Tuesday, February 27
Denton, TX
6:30 PM CT
University of North Texas
vs
East Carolina
Mean Green Set to Host East Carolina Tuesday Night
2/26/2024 2:42:00 PM | Women's Basketball
DENTON, Texas – UNT women's basketball (20-7, 10-5 AAC) aims to tie the program record for single-season wins when it hosts East Carolina (15-11, 8-7 AAC) Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m. CT inside The Super Pit.
The Mean Green defeated UAB in Birmingham, 95-77, their last time out behind double doubles from DesiRay Kernal and Tommisha Lampkin. They collected their 20th victory of the season, marking the first time a UNT team has won 20 games in the regular season.
Kernal's 24-point, 13-rebound performance with seven assists and zero turnovers was her third double double in-a-row. She also became the first player since 2014 to post a stat line of 20+ points,10+ rebounds, seven assists and zero turnovers, while shooting 75% or better from the field. It was Lampkin's second consecutive double double and 10th of the season.
UNT's 95 points marked the most points scored in a conference game by an AAC team this season and was the most scored by a UNT team against a conference foe since 2016 when it scored 97 in an overtime loss to Rice.
The Mean Green enter Tuesday's game looking to keep pace with Temple at the top of the conference standings. The Owls lead UNT and Tulsa by one game, heading into the final three games of the season.
East Carolina will come to Denton after snapping a three-game losing streak Saturday in its victory over SMU. The Pirates are led by the preseason player of the year in the conference, Danae McNeal, who averages 20.5 points per game and leads the conference in steals.
Tuesdays game will be streamed on ESPN+ with John Liddle 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 East Carolina in the penultimate home game of the season for UNT and the first meeting between the teams since 2014.
• UNT's defense will have its hands full guarding the conference's leading scorer in Danae McNeal who averages 20.5 points per game.
• North Texas can tie the program's single-season win record on Tuesday night. Saturday's victory over UAB marked the first time in history UNT has had 20 wins in a regular season.
• DesiRay Kernal earned another AAC Weekly Honor Roll selection after double doubles in both games last week. The graduate transfer had a near perfect game against UAB on Saturday posting a stat line that had not been replicated by a Division I player since 2014.
SERIES HISTORY
• North Texas and East Carolina will meet for only the second time Tuesday night.
• The lone meeting took place in 2014 in East Carolina's final season in Conference USA and UNT's first season in the conference.
• Tuesday's game will be the first ever meeting in Denton.
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 102 games she has appeared in over her five seasons of college basketball. In total, she has played in 140 of 141 career games, making her career winning percentage 72.68%.
• Robinson is not far behind her teammate with 94 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 75.1 points per game, getting to 70 has proven to be an indicator of success for the Mean Green.
• North Texas is 18-1 this season when scoring 70 or more points.
• The lone loss came on Feb. 4 when North Texas fell to Tulsa 79-74.
The Mean Green defeated UAB in Birmingham, 95-77, their last time out behind double doubles from DesiRay Kernal and Tommisha Lampkin. They collected their 20th victory of the season, marking the first time a UNT team has won 20 games in the regular season.
Kernal's 24-point, 13-rebound performance with seven assists and zero turnovers was her third double double in-a-row. She also became the first player since 2014 to post a stat line of 20+ points,10+ rebounds, seven assists and zero turnovers, while shooting 75% or better from the field. It was Lampkin's second consecutive double double and 10th of the season.
UNT's 95 points marked the most points scored in a conference game by an AAC team this season and was the most scored by a UNT team against a conference foe since 2016 when it scored 97 in an overtime loss to Rice.
The Mean Green enter Tuesday's game looking to keep pace with Temple at the top of the conference standings. The Owls lead UNT and Tulsa by one game, heading into the final three games of the season.
East Carolina will come to Denton after snapping a three-game losing streak Saturday in its victory over SMU. The Pirates are led by the preseason player of the year in the conference, Danae McNeal, who averages 20.5 points per game and leads the conference in steals.
Tuesdays game will be streamed on ESPN+ with John Liddle 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 East Carolina in the penultimate home game of the season for UNT and the first meeting between the teams since 2014.
• UNT's defense will have its hands full guarding the conference's leading scorer in Danae McNeal who averages 20.5 points per game.
• North Texas can tie the program's single-season win record on Tuesday night. Saturday's victory over UAB marked the first time in history UNT has had 20 wins in a regular season.
• DesiRay Kernal earned another AAC Weekly Honor Roll selection after double doubles in both games last week. The graduate transfer had a near perfect game against UAB on Saturday posting a stat line that had not been replicated by a Division I player since 2014.
SERIES HISTORY
• North Texas and East Carolina will meet for only the second time Tuesday night.
• The lone meeting took place in 2014 in East Carolina's final season in Conference USA and UNT's first season in the conference.
• Tuesday's game will be the first ever meeting in Denton.
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 102 games she has appeared in over her five seasons of college basketball. In total, she has played in 140 of 141 career games, making her career winning percentage 72.68%.
• Robinson is not far behind her teammate with 94 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 75.1 points per game, getting to 70 has proven to be an indicator of success for the Mean Green.
• North Texas is 18-1 this season when scoring 70 or more points.
• The lone loss came on Feb. 4 when North Texas fell to Tulsa 79-74.
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