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Women’s Basketball Heads to UTSA Wednesday Afternoon
1/26/2026 7:18:00 PM | Women's Basketball
DENTON, Texas – The UNT women's basketball team travels to UTSA Wednesday afternoon aiming for its seventh road win in its past eight tries against American Conference opponents.
The Mean Green (11-9, 5-3 American) are looking to rebound from a close defeat to Tulsa their last time out and climb back up the league standings. Wednesday's game is pivotal in that effort, as UTSA enters the meeting just behind UNT with a 4-3 record in conference play. North Texas has performed well outside the Super Pit under head coach Jason Burton, going 15-7 in road conference games throughout his tenure.
Megan Nestor has continued to be one of the country's most dominant inside forces, tallying 19 points and 27 rebounds against the Golden Hurricane last Friday. The 27 rebounds are the second-most in a game by a Division I player this season, only ranking behind her own 31-rebound performance against Texas Southern on Dec. 6. Nestor now leads the nation in both total rebounds (265) and offensive rebounds (106) while also being the American's only player averaging a double double on the season.
In the backcourt, Aysia Proctor forms a dangerous duo alongside Nestor's physical paint presence. Through eight conference games, Proctor ranks second in the American with 16.8 points scored per game while making 44.7% of her three-point attempts.
North Texas holds a 23-15 lead over UTSA in a series that dates back to 1982 and has seen its past six matchups decided by an average margin of 3.2 points. The Roadrunners have beaten the Mean Green four games in a row and will try to extend that streak behind a defense that ranks first in the American in both points allowed (57.9) and opponent field goal percentage (.369).
The game is slated for a 3:00 p.m. tip-off at the Convocation Center and will be available for streaming on ESPN+. Sam Kaman will also provide radio coverage through the Varsity Network App.
WHAT 2 WATCH 4
• North Texas visits UTSA Wednesday for a matchup between two teams in the top half of the American Conference standings.
• UNT has won six of its last seven road games against American opponents. The Mean Green are 15-7 in road conference games under Jason Burton.
• Megan Nestor has maintained her dominance in the paint since making national headlines with her 34-point, 31-rebound performance against Texas Southern on Dec. 6. She leads the nation in both total rebounds (265) and offensive rebounds (106) and is the American's only player averaging a double double on the season.
• Aysia Proctor has been one of the American's best scorers during conference play, ranking second in the league at 16.8 points per game while shooting 44.7% from deep.
BIG MEG POSTING BIG NUMBERS
• Megan Nestor has been a difference maker down low as one of two Division I players averaging 12+ points and 13+ rebounds per game. Her 11 double doubles on the season also lead the American and rank top 10 in the entire country.
• She is best rebounder in the sport, leading the NCAA in both total rebounds (265) and offensive rebounds (106).
• Nestor is the country's only player to have recorded 15+ rebounds in eight different games, as well as the only with three 20-rebound performances.
• With 31 rebounds against Texas Southern on Dec. 6 and 27 more against Tulsa last Friday, Nestor holds the top two spots for rebounds by any player in a game this season. Those two rebounding efforts are also the highest single-game totals in both program and American Conference history.
PROCTOR'S START TO CONFERENCE PLAY
• Aysia Proctor has been on a tear since joining the starting lineup for the American Conference opener on Dec. 30.
• Through eight conference games, Proctor is second in the American in scoring (16.8 PPG) while sinking 44.7% of her 5.9 three-point attempts per game.
• Proctor enters Wednesday's contest as one of three players in the league averaging 13 points per game and shooting better than 38% from behind the arc for the year.
• She has reached double-digit scoring in seven of her last eight games and 13 times on the season.
A WIN WOULD...
• Improve North Texas to 12-9 overall and 6-3 against American competition.
• Give North Texas wins in seven of its past eight conference road games.
• Improve UNT to 16-7 in conference road games under Jason Burton.
• Make Burton 19-5 in the month of January throughout his tenure.
• Give North Texas its first win over UTSA since 2023 and extend its lead in the all-time series to 24-15.
