Women’s Basketball Continues Road Trip with Contest at SMU

DALLAS (Dec. 6, 2022) – Coming off back-to-back losses against UTA and Oklahoma State, North Texas looks to get back in the win column as they travel to Dallas to take on SMU inside Moody Coliseum.

It will be the 52nd all-time meeting between these two schools in a rivalry that dates to both team's first year of Division I play, 1976-77 when the Mean Green took down the Mustangs 56-54 in Waco, Texas at the TAIAW North Zone Championships.

UNT will be looking for its third win of the young season as they come into the matchup having lost five of their last six games.

SMU comes into the matchup at 7-2 overall coming off a 70-56 win over California on Sunday. The Mustangs lone two losses came against Big 12 opponents Oklahoma and Baylor in back-to-back games early in the season.

Quick Hitters

Senior Quincy Noble leads UNT offensively with 18.3 points per game this season, a figure that leads all players in Conference USA. Noble has scored in double figures in each of the last six games for North Texas, including a 22-point performance in Saturday's contest against OSU.
The senior out of McKinney, Texas, has 917 points at UNT in her career, needing just 83 more to become the 15th player in program history to reach 1,000 points in their time with the Mean Green.
Junior forward Tommisha Lampkin has been one of the top post players in C-USA, ranking second in the league with three double-doubles through seven games.
UNT has been one of the top teams in the country at defending the 3-point line thus far this season. Through seven games, the Mean Green are holding opponents to just 22.7 percent from beyond the arc, a mark that ranks 12th in all of Division I.
After playing five of their first six games at home, UNT will travel on the road for seven consecutive road contests starting with the Nov. 29 matchup vs. UTA.
The Mean Green will not play at home from Nov. 28-Jan. 4 before they return to the Super Pit to play WKU on Jan. 5, 2023. The stretch of seven straight games away from home is the longest such string since UNT played eight straight outside of the Pit from 2010-11.

Series History

SMU leads the all-time series 32-19 as the two teams have split each of the last six matchups dating back to the 2014 season.
The Mustangs lead the all-time series in Dallas 21-5 and have won each of the last 15 matchups inside the Moody Coliseum against the Mean Green.
UNT will be looking for their first win at SMU since Dec. 5, 1989 when they took home a 72-60 win.

Scouting SMU

SMU has posted an impressive 7-2 record thus far this season, with wins over California and fellow C-USA member Louisiana Tech. The lone two losses for the Mustangs have come against Big 12 foes Baylor and Oklahoma.
The Mustangs have won six straight heading into the matchup after starting the year 1-2.
Jasmine Smith is the leading scorer for SMU, averaging 14.4 points per game this season. Smith has scored in double figures seven times on the year.
Both Chantae Embry and Savannah Wilkinson are scoring in double figures as well for SMU, averaging 13.2 and 10.3 points per game, respectively.
The Mustangs are one of the top rebounding teams in the country, ranking 25th in DI with a +10.3 rebounding margin.

A Look Back at UT Arlington

Lampkin registered her second consecutive double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds, but UNT was unable to overcome an early deficit against UT Arlington, falling 76-58.
Lampkin now has three double-doubles this season and pulled down four offensive rebounds in the contest as UNT fell to 2-4 overall this season.
Senior Quincy Noble and freshman Ereauna Hardaway both scored in double figures as well for UNT as Noble finished with 13 points and Hardaway set a new career-high with 12.
UTA jumped ahead early, starting the game on a 13-3 run and didn't look back from there as they never trailed in the contest.

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