UTSA 66, North Texas 63
The UTSA women's basketball team once again took down first-place North Texas, this time working a 66-63 road victory inside The Super Pit. 29 points from senior Jordyn Jenkins helped secure the squad's fourth win over the team at the top of the American Athletic Conference standings.
The Roadrunners (13-11, 7-6 The American) bested the Mean Green (19-6, 9-4), as Jenkins shot 11-for-17 from the field, collected four rebounds, and swiped three steals.
Redshirt junior Elyssa Coleman flirted with a double-double to the tune of nine points and nine rebounds, while freshman Aysia Proctor poured in 16 points, including four triples. Also performing well, sophomore Sidney Love scored four points, with five rebounds and four assists.
Battling foul trouble, UTSA outshot the opposition, sinking 41% of their shots to UNT's 37%. The 'Runners also logged 10 more points in the paint and 12 more off the bench.
The Mean Green struck first before Proctor nailed three consecutive shots from beyond the arc to deliver a 9-2 UTSA advantage. UNT snapped the Roadrunner streak ahead of a Coleman layup that saw an 11-5 lead. The Mean Green then sparked an 8-2 run, featuring four free throws that knotted the contest at 13. A Coleman freebie polished off the frame with UTSA leading 14-13.
A second-quarter slugfest ensued as Jenkins nailed a triple to keep UTSA in front, 23-20. UNT responded, scoring eight consecutive points to take a 28-23 edge. From there, UNT built a 32-25 advantage before Jenkins knocked down a jumper and another three-pointer to cut the UTSA deficit to two. The Mean Green beat the buzzer, sending the squads into the locker room with UNT leading 34-30.
Love kick-started the third quarter with a three-pointer that pulled the 'Runners within one. The battle raged on as the Mean Green clung to a 39-38 advantage halfway through the stanza. UNT logged a layup, ahead of a Jenkins and-one that tied things up at 41. UNT then knocked down a three-pointer, and the teams exchanged blows en route to a 52-46 Mean Green lead at the conclusion of the period.
Jenkins converted an and-one, and Love later knocked down an elbow jumper, issuing a 47-47 deadlock midway through the final frame. Another made basket for Love and a trey by Jenkins saw a 60-57 Roadrunner lead, but UNT again responded, sinking back-to-back shots and taking a 61-60 lead. Coleman flipped the script with a layup, and Jenkins nailed a floater for a 64-61 UTSA advantage with under a minute to play. The Mean Green tickled the twine on a jumper, creating a 64-63 score line, still favoring the 'Runners. Jenkins went 2-of-2 from the charity stripe, and senior Kyra White blocked UNT's final shot, cementing a 66-63 win.
SMU 64, Charlotte 49
Using Reagan Bradley's first double-double of the season, including 11 points and a career-high 10 assists, the SMU women's basketball team defeated Charlotte 64-49 on Sunday evening in Moody Coliseum.
SMU (13-12; 7-7 American Athletic Conference) only trailed for 37 seconds. Bradley added to her double-double with five rebounds and two steals. Jiya Perry turned in career-highs in points with 10 and rebounds with seven. Chantae Embry scored 17 points, added eight boards, and passed out four assists. Amirah Abdur-Rahim scored 10 points, grabbed seven rebounds, and blocked two shots.
Tiara Young finished with eight points and two rebounds, and TK Pitts chipped in six boards, two points, one assist, and a steal. Donavia Hall finished with four points and three boards.
SMU made five out of six shots from the field, including a 6-0 to take a 25-point lead in the third. The 49ers used a 6-0 to cut their deficit to 12, but free throws from Hall and a bucket from Abdur-Rahim extended the Mustangs lead back to double digits, and SMU used its separation down the strech to seal the victory.
The Mustangs scored a quick four points to start the second, forcing the 49ers to burn a timeout. SMU closed the half on a 14-3 run led by nine second-quarter points from Perry. The Mustangs held the 49ers without a bucket for the last five minutes of the quarter. SMU held Charlotte scoreless for the final two and a half minutes of the quarter, and Bradley hit a pull-up jumper to give SMU a 17-12 lead heading to the second.