Wednesday, February 14
Boca Raton, FL
6:00 PM CT
University of North Texas
at
Florida Atlantic
Women’s Basketball Heads to Florida Atlantic for Midweek Contest
2/12/2024 1:28:00 PM | Women's Basketball
DENTON, Texas – UNT women's basketball (18-5, 8-3 AAC) will hit the road for a short road trip to face Florida Atlantic (8-15, 3-9 AAC) Wednesday at 6 p.m. CT in Boca Raton.
Coming off a 78-65 victory over SMU, the Mean Green once again hold sole possession of first place in the American Athletic Conference. However, the race is tight at the top with the five teams being within one game of UNT.
While Florida Atlantic lands near the bottom of the conference standings, they recently had a two-game win streak in which they upset Rice and Charlotte. The Owls have been a different team since Aniya Hubbard returned to the lineup. She did not play in the first meeting between the teams on Jan. 7 when UNT rolled to a 86-52 win, but has averaged 22 points per game in her last five outings.
The Mean Green enter Wednesday's contest with an opportunity to make more program history. With a win, this year's team could join four other UNT teams with 19 regular-season wins, tying them for the most wins in a regular season in program history.
Wednesday's game will be streamed on ESPN+ with Ari Shanok and Natalie Kalibat on the call. The game can also be heard on the Varsity Sports Network with Zac Babb.
WHAT 2 WATCH 4
• North Texas travels to Boca Raton for the second meeting between UNT and FAU this season.
• The Mean Green stand alone at the top of the AAC standings with an 8-3 mark, but have five teams within one game of them.
• UNT is closing in on the program's most wins in a regular season (19) as well as the single-season wins mark (21).
• FAU's Aniya Hubbard did not play in the first meeting on Jan. 7. In her last five games, Hubbard has averaged 22.0 points per game and led the Owls to wins over Charlotte and Rice.
SERIES HISTORY
• North Texas and Florida Atlantic will meet for the 22nd time in series history Wednesday.
• The Owls hold an 11-10 advantage overall in the series.
• The Mean Green have won seven of the last nine meetings, including the most recent contest on Jan. 7. North Texas dominated that game winning 86-52, marking the largest win in series history for either team.
CAUSE YOU'RE LOOKING AT A WINNER
• Both Dyani Robinson and DesiRay Kernal are two of the winningest players in the country regardless of the division.
• Kernal has won 100 games she has appeared in over her five seasons of college basketball. In total, she has played in 136 of 137 career games, making her career winning percentage 73.5%.
• Robinson is not far behind her teammate with 92 career wins. Of note, Robinson missed the final 16 games of the 2022-23 season with a torn ACL.
THE DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES
• North Texas has had one of the largest turnarounds in winning percentage from last year to this year.
• The Mean Green (18-5) boast a .783 winning percentage in the 2023-24 campaign after a .354 percentage last season. The .429 difference in percentage ranks fourth among all DI teams, and first among teams who have a first-year head coach.
Coming off a 78-65 victory over SMU, the Mean Green once again hold sole possession of first place in the American Athletic Conference. However, the race is tight at the top with the five teams being within one game of UNT.
While Florida Atlantic lands near the bottom of the conference standings, they recently had a two-game win streak in which they upset Rice and Charlotte. The Owls have been a different team since Aniya Hubbard returned to the lineup. She did not play in the first meeting between the teams on Jan. 7 when UNT rolled to a 86-52 win, but has averaged 22 points per game in her last five outings.
The Mean Green enter Wednesday's contest with an opportunity to make more program history. With a win, this year's team could join four other UNT teams with 19 regular-season wins, tying them for the most wins in a regular season in program history.
Wednesday's game will be streamed on ESPN+ with Ari Shanok and Natalie Kalibat on the call. The game can also be heard on the Varsity Sports Network with Zac Babb.
WHAT 2 WATCH 4
• North Texas travels to Boca Raton for the second meeting between UNT and FAU this season.
• The Mean Green stand alone at the top of the AAC standings with an 8-3 mark, but have five teams within one game of them.
• UNT is closing in on the program's most wins in a regular season (19) as well as the single-season wins mark (21).
• FAU's Aniya Hubbard did not play in the first meeting on Jan. 7. In her last five games, Hubbard has averaged 22.0 points per game and led the Owls to wins over Charlotte and Rice.
SERIES HISTORY
• North Texas and Florida Atlantic will meet for the 22nd time in series history Wednesday.
• The Owls hold an 11-10 advantage overall in the series.
• The Mean Green have won seven of the last nine meetings, including the most recent contest on Jan. 7. North Texas dominated that game winning 86-52, marking the largest win in series history for either team.
CAUSE YOU'RE LOOKING AT A WINNER
• Both Dyani Robinson and DesiRay Kernal are two of the winningest players in the country regardless of the division.
• Kernal has won 100 games she has appeared in over her five seasons of college basketball. In total, she has played in 136 of 137 career games, making her career winning percentage 73.5%.
• Robinson is not far behind her teammate with 92 career wins. Of note, Robinson missed the final 16 games of the 2022-23 season with a torn ACL.
THE DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES
• North Texas has had one of the largest turnarounds in winning percentage from last year to this year.
• The Mean Green (18-5) boast a .783 winning percentage in the 2023-24 campaign after a .354 percentage last season. The .429 difference in percentage ranks fourth among all DI teams, and first among teams who have a first-year head coach.
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