Friday, February 12
Denton, TX
6:30 PM
University of North Texas
-104,72 CUSA
76
vs
55
Southern Mississippi
-67,47 CUSA
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2
3
4
F
Southern Miss.
14
18
4
19
55
North Texas
29
6
22
19
76
Photo by: Rick Yeatts Photography
Fast Start Leads to Mean Green Win
2/12/2021 9:13:00 PM | Women's Basketball
DENTON – North Texas women's basketball opened the contest against Southern Miss with 29 first quarter points as the Mean Green were able to hold on for a 76-55 win despite a second quarter scoring lull Friday night inside The Super Pit.
Quincy Noble produced a game-high 21 points while N'Yah Boyd contributed 14. Madison Townley was the leader in rebounds with 10, and Jazion Jackson dished out seven assists for top honors.
"Our energy has been great to start," head coach Jalie Mitchell said. "Our press has worked really well for us. We've been really active with our hands and our movement."
"Our press opened everyone up," Noble said. "With Jaz playing the front line it helps us get tips, and that gets us those easy buckets."
North Texas (10-4, 7-2 C-USA) came out blazing by making 11 of their first 13 field goals. Emma Villas-Gomis connected of her first 3-pointer of the season to extend the Mean Green lead to 22-8 with 2:45 remaining in the first quarter. Destiny Brooks increased the margin to 29-11 on a jumper before Southern Miss (6-7, 4-7 C-USA) followed with a three.
The second quarter was quite different as UNT missed their first eight attempts while the Lady Eagles went on a 9-0 run to close within 29-23 at the 6:42 mark. Seven straight Southern Miss points made it a one-point contest before Tommisha Lampkin converted a layup to put the Mean Green up 35-32 at the break.
"When we substitute we can't lose energy and sometimes we do," Mitchell said. "We're working on making sure everyone off the bench matches that energy. We'll be fine when we get to that point."
North Texas who came out striking in the third with 12 unanswered points to pull ahead, 47-32. The Lady Eagles were limited to two field goals in the period, and a Lampkin layup and Boyd 3-pointer closed the quarter with the Mean Green up, 57-36.
The Mean Green and Lady Eagles finish their series Saturday at 3:30 p.m. in the annual Pink Game inside The Super Pit.
Quincy Noble produced a game-high 21 points while N'Yah Boyd contributed 14. Madison Townley was the leader in rebounds with 10, and Jazion Jackson dished out seven assists for top honors.
"Our energy has been great to start," head coach Jalie Mitchell said. "Our press has worked really well for us. We've been really active with our hands and our movement."
"Our press opened everyone up," Noble said. "With Jaz playing the front line it helps us get tips, and that gets us those easy buckets."
North Texas (10-4, 7-2 C-USA) came out blazing by making 11 of their first 13 field goals. Emma Villas-Gomis connected of her first 3-pointer of the season to extend the Mean Green lead to 22-8 with 2:45 remaining in the first quarter. Destiny Brooks increased the margin to 29-11 on a jumper before Southern Miss (6-7, 4-7 C-USA) followed with a three.
The second quarter was quite different as UNT missed their first eight attempts while the Lady Eagles went on a 9-0 run to close within 29-23 at the 6:42 mark. Seven straight Southern Miss points made it a one-point contest before Tommisha Lampkin converted a layup to put the Mean Green up 35-32 at the break.
"When we substitute we can't lose energy and sometimes we do," Mitchell said. "We're working on making sure everyone off the bench matches that energy. We'll be fine when we get to that point."
North Texas who came out striking in the third with 12 unanswered points to pull ahead, 47-32. The Lady Eagles were limited to two field goals in the period, and a Lampkin layup and Boyd 3-pointer closed the quarter with the Mean Green up, 57-36.
The Mean Green and Lady Eagles finish their series Saturday at 3:30 p.m. in the annual Pink Game inside The Super Pit.
Team Stats
USM
UNT
FG%
.303
.439
3FG%
.111
.217
FT%
.813
.565
RB
46
44
TO
23
15
STL
11
18
Game Leaders
Pts
21
FGM
9
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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