University of North Texas Athletics
Wednesday, March 10
Frisco, TX
11:30 AM
University of North Texas
vs
Old Dominion
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Mean Green vs Old Dominion (First Round)
3/10/2021 9:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
FRISCO, Texas – North Texas women's basketball opens play in the 2021 Air Force Reserve Conference USA Basketball Championships presented by Baylor, Scott & White Medical Center against Old Dominion Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. on Court B inside the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco.
About the Mean Green
North Texas defeated Rice in Houston March 6 to conclude C-USA play at 10-4 to earn the third seed in the West Division and move to 13-6 overall. Redshirt sophomore Quincy Noble, a First Team All-Conference selection, leads the team in scoring at 17.8 points per game. Sophomore N'Yah Boyd averages 12.1 and dishes out team-best 3.5 assists. Redshirt senior Madison Townley posts a team-high 8.5 rebounds along with 7.2 points.
About the Monarchs
Old Dominion slid into the tournament as a sixth seed and defeated Western Kentucky, 83-77, in overtime Tuesday in the preliminary round to advance to face the Mean Green. The Monarchs sit at 11-10 overall and went 7-9 in the East Division. Amari Young and Victoria Morris were each named to the All-Conference USA Second Team, and Young also earned All-Defensive Team honors.
History between UNT and ODU
Old Dominion holds an 8-4 advantage over the Mean Green dating to the 2013-14 season. North Texas began the series with a win before the Monarchs tallied five straight victories during 2014-15 and 2015-16. The teams split in 2016-17, UNT took both meetings in 2017-18, and ODU grabbed the victory in each of the past two seasons.
Last meeting
NORFOLK, Va. (Feb. 15, 2020) – A 25-point third quarter and a career-high 19 points from freshman Jazion Jackson were not enough to overcome a 71-66 loss to Old Dominion Saturday evening at Chartway Arena.
Jackson's efficient offensive performance resulted in 7-of-12 shooting from the field and 5-of-6 from the free throw line. Senior Anisha George, who fouled out with over a minute left in the game, finished with nine points and 10 rebounds. George was one point short of her seventh double-double this season.
History at C-USA Tourney
This will be the Mean Green's seventh appearance at the Conference USA tournament as the team enters with a 5-6 all-time record.
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 Rice L, 61-43 Second Round
3/11/20 Charlotte L, 71-67 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.
Mitchell in Coaches Circle
Head Coach Jalie Mitchell was selected to the 2020-21 Conference USA Coaches Circle. Joining Mitchell is: Cara Consuegra (Charlotte), Tina Langley (Rice), Joye Lee-McNelis (Southern Miss) and Kevin Baker (UTEP). The Circle consists of C-USA coaches who earned votes for the league's Coach of the Year.
Noble Named First Team All-Conference
DALLAS – Quincy Noble of North Texas women's basketball was named to the Conference USA First Team the league office announced Monday.
Noble is ranked in the top 10 within C-USA in several categories including 3-point percentage (2nd, 38.3), 3-pointers per game (3rd, 2.7), points per game (5th, 17.8), free throw percentage (5th, 78.0) and field goal percentage (10th, 42.6).
The redshirt sophomore guard from McKinney put up a career-high 30 points at Louisiana Dec. 4 and has notched double figures in scoring in all but two games this season. Noble has recorded six games of at least 21 points and made six 3-pointers twice for the 4th-highest ever total at UNT.
UNT First Teamer History
Quincy Noble became second the Mean Green to ever receive C-USA First Team honors, as Terriell Bradley did in 2017-18 and 2018-19.
In the history of the program, there have been seven Mean Green to be named first team all-conference to amass 10 total awards:
1986: Clara Campbell (Southland)
1999: Jalie Mitchell (Big West)
2001: Jalie Mitchell (Sun Belt)
2002: Jalie Mitchell and Shannan Stephenson (Sun Belt)
2003: Kim Blanton (Sun Belt)
2009: Amber Jackson (Sun Belt)
2018: Terriell Bradley (C-USA)
2019: Terriell Bradley (C-USA)
2021: Quincy Noble (C-USA)
C-USA Tournament Format
The 2021 Air Force Reserve Conference USA Basketball Championships presented by Baylor, Scott & White Medical Center begins with a pair of preliminary round games on Tuesday night, the first time since 2014 that all 14 schools will participate in the event. No. 6 Old Dominion and No. 7 WKU will face off in an East Division clash at 4 p.m. In the West, No. 6 UAB and No. 7 UTSA meet at 4:30 p.m.
Middle Tennessee and Rice will be the No. 1 seeds in the tournament. The Lady Raiders won the East Division with a conference record of 12-4 and an overall mark of 14-7, while the Owls took the West Division with a 12-2 league ledger and a 16-3 overall mark. As the top seeds, Middle Tennessee and Rice will each have a first-round bye at the championship.
Coverage of the preliminary and first rounds will be available through ESPN+, along with two quarterfinal matchups on Court B. Stadium will broadcast Court A's pair of quarterfinals. The semifinal games will be shown on Stadium at 5:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. CBS Sports Network will also broadcast the championship game on Saturday, beginning at 5 p.m.
