North Texas finished up its non-conference slate against Oklahoma Panhandle State, dispatching them 63-41 in a matinee matchup . Lauren Holmes also made a comeback after suffering an injury a few weeks ago at UIC. Scores by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Oklahoma Panhandle St. 14 15 3 9 41 North Texas 17 17 17 17 63 Freshmen Making Big Contributions - Lauren Holmes Returns, Deja Terriell Also Steps Up Freshman Lauren Holmes made a solid return but Deja Terriell came off the bench to add in 15 points, a career best, to the tally. Lauren Holmes led all scorers with 19 points on 8 of 18 (44.4%) shooting from the floor with 2 of 7 (28.6%) from behind the arc, made her one free throw, while collecting 13 total rebounds (8 offensive, 5 defensive). To wrap up her stats sheet she had
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MBB North Texas Opens Conference USA Play With Road Win at UTEP
North Texas started its 2017-18 Conference USA campaign with a road win at the Don Haskins Center, the first since December 29, 1952. The team didn't play its best but still managed to power through awful free throw shooting (10-18 55.6%) to muscle out a road win in front of a hostile Miner crowd in El Paso. Grant McCasland has lead this team to tie its win total from last season that finished at 8-22 and 2-16 in conference play. Scores by Period 1st Half 2nd Half Total UTEP 30 32 62 North Texas 24 39 63 Roosevelt Leads Team in Scoring/Free Throw Shooting Roosevelt Smart has been a scoring threat the moment he stepped onto the court. In the UTEP game, he lead all players at 29 points, 2 points below his career
WBB: North Texas Off to Strong Start for 2017-18 Season
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
Mean Green Defense Comes Through in the Clutch to Assure Win Over Monarchs
The North Texas (5-3 4-1) defense came up big in the fourth quarter allowing the Mean Green to keep control over its destiny of the West Division of Conference USA. The Old Dominion Monarchs (2-6 0-4) failed to convert three key fourth downs in the fourth quarter preventing the upset of the Mean Green. Scores by Quarter 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Score Old Dominion (2-6) 10 13 15 0 38 North Texas (5-3) 14 21 0 10 45 Rico Bussey Jr. Becomes Third Receiver to Hit 100 Yard Mark Sophomore Rico Bussey, Jr. lead the Mean Green Receiving Corp with seven receptions for 111 yards with a long of 34 yards and a touchdown. The 111 yards against Old Dominion and seven receptions was a career best for Bussey. So far in the 2017 season, he has three touchdowns. Opponent Player Yards Touchdowns SMU Jalen Guyton 109 2 Southern
North Texas Suffers Blowout Loss to FAU Owls
This is a game most every Mean Green fan wants to forget and hopefully the players and coaching staff use this as a "teachable moment" where a complete lack of preparation or a bad case of big head cost the team the game and possibly a chance at hosting the Conference Championship in Denton. I'm not going to cover the game as there really isn't much worth going over. Scores by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Final Score North Texas (4-3) 0 7 10 14 31 Florida Atlantic (4-3) 24 17 21 7 69 Media Coverage Mean Green Sports Recap Denton Record Chronicle North Texas' offense comes up empty when needed in blowout loss to Florida Atlantic Mean Green's defense blitzed by high-powered Florida Atlantic offense Five thoughts on UNT's loss to Florida Atlantic North Texas Daily: North Texas comes out flat in
Mason Fine Leads Team in Miracle Drive to Defeat UTSA With No Timeouts
Mason Fine lead North Texas (4-2 3-0) on a 98-yard drive to score the winning touchdown in 67 seconds with just 1:07 left on the clock against the UTSA Road Runners (3-2 0-2). #TheDrive may become a defining moment in this season. Prior to #TheDrive, the Mean Green Defense needed to make a critical stop. The defense forced a much needed three-and-out and forced a punt. That punt though pinned North Texas deep in its own territory at the 2-yard line. North Texas continues to control its own destiny with this win making it the third straight win and a perfect record in conference play. The Mean Green are also two games away from becoming bowl eligible for the second straight year
Jalen Guyton Career Night Helps Lead Mean Green to Second Straight Conference Win
The North Texas (3-2 2-0) offense and defense got off to a bit of a slow start but once they got their feet underneath themselves, the tide started to change. North Texas also scored in both the first and second quarter, ending a Southern Miss (2-2 0-1) stat of preventing a team from scoring in those respective quarters. Saturday night's win puts the Mean Green at the top Conference USA West Division and gives North Texas a huge momentum boost heading into an off week before facing off against the Runners of UTSA. The West Division is wide open with UTSA, LaTech, and North Texas competing for the top spot. Scores by Quarter 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Score North Texas 7 10 16 10 43 Southern Miss 14 7 7 0 28 North Texas Offense Putting Up Amazing Numbers In his
FB: Improved 3rd Down Play, Reduced Errors Allow Mean Green to Overcome Late UAB Push
North Texas (2-2 1-0) squeaked out a nail-biter against the UAB Blazers (2-2 0-1) with Trevor Moore kicking a 22 yard field goal with just seven seconds left on the game clock to put the Mean Green up 46-43. North Texas also won its 500th game in program history. https://twitter.com/MeanGreenFB/status/911771841529892864 Offense Churns Out Yards But Needs More Touchdowns Jeffery Wilson continues to put up amazing yardage for his senior season with the Mean Green. Against the Blazers, thrashed the opposing defense for a season high 211 yards and a touchdown. His most important run came late in the game when he broke free and scrambled for 34 yards to set up the 22 yard winning field goal by Trevor Moore. Mason Fine managed the
FB: Third Downs, Penalties, and Special Teams Sink All Hope of a Power 5 Road Win
North Texas (1-2 0-0) went to Iowa City to face off against the Iowa Hawkeyes (3-0 0-0) in search of their first win over a Power 5 conference school since facing off against the Texas Tech Raiders in 1999, defeating the Raiders 21-14 in Lubbock. Instead, the Mean Green fell to Iowa 31-14 with the Hawkeyes scoring 21 unanswered points and shutting out the Mean Green in the second half. https://twitter.com/ZacharyABabb/status/909141161134059521 Going into the half, North Texas held a slim 14-10 lead over the Hawkeyes. The first half seemed especially sloppy as both teams were called for all sorts of penalties. Both teams were fairly equal on most stats. The second half was a different story for the Mean Green however. Iowa was
FB Third Down Defense/Special Team Play Sinks North Texas in SMU Upset Hopes
SMU (2-0 0-0) extended its overall record against the North Texas (1-1 0-0) to 31-5-1 by defeating the Mean Green 54-32. The reported attendance for the game was 24,638 but there is no way Ford Stadium was at two-thirds of its capacity. North Texas fans made about 5,000 of those reported in attendance. Courtland Sutton delivered as anticipated with 163 yards on 8 receptions and 4 touchdowns. He has a future in the NFL and is hands down the best player on the Mustang roster. North Texas got off to a an 10-0 lead but then SMU scored 38 unanswered points, shutting out North Texas for the second quarter. North Texas scored 22 points in the second half after the game had already