
Cliffs Notes: No.4 Texas blew the doors off of of Southeast Missouri State from the opening tip-off, racing to a 66-29 lead and basically using the 40 minutes as a glorified scrimmage in a 119-47 win.
The Participants: No.4 Texas (1-0) and SE Missouri State (0-2)
Game MVP: It could have been three different players in this spot, but I'm going with senior Taylor Jones, who scored 18 first-half points on a perfect 8 of 8 night from the floor, grabbed 6 rebounds and made 5 steals. Just another night at the office for Jones, who picked up where she left off in the 2023-2024 season.
Game MVP Runner-Up: Sophomore Madison Booker also scored 18 points, while grabbing 11 rebounds and dishing out 6 assists.
Game MVO Second Runner-up: Junior Kyla Oldacre transferred in from Miami in the off-season and came off the bench to past 21 points and 14 rebounds in er Texas debut.
Rori's Back! After tearing her ACL last season, all-everything point guard Rori Harmon was back in the starting line-up on Sunday for the first time since the injury, scoring 10 points and dishing out 7 assists.
Smoking Hot Start: The Longhorns exploded out of the gates in the first quarter, outscoring SEMO 34-15, while shooting 68.4% from the floor and dishing out 11 assists as a team. The ball moved well and found open shooters all over the place. Jones scored 12 points on a perfect 6 of 6 from the floor.
Freshman Breakout Performance: She wasn't the most highly-rated of the freshmen on the roster, but 5-9 point guard Bryanna Preston showed a nose for the bucket in scoring 11 points on 10 shots. She's pretty fearless and will give this team good minutes behind Harmon at the point,
5-Stars Debut: Jordan Lee and Justice Carlton were 5-star prospects in the 2024 class, rated No.9 and No.12, respectively, in the 2024 espnW 100. Both made their debuts on Sunday, as Lee finished with 6 points on 2 of 7 shooting, while Carlton added 8 points and 6 rebounds.
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