For more information on the 2021 Air Force Reserve C-USA Basketball Championships presented by Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Frisco, visit www.ConferenceUSA.com/HoopsAtTheStar.
Best-Ever Mark in C-USA
The 52-51 win over Marshall Feb. 26 handed North Texas their ninth league win and set a program-best for Conference USA victories to surpass the previous high of eight, set during the 2016-17 season during head coach Jalie Mitchell's second season. The Mean Green added another conference victory with the win at Rice March 6 to increase the total to 10.
Regardless of conference affiliation, the most league wins ever is 12, when UNT went 12-3 while in the Sun Belt during Mitchell's senior season in 2001-02 under head coach Tina Slinker.
Efficient Freshman
Tommisha Lampkin has been a steady contender in the rotation for the Mean Green. In just over 10 minutes per game, the freshman forward averages 4.8 points on 49-percent shooting and 3.6 rebounds. Lampkin began her collegiate career with season-highs of 12 points and seven rebounds against Tarleton. Using the average per 40 minutes method, Lampkin is second on the squad in both scoring at 18.5 points per game and rebounding with 13.7.
Townley Pulling 'Em Down
If there is a rebound to be grabbed, Madison Townley is your best bet. The redshirt senior recorded a career-high 21 boards in the win at UAB Jan. 1 for the fourth-highest total in program history and the top performance in Conference USA this year. Townley ranks sixth in C-USA with her 8.2 per contest and is second in offensive rebounds at 3.8, good enough for 23rd in the nation.
Progress at the Line
Three main contributors from last season have made marked improvements from the line since 2019-20. N'Yah Boyd went from 57-percent last season to a much improved 69-percent. Madison Townley jumped from 51 to 61-percent, and Jazion Jackson has gone up 20 percentage points and drilled a pair of game-winners against Marshall Feb. 26.
Last Mean Green Outing
HOUSTON – North Texas women's basketball capped the regular season with a 75-66 triumph over Rice to end the Owls' streak of two dozen home wins versus Conference USA opponents as Quincy Noble scored a game-high 27 points and Emma Villas-Gomis had a career-high 15 points Saturday inside Tudor Fieldhouse.
The win gave North Texas (13-6, 10-4) its 10th league victory of the season to mark only the sixth time in program history the team has achieved double-digit wins in the 38 years of playing a conference schedule.
N'Yah Boyd joined Noble and Villas-Gomis in double-figure scoring with 13, while Madison Townley corralled a team-high 12 rebounds. The Mean Green shot a season-high 88-percent from the free throw line and outrebounded Rice (16-3, 12-2 C-USA) 40 to 36, the first time UNT bettered their opponent on the boards since Jan. 15.
About the Mean Green
North Texas defeated Rice in Houston March 6 to conclude C-USA play at 10-4 to earn the third seed in the West Division and move to 13-6 overall. Redshirt sophomore Quincy Noble, a First Team All-Conference selection, leads the team in scoring at 17.8 points per game. Sophomore N'Yah Boyd averages 12.1 and dishes out team-best 3.5 assists. Redshirt senior Madison Townley posts a team-high 8.5 rebounds along with 7.2 points.
About the Monarchs
Old Dominion slid into the tournament as a sixth seed and defeated Western Kentucky, 83-77, in overtime Tuesday in the preliminary round to advance to face the Mean Green. The Monarchs sit at 11-10 overall and went 7-9 in the East Division. Amari Young and Victoria Morris were each named to the All-Conference USA Second Team, and Young also earned All-Defensive Team honors.
History between UNT and ODU
Old Dominion holds an 8-4 advantage over the Mean Green dating to the 2013-14 season. North Texas began the series with a win before the Monarchs tallied five straight victories during 2014-15 and 2015-16. The teams split in 2016-17, UNT took both meetings in 2017-18, and ODU grabbed the victory in each of the past two seasons.
Last meeting
NORFOLK, Va. (Feb. 15, 2020) – A 25-point third quarter and a career-high 19 points from freshman Jazion Jackson were not enough to overcome a 71-66 loss to Old Dominion Saturday evening at Chartway Arena.
Jackson's efficient offensive performance resulted in 7-of-12 shooting from the field and 5-of-6 from the free throw line. Senior Anisha George, who fouled out with over a minute left in the game, finished with nine points and 10 rebounds. George was one point short of her seventh double-double this season.
History at C-USA Tourney
This will be the Mean Green's seventh appearance at the Conference USA tournament as the team enters with a 5-6 all-time record.
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 Rice L, 61-43 Second Round
3/11/20 Charlotte L, 71-67 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.
Mitchell in Coaches Circle
Head Coach Jalie Mitchell was selected to the 2020-21 Conference USA Coaches Circle. Joining Mitchell is: Cara Consuegra (Charlotte), Tina Langley (Rice), Joye Lee-McNelis (Southern Miss) and Kevin Baker (UTEP). The Circle consists of C-USA coaches who earned votes for the league's Coach of the Year.
