University of Texas (2024 - Present)
#4 Texas Never Looks Back, Defeats #2 South Carolina (February 9, 2025)
The #4 University of Texas Longhorn women’s basketball team never looked back as they defeated the #2 University of South Carolina Gamecocks, 65-58, before a sold-out crowd at the Moody Center. This was Texas’ fourth win this season against a top ten team.
“There’s not enough words or time for me express how proud I am of these kids,” said Texas head coach Vic Schaefer, perhaps starting to choke-up. “Their incredible competitive spirit today, because it took that to beat that team.”
#4 Texas Women Run Over #24 Vanderbilt (February 6, 2025)
The #4/6 University of Texas Longhorn women’s basketball team defeated the #24/24 Vanderbilt University Commodores, 87-66, in a game that was much closer than the final score would indicate. The win was Texas’s sixth game against a ranked opponent this season.
The Longhorns were led by Madison Booker with 20 points, six rebounds, four assists and one steal. Booker became the 49th person in program history to reach the 1,000-career points plateau. The game was just the sophomore’s 61st game at Texas.
Texas Over Texas A&M in Lone Star Showdown (February 2, 2025)
Texas women’s basketball head coach Vic Schaefer had many great memories as an assistant coach at Texas A&M. Those good memories continued, albeit wearing different school colors, with a 70-50 win at College Station.
“I thought the first half we were really good. The second half I didn’t think we were very good,” said Schaefer after the game. One of things he didn’t like in the second half was rebounding. “We gave up a ton of second chance points. I thought we got out-toughed at the post position. I think we got out-toughed on second chance points, offensive rebounds.”
Texas Reaches Within to Defeat Missouri (January 30, 2025)
A year ago, Texas women’s basketball head coach Vic Schaefer would have lamented about a 70-61 win over Missouri, saying something like, “I had to coach their hearts when I should have been coaching the X’s and O’s.” Not was the case this year.
“I’m proud of our grit tonight. I saw our kids change. And that’s what you want to see out of a really good team. You want to see them change. And it wasn’t because I was over there ripping and roaring,” said Schaefer. “They changed on their own. And I’m proud of them for that.”
Texas Defeats Tennessee in Final Seconds (January 23, 2025)
The Texas Longhorns women’s basketball team defeated the Tennessee Volunteers, 80-76, in what can only be describe as the most exciting women’s basketball game played in the Moody Center this season.
“It was a heck of a game. I think our players would agree, not our best night. And yet still found a way to win. And that’s a great sign,” said Texas head coach Vic Schaefer. “I though down the stretch we really executed some good stuff offensively, and we found a way to have enough stops defensively.”
Longhorns Drain the Crimson Tide (January 9, 2025)
One of Texas Longhorn’s head coach Vic Schaefer’s go-to lines is: “If you’re not ready to play, you won’t get beat, you’ll get embarrassed.” And that’s exactly what happened as Texas defeated the Alabama Crimson Tide, 84-40.
Alabama didn’t get beat; they were embarrassed. The Longhorn held the Tide to single-digit points for the first three quarters, when they took their foot off Alabama’s neck and played down-roster players.
Texas Wins SEC Home Opener Over Arkansas (January 5, 2025)
The University of Texas Longhorn women’s basketball team defeated the University of Arkansas Razorbacks, 90-56, in their first home game in the SEC. The Longhorns are 2-0 in SEC play, having defeated #10 Oklahoma on Thursday.
“We didn’t play very good, to be honest with you. I’m kicking myself; I took it a little easy on them on Friday. We just don’t handle easy well,” said Texas head coach Vic Schaefer on his team’s performance. “What I don’t feel good about is it’s an eleven-point game with 3:32 going into the third quarter. That concerns me. Our offensive execution was poor. We weren’t doing what I wanted us to do, which was attack and turn the floor.”
Texas Under-performs in Blow-out Win (December 29, 2024)
You can tell in the warmups how the University of Texas Longhorns women’s basketball will play during the game. This afternoon the team was slow to gather on to the court and casual in their approach; so was their play against the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros. The Longhorns won, 94-35, but the team played like a high school JV squad.
