University of North Texas Athletics
Wednesday, March 11
Birmingham, AL
12 PM
University of North Texas
vs
(9) Florida Atlantic
Women’s Basketball Opens American Conference Championship Wednesday Against FAU
3/10/2026 6:10:00 PM | Women's Basketball
DENTON, Texas – The UNT women's basketball team faces Florida Atlantic Wednesday in its opening game at the American Conference Championship in Birmingham, Ala.
After going 11-7 in conference play and 17-13 overall, North Texas received the tournament's No. 5 seed and a bye into the second round. Ninth-seeded Florida Atlantic pulled out a 74-70 victory over Charlotte in Tuesday's first round to advance and keep its title hopes alive.
North Texas is riding a six-game win streak against the Owls and has won 11 of the last 13 in the series. That stretch includes a two-game sweep by the Mean Green during the regular season, both of which were decided by at least 18 points. Aysia Proctor scored a game-high 22 points in the conference opener on Dec. 30 while UNT held the Owls to just 49 in their second meeting a month later.
With a win on Wednesday, the Mean Green would reach the conference tournament quarterfinals for the ninth time in their past 10 tries. UNT has done so in both seasons under head coach Jason Burton and is looking to improve upon its semifinal appearance in 2025. A run to the championship game would be the program's first since 2002 when it was part of the Sun Belt Conference.
Wednesday's game at Legacy Arena is slated for a noon tip-off and can be streamed on ESPN+ with Sam Gore and Brooke Weisbrod on the call. Sam Kaman also returns to provide radio coverage through the Varsity Network App.
WHAT 2 WATCH 4
• North Texas begins its run at the American Conference Championship on Wednesday against Florida Atlantic.
• With an 11-7 record in conference play, UNT received the tournament's No. 5 seed and a bye into the second round. No. 9 Florida Atlantic defeated No. 8 Charlotte Tuesday in the first round, 74-70.
• The Mean Green have reached the quarterfinals of their conference tournament in eight of the last nine years, including both seasons under Jason Burton. They appeared in the semifinals three times in that span but are still looking for the program's first finals appearance since 2002.
• Megan Nestor and Aysia Proctor collected several American Conference postseason honors this week, highlighted by Nestor's Defensive Player of the Year award and both players being selected to All-Conference teams.
CONFERENCE AWARDS
• Megan Nestor was named Defensive Player of the Year alongside East Carolina's Kennedy Fauntleroy and earned placements on the All-Conference First Team, All-Newcomer Team and All-Defensive Team.
• Nestor joined Rosalyn Reades (2002) as the only players in program history to win the conference Defensive Player of the Year award and gives North Texas an All-Conference First Team selection in four straight seasons. She was also a unanimous selection to the All-Newcomer Team.
• Aysia Proctor was selected to the All-Conference Second Team, making UNT one of three programs with multiple First or Second Team honorees. Proctor led the team in scoring at 13.9 PPG and reached double figures 20 times, including five 20-point outings in league play.
AT THE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
• North Texas has compiled a 15-28 record in games played at the conference tournament.
• UNT has reached the quarterfinal round in eight of its past nine appearances at the conference tournament, including both seasons under Jason Burton.
• As the No. 2 seed last season, UNT reached the semifinals but was upset by third-seeded South Florida, 58-48.
• North Texas has reached the conference finals just one time (2002, Sun Belt). Its lone NCAA Tournament appearance in 1986 came via a one-game playoff tiebreaker for the Southland Conference title.
A WIN WOULD...
• Improve North Texas to 18-13 on the year and mark its first time ever winning 18+ games in three straight seasons.
• Advance UNT to the quarterfinal round for the third straight year as part of the American Conference.
• Make North Texas 7-3 in its past 10 games.
• Give Jason Burton 66 career wins as head coach at North Texas, tying Judy Nelson for third most in UNT history.
• Extend UNT's win streak over FAU to seven games and its lead in the series to 15-11.
After going 11-7 in conference play and 17-13 overall, North Texas received the tournament's No. 5 seed and a bye into the second round. Ninth-seeded Florida Atlantic pulled out a 74-70 victory over Charlotte in Tuesday's first round to advance and keep its title hopes alive.
North Texas is riding a six-game win streak against the Owls and has won 11 of the last 13 in the series. That stretch includes a two-game sweep by the Mean Green during the regular season, both of which were decided by at least 18 points. Aysia Proctor scored a game-high 22 points in the conference opener on Dec. 30 while UNT held the Owls to just 49 in their second meeting a month later.
With a win on Wednesday, the Mean Green would reach the conference tournament quarterfinals for the ninth time in their past 10 tries. UNT has done so in both seasons under head coach Jason Burton and is looking to improve upon its semifinal appearance in 2025. A run to the championship game would be the program's first since 2002 when it was part of the Sun Belt Conference.
Wednesday's game at Legacy Arena is slated for a noon tip-off and can be streamed on ESPN+ with Sam Gore and Brooke Weisbrod on the call. Sam Kaman also returns to provide radio coverage through the Varsity Network App.
WHAT 2 WATCH 4
• North Texas begins its run at the American Conference Championship on Wednesday against Florida Atlantic.
• With an 11-7 record in conference play, UNT received the tournament's No. 5 seed and a bye into the second round. No. 9 Florida Atlantic defeated No. 8 Charlotte Tuesday in the first round, 74-70.
• The Mean Green have reached the quarterfinals of their conference tournament in eight of the last nine years, including both seasons under Jason Burton. They appeared in the semifinals three times in that span but are still looking for the program's first finals appearance since 2002.
• Megan Nestor and Aysia Proctor collected several American Conference postseason honors this week, highlighted by Nestor's Defensive Player of the Year award and both players being selected to All-Conference teams.
CONFERENCE AWARDS
• Megan Nestor was named Defensive Player of the Year alongside East Carolina's Kennedy Fauntleroy and earned placements on the All-Conference First Team, All-Newcomer Team and All-Defensive Team.
• Nestor joined Rosalyn Reades (2002) as the only players in program history to win the conference Defensive Player of the Year award and gives North Texas an All-Conference First Team selection in four straight seasons. She was also a unanimous selection to the All-Newcomer Team.
• Aysia Proctor was selected to the All-Conference Second Team, making UNT one of three programs with multiple First or Second Team honorees. Proctor led the team in scoring at 13.9 PPG and reached double figures 20 times, including five 20-point outings in league play.
AT THE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
• North Texas has compiled a 15-28 record in games played at the conference tournament.
• UNT has reached the quarterfinal round in eight of its past nine appearances at the conference tournament, including both seasons under Jason Burton.
• As the No. 2 seed last season, UNT reached the semifinals but was upset by third-seeded South Florida, 58-48.
• North Texas has reached the conference finals just one time (2002, Sun Belt). Its lone NCAA Tournament appearance in 1986 came via a one-game playoff tiebreaker for the Southland Conference title.
A WIN WOULD...
• Improve North Texas to 18-13 on the year and mark its first time ever winning 18+ games in three straight seasons.
• Advance UNT to the quarterfinal round for the third straight year as part of the American Conference.
• Make North Texas 7-3 in its past 10 games.
• Give Jason Burton 66 career wins as head coach at North Texas, tying Judy Nelson for third most in UNT history.
• Extend UNT's win streak over FAU to seven games and its lead in the series to 15-11.
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