepherd and Destinee McDowell, and one by Callie Owens. Last season, the team registered a total of seven – six from George and one by Townley.
Start of C-USA play
The win over WKU Jan. 2 marked the second season in a row the Mean Green began conference play with a win. In 2018-19, the team compiled a 3-0 start in C-USA play for the first time in program history. Under head coach Jalie Mitchell, UNT also opened the conference slate with a victory in 2015-16.
Flurry of season-highs
The Mean Green closed out the non-conference schedule on a high note with a barrage of season team-highs in the convincing win over Texas A&M-Texarkana Dec. 29. The squad set season-highs in points (114), rebounds (63), field goal percentage (50.5), free throw percentage (88.9), assists (20) and steals (18) as well as a program-best 46 field goals against the Eagles.
Callie's coming on
Redshirt junior Callie Owens is having her best year in a Mean Green uniform and the finest in her collegiate career. The Plano native is averaging 7.9 points (third best on the team) and 4.4 rebounds (fifth on the team) while shooting 37 percent from the field and 30 percent on 3-pointers. Owens has twice tallied a UNT career-high 16 points – first against Louisiana Dec. 7 and then again Dec. 29 versus Texas A&M-Texarkana. She has produced a double-digit scoring effort five times this season.
Getting to the line
The Mean Green have made 260 trips to the free throw line this season compared to 197 from their opponents – over five more attempts per game. Against Texas A&M-Texarkana, the team sank a season-best 16-of-18 (89 percent). Beginning with the Rainbow Wahine Showdown Nov. 29-Dec. 1, where the team sank 44 of their 59 attempts (74.6 percent) during the three games, they have gone a combined 77-of-112 (68.8 percent) since. The Mean Green did not begin the season at such a clip by only converting 46-of-89 (51.7 percent) throughout the first five games. Destinee McDowell has been almost a sure bet at the line by knocking down nearly 83 percent of her tries.
Three-point woes
The Mean Green have encountered shooting trouble from beyond the arc by connecting on just 24.1 percent of their attempts, ranking them 336 of the 348 teams in NCAA Division I. The team had a breakout against WKU Jan. 2 by knocking down a season high 10-of-18 from deep, the seventh best performance in school history. In 2018-19, the squad concluded the season at 30.4 percent while knocking down 5.1 per game compared to 4.3 this season.
D-Mac attack
Forward Destinee McDowell (Fort Worth, Texas) has made an impact during here freshman season with the Mean Green. The 5-foot-11 forward produced her best showing of the season Dec. 29 versus Texas A&M-Texarkana with 26 points and 12 rebounds. McDowell is averaging 11.1 points and 7.2 rebounds per game along with 2.6 steals. She nabbed eight takeaways in a win over Xavier (La.) Nov. 20 for the second-highest total in Mean Green history and the fourth best showing in NCAA Division I this season.
Non-con results
UNT evened its overall record to 6-6 in non-conference with the dominant 114-54 win over Texas A&M-Texarkana Dec. 29. Dating to the 2015-16 season, the Mean Green is 29-29 in games occurring before the start of C-USA play. The team posted a mark of 7-5 in pre-conference play last season.
UNT versus top 25
The final opponent for North Texas at the Rainbow Wahine Showdown, No. 12 NC State, was the latest top 25 team to face the Mean Green in program history. Following the 76-65 UNT loss Dec. 1, the Mean Green are 1-18 all-time against the top 25 teams, with that one win coming over No. 17 Oklahoma in 2015 – Jalie Mitchell's first win as a college head coach.
Jackson leading team in minutes
As one member of UNT's heralded freshman class, point guard Jazion Jackson (Dallas) has been a staple on the floor for the Mean Green. She is averaging a team-high 27.2 minutes per game and is also the team leader in assists (2.2 per game). Jackson scored a career-high 13 points in the win over TAMUT Dec. 29 and a game-high 12 in the loss to CSU Bakersfield Nov. 12.
Put it on lockdown
Jalie Mitchell's teams have always been regarded for their defense, and that won't change this season. What will change is the pace at which the Mean Green play. Showing more pressure defense than in past seasons, thanks to a change in philosophy and some new assistant coaches. In the Nov. 11 win over Alcorn State, UNT's defense set a program record as it allowed just 31 points to the Lady Braves. The Mean Green then tied the mark Nov. 20 with the win over Xavier (La.). The previous low in a game was when UNT allowed 33 points in a win at New Orleans on Jan. 5, 2006. Through five games, the Mean Green are allowing 57.9 points per game.
Going for five
In her fifth season at the helm of her alma mater, head coach Jalie Mitchell, who is UNT's all-time leading scorer, has seen her teams improve their win totals in each of her four past seasons, culminating with last year's 18-win campaign that saw UNT make it to the final of the WBI postseason tournament, collecting the first postseason wins in program history along the way.
Last Mean Green outing
MIAMI (Jan. 9, 2020) – North Texas rallied from a slow start against FIU to take a second-half lead but missed two shots in the final 10 seconds to fall 58-56 to the Golden Panthers at the Ocean Bank Convocation Center Thursday.
The Mean Green (7-8, 1-2) got down 23-4 in the first half before coming all the way back to take a 30-29 lead with 7:59 to play in the third quarter. After scoring just four points in the first quarter, the Mean Green rallied by scoring 21 in the second to cut the FIU lead to 27-25 at halftime.
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