Sunday, February 18
Denton, TX
2:00 PM CT
University of North Texas
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UTSA
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DENTON, Texas – UNT women's basketball (19-5, 9-3 AAC) will host UTSA (12-11, 6-6 AAC) looking to avenge a loss from earlier in the season Sunday at 2 p.m. CT inside The Super Pit.
UNT has a chance to set more program history on Sunday. A victory would mark the 20th win of the season, a mark the program has only reached three times before. It would also set a new record for most regular-season wins in program history.
The Mean Green joined four other UNT teams at 19 wins in its 67-57 win over Florida Atlantic Wednesday. North Texas completed a season sweep of the Owls, led by Tommisha Lampkin's double double. With her third double double in-a-row, the senior center is tied for the most double doubles in conference play with six against AAC opponents.
UTSA enters Sunday's game after dropping its last game to Tulsa on Wednesday. The Roadrunners recently got a boost to their lineup with the return of Jordyn Jenkins. The 2023 Conference USA Player of the Year, Jenkins has scored 11 points in UTSA's last two games.
Jenkins adds more size to a lineup that provided UNT some issues in the first meeting between the teams on Jan. 31. The Roadrunners held DesiRay Kernal and Tommisha Lampkin to a combined 12 points on 3-of-23 shooting, while Idara Udo posted a double double leading UTSA to a 75-67 overtime win in San Antonio.
Sunday's game will be streamed on ESPN+ with Kyle Youmans and Brian Burton on the call. The game can also be heard on the Varsity Sports Network with Zac Babb and Michelle Brooks.
WHAT 2 WATCH 4
• North Texas hosts UTSA Sunday in the second meeting of the season between the teams.
• The Mean Green stand alone at the top of the AAC standings with a 9-3 mark, but have four teams within one game of them.
• It's last time out, UNT recorded its 19th win of the season, tying the program's most wins in a regular season. The Mean Green will have a chance to break that record Sunday and continue closing in on the the overall single-season wins mark (21).
• The first meeting between the teams in San Antonio came down to the wire with UNT missing two shots at the end of regulation before UTSA pulled away for a 75-67 OT win.
SERIES HISTORY
• North Texas and UTSA will meet for the 37th time in series history Sunday.
• UNT has won 23 of the 36 matchups all-time.
• UTSA is the fifth-most played opponent in UNT's program history.
• North Texas had won seven in-a-row against the Roadrunners prior to last season's overtime loss on Feb. 20.
• UTSA took the first meeting of the season in overtime, 75-67.
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 101 games she has appeared in over her five seasons of college basketball. In total, she has played in 137 of 138 career games, making her career winning percentage 73.7%.
• Robinson is not far behind her teammate with 93 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 (19-5) boast a .792 winning percentage in the 2023-24 campaign after a .354 percentage last season. The .438 difference in percentage ranks fourth among all DI teams, and first among teams who have a first-year head coach.
UNT has a chance to set more program history on Sunday. A victory would mark the 20th win of the season, a mark the program has only reached three times before. It would also set a new record for most regular-season wins in program history.
The Mean Green joined four other UNT teams at 19 wins in its 67-57 win over Florida Atlantic Wednesday. North Texas completed a season sweep of the Owls, led by Tommisha Lampkin's double double. With her third double double in-a-row, the senior center is tied for the most double doubles in conference play with six against AAC opponents.
UTSA enters Sunday's game after dropping its last game to Tulsa on Wednesday. The Roadrunners recently got a boost to their lineup with the return of Jordyn Jenkins. The 2023 Conference USA Player of the Year, Jenkins has scored 11 points in UTSA's last two games.
Jenkins adds more size to a lineup that provided UNT some issues in the first meeting between the teams on Jan. 31. The Roadrunners held DesiRay Kernal and Tommisha Lampkin to a combined 12 points on 3-of-23 shooting, while Idara Udo posted a double double leading UTSA to a 75-67 overtime win in San Antonio.
Sunday's game will be streamed on ESPN+ with Kyle Youmans and Brian Burton on the call. The game can also be heard on the Varsity Sports Network with Zac Babb and Michelle Brooks.
WHAT 2 WATCH 4
• North Texas hosts UTSA Sunday in the second meeting of the season between the teams.
• The Mean Green stand alone at the top of the AAC standings with a 9-3 mark, but have four teams within one game of them.
• It's last time out, UNT recorded its 19th win of the season, tying the program's most wins in a regular season. The Mean Green will have a chance to break that record Sunday and continue closing in on the the overall single-season wins mark (21).
• The first meeting between the teams in San Antonio came down to the wire with UNT missing two shots at the end of regulation before UTSA pulled away for a 75-67 OT win.
SERIES HISTORY
• North Texas and UTSA will meet for the 37th time in series history Sunday.
• UNT has won 23 of the 36 matchups all-time.
• UTSA is the fifth-most played opponent in UNT's program history.
• North Texas had won seven in-a-row against the Roadrunners prior to last season's overtime loss on Feb. 20.
• UTSA took the first meeting of the season in overtime, 75-67.
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 101 games she has appeared in over her five seasons of college basketball. In total, she has played in 137 of 138 career games, making her career winning percentage 73.7%.
• Robinson is not far behind her teammate with 93 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 (19-5) boast a .792 winning percentage in the 2023-24 campaign after a .354 percentage last season. The .438 difference in percentage ranks fourth among all DI teams, and first among teams who have a first-year head coach.
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