SAN ANTONIO — The UTSA women's basketball team is en route to Huntsville, Texas, with a matchup awaiting against Sam Houston on Saturday at 4 p.m. inside the Johnson Coliseum.
The game will be broadcast live on ESPN+ with Randy Mcllovy and Ken Holland on the air. Veteran broadcaster Neal Raphael will deliver the radio call in the greater San Antonio area on The Bull 93.3 FM and worldwide on the iHeartRadio app.
The Roadrunners (3-2, 0-0 AAC) fell to Texas Tech, 63-58, last time out, despite several solid performances.
Sophomore Sidney Love recorded her third consecutive double-digit scoring game, boasting 18 points, while senior Kyra White totaled 13 and freshman Aysia Proctor 10. White hauled in eight rebounds across the contest, matching classmate Elyssa Coleman for the game lead.
As a team, UTSA shot the ball efficiently, managing a 45.1% clip to TTU's 33.9%, and also snagged 13 more boards and swatted four more shots than the Big 12 squad.
On the season, the Roadrunners top the American Athletic Conference and rank 26th nationally in rebound margin at 13. Additionally, the 'Runners average the second-most blocks per game in the AAC at 5.4, a figure that sits 28th across the NCAA.
Nobody in the league has logged more minutes than White, who plays 36.4 mpg, and Coleman tops the blocking leader board and ranks 22nd nationally with 11.
The Bearkats (3-1, 0-0 C-USA) have fallen only to Houston thus far, recently claiming a 66-62 victory on the road against Texas State. Diana Rosenthal paced the team with 19 points, Sydnee Kemp dropped 17, and Kaylee Jefferson scored 11.
SHSU is among the nation's best defensive teams, forcing the fifth-most turnovers per game in the NCAA at 26.8. The Kats also record 18 offensive rebounds per game, the 11th-highest total across the country.
Individually, Raanee Smith leads Conference-USA in several statistics, including blocks per game (3.8) and rebounds per game (11.0), while Kemp's 55.6% mark from beyond the arc tops the league. Kemp and Rosenthal each manage 14 ppg, with Smith and Jefferson joining the pair in averaging double-digit figures.
Keep up with UTSA Women's Basketball all season long on goutsa.com and by following the program on Facebook at /UTSAWBB, X (Twitter) @UTSAWBB, and on Instagram @UTSA_WBB.
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