Women’s Basketball Faces Road Test at Texas A&M

DENTON, Texas – The UNT women's basketball team will play its first road game of the season on Sunday when it takes on Texas A&M at 2 p.m. CT at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas.

The Mean Green have started 2-0 this season, defeating UNT Dallas and Grambling State at home. UNT has been efficient on both sides of the ball so far this season ranking in the top-20 nationally in categories on offense and defense.

The Mean Green are averaging 100.0 points per game, while leading the country in free throw attempts and free throws made per game. On defense, North Texas is holding opponents to 25.6% from the field and forcing 34.0 turnovers per game, the fifth most in the country.

Sunday's game will be streamed on SECN+ with Will Johnson and Katy Lee on the call. The game can also be heard on the Varsity Sports Network App with Zac Babb.

WHAT 2 WATCH 4
- North Texas will take on SEC-opponent Texas A&M in what is the Mean Green's lone Power Five opponent scheduled this season.
- First-year head coach Jason Burton joins North Texas after a successful nine-year stint at Texas A&M-Commerce where he became the winningest coach in program history. He is the first UNT women's basketball coach to start 2-0 in their first season since Karen Aston (2011-12).
- The North Texas offense is averaging an even 100 points per game this season. That ranks second in the country among teams who have played two games trailing only Utah (106.0).
- UNT's 117 points against UNT Dallas set a school record for points scored in a game, passing the previous mark of 116 that stood since 1997.

SERIES HISTORY
- UNT and Texas A&M have met a total of 18 times in the programs' histories with A&M holding a 14-4 advantage.
- North Texas has won only once in College Station in 11 attempts. The lone win came by a score of 77-72 on Nov. 15, 1999.
- The last time the teams met was on Dec. 31, 2014.

SCOUTING TEXAS A&M
-Texas A&M is led by head coach Joni Taylor who is in her second season with the program.
- The Aggies are boasted by a transfer class that included three of ESPN's top-35 transfers of the offseason (Endyia Rogers - 5th, Aicha Coulibaly - 22nd, Lauren Ware - 31st).
- Ware recorded a double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds aganst the Islanders.
- Four of the five starters for A&M are 6-foot or taller.
- Texas A&M is receiving votes in both the AP Top 25 and the USA TODAY Coaches Poll.

LINE LEADERS
- As of Nov. 10, North Texas leads the country in free throw attempts per game (47.0) and free throws made per game (34.5)
- Through its first two games, UNT has shot 94 free throws and converted 73.4% of them.
- UNT's free throws made and free throws attempted in both games this season mark the two highest single game totals for a team in both categories.
- DesiRay Kernal has made it a habit of getting to the free throw line as she is second in the nation in free throws made and attempted (18-22). Against Grambling State, Kernal went 13-of-16 from the charity stripe, marking the most free throws made by a UNT player since Denetra Kellum made 14 in 2011.

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