Texas (7-4, 0-0 Big 12) vs Houston Christian (5-4, 0-0 WAC)
Game 12
Wednesday, December 21, 2022 – 2:00 p.m. Central
Moody Center – Austin, Texas
GameDay Quick Facts
TELEVISION: The game will be televised on Longhorn Network with Tyler Denning (pxp) and Andrea Lloyd (analyst) on the call.
RADIO: The game will be carried on 105.3 FM in Austin. Roger Wallace (pxp) and Kathy Harston (analyst) will call the action. The broadcast will be streamed on TexasSports.Com.
SERIES: Texas leads the all-time series 1-0.
Notables
RORI'S RETURN: After sitting out the first five games of the season with a toe injury, sophomore All-American Rori Harmon made her return in the Longhorns win vs Princeton. Harmon played 24 minutes and scored 11 points and added two assists and one steal. Harmon was recently named to the Wade Trophy Watch list for the top collegiate women's basketball player, marking her eighth preseason honor. The Longhorns are 5-1 with Harmon in the lineup this season.
GETTING DEFENSIVE: The Longhorns are holding opponents to 57.6 points per game this season. The Texas defense held USC to 48 points, when they came into the game averaging over 72 points per game. Texas has held 10 of their 11 opponents below their season scoring average.
SCORING INSIDE: Texas has a 416-254 advantage over opponents this season in points in the paint. Khadija Faye is averaging 13.7 points per game and nine rebounds a game over her last three games.
GONZALES GOING OFF: Shaylee Gonzales has scored in double-figures in five straight games and has scored 82 points over that stretch. Gonzales tallied a season-high 22 points in the win over USC on Sunday.
TOUGH SCHEDULE: The Longhorns have played a challenging schedule through their first nine games. All four of their defeats are against top-25 teams or teams receiving votes, with two of the four against top-10 teams.
NCAA RANKS: Texas 18th in the NCAA in blocks per game at 5.3 a contest and 25th in the NCAA in free-throws made per game at 15.8.
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