“The score doesn’t indicate it, truly, I didn’t think we played very well. I was disappointed in some of our players. I didn’t think they were ready to play. Didn’t think they played very hard,” said Texas head coach Vic Schaefer.
Texas Enters Christmas Break Behind Solid Performance (December 22, 2024)
It takes a lot to make Vic Schaefer happy on the basketball court. But the #6 Texas women’s basketball team did it, giving Schaefer a complete game in their 103-57 win over the South Dakota State Jackrabbits.
“I think our kids took it from the practice floor to the game tonight. Played really well,” said Schaefer. “There’s a lot of good things in there. Bottom line, I thought our kids played really hard and I’m proud of them.”
Texas Takes Southern in Dissatisfying Win (December 11, 2024)
You can call the Texas Longhorns’ 97-39 win over the Southern Jaguars a blow-out win, but you cann’t call it a good win.
“We played okay. I don’t know if we played very well. I wasn’t pleased with our offensive execution or, I don’t know what you want to call it, chemistry, cohesiveness,” said Texas head coach Vic Schaefer after the game.
Assessing the game solely by the numbers you would have though the Longhorns played well.
No. 4 Texas Pounds Tarleton State (November 20, 2024)
The #4 Texas Longhorns women’s basketball team easily defeated the Tarleton State Texan Riders, 83-41, in what will probably be the loudest game of the season. Some 6000 screaming young fans cheered on the Longhorns in the annual Forty Acres Field Trip.
The Longhorns executed on all fronts, shooting nearly 50% from field, 27% from beyond the arc and 87% from the charity stripe. Texas forces 29 turnovers to produce 35 points.
Ward Makes Texas Soccer History in NCAA Tournament Win (November 15, 2024)
Holly Ward made Texas soccer history by becoming the first student-athlete to score four goals in a NCAA Tournament match. The #21 Longhorns advanced to the second round of the Championship tournament as they defeated Boston University Terriers, 4-1.
Texas looked dominate in the opening minutes but Terriers wrestled away controlled, culminating in Fagan Morgan’s goal in the 20th minute.
Ward tied the match in 29th minute as Boston goalkeeper Bridget Carr mishandled a Lexi Missimo’s corner kick, allowing for an easy goal at point-blank range. The assist was Missimo’s 63rd in her career, one shy of tying UConn’s Jennifer Tietjen for 10th on the NCAA’s career assist list.
Longhorns Rest on First Half Laurels against Lamar (November 13, 2024)
Two different Texas Longhorn women’s basketball teams took on the Lamar Cardinals: one team that dominated the first half and the other team eked out a draw in the second. The Longhorns won, 95-58, but they showed none of the toughness required of the #4 team in the nation.
Texas dominated Lamar in the first half, taking a 51-14 lead into the locker room at the intermission.
Lamar scored nearly as many points in the third quarter as they did in the preceding two, and out-scored Texas in the frame 25-24. Texas edged-out Lamar in the final quarter, 20-19.
Texas Cruises Past SEMO, May Have What it Takes (November 10, 2024)
Vic Schaefer’s first post-game press conference of the 2024-25 season was unlike any other he has had in his four seasons at the Texas: grateful, relaxed, cheerful, appreciative, and fun. And it wasn’t because his team beat Southeast Missouri State University, 119 – 47.
With four solid guards, Rori Harmon, Shay Holle, Lalia Phelia and Bryanna Preston, and two rugged centers, Taylor Jones and Kyla Oldacre, Texas will be a force to be reconned with. Combine this is Madison Booker playing in her natural position of forward, the Longhorns may be unstoppable.
#4 Longhorns Send UT-Tyler Packing (October 31, 2024)
Texas’ exhibition game against its sister university from Tyler met expectations: It was a blowout. The #4 University of Texas Longhorns defeated the University of Texas at Tyler Patriots, 98-25, in women’s basketball.
Texas head coach Vic Schaefer called out the Patriots for their spirited play, never giving up despite the inevitable one-side loss.
All eyes were on Rori Harmon as she stepped on the court for her first competitive game since her knee injury on December 27, 2023.
Texas Women Dig Deep Topping Missouri (October 24, 2024)
The Texas Longhorn women’s soccer team struggled in their first half against the Missouri Tigers. But they showed grit and determination in the second half to defeat the Tigers 3-1 in the final home match of the season.
