University of North Texas Athletics
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Women’s Basketball Begins Road Trip at Temple Saturday
2/5/2026 11:16:00 PM | Women's Basketball
DENTON, Texas – The UNT women's basketball team visits Temple Saturday afternoon in the first of back-to-back games away from home.
North Texas (12-10, 6-4 American) is looking to make it two straight wins after handling Florida Atlantic last weekend in Denton, 67-49. The Mean Green have performed well outside the Super Pit, winning six of their last eight road conference games and going 15-8 in such instances under head coach Jason Burton.
Megan Nestor has continued her run as one of the country's most dominant inside forces, tallying 10 points and 24 rebounds in the win over FAU. She now leads the NCAA in nearly every major rebounding category, including total rebounds (13.8) and offensive rebounds (5.6) per game, and is the American's only player averaging a double double for the season. Additionally, Nestor is the country's lone player to have accumulated either nine 15-rebound games or four 20-rebound games this year.
Through 10 conference games, Aysia Proctor ranks seventh in the American with 14.7 points per game and is sinking an impressive 44.4% of her three-point attempts. She also enters Saturday as one of the conference's four players averaging 12+ PPG while shooting at least 38% from behind the arc on the year.
North Texas has beaten Temple in each of the two previous matchups between the programs. The Mean Green pulled out a tight 70-67 win over the Owls last season, while their victory in 2024 started a seven-game win streak through league play.
The game is slated for a 1:00 p.m. CT tip-off at the Liacouras 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 Temple Saturday for a matchup between two teams within striking distance of the top of the American Conference standings.
• Saturday's game begins a crucial two-game road trip for the Mean Green, who travel to league-leading Rice on Tuesday.
• UNT has won six of its last eight road games against American Conference foes.
• 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 (13.8) and offensive rebounds (5.6) per game 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 13 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 total rebounds (303), offensive rebounds (123), rebounds per game (13.8) and offensive rebounds per game (5.6)
• Nestor is the country's only player to have recorded 15+ rebounds in nine different games, as well as the only with four 20-rebound performances.
• With rebound outings of 31, 27 and 24, Nestor has accounted for the three highest rebounding games in the NCAA this season. She is one of our four players in the last decade to have reached 24 rebounds three times in a single season.
• At 13.8 rebounds per game, she is pacing to break the program and American Conference's single-season rebounding record. Her 27- and 31-rebound games already claimed the top two spots for single-game rebounds among UNT and American players.
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 10 conference games, Proctor is seventh in the American in scoring (14.7 PPG) while sinking 44.4% of her 5.4 three-point attempts per game.
• Proctor enters the weekend as one of four players in the league averaging 12 points per game and shooting at least 38% from behind the arc on the year.
• She has reached double-digit scoring in seven conference games and led the team in points eight times this year.
A WIN WOULD...
• Improve North Texas to 13-10 and 7-4 against American competition.
• Give North Texas wins in seven of its last nine conference road games.
• Improve UNT to 16-8 in conference road games under Jason Burton.
• Keep the Mean Green undefeated against Temple in three all-time matchups.
