Friday, November 26
San Luis Obispo, CA
4:30 pm
University of North Texas
vs
Montana State
Mean Green Head to Cali for Thanksgiving Classic
11/24/2021 9:31:00 AM | Women's Basketball
DENTON, Texas – The North Texas women's basketball team will look to get back on track this weekend when they travel to California for the Cal Poly Thanksgiving Classic. The Mean Green just dropped two consecutive games by a combined score of seven points to Missouri State and UT Arlington.
The two-day tournament will consist of four teams, Cal Poly, Montana State, North Texas, and St. Thomas. The Mean Green bolster the best record out of any of the teams participating.
First things first, the Mean Green will play the Big Sky's Montana State (1-4) on Friday at 4:30 p.m. (CT) at the Mott Athletics Center in San Luis Obispo. The Bobcats come into this game reeling a bit, losers of four straight. They most recently blew a 14-point lead to North Dakota, eventually falling 89-85. However, MSU has quite the talent in Darien White, the reigning Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year. She was named All-Conference in the Preseason Coaches' Poll this year.
The following day, UNT will square off with the St. Thomas Tommies (1-3) on Saturday at 2 p.m (CT). The Tommies out of Minnesota just recently joined Division-I in women's hoops. They have a storied tradition between the D-II and D-III ranks. The St. Thomas lineup features seven letter winners from a year ago.
Zac Babb will call both games on KNTU 88.7 FM and live stats will be available for fans to follow along. North Texas will return home to host SMU on Dec. 3 at 6:30 p.m. (CT) in the Super Pit.
QUOTING HEAD COACH JALIE MITCHELL
"First of all, Thanksgiving is always a great time to reflect on our blessings and how grateful we are for the things we can sometimes take for granted. One thing we will never forget is how fortunate we are to learn, grow and compete with this group of women. On the basketball side of things, we will face two teams this week who will challenge us in multiple areas. As always, we plan to be better than our last game and return home 2-0 for the week. We'd also like to wish our Mean Green family a happy holiday. We'll see you back at the Super Pit on December 3rd!"
HISTORY LESSON
- Friday's game will be the first ever matchup between Montana State and North Texas.
- Saturday's contest of North Texas and St. Thomas will also be the first ever meeting.
SCOUTING MONTANA STATE
- The Bobcats average 58.4 points per game on 33% shooting from the floor.
- 3-point shooting doesn't get much better, MSU is only hitting 24% from deep.
- Montana State as a team averages 13.4 turnovers per game.
- White leads the Bobcats in points per game with 12.8 and in minutes by a sizeable margin.
- Lexi Deden scores the second most on the team and is tied for first with 4.6 boards per contest.
SCOUTING ST. THOMAS
- The Tommies enter the tourney 1-3 overall, dropping their last game against Presbyterian College, 82-62.
- St. Thomas just recently joined the NCAA Division-I ranks.
- They got their first D-I win over South Carolina State.
- Their current roster features seven letter winners from a year ago and a handful of newcomers.
LAST TIME OUT
- Jackson registered double figures for the fourth consecutive contest for the first time in her UNT career.
- Jackson netted 15 points, five boards, and two steals.
- Quincy Noble led the team in scoring with 18, and Aly Gamez was a close second with 17 of her own.
- Gamez and Noble barely missed double-doubles, respectively.
- North Texas made 14 free throws on 18 attempts.
- Townley pulled down a team-high 13 boards.
- Gamez, Jackson, Tommisha Lampkin, Noble and Townley all started.
SEASON TABS
- The Mean Green have six student-athletes averaging at least seven points per contest.
- UNT is averaging 77.8 points per game which is fourth best in the C-USA.
- North Texas has won the first quarter three out of four times this season.
- UNT's two losses this season come by a total of seven points.
- Mitchell is 15 victories away from 100 career wins at North Texas.
AROUND THE COUNTRY
- The Mean Green are one of the top-11 rebounding teams in the NCAA.
- UNT gets to the charity stripe as well as anybody. They come into the tournament No. 14 in attempts.
NOBLE NOTABLES
- Noble was selected as the C-USA Preseason Player of the Year.
- She made five from downtown against Howard, which ties for second most by a player in the conference this year.
- The McKinney native, is averaging 15.5 points per game along with 5.5 helpers.
FOLLOW US
Please make sure to follow North Texas women's basketball on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@MeanGreenWBB) for news and updates all season long.