Texas trailed for most of the first half following Missouri’s Kegan Good’s goal in the 10th minute of play. The Tigers controlled the ball and the pace of the match for the remainder of the half. The Longhorns wore long faces as they headed to the locker room at the half.
First Insight into 2024-25 Women’s Basketball Team (October 24, 2024)
Fans and media alike got their first glimpse of the 2024-25 Texas Longhorns women’s basketball team in the annual Orange and White Scrimmage. The first half saw play with the roster divided seven-aside. In the second half the women took on the men’s practice squad.
The biggest anticipation of the game was the return of senior Rori Harmon (#3). Harmon played in 12 games before suffering a season-ending knee injury on December 27, 2023 during a pre-game shoot-around. Her injury was a major disappointment after an impressive freshman season and a stellar sophomore campaign.
Come From Behind Falls Short: Arkansas over Texas (October 18, 2024)
The #24 Texas Longhorns could not overcome three-consecutive goals by the #5 Arkansas Razorbacks and lost by a final score of 4-3 in SEC women’s soccer.
Texas’ Holly Ward was on fire, scoring the match’s opening goal at the seven-minute mark, and threatening Arkansas’ goalkeeper Keegan Smith on several later occasions.
Arkansas’ Ava Tankersley was Ward’s equal, and more, tying the match at 1-1 in the 15th minute, and giving the Razorback’s the lead in the 57th minute.
Missimo Takes Texas Past Oklahoma (October 10, 2024)
A double-teamed Amalia Villarreal slotted a brilliant cross to Lexi Missimo whose header from the top of the goal area scored the match’s only goal. Texas defeated Oklahoma 1-0.
The goal was Missimo’s 52nd in here program career at Texas, tying he with teammate Trinity Byars. Missimo also leads the program with 163 career points and 59 assists.
Longhorns Down Aggies in Rivalry Renewal (September 29, 2024)
The Texas Longhorns and Texas A&M Aggies haven’t met as conference rivals since 2011, but the intensity of the match-up was still palpable. Texas defeated Texas A&M, 2-0, in their first meeting in the SEC, but match that was tighter than the final score implies.
The SEC rematch may have waited 14 years, but Texas forward Amalia Villarreal only waited eight minutes to open the scoring. Villarreal seemed unstoppable. Beating three Aggie defenders, taking the shot, collecting the loose ball, and beating Aggies goaltender Sydney Fuller.
Texas Soccer Earns Draw in SEC Debut (September 19, 2024)
Texas women’s soccer opened its SEC debut very strong, jumping to a 2-0 lead. But the intensity of SEC play wore on the Longhorns as the Alabama Tide rallied and left town with a 2-2 draw.
"It's really disappointing, obviously after being up two (goals), but it's not as bad as it could be. We took a point. This league is so talented that people are going to steal points from everyone. So, we are going to regroup and be ready to go Sunday," said Texas head coach Angela Kelly.
Texas Comes from Behind Against San Diego State (September 5, 2024)
Teams don’t often catch the University of Texas Longhorn women’s soccer team off guard, but the San Diego State Aztecs did, jumping to an early 1-0 lead. Texas responded with three unanswered goals, giving head coach Angela Kelly her 300th career victory.
San Diego State’s Emma Gaines-Ramos found the back of the net on an Olivia Sekimoto pass, giving the Aztecs the lead with under four minutes into the match. San Diego’s goal was the first allowed by Longhorn netminder Mia Justus this season.
Texas, We May Have a Problem (August 25, 2024)
The University of Texas Longhorns played to a 0-0 draw against the University of Iowa Hawkeyes in an NCAA women’s soccer match. But that’s not the real story.
The real story is Texas took 19 total shots, six on-target, for 32% accuracy. Iowa took eight total shots, four on-target, for 50% accuracy. Neither team found the back of the net.
Texas Soccer Ignites, Topping CSU Bakersfield (August 18, 2024)
After an uninspiring season opening win, the floodgates opened for the University of Texas Longhorn women’s soccer team, defeating the University of California Bakersfield Roadrunners, 4-to-nil.
