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Women’s Basketball Hosts South Florida on Senior Day
2/27/2026 3:40:00 PM | Women's Basketball
DENTON, Texas – The UNT women's basketball team meets South Florida Saturday afternoon at the Super Pit in its final home game of the regular season.
North Texas (17-11, 11-5 American) has been rolling lately with wins in four straight games and six of its last seven. That stretch sets up a crucial matchup Saturday, as the third-place Mean Green sit just half a game ahead of South Florida in the American Conference standings. Conversely, UNT is just one game behind second-place East Carolina, who it owns the head-to-head tiebreaker against.
Last time out, UNT put together perhaps its best performance of the season when it crushed in-state rival UTSA, 87-63. The Mean Green led for over 35 minutes of game time and built a lead as high as 38 in the fourth quarter before eventually scoring 80+ points for the third consecutive game. Andi Schissler was pivotal in that effort, tallying a career-high 22 points on 6-of-11 shooting from behind the arc. She is averaging 17.3 PPG over the last four games and has made 28 of her last 54 three-point attempts.
Megan Nestor continues to be a dominant force down low, averaging 12.7 points and 14.1 rebounds per game. She leads the nation in nearly every rebounding category, while her 17 double doubles lead the American and rank top 10 in the NCAA.
Nestor, Jazzy Owens-Barnett, Tionna Lidge, Adhel Tac, Jaelyn Talley and student manager Sy'Karis Cook will all be recognized prior to the game for Senior Day. The ceremony is scheduled to begin at approximately 1:40 p.m. The game will then tip off 20 minutes later at 2:00 p.m. and will be available for streaming on ESPN+ with Kyle Youmans and Brian Burton on the call. Sam Kaman also returns to provide radio coverage through the Varsity Network App.
WHAT 2 WATCH 4
• North Texas hosts South Florida Saturday afternoon in its final home game of the regular season.
• At 11-5 in league play, UNT is currently third in the American Conference standings with South Florida and Tulsa close behind at 10-5. North Texas is also just a game behind second-place East Carolina, who it holds the head-to-head tiebreaker against.
• UNT has won 17 of its last 19 games at the Super Pit against American competition.
• Megan Nestor has continued to dominate inside since making national headlines with her 34-point, 31-rebound performance against Texas Southern on Dec. 6. She leads the nation in total rebounds (14.1) and offensive rebounds (5.5) per game and has 17 double doubles on the season.
BIG MEG POSTING BIG NUMBERS
• Megan Nestor is a difference maker down low, averaging 12.7 points and 14.1 rebounds per game this year.
• Her 17 double doubles on the season lead the American and rank top 10 in the country. She is the American's only player averaging a double double.
• She leads the NCAA in total rebounds (394), offensive rebounds (153), rebounds per game (14.1) and offensive rebounds per game (5.5).
• Nestor is the nation's only player to have recorded 20 rebounds in five games this year and one of two with 15 rebounds in 11 games. Those are both the highest totals in American Conference history.
• With rebound outings of 31, 28 and 27, Nestor has accounted for the three of the five highest rebounding games across the NCAA this season. She is the first player since at least 1982 to reach 27 rebounds three times in a single season.
• Those three performances also hold the top three spots for single-game rebounds in UNT and American Conference history.
PROCTOR IN CONFERENCE PLAY
• Aysia Proctor has been on a tear since joining the starting lineup for the American Conference opener on Dec. 30.
• During conference play, Proctor is fifth in the American by scoring 15.4 points per game. She is also sinking 41.7% of her 5.3 three-point attempts per game in that span.
• Proctor is one of three players in the American averaging 13+ points and shooting better than 38% from deep on the year. She is the only to score 15+ PPG on 40% three-point shooting during league play.
• She has increased her season scoring average by 9.2 points from last year, which is the third most in the American.
DEFENSIVE DATA
• The Mean Green defense has a case for best in the American, ranking top three among conference teams in scoring defense (61.5), opponent field goal percentage (38.6), turnovers forced per game (19.0) and steals per game (8.9). No other American team ranks top three in all four categories.
• UNT has held its opponent under 60 points 13 times this season, the second-highest total in the American. North Texas holds an 11-2 record in those instances.
• During its active four-game win streak at the Super Pit, UNT has surrendered just 53.3 points per game. That includes 47 to Tulane, its lowest total allowed in a league game since joining the American.
A WIN WOULD...
• Improve North Texas to 18-11 and 12-5 in American Conference play.
• Extend UNT's season-long win streak to five and make it 7-1 in the past eight games.
• Improve North Texas to 18-2 in its past 20 conference games at the Super Pit.
• Mark UNT's third straight season winning at least 12 conference games after doing so just once before the Jason Burton era.
• Give Burton 66 career wins as head coach at North Texas, tying Judy Nelson for third most in UNT history.
