Saturday, February 10
Denton, TX
2:00 PM CT
University of North Texas
18-5,8-3AAC
78
vs
65
SMU
11-12,5-7AAC
1
2
3
4
F
SMU
14
14
17
20
65
North Texas
17
20
26
15
78
Robinson’s 22 Points Leads Women’s Basketball Over SMU
2/10/2024 5:12:00 PM | Women's Basketball
DesiRay Kernal reached 100 career wins in the victory
DENTON, Texas – The UNT women's basketball team defeated SMU for the second time this season, 78-65, Saturday afternoon inside The Super Pit.
It's just the third time in program history the Mean Green have beat the Mustangs twice in a single season, although the teams have only met twice in a season a handful of times. With the win, UNT snapped a two-game skid and improved to 18-5 on the season and 8-3 in American Athletic Conference play.
North Texas controlled the game from tip off holding the lead for 37:32 compared to SMU's 12 seconds. Dyani Robinson led the Mean Green with 22 points, including 15 in the first half. Robinson and Desiree Wooten, who added 12 points, combined to score 27 of UNT's 37 first-half points and nearly match SMU's total of 28.
A 10-0 run for the Mean Green gave them a 27-19 lead midway through the second quarter. The Mustangs were never able to close the gap as the UNT lead got as big as 18 when it led 63-45 at the end of the third quarter.
Tommisha Lampkin also reached double figures for the Mean Green. The senior center recorded her seventh double double of the season and second in-a-row with 16 points and 10 rebounds.
Both teams shot exceptionally well from the field with the Mean Green shooting 56% and SMU converting 50% of their attempts. A storyline coming into the game, North Texas was able to contain SMU's Tiara Young and Chantae Embry to 15 points and 12 points, respectively. Amirah Abdur-Rahim led the Mustangs with 21 points and nine rebounds.
The North Texas win marked DesiRay Kernal's 100th career victory. The graduate transfer recorded 82 of those wins at Texas A&M-Commerce and 18 in her lone season at UNT. The Mean Green are now 10-0 at The Super Pit this season, tying the program's second-longest unbeaten streak to start a season at home and extended the team's home win streak to 11 games dating back to last season.
UNT will return to action Wednesday when it faces Florida Atlantic in Boca Raton at 6 p.m. CT. The Mean Green defeated the Owls 86-52 on Jan. 7 in the first meeting between the teams this season.
Quoting Head Coach Jason Burton
On the offensive efficiency against SMU:
"I think our guards are really getting confident. I think you've seen that over the last three or four games because of how much attention DesiRay Kernal and Tommisha Lampkin get. The strength of our team is our depth and a lot of people can score the ball in a lot of different ways."
It's just the third time in program history the Mean Green have beat the Mustangs twice in a single season, although the teams have only met twice in a season a handful of times. With the win, UNT snapped a two-game skid and improved to 18-5 on the season and 8-3 in American Athletic Conference play.
North Texas controlled the game from tip off holding the lead for 37:32 compared to SMU's 12 seconds. Dyani Robinson led the Mean Green with 22 points, including 15 in the first half. Robinson and Desiree Wooten, who added 12 points, combined to score 27 of UNT's 37 first-half points and nearly match SMU's total of 28.
A 10-0 run for the Mean Green gave them a 27-19 lead midway through the second quarter. The Mustangs were never able to close the gap as the UNT lead got as big as 18 when it led 63-45 at the end of the third quarter.
Tommisha Lampkin also reached double figures for the Mean Green. The senior center recorded her seventh double double of the season and second in-a-row with 16 points and 10 rebounds.
Both teams shot exceptionally well from the field with the Mean Green shooting 56% and SMU converting 50% of their attempts. A storyline coming into the game, North Texas was able to contain SMU's Tiara Young and Chantae Embry to 15 points and 12 points, respectively. Amirah Abdur-Rahim led the Mustangs with 21 points and nine rebounds.
The North Texas win marked DesiRay Kernal's 100th career victory. The graduate transfer recorded 82 of those wins at Texas A&M-Commerce and 18 in her lone season at UNT. The Mean Green are now 10-0 at The Super Pit this season, tying the program's second-longest unbeaten streak to start a season at home and extended the team's home win streak to 11 games dating back to last season.
UNT will return to action Wednesday when it faces Florida Atlantic in Boca Raton at 6 p.m. CT. The Mean Green defeated the Owls 86-52 on Jan. 7 in the first meeting between the teams this season.
Quoting Head Coach Jason Burton
On the offensive efficiency against SMU:
"I think our guards are really getting confident. I think you've seen that over the last three or four games because of how much attention DesiRay Kernal and Tommisha Lampkin get. The strength of our team is our depth and a lot of people can score the ball in a lot of different ways."
Team Stats
SMU
UNT
FG%
.500
.559
3FG%
.154
.400
FT%
.643
.462
RB
28
32
TO
14
13
STL
6
7
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
22
FGM
9
3FGM
3
FTM
1
Pts
16
FGM
8
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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