SAN ANTONIO – The UTSA women's basketball program is set to compete against Texas A&M-San Antonio in the Convocation Center on Saturday at 1 p.m., as a part of the San Antonio Challenge, a revolutionary exhibition event that directly benefits the Roadrunners' student-athletes as part of NCAA revenue sharing.
The San Antonio Challenge is sponsored by Harvey Najim and will support reading and literacy initiatives, educational development, Harlandale ISD and the UTSA men's and women's basketball programs. Following the women's game at 1 p.m., the men's team will take on UIW at 3:30 p.m. in The Convo.
Tickets are $15 for adults and $13 for kids and military members. All seating is general admission and tickets may be purchased online here.
Fans can get a first look at the defending American Conference Regular Season Champions, as head coach Karen Aston embarks on her fifth season at the helm. UTSA went 26-5 across the 2024-25 campaign and 17-1 in league play a season ago, as a reloaded lineup will look to repeat as conference champions with Preseason All-Conference First Team selection Idara Udo leading the way.
Last season, Udo was named Second-Team All-Conference and was the top offensive rebounder in the league, with 67 boards across league play, and she secured 7.6 rebounds per game, ranking 9th in the American. She maintained a 73.8% clip from the charity stripe, slotting her eighth on the league leader board and swatted 17 shots for the 14th-most across the league, all while anchoring its top defense.
The Roadrunners ended the 2024-25 campaign with a NET ranking of 66 – the program's highest ranking to conclude a regular season since NET rankings began. UTSA ranked inside the top 25 among the NCAA in several categories, sitting ninth in rebound margin (9.4), 11th in offensive rebounds per game (15.8), 12th in winning percentage (.897), 22nd in scoring defense (55.9), 23rd in rebounds per game (40.7) and 24th in field goal percentage defense (36.8).
The Jaguars first established an athletic department in 2020 and were welcomed into the NAIA and Red River Athletic Conference. October 2024 saw the debut of its women's basketball team, and they hit the ground running, compiling an 18-12 mark in their inaugural season, and going 14-10 in league action before falling to LSU-Shreveport in the RRAC Tournament Semifinals.
Keep up with UTSA Women's Basketball all season long on goutsa.com, and by following the program on Facebook at /UTSAWBB, Twitter @UTSAWBB, and on Instagram@UTSA_WBB.
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