University of North Texas Athletics
University of North Texas
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Women’s Basketball Returns Home to Face Florida Atlantic
1/30/2026 1:33:00 PM | Women's Basketball
DENTON, Texas – The UNT women's basketball team looks to get back in the win column as it hosts Florida Atlantic Saturday afternoon at the Super Pit.
The Mean Green (11-10, 5-4 American) have dropped three of their past four contests by a combined total of eight points, including a back-and-forth thriller Wednesday at UTSA that resulted in a 66-64 defeat. The skid now sets up a key matchup this weekend inside the Super Pit, where UNT has won 13 of its last 15 games against American Conference opponents.
Mekhia Chase had the best game of her first Division I season against the Roadrunners, scoring a career-high 20 points on 7-of-9 shooting while swiping three steals on defense. She was instrumental in UNT's fourth-quarter rally with 13 points in the frame and a clutch three with 22 seconds remaining to give UNT a brief lead.
In the frontcourt, Megan Nestor has continued her run as one of the country's most dominant inside forces, including another 11-point, 14-rebound performance last time out. Nestor is the nation's leader in both total rebounds (279) and offensive rebounds (112) and the only player in the American averaging a double double on the year.
North Texas has won five straight games over Florida Atlantic to take a slim 13-11 edge in the series, including all four matchups under head coach Jason Burton. Saturday's game marks UNT's first American Conference rematch of the season, having defeated the Owls in the league opener on Dec. 30, 81-56.
The game is slated for a 2:00 p.m. tip-off and will be available for streaming on ESPN+ with Owen Simpson and Brian Burton on the call. Sam Kaman will also provide radio coverage through the Varsity Network App.
WHAT 2 WATCH 4
• North Texas looks to get back on track as it hosts Florida Atlantic Saturday afternoon.
• Saturday's game marks UNT's first American Conference rematch of the season, previously beating FAU on Dec. 30, 81-56.
• UNT has won 13 of its past 15 games at the Super Pit against the American and is 18-4 in home 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 (279) and offensive rebounds (112) and is the American's only player averaging a double double on the season.
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 12 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 (279) and offensive rebounds (112).
• 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 week, 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.
• At 13.3 rebounds per game, she is pacing to break the program and American Conference's single-season rebounding record.
PROCTOR IN CONFERENCE PLAY
• Aysia Proctor has been on a tear since joining the starting lineup for the American Conference opener on Dec. 30.
• Through nine conference games, Proctor is fifth in the American in scoring (15.3 PPG) while sinking 43.8% of her 5.3 three-point attempts per game.
• Proctor enters the weekend as one of three players in the league averaging 13 points per game and shooting at least 38% from behind the arc on the year.
• She has reached double-digit scoring in seven of her last nine games and led the team in points eight times this year.
A WIN WOULD...
• Improve North Texas to 12-10 and 6-4 against American competition.
• Improve North Texas to 14-2 in its last 16 conference games at the Super Pit.
• Make UNT 12-2 at home in the month of January under Jason Burton.
• Extend the Mean Green's win streak against Florida Atlantic to six and its lead in the all-time series to 14-11.
