Thursday, November 9
Denton, TX
6:30 PM CT
University of North Texas
vs
Grambling State
Women’s Basketball Set to Host Grambling State
11/8/2023 4:25:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Mean Green look to start 2-0 under Jason Burton
Full Notes
DENTON, Texas – The UNT Women's Basketball team will host Grambling State on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. inside The Super Pit.
The Mean Green are coming off a victory in its season opener in which they set a school record with 117 points. Twelve players scored in the game for North Texas, with five reaching double digits.
You can watch UNT take on Grambling State on ESPN+ with Kyle Youmans and Brian Burton on the call. The game can also be heard on the Varsity Sports Network App with Zac Babb and Michelle Brooks.
SERIES HISTORY
- It is the first meeting ever between UNT and Grambling State.
SCOUTING GRAMBLING STATE
- Grambling State competes as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
- Grambling finished the 2022-23 season with a 10-20 overall record and a 9-9 mark in conference play
- The Lady Tigers are led by Courtney Simmons who is in her first year at Grambling after spending 10 seasons at Troy as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator.
- Grambling defeated Champion Christian College, 93-48, in their season opener on Monday.
- Kaci Chairs led the Lady Tigers in scoring against Champion Christian with 17 points. She hit four 3-pointers in the contest and added six rebounds and four assists.
CHASING 1,000
- Senior Jaaucklyn Moore is closing in on the elusive 1,000-point mark for her career.
- Coming into the year, Moore has scored 960 career points with 280 coming at UNT and 680 -coming in her two seasons at Incarnate Word.
- She added 18 points in Monday's season opener and now needs only 22 points to reach the mark.
UNT QUICK FACTS
- UNT set a school record for points in a game in its 117-42 victory against UNT Dallas on Monday. The Mean Green also reached 100 points in their exhibition game against Oklahoma Christian.
- 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. In his time with the Lions, Burton's teams produced five All-Americans, three Lone Star Conference player of the year honorees, 25 all-conference picks and five all-defensive selections.
- UNT is celebrating 50 seasons inside The Super Pit, which began in the 1973-74 season with men's basketball. The women's program would start three seasons later in 1976-77.
DENTON, Texas – The UNT Women's Basketball team will host Grambling State on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. inside The Super Pit.
The Mean Green are coming off a victory in its season opener in which they set a school record with 117 points. Twelve players scored in the game for North Texas, with five reaching double digits.
You can watch UNT take on Grambling State on ESPN+ with Kyle Youmans and Brian Burton on the call. The game can also be heard on the Varsity Sports Network App with Zac Babb and Michelle Brooks.
SERIES HISTORY
- It is the first meeting ever between UNT and Grambling State.
SCOUTING GRAMBLING STATE
- Grambling State competes as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
- Grambling finished the 2022-23 season with a 10-20 overall record and a 9-9 mark in conference play
- The Lady Tigers are led by Courtney Simmons who is in her first year at Grambling after spending 10 seasons at Troy as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator.
- Grambling defeated Champion Christian College, 93-48, in their season opener on Monday.
- Kaci Chairs led the Lady Tigers in scoring against Champion Christian with 17 points. She hit four 3-pointers in the contest and added six rebounds and four assists.
CHASING 1,000
- Senior Jaaucklyn Moore is closing in on the elusive 1,000-point mark for her career.
- Coming into the year, Moore has scored 960 career points with 280 coming at UNT and 680 -coming in her two seasons at Incarnate Word.
- She added 18 points in Monday's season opener and now needs only 22 points to reach the mark.
UNT QUICK FACTS
- UNT set a school record for points in a game in its 117-42 victory against UNT Dallas on Monday. The Mean Green also reached 100 points in their exhibition game against Oklahoma Christian.
- 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. In his time with the Lions, Burton's teams produced five All-Americans, three Lone Star Conference player of the year honorees, 25 all-conference picks and five all-defensive selections.
- UNT is celebrating 50 seasons inside The Super Pit, which began in the 1973-74 season with men's basketball. The women's program would start three seasons later in 1976-77.
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