Noble Named First Team All-Conference
DALLAS – Quincy Noble of North Texas women's basketball was named to the Conference USA First Team the league office announced Monday.
Noble is ranked in the top 10 within C-USA in several categories including 3-point percentage (2nd, 38.3), 3-pointers per game (3rd, 2.7), points per game (5th, 17.8), free throw percentage (5th, 78.0) and field goal percentage (10th, 42.6).
The redshirt sophomore guard from McKinney put up a career-high 30 points at Louisiana Dec. 4 and has notched double figures in scoring in all but two games this season. Noble has recorded six games of at least 21 points and made six 3-pointers twice for the 4th-highest ever total at UNT.
UNT First Teamer History
Quincy Noble became second the Mean Green to ever receive C-USA First Team honors, as Terriell Bradley did in 2017-18 and 2018-19.
In the history of the program, there have been seven Mean Green to be named first team all-conference to amass 10 total awards:
1986: Clara Campbell (Southland)
1999: Jalie Mitchell (Big West)
2001: Jalie Mitchell (Sun Belt)
2002: Jalie Mitchell and Shannan Stephenson (Sun Belt)
2003: Kim Blanton (Sun Belt)
2009: Amber Jackson (Sun Belt)
2018: Terriell Bradley (C-USA)
2019: Terriell Bradley (C-USA)
2021: Quincy Noble (C-USA)
C-USA Tournament Format
The 2021 Air Force Reserve Conference USA Basketball Championships presented by Baylor, Scott & White Medical Center begins with a pair of preliminary round games on Tuesday night, the first time since 2014 that all 14 schools will participate in the event. No. 6 Old Dominion and No. 7 WKU will face off in an East Division clash at 4 p.m. In the West, No. 6 UAB and No. 7 UTSA meet at 4:30 p.m.
Middle Tennessee and Rice will be the No. 1 seeds in the tournament. The Lady Raiders won the East Division with a conference record of 12-4 and an overall mark of 14-7, while the Owls took the West Division with a 12-2 league ledger and a 16-3 overall mark. As the top seeds, Middle Tennessee and Rice will each have a first-round bye at the championship.
Coverage of the preliminary and first rounds will be available through ESPN+, along with two quarterfinal matchups on Court B. Stadium will broadcast Court A's pair of quarterfinals. The semifinal games will be shown on Stadium at 5:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. CBS Sports Network will also broadcast the championship game on Saturday, beginning at 5 p.m.
For more information on the 2021 Air Force Reserve C-USA Basketball Championships presented by Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Frisco, visit www.ConferenceUSA.com/HoopsAtTheStar.
Best-Ever Mark in C-USA
The 52-51 win over Marshall Feb. 26 handed North Texas their ninth league win and set a program-best for Conference USA victories to surpass the previous high of eight, set during the 2016-17 season during head coach Jalie Mitchell's second season. The Mean Green added another conference victory with the win at Rice March 6 to increase the total to 10.
Regardless of conference affiliation, the most league wins ever is 12, when UNT went 12-3 while in the Sun Belt during Mitchell's senior season in 2001-02 under head coach Tina Slinker.
Efficient Freshman
Tommisha Lampkin has been a steady contender in the rotation for the Mean Green. In just over 10 minutes per game, the freshman forward averages 4.8 points on 49-percent shooting and 3.6 rebounds. Lampkin began her collegiate career with season-highs of 12 points and seven rebounds against Tarleton. Using the average per 40 minutes method, Lampkin is second on the squad in both scoring at 18.5 points per game and rebounding with 13.7.
Townley Pulling 'Em Down
If there is a rebound to be grabbed, Madison Townley is your best bet. The redshirt senior recorded a career-high 21 boards in the win at UAB Jan. 1 for the fourth-highest total in program history and the top performance in Conference USA this year. Townley ranks sixth in C-USA with her 8.2 per contest and is second in offensive rebounds at 3.8, good enough for 23rd in the nation.
Progress at the Line
Three main contributors from last season have made marked improvements from the line since 2019-20. N'Yah Boyd went from 57-percent last season to a much improved 69-percent. Madison Townley jumped from 51 to 61-percent, and Jazion Jackson has gone up 20 percentage points and drilled a pair of game-winners against Marshall Feb. 26.
Last Mean Green Outing
HOUSTON – North Texas women's basketball capped the regular season with a 75-66 triumph over Rice to end the Owls' streak of two dozen home wins versus Conference USA opponents as Quincy Noble scored a game-high 27 points and Emma Villas-Gomis had a career-high 15 points Saturday inside Tudor Fieldhouse.
The win gave North Texas (13-6, 10-4) its 10th league victory of the season to mark only the sixth time in program history the team has achieved double-digit wins in the 38 years of playing a conference schedule.
N'Yah Boyd joined Noble and Villas-Gomis in double-figure scoring with 13, while Madison Townley corralled a team-high 12 rebounds. The Mean Green shot a season-high 88-percent from the free throw line and outrebounded Rice (16-3, 12-2 C-USA) 40 to 36, the first time UNT bettered their opponent on the boards since Jan. 15.
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