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North Texas (9-15 4-10) fell on the road to the Florida Atlantic Owls in Boca Raton, FL. The first quarter was the best for the Mean Green but they struggled from the second period onward never breaking out of the low teens for any other quarters. The second half was especially troublesome where the Mean Green were just 9 of 32 (28.1%) from the floor.
Acheil Tac was the Player of the Game where she earned another double-double, making this her 9th of the season and third consecutive. Tac was 11 of 20 (55%) from the floor and a perfect 3 of 3 from the Free Throw line. She had 14 total rebounds (8 Offensive; 6 Defensive) with 2 Blocks and 2 Steals with 4 Turnovers on 38 minutes of play.
CHALK IT UP! Another double-double for @BIG_A23. With 14 pts, 10 rbds that's her 3rd straight and 9th of the year. pic.twitter.com/FXnn174DzI
— North Texas WBB (@MeanGreenWBB) February 20, 2016
Also in double figures was Kelsey Criner (13) and Candice Adams (10).
HSO: The Mean Green are tough road warriors at 5-7 overall on the road versus 4-8 at home. North Texas has two remaining games both at home (2/25 & 2/27) and on the road (3/3 & 3/5) in addition to the Conference USA Tournament in Birmingham, AL starting on March 8th. It would be nice to see the Mean Green finish 2-2 on these last four games bringing them to a 11-17 overall record and 6-12 conference record, however North Texas has faced all of these teams (Louisiana Tech, Southern Miss, Old Dominion, & Charlotte) and lost all four previous games.
Game Stats are available here.
Up next for the Mean Green is the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs in Denton, TX at 7:00 PM on Thursday, February 25th.
Current conference standings (as of 2/21/2016)
TEAM CONF GB OVR
UTEP 14-1 - 23-2
Middle Tennessee 12-2 1.5 18-7
Western Kentucky 11-3 2.5 20-5
Charlotte 9-5 4.5 16-9
Louisiana Tech 8-6 5.5 13-12
Old Dominion 8-6 5.5 12-14
Marshall 6-8 7.5 16-9
UAB 6-8 7.5 13-12
Southern Mississippi 6-8 7.5 13-12
Rice 6-8 7.5 7-18
North Texas 4-10 9.5 9-15
Florida Atlantic 4-11 10 12-14
Texas San Antonio 4-11 10 8-17
Florida Intl 2-13 12 4-22