Sophomore guard Brooke McCarty tallied 16 points and tied a career high with 8 assists to help the Longhorns beat TCU 71-58 in their final home game of the season.
A win at Tennessee, a trip to the Sweet 16, at least a second place finish in Big 12 play, two engagements and over a dozen individual awards. Those are just a few items on the 2016 senior class’s resume.
There are losses. And then there are good losses. According to head coach Karen Aston, No. 8 Texas’ 56-74 loss to Oklahoma on Valentine’s Day was the latter.
Head coach Karen Aston didn’t like what she saw on the court amongst the breast cancer awareness-themed pink shoes, headbands, socks and flashes of pink throughout the crowd of 4,143.
Senior guard Brady Sanders watches her teammates from the bench for most of every game. She won’t be the first one to substitute in, but she’s not worried about it.
Texas entered the fourth quarter with the lead against a ranked rival, but what looked like a 10th-straight road win for the No. 6 Longhorns quickly turned into their second loss of the season.