WBB North Texas Comes Up Short in CUSA Opener at LaTech

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North Texas started off Conference USA play with a slow start against the LaTech Bulldogs and fell short in a comeback attempt late in the game. Terriell Bradley and Micayla Buckner were the only players to get into double figures. North Texas seemed to make a lot of uncharacteristic turnovers while at the same time not forcing the other team to do the same. Lauren Holmes was also not involved in scoring shooting just 7.1% (1 for 14) from the floor.

North Texas is a young team with three starters being freshman. The Mean Green will get better but when your second team leading scorer has a touch night, other members of the team need to step up to fill the gap.

Scores by Period	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Total
North Texas	9	9	9	9	53
LaTech	14	19	16	12	61

Micayla Buckner picked up her second career double with 10 points and 12 rebounds. She was 5 of 10 (50%) from the floor and pulled in 4 offensive and 8 defensive rebounds along with 3 blocks and 1 steal on 36 minutes of play.

Terriell Bradley bounced back after a rough game against Oklahoma Panhandle State to lead all scorers with 23 points. She was 8 of 20 (40%) from the floor and 3 of 9 (33.3%) from behind the arc while making 4 of 5 (80%) of her free throws. She also collected 5 total rebounds (2 offensive; 3 defensive) with 2 assists, 2 steals, and 3 turnovers on 39 minutes on the court.

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Up next for the Mean Green is the Rice Owls. Fun fact about the match up is the last four times the teams have faced off, three of the games have gone to overtime each time.

• • Jan 10, 2016 – @Rice – L, 100-97 OT(3)
  • Jan 30, 2016 – Rice – L, 79-73 OT(2)
  • Jan 14, 2017 – Rice – L, 49-51
  • Feb 2, 2017 – @Rice – W, 77-69 OT(1)

For Rice, this will be the first game in Conference USA play and also their first game in six days. Rice is 10-2 overall and 5-2 on the road. Erica Ogwumike is a redshirt sophomore and leads the team in scoring at 18.8 points per game, which puts her second in Conference USA. The Mean Green defense will have the tough task of slowing her down. The Owl’s number two scorer, Nicole Iademarco, is also just as tough at 15.7 points per game putting her in the top 10 of scorers in CUSA as well.

Tipoff for the game on Friday, January 5th in Denton, TX is set for 7:00 PM in the SuperPit. You can catch the game on 88.1 KNTU with pre-game starting at 6:45. The will be broadcasted by beIN Sports LIVE. Check your local cable listings or stream it on your computer/mobile device.