.png&width=60&height=60&type=webp)
University of North Texas Athletics
University of North Texas
3-1,0-0American
Incarnate Word
1-3,0-0Southland
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UIW | 11 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 46 |
| North Texas | 11 | 19 | 19 | 26 | 75 |
11/14/2026 4:11:00 PM | Women's Basketball
DENTON – Chania Price scored a career-high 19 points, Otaifo Esenabhalu recorded her second consecutive double-double, and the North Texas women's basketball team erupted in the second half to defeat Incarnate Word 75-46 Saturday afternoon at the Super Pit.
The Mean Green improved to 3-1 on the season and remained undefeated at home, while the Cardinals fell to 1-3.
Price finished 6-of-11 from the field, including three 3-pointers, and grabbed eight rebounds. Esenabhalu added 15 points and a game-high 14 rebounds, while Kalysta Martin scored 16 points, including 12 in the fourth quarter. Cherie Spencer rounded out four UNT players in double figures with 10 points.
North Texas shot 47.5% (29-of-61) from the field, 27.8% (5-of-18) from three-point range, and 66.7% (12-of-18) from the free throw line. Defensively, the Mean Green held UIW to just 30.2% (16-of-53) shooting and 12.5% (3-of-24) from beyond the arc.
After a sluggish opening quarter that saw both teams tied at 11, the second period remained a back-and-forth battle. UIW took a 28-27 lead with just over a minute remaining before Price knocked down a 3-pointer with nine seconds left to send UNT into the locker room with a 30-28 advantage, completely swinging momentum.
Esenabhalu dominated the opening half, recording a double-double before the break with 15 points and 10 rebounds. The senior finished the afternoon with 14 boards, giving her 56 rebounds through the first four games of the season.
The Mean Green seized control in the third quarter. After UIW tied the contest at 32 early in the period, UNT rattled off 15 consecutive points to build a 47-32 advantage with just over two minutes remaining. Freshmen Kyndal Graham and Bralyah Miller provided a spark off the bench during the run, highlighted by a three-point play from Miller and six points from Graham.
UIW trimmed the deficit to six at 49-43 with eight minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, but Martin took over from there. The junior scored eight consecutive UNT points, including back-to-back 3-pointers, to push the lead back to 14.
North Texas never looked back, outscoring the Cardinals 26-3 over the final eight minutes and 26-9 in the fourth quarter. Martin finished 7-of-10 from the floor, while Price connected on two more 3-pointers in the final period to cap her career day.
Graham finished with six points, three rebounds and three assists off the bench, while Miller added five points and two assists. The Mean Green held a 42-22 advantage in points in the paint and scored 25 points off 19 UIW turnovers.
Morgan Borgstadt led the Cardinals with 17 points and nine rebounds.
North Texas returns to action Wednesday when it hosts Saint Francis at the Super Pit. Tipoff is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. CT.
