HBU Huskies (0-1) at #8/6 Texas Longhorns (0-1)
Wednesday, Nov. 16 - 11 a.m.
Erwin Center - Austin, Texas
Audio (Bill Cousins)
TV: Longhorn Network
Live Stats
Game Notes
AUSTIN - HBU faces its second Big 12 and second Top 10 challenge in as many games when it takes on No. 8/6 Texas in non-conference women's basketball Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the Erwin Center. The game will be shown live on the Longhorn Network and the Legacy Sports Network audio broadcast will be available on HBUHuskies.com.
The Huskies (0-1) are coming off a 118-43 loss to No. 2/4 Baylor in the season opener Friday in Waco. Sophomore guard
Amanda Johnson led HBU with 10 points, hitting 3-of-8 from behind the arc, while senior guard
Heidi Byrd and freshman guard
Sophie Taylor scored eight apiece. Freshman
Taylor Kollmorgen grabbed seven rebounds and sophomore center
Kennedy Collins added six. Sophomore guard
Bria Johnson handed out four assists.
Texas (0-1) will be facing a quick turnaround after opening its season Monday on the road in California with a 71-59 loss to No. 11/10 Stanford. Brooke McCarthy led the Longhorns with 20 points on 8-of-20 shooting and five rebounds. Ariel Atkins was the only other player in double-figures for UT with 14. McCarthy, Atkins and Brianna Taylor each had two assists.
Wednesday's game marks the first-ever meeting between HBU and UT. The Huskies are facing only their third ranked opponent in the program's 10 seasons since returning to Division I. HBU's previous meetings against ranked opponents were both losses to Baylor in Waco, this past Friday and back on Dec. 15, 2013, in head coach
Donna Finnie's first season at the helm.
Two Huskies have mothers who played for UT. Sophomore guard
Amanda Johnson's mother, Debbie (formerly Riverkamp) played for the Longhorns from 1983-87, while sophomore center
Kennedy Collins' mother, Benita (formerly Pollard), played from 1990-94.
The Huskies return home for a three-game homestand, beginning with Rice in the home opener Saturday at 2 p.m. at Sharp Gym. HBU hosts Southwestern Assemblies of God Wednesday, Nov. 23 at 7 p.m, followed by Oral Roberts Saturday, Nov. 26 at 2 p.m.
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