Texas’ offensive attack was massive, churning out 36 total shots, 21 on-target. The top shot-producers were: Lexi Missimo, five shots (four on-target), Avery Clark, four (three on-target), Rosa Maalouf, four (two on-target), Trinity Byars, three (two on-target) and Holly Ward, three (one on-target).
Texas Women Open Season with a Rusty Win (August 15, 2024)
The University of Texas women’s soccer team left money on the table in their season opening match against the University of Houston. They won the match, 1-to-nil, but it could have been a blow-out win.
Yes, the Texas women were rusty. They pummeled Houston with 24 shots, eight on-target. They were also got called for ten offsides violations.
Texas Softball Outlasts A&M, Punches Ticket to WCWS (May 26, 2024)
It couldn’t get more intense. Final game of a best of three series. Against your biggest in-state rival. Trailing in each game. Yet the Texas Longhorns (52-8) women’s softball team pulled it together to defeat the Texas A&M Aggies (44-15) by a final score of 6-to-5 and advance to the Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City.
As in the previous games, the Aggies struck first. Trinity Cannon plated Koko Wooley in the first inning, who reached base on a throwing error.
Texas’ Comeback Fades, Falls to A&M (May 24, 2024)
You could not have asked for more in the first game of the Austin Super Regional between the Texas Longhorns and the Texas A&M Aggies. That is, unless you are a Texas fan. Texas A&M topped Texas, 6-to-5.
The game had it all… questionable pitching, explosive offense, a triple play that wasn’t, arguments and ejections, and a pinch-hit grand slam home run. All that was to be expected when the Longhorns and the Aggies meet-up.
Longhorns Sweep Jayhawks, Head to Big 12 Championship (May 18, 2024)
Texas Longhorns baseball (36-24, 20-10) sent eight seniors off in style with a 9-to-7 win over the Kansas Jayhawks (31-23, 15-15) and sweeping the three-game series. Kimble Schuessler led Texas offensively, going 2-for-2 including a home run, with two RBIs and two runs scored. Peyton Powell, Max Belyeu and Casey Borba each added two RBIs.
The Longhorns finish the Big 12 regular season in third place. They now turn their attention to the Championship tournament in Arlington.
Texas Crushes Northwestern in NCAA Regionals (May 18, 2024)
I shared the elevator from the press box with a Northwestern coach, and asked her expectation for the game against Texas in the NCAA Regional. She replied, “we’re going to win.” That was the high-point of the day for Northwestern, as Texas cruised to a 14-to-2 walloping in run-rule shortened five-inning game.
Texas measured up to its own standards, putting up 12 hits for 14 runs, including four home runs, and did not leave a runner on base. They held Northwestern to two runs on five hits.
Near Perfect: Texas over Siena (May 17, 2024)
Texas starting pitcher Mac Morgan came within one batter of throwing a perfect game, leading the Longhorns over the Siena Saint Bernards, 5-to-0, in the first game of the NCAA Austin Regional Championship.
Morgan retired the first 20 batters she faced before walking Jocelyn Ulrich on four pitches. Texas promptly secured the next out to secure the no-hitter.
When asked if she gave though to the possibility of a perfect game, Morgan told reporters, "Nope, not at all." She added, “you don't watch the scoreboard, you just do your job."
Pitching Carriers Texas Over TCU (April 21, 2024)
A rare pitching duel broke-out between the University of Texas Longhorns (24-17) and the Texas Christian University Horned Frogs (23-15). Texas prevailed, holding TCU to three hits, in a 2-to-1 victory.
Texas was led by Texas starting pitcher Lebarron Johnson Jr. (2-3), who held TCU to one run on three hits in 6.1 innings of work. TCU’s only run scored on a wild pitch by Johnson. Gage Boehm provided 2.2 innings of hitless, scoreless relief.
Texas Splits Home and Away Against Texas State (April 10, 2024)
What was once considered a charity match-up against little sister Texas State University is a match-up of equals this season for the University of Texas. The Texas Longhorns lost to the Texas State Bobcats by a final score of 7-to-3. The teams are 1-and-1 in this year’s series.