TICKET INFORMATION
Tickets for the 2021 season are available now. Any ticket-related questions may be directed to the Mean Green Athletics Ticket Office via email at ticketoffice@unt.edu or by phone at (940) 565-2527.
The two-day tournament will consist of four teams, Cal Poly, Montana State, North Texas, and St. Thomas. The Mean Green bolster the best record out of any of the teams participating.
First things first, the Mean Green will play the Big Sky's Montana State (1-4) on Friday at 4:30 p.m. (CT) at the Mott Athletics Center in San Luis Obispo. The Bobcats come into this game reeling a bit, losers of four straight. They most recently blew a 14-point lead to North Dakota, eventually falling 89-85. However, MSU has quite the talent in Darien White, the reigning Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year. She was named All-Conference in the Preseason Coaches' Poll this year.
The following day, UNT will square off with the St. Thomas Tommies (1-3) on Saturday at 2 p.m (CT). The Tommies out of Minnesota just recently joined Division-I in women's hoops. They have a storied tradition between the D-II and D-III ranks. The St. Thomas lineup features seven letter winners from a year ago.
Zac Babb will call both games on KNTU 88.7 FM and live stats will be available for fans to follow along. North Texas will return home to host SMU on Dec. 3 at 6:30 p.m. (CT) in the Super Pit.
QUOTING HEAD COACH JALIE MITCHELL
"First of all, Thanksgiving is always a great time to reflect on our blessings and how grateful we are for the things we can sometimes take for granted. One thing we will never forget is how fortunate we are to learn, grow and compete with this group of women. On the basketball side of things, we will face two teams this week who will challenge us in multiple areas. As always, we plan to be better than our last game and return home 2-0 for the week. We'd also like to wish our Mean Green family a happy holiday. We'll see you back at the Super Pit on December 3rd!"
HISTORY LESSON
- Friday's game will be the first ever matchup between Montana State and North Texas.
- Saturday's contest of North Texas and St. Thomas will also be the first ever meeting.
SCOUTING MONTANA STATE
- The Bobcats average 58.4 points per game on 33% shooting from the floor.
- 3-point shooting doesn't get much better, MSU is only hitting 24% from deep.
- Montana State as a team averages 13.4 turnovers per game.
- White leads the Bobcats in points per game with 12.8 and in minutes by a sizeable margin.
- Lexi Deden scores the second most on the team and is tied for first with 4.6 boards per contest.
SCOUTING ST. THOMAS
- The Tommies enter the tourney 1-3 overall, dropping their last game against Presbyterian College, 82-62.
- St. Thomas just recently joined the NCAA Division-I ranks.
- They got their first D-I win over South Carolina State.
- Their current roster features seven letter winners from a year ago and a handful of newcomers.
LAST TIME OUT
- Jackson registered double figures for the fourth consecutive contest for the first time in her UNT career.
- Jackson netted 15 points, five boards, and two steals.
- Quincy Noble led the team in scoring with 18, and Aly Gamez was a close second with 17 of her own.
- Gamez and Noble barely missed double-doubles, respectively.
- North Texas made 14 free throws on 18 attempts.
- Townley pulled down a team-high 13 boards.
- Gamez, Jackson, Tommisha Lampkin, Noble and Townley all started.
SEASON TABS
- The Mean Green have six student-athletes averaging at least seven points per contest.
- UNT is averaging 77.8 points per game which is fourth best in the C-USA.
- North Texas has won the first quarter three out of four times this season.
- UNT's two losses this season come by a total of seven points.
- Mitchell is 15 victories away from 100 career wins at North Texas.
AROUND THE COUNTRY
- The Mean Green are one of the top-11 rebounding teams in the NCAA.
- UNT gets to the charity stripe as well as anybody. They come into the tournament No. 14 in attempts.
NOBLE NOTABLES
- Noble was selected as the C-USA Preseason Player of the Year.
- She made five from downtown against Howard, which ties for second most by a player in the conference this year.
- The McKinney native, is averaging 15.5 points per game along with 5.5 helpers.
FOLLOW US
Please make sure to follow North Texas women's basketball on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@MeanGreenWBB) for news and updates all season long.
TICKET INFORMATION
Tickets for the 2021 season are available now. Any ticket-related questions may be directed to the Mean Green Athletics Ticket Office via email at ticketoffice@unt.edu or by phone at (940) 565-2527.
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