Sunday, February 4
Tulsa, OK
2:00 PM CT
University of North Texas
at
Tulsa
Women’s Hoops Looks to Bounce Back Against Tulsa
2/2/2024 10:32:00 AM | Women's Basketball
DENTON, Texas – After having its seven-game win streak snapped on Wednesday, the UNT women's basketball team will look to bounce back and remain atop the AAC standings when it takes on Tulsa Sunday at 2 p.m. CT inside the Reynolds Center.
The Mean Green fell 75-67 in overtime to UTSA its last time out. The loss dropped UNT to 17-4 overall and 7-2 in conference play, although still remaining in first place of the AAC standings due to holding the tiebreaker over UAB.
North Texas is now set to head north of the border to take on a Tulsa team that is coming off a loss of its own to East Carolina on Thursday. The Golden Hurricane's dangerous duo of Temira Poindexter and Delanie Crawford that combine for over 38 points per game will present a challenge to the UNT defense.
Sunday's game will be streamed on ESPN+ with Josh Haley and Taleya Mayberry on the call. The game can also be heard on the Varsity Sports Network with Zac Babb.
WHAT 2 WATCH 4
• North Texas will take on Tulsa looking to remain in first place in the AAC standings.
• Both teams are coming off a midweek loss on the road that snapped a win streak.
• UNT's defense that ranks third in the conference in scoring defense and opponent FG% will be challenged by Tulsa's Temira Poindexter and Delanie Crawford that rank No. 1 and No. 3 in scoring in the AAC.
• DesiRay Kernal earned her sixth weekly conference honor of the season as she was named the AAC Player of the Week on Jan. 29 after averaging 23.5 points and 7.0 rebounds in wins over Tulane and UAB.
SERIES HISTORY
• The Mean Green and Golden Hurricane have met nine times in the series history that dates back to the first meeting in 1983.
• UNT is 1-8 overall and winless in three attempts on the road at Tulsa.
• UNT's lone win in the series came in 2017.
• The last meeting took place in the first round of the 2022 WNIT.
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 99 games she has appeared in over her five seasons of college basketball. In total, she has played in 134 of 135 career games, making her career winning percentage 73.8%.
• Robinson is not far behind her teammate with 91 career wins. Of note, Robinson missed the final 16 games of the 2022-23 season with a torn ACL.
THE MAGIC NUMBER IS 70
• With the UNT offense averaging 75.3 points per game, getting to 70 has proven to be an indicator of success for the Mean Green.
• North Texas is 16-0 this season when scoring 70 or more points.
• In five of its wins this season, UNT has scored either 71 or 74 points. In total, the winning team has scored one of those two totals in eight of 21 games this season.
The Mean Green fell 75-67 in overtime to UTSA its last time out. The loss dropped UNT to 17-4 overall and 7-2 in conference play, although still remaining in first place of the AAC standings due to holding the tiebreaker over UAB.
North Texas is now set to head north of the border to take on a Tulsa team that is coming off a loss of its own to East Carolina on Thursday. The Golden Hurricane's dangerous duo of Temira Poindexter and Delanie Crawford that combine for over 38 points per game will present a challenge to the UNT defense.
Sunday's game will be streamed on ESPN+ with Josh Haley and Taleya Mayberry on the call. The game can also be heard on the Varsity Sports Network with Zac Babb.
WHAT 2 WATCH 4
• North Texas will take on Tulsa looking to remain in first place in the AAC standings.
• Both teams are coming off a midweek loss on the road that snapped a win streak.
• UNT's defense that ranks third in the conference in scoring defense and opponent FG% will be challenged by Tulsa's Temira Poindexter and Delanie Crawford that rank No. 1 and No. 3 in scoring in the AAC.
• DesiRay Kernal earned her sixth weekly conference honor of the season as she was named the AAC Player of the Week on Jan. 29 after averaging 23.5 points and 7.0 rebounds in wins over Tulane and UAB.
SERIES HISTORY
• The Mean Green and Golden Hurricane have met nine times in the series history that dates back to the first meeting in 1983.
• UNT is 1-8 overall and winless in three attempts on the road at Tulsa.
• UNT's lone win in the series came in 2017.
• The last meeting took place in the first round of the 2022 WNIT.
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 99 games she has appeared in over her five seasons of college basketball. In total, she has played in 134 of 135 career games, making her career winning percentage 73.8%.
• Robinson is not far behind her teammate with 91 career wins. Of note, Robinson missed the final 16 games of the 2022-23 season with a torn ACL.
THE MAGIC NUMBER IS 70
• With the UNT offense averaging 75.3 points per game, getting to 70 has proven to be an indicator of success for the Mean Green.
• North Texas is 16-0 this season when scoring 70 or more points.
• In five of its wins this season, UNT has scored either 71 or 74 points. In total, the winning team has scored one of those two totals in eight of 21 games this season.
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