Texas State exploded for six runs in the fourth inning. The Bobcats loaded the bases on back-to-back walks to Aaron Lugo and Rashawn Galloway, and a single by Ethan Farris. After a change of pitchers, Luke Harrison replacing Texas starter Easton Tumis, a walk to Alec Patino plated the game’s first run. A single by Chase Mora scored Farris and Galloway. Alex Gonzales’ home run cleared the bases, giving Texas State a 6-to-0 lead.
Day #2 Recap of 96th Texas Relays (March 28, 2024)
All attention was on Texas senior Leo Neugebauer as he took the men’s decathlon with a combined score of 8708 in the 96th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, setting a new Texas Relays. This was Neugebauer’s third-straight Texas Relays decathlon title.
Neugebauer placed first in the long jump, shot put, high jump, 400m dash, discus, and pole vault. Neugebauer hold the Myers Stadium and NCAA record of 8836, a mark he set in the 2023.
Texas Advances to Sweet 16 Downing Alabama (March 24, 2024)
The University of Texas Longhorns women’s basketball team advance to their 18th Sweet 16 appearance in program history by defeating the University of Alabama Crimson Tide by a score of 65-54. The win was Texas 32nd of the year, their most in 35 years.
The Longhorns played well on both sides of the ball, outscoring Alabama 34-to-22 in the paint and blocked a season-high 11 shots. Texas forced nine steals and 15 turnovers to hold the Tide to 20 points below their average.
Texas Crushes Drexel in March Madness Opener (March 22, 2024)
The University of Texas Longhorn women’s basketball team leveraged a 34-to-13 third quarter performance to handily defeat the Drexel University Dragons, 82-to-42, in the first round the NCAA Championship.
Texas was led by Shaylee Gonzales with 21 points, shooting 5-of-6 beyond the arc. Taylor Jones added 18 points connecting on 7-of-11 attempts. DeYona Gaston notched a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Madison Booker added 14 assists along with eight points and five rebounds. And Khadija Faye came off the bench to put up 10 points.
Texas Defeats Air Force with Walk-off (March 19, 2024)
The Texas Longhorns scored two runs in the ninth and one in the 10th for a come from behind, walk-off rally against the Air Force Eagles. Dee Kennedy hit a 10th inning walk-off single to give Texas the win by a score of 6-to-5.
The Longhorns trailed 5-3 in the ninth inning before Jalin Flores hit a two-run homer to tie the game up 5-5 and force extra-innings.
No. 7 Texas A&M Roll Over No. 24 Texas (March 5, 2024)
The University of Texas Longhorn baseball team suffered an embarrassing 9-to-2 loss to rival Texas A&M University Aggies before a sold-out crowd of 8,060.
The Aggies struck in the top of the first inning with Braden Montgomery’s home run to right center field, scoring Jace LaViolette.
Texas Defense Leads in Win Over BYU (March 2, 2024)
The night was special. The Texas women’s basketball team played BYU for the first time as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They said good bye to graduate student Shaylee Gonzales and senior Khadija (Hadi) Faye. They collected $167,500 in donation to the Neighborhood Longhorn Program. They wished Vic Schaefer a happy birthday. And they defeated BYU 71-to-46.
BYU went toe-to-toe with Texas in the first quarter with each team putting up 14 points. The Longhorn defense came through in the second quarter holding BYU to just eight points.
#5 Texas Dodges Upset (February 21, 2024)
The fifth ranked University of Texas Longhorns women’s basketball team (25-3, 12-3) narrowly defeated the Texas Tech Lady Raiders (16-12, 5-10), 77-to-72. The game was much closer than the final score indicates.
“They pretty much stuck it to us for 40 minutes,” said Texas head coach Vic Schaefer. “We’re real fortunate that we don’t learn a really tough lesson tonight.”
The Longhorns had more than their fair share of problems defensively, appearing to play without energy. The play, or lack thereof, created numerous breakdowns, allowing an inordinate number of back-door and straight-line drives. Tech easily caught Texas’ defensive switches, enabling them to convert on 12 of 25 (48%) three-point attempts.
Texas Takes San Diego in Record Breaking Opener (February 18, 2024)
The University of Texas Longhorns (2-1) overcame a two-run deficit to defeat the University of San Diego Toreros (1-2) by a final score of 9-to-4. Cody Howard (1-0) earned the win, coming on in the second inning to pitch four innings of hitless relief.
