DRC:women fact div ii before national power

OldTimer · November 22, 2005

Basketball: UNT women face Division II foe before taking on national-power Boston College

Men looking to move to 2-0 with win over UNC-W

08:16 AM CST on Tuesday, November 22, 2005

By Brett Vito / Staff Writer

North Texas coach Tina Slinker is well aware of what lies ahead for the UNT women this week in the form of a game against national power Boston College.

UNT could have a tough time against BC, which makes the Mean Green’s game tonight against Southern Arkansas all the more important. UNT is already off to a 1-0 start and would like nothing better than to head into a game against the Eagles on Saturday with a 2-0 record for the first time since the 2002-03 season.

“We need to get to 2-0 before we go to Boston,” Slinker said. “They played UConn to 14 points. We want to go into that game with momentum.”

UNT got off to a solid start this season by beating Stephen F. Austin for the first time in the program’s history on Friday.

Senior guards Mian Williams and Erika Bobo led UNT by scoring 18 and 15 points, respectively, in a tight 71-65 win. The victory was the 200th of Slinker’s tenure at UNT.

The UNT women were scheduled to play Wichita State tonight, but had to find another opponent after the Shockers backed out of a deal to play the Mean Green. Southern Arkansas is a member of the Division II Gulf South Conference.

The UNT men’s team will also return to action tonight when it faces UNC-Wilmington.

The game follows an easy season-opening 85-48 win over Hardin-Simmons, a non-scholarship Division III school.

Senior center Jeffrey Simpson scored 17 points to lead the Mean Green, who cruised through their opener to give head coach Johnny Jones his 50th win at UNT.

The Mean Green will face a much tougher challenge tonight against UNC-Wilmington, which beat Wyoming, Butler and Northwestern to win the BCA Invitational championship to open the season.

UNT beat the Seahawks last year, but that was before they added Todd Hendley. The 6-9 sophomore forward transferred to UNC-Wilmington from Wake Forest and is averaging 10 points a game. Senior guard John Goldsberry leads the Seahawks with an average of 10.5 points an outing.

The UNT men are looking to move to 2-0 to open the season for the first time since the 1994-95 campaign.

BRETT VITO can be reached at 940-566-6870. His e-mail address is bvito@dentonrc.com .

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UNTLifer · November 22, 2005

Does anyone know if the Houston radio station that carried the football games will also carry the basketball games?

El Paso Eagle · November 22, 2005

From Meangreensports.com

The Mean Green Radio Network broadcasts North Texas football and basketball games on three 100,000 watt stations: KWRD-FM 100.7 The Word, KNTU-FM 88.1, and KAFR-FM 88.3 in Houston

Edited November 22, 2005 by El Paso Eagle