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North Texas was picked to finish 8th in Conference USA this year and so far the Mean Green sit near the top with a solid 6-2 record. The Mean Green have four games remaining in their out of conference slate before starting off conference play at LaTech to kick off 2018. Even if the Mean Green were to finish 2-2, it would still be one of the best starts for the program in about a decade.
Terriell Bradley Living Up to Preseason Hype; Underclassmen Overperforming
| First Name | Last Name | Total Points | Minutes | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terriell | Bradley | 139 | 264 | 17.3750 |
| Lauren | Holmes | 82 | 231 | 10.2500 |
| Trena | Mims | 64 | 234 | 8.0000 |
| Micayla | Buckner | 60 | 194 | 7.5000 |
| Grace | Goodhart | 41 | 161 | 5.1250 |
| Brittany | Smith | 36 | 159 | 6.0000 |
| Adrianna | Henderson | 28 | 107 | 3.5000 |
| Deja | Terriell | 28 | 98 | 3.5000 |
| Jada | Poland | 15 | 131 | 1.8750 |
| Orianna | Shillow | 0 | 21 | 0.0000 |
RS Junior Guard Terriell Bradley is living up to her CUSA Preseason All-Conference recognition in leading the Mean Green in scoring averaging 17.4 points per game. Newcomer Freshman Guard Lauren Holmes is second on the team in scoring averaging 10.3 points per game. Those two alone should be good for at least one CUSA Player of the Week honors at some point this season.
In other significant statistical categories, Lauren Holmes leads the team with 19 Steals, Freshman Guard Trena Mims leads with 19 Assists, and RS Junior Micayla Buckner leads with 11 Blocks and 52 total rebounds.
Double Doubles
| First Name | Last Name | Date  |
Opponent | Points | Total Rebounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauren | Holmes | 2017-11-10 | MACU | 20 | 12 |
| Micayla | Buckner | 2017-11-29 | SMU | 10 | 11 |
| Terriell | Bradley | 2017-12-05 | Indiana | 22 | 10 |
Overall Team Record
| Records | Overall | Home | Away | Neutral |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 6-2 | 4-1 | 0-1 | 2-0 |
| Conference | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Non-Conference | 6-2 | 4-1 | 0-1 | 2-0 |
North Texas has only played one true away game against Indiana but are a solid team at home at 4-1. Their one sole loss in the SuperPit is to Kansas State by a point after a missed jumper at the buzzer. The Mean Green came away from the San Juan Challenge with two wins.
North Texas Rarely Outscored in Either Half
| Opponent | NT 1H | Opp 1H | 1H Margin | NT 2H | Opp 2H | 2H Margin | Game Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MACU | 49 | 24 | 25 | 37 | 28 | 9 | 34 | W |
| Texas A&M International | 27 | 25 | 2 | 37 | 13 | 24 | 26 | W |
| Kansas State | 30 | 28 | 2 | 24 | 27 | -3 | -1 | L |
| Coastal Carolina | 27 | 15 | 12 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 16 | W |
| Detroit | 34 | 31 | 3 | 29 | 26 | 3 | 6 | W |
| SMU | 23 | 16 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 7 | W |
| Tulsa | 31 | 22 | 9 | 35 | 21 | 4 | 23 | W |
| Indiana | 28 | 41 | -13 | 35 | 27 | 8 | -5 | L |
The above table is a little misleading in that North Texas obviously loses when the other team scores more points. The point trying to be made here is except for the two losses the team has suffered, they have never lost a half in games they have won, and are generally a first half team on offense.
Tough to Play Against Defensively
North Texas is managing a turnover margin of 7.9 per game and have forced a total of 172 turnovers so far this season. The Mean Green have only allowed 376 shots to be taken from the floor with 122 shots made which translates into an allowed Field Goal percentage of 32.4%. Overall, opponents have only managed to score 48.4 points per game on the Mean Green. Going into the Indiana game, North Texas had one of the top ranked defenses in the NCAA.
North Texas Women’s Basketball 2017-2018 Schedule So Far
| Date | Opponent / Event | Location | Time / Result | Media |
| 11/04/17 | vs. Texas Woman’s ^ | Super Pit | W, 69-66 | RADIO: KNTU 88.1 |
| 11/10/17 | vs. Mid American Christian | Super Pit | W, 86-52 | RADIO: KNTU 88.1 |
| 11/14/17 | vs. Texas A&M – International | Super Pit | W, 64-38 | RADIO: KNTU 88.1 |
| 11/19/17 | vs. Kansas State | Super Pit | L, 55-54 | RADIO: KNTU 88.1 |
| San Juan Shootout | ||||
| 11/23/17 | vs. Coastal Carolina | Daytona Beach, FL | W, 50-34 | RADIO: KNTU 88.1 |
| 11/24/17 | vs. Detroit | Daytona Beach, FL | W, 63-57 | RADIO: KNTU 88.1 |
| 11/29/17 | vs. SMU | Super Pit | W, 47-40 | RADIO: KNTU 88.1 |
| 12/02/17 | vs. Tulsa | Super Pit | W, 66-43 | RADIO: KNTU 88.1 |
| 12/05/17 | at Indiana | Bloomington, IN. | L, 68-63 | RADIO: KNTU 88.1 |
^ – Exhibition Game
Next up for the Mean Green is La Salle on Saturday, December 9th at 3:00 PM at the SuperPit. Tune into the game on KNTU with the pre-game starting at 2:45 PM.