Texas took the three-game series, hosting the largest opening weekend attendance in program history.
Texas was led by third baseman Peyton Powell, notching two hits and two RBIs in four plate appearances. Designated hitter Jayden Duplantier also drove in two runs on one hit in three at-bats.
Texas Tops Iowa State for Schaefer’s 100th Win at Texas (February 17, 2024)
The University of Texas Longhorns handily defeated the Iowa State University Cyclones, 81-to-60, in Big 12 Conference women’s basketball. Four of the five Texas starters scored in double-digits and the fifth starter had 13 rebounds.
The win was Texas head coach Vic Schaefer 100th at Texas. Schaefer just passed the 400th career wins threshold as a head coach.
“So proud of these kids and our team. Their energy and effort, that fourth quarter, was really special,” said Texas head coach Vic Schaefer. “If you didn’t have fun at that game tonight you.” ain’t got a pulse.
#12 Texas Upsets #2 Kansas State (February 4, 2024)
The #12 University of Texas Longhorns never looked back as they defeated the #2 Kansas State University Jayhawks by a final score of 61-to-54. The win was Texas’ third consecutive and second straight over a top 15 opponent. Texas improves to 8-3 in the Big 12 in a four-team logjam near the top of the league.
“On a day that wasn’t our best, it still was good enough to win and beat the number 2 in the country,” said Texas head coach Vic Schaefer. “We certainly didn’t close the game out right today, like we’d like to.”
Texas Finds Its Defense, Squashes Cincinnati (January 27, 2024)
A different University of Texas Longhorns team stepped on to the floor at the Moody Center to take on the University of Cincinnati Bearcats in women’s basketball. Gone was the team that lacked juice, energy, and fight. In its place was a scrappy, defensive minded unit that shut down the Bearcats, winning 67-to-50.
The win comes on the heels of an embarrassing loss to Oklahoma where Texas gave up 91 points.
“As bad as Wednesday night was defensively, I though they responded really well today and that show some character,” said Texas head coach Vic Schaefer. “I thought our kids were tough, y’all, which is something we addressed the last couple days.”
OU Out-Hustles Texas (January 24, 2024)
The University of Texas Longhorn women’s basketball teamfell with a large thud to the University of Oklahoma Sooners, 91-to-87. OU controlled most of the game with Texasthreatening only in the final minutes of the contest.
Texas head coach Vic Schaefer summed up this team’s performance: “We didn’t play well. We played terrible. We played with on juice, no energy, and no fight. We happened, with five minutes togo, to try to play a little bit better. Well,that’s too late. That’s just too late. That doesn’t show me except thatyou just didn’t want to do it in the first 35. That’s not acceptable. I don’tcare where I’m coaching, I don’t care if I’m at Tim Buck Two, you ain’t goingto play for me like that. That is not acceptable. And it damn sure ain’tacceptable at Texas.”
Texas Out-Toughs Kansas (January 16, 2024)
The University of Texas Longhorns women’s basketball team defeatedthe University of Kansas Jayhawks, 91-to-56, in one of the most physical games theLonghorns have played this season. OneKansas player fouled-out, two committed four fouls, and four Texas playerscommitted four fouls.
“They’re just tough competitors. And I don’t throw that word around a lot,tough. In fact, when I throw it aroundto them, sometimes I’m throwing it around like they need to be tough,” saidTexas head coach Vic Schaefer. “I do think that when they play like tonight,they got a chance (at reaching the NCAA Tournament final four).
Texas Takes-down TCU in Close Battle (January 10, 2024)
The University of Texas Longhorns women’s basketball team defeated the Texas Christian University Horned Toads by a final score of 72-to-60. While technically a win for Texas,it was not the prettiest of wins.
“As I told the kids, you win ugly it doesn’t go on the cardas an ugly win, it just goes down as a win,” said Texas head coach Vic Schaefer. “The good thing is we answered tonight. When they cut it to one (point) in the fourth quarter, we answered. That’s always a positive when your kids can go out there and answer when it gets down, get tight, and we answered on both ends.”