WBB North Texas Flies Past Florida Atlantic on Stellar Shooting

Florida Atlantic at North Texas

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Florida Atlantic at North Texas
Tyara Warren shoots a jump shot from the top of the lane
Florida Atlantic 57 (4-18 0-11)
North Texas 79 (8-14 5-6)

Starters

Terra Ellison
Tyara Warren
Kelsey Criner
Candice Adams
Terriell Bradley

Player of the Game honors goes to Sophomore Guard Tyara Warren who set a career record in points scored and rebounds in the Conference USA tilt against the Florida Atlantic Owls. She scored 18 points on 8 of 13 (61.5%) shooting from the floor and mode both of her free throw attempts. She picked up 9 rebounds (2 offensive; 7 defensive), had 3 assists, and also led the team with 4 steals.

Also in double figures for the Mean Green was Terriell Bradley (14), Terra Ellison (11), and Candice Adams (10).  Terriell Bradley also pulled in 9 total rebounds, tying Tyara Warren to both lead the team.

North Texas shares the ball well. In the 22 games played so far this season, the Mean Green have tallied 10 or more assists in 14 games. Below at the top 7 games where the game against FAU is tied for third in most assists.

Opponent Team Assists
Rice 17
Southern Miss 16
Incarnate Word 15
FAU 15
Charlotte 15
Arizona 14
Arkansas Little Rock 13

Up next for the Mean Green is Florida International on Saturday, February 11th at 3:00 PM in Denton, TX at the Super Pit. North Texas will be looking to extend their win streak to three games and possibly move up in the conference standings. Right now North Texas is 1-1/2 behind Southern Miss, Old Dominion, and Louisiana Tech, all of whom currently sit at 7-5.

Game Stats

Mean Green Sports Recap

Denton Record Chronicle

CUSA Action

Middle Tennessee 80
Old Dominion 63

UAB 88
Charlotte 81

UTSA 71
Southern Miss 74

UTEP 61
Louisiana Tech 69

Florida Intl 55
Rice 74

CUSA Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVR
Middle Tennessee 10-2 15-8
Western Kentucky 9-2 0.5 17-6
Charlotte 9-3 1 17-6
UT San Antonio 7-4 2.5 11-11
Southern Mississippi 7-5 3 15-9
Old Dominion 7-5 3 12-11
Louisiana Tech 7-5 3 12-11
North Texas 5-6 4.5 8-14
UAB 5-7 5 12-11
Rice 4-7 5.5 13-9
Marshall 4-7 5.5 12-10
UTEP 3-8 6.5 6-17
Florida International 3-8 6.5 5-17
Florida Atlantic 0-11 9.5 4-18