DENTON, Texas –The UT Arlington women's basketball team heads to Denton to battle metroplex doe North Texas with a spot to the WNIT Super 16 on the line. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. on Monday, March 24, at The Super Pit from the campus of UNT.
 
The game between the Lady Mavs and UNT can be seen on ESPN+, heard live on the Varsity Network Appwith the Voice of the Mavs, Josh Sours, and fans can follow along with live stats. 
 
The winner of Monday's game between UTA and UNT will move on to the Super 16 that takes place from March 26-28.
 
LADY MAVS IN THE WNIT
UTA is participating in the postseason WNIT for the fifth time in program history (1999, 2009, 2017, 2019). The Lady Mavs are coming off the second time in program history they hosted a postseason WNIT game when they hosted Incarnate Word this past Thursday, March 20, with the first coming against SFA back on March 21, 2019.
 
The Lady Mavs are 2-4 all-time in the WNIT, picking up their second win coming this past Thursday when they defeated UIW 78-52. Their first win came back when they hosted SFA, defeating the Lumberjacks 60-54. UTA fell to Baylor (71-60; 1999), Oklahoma State (82-72; 2009) and Tulane (62-53; 2017) in their other three first round matchups. In their lone second round game, the Lady Mavs fell to TCU (71-54; 2019).
 
SERIES HISTORY
Monday will be the 62nd all-time meeting between the two programs in a series that dates back to 1973. The Lady Mavs hold a one game edge in the series, 31-30 and are currently on a two-game win streak in the all-time series which includes an overtime victory in Denton. The last time the two met was in 2022 back in Arlington, a game the Lady Mavs won 76-58. From Denton, the Lady Mavs hold a 14-13 overall record. In the all-time series, UTA averages 61.79 points per game.
 
SCOUTING NORTH TEXAS
UNT enters the game boasting a 24-8 record, with the 24 wins marking the most in the program's history. Additionally, the Mean Green hold an impressive 15-1 record at home and have not lost at home since the calendar turned to 2025. UNT is led by Tommisha Lampkin who averages 16.8 points and 10.3 rebounds in the Mean Green's 31 games, all of the being starts. The Mean Green are searching for their first ever WNIT win in program history as well as looking for their first postseason win since 2019.
 
A LIL POSTSEASON HARDWARE
Avery Brittingham and Koi Love were named to the WAC All-Tournament Team after helping lead the Lady Mavs to their first-ever appearance in the WAC Championship game where they fell 65-62 to the No. 1 seeded Grand Canyon Lopes.
 
Before the WAC Tournament began, four Lady Mavs were honored with All-WAC selections: Brittingham (All-WAC First Team), Love (All-WAC First Team), Aspen Thornton (WAC Co-Sixth Player of the Year), Kendal Robinson (All-WAC Freshman Team).
 
The Lady Mavs, who have posted a 18-13 overall record to date and are fresh off a Western Athletic Conference Championship appearance and hosting an opening round game for the WNIT in which they defeated Incarnate Word 78-52. UTA is participating in the postseason WNIT for the fifth time in program history (1999, 2009, 2017, 2019) and the move to the second round is the second time in program history the Lady Mavs have advanced to the second round in the WNIT.
 
POSTSEASON WNIT
The field will consist of a 48-team bracket which includes teams that receive automatic berths and at-large selections. The WNIT committee reserves the right to adjust the number of teams in the field based on the resume of the teams considered, teams accepting AQ's, and distribution of At-Large berths. All teams at the Division I level will be considered for at-large berths, including those who are independent and/or are in the transition process of reaching full NCAA Division I status.
 
Automatic Berths - one berth from each of the nation's 31 conferences
A team that is offered an automatic berth by the WNIT shall be the team that is:
    a.) the highest-finishing team in the conference's regular-season standings – and
    b.) is not selected for the NCAA Tournament or the WBIT.
Should a conference's automatic qualifier team decline the WNIT invitation, the spot will then be awarded to either the next highest-finishing team in the designated conference or reallocated to the At-Large berth consideration per the WNIT committee's discretion.
 
At-large Berths
The remaining team slots will be filled by the top teams available at the discretion of the WNIT committee. Any team from Division I will be considered. Teams that are considered for at-large berths MUST have:
    a.) an overall record of .500 or better.
        1. Teams who are under .500 are eligible to submit a waiver to be considered for an At-large spot and the following criteria points will be taken into high consideration.
- Minimum 13 wins, excluding non-DI or exhibition games.
- 1-120 NET ranking
b.) When evaluating teams for at-large berths, the WNIT committee utilizes at least six statistical ranking systems, such as NCAA NET, RealTime RPI, Massey, Massey BCS, Her Hoop Stats, LRMC, Bennett, and Moore. The committee also looks at the strength of schedule, common opponents, games against other potential invitees, record at home and away, how well a team is currently playing, and key injuries, among other factors. The selection committee strives to choose the next best teams for the at-large spots, based solely on team merit.
 
POSTSEASON WNIT HISTORY
The Postseason Women's National Invitation Tournament began in 1998 with 16 teams playing for a postseason crown. The event has undergone four expansions throughout which its mission has remained the same: To give deserving teams a quality opportunity to play exciting games for a postseason title.
 
Following the inaugural year, the field doubled to 32 teams and remained that way until 2006 when a renewed commitment was made to schools. The WNIT expanded to a 40-team field to give spots to teams that won their regular-season conference title but did not win their conference tournament and therefore were excluded from the NCAA Tournament.
 
The WNIT furthered that commitment to conferences in 2007, when it expanded to 48 teams and awarded an automatic berth to each conference.
   
FOLLOW ALONG
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