"What matters is today and right now, and these kids will embrace that opportunity," Schaefer said. Schaefer, however, said those past results won't matter at 1 p.m. The Longhorns have lost 27 of their last 28 matchups in this series, including two this season. Baylor has won nine of the last 10 championships.īaylor has also had a run of success against Texas. Texas last won a Big 12 Tournament title in 2003. On Sunday, she and her UT teammates will get that chance. The freshman, though, would probably rather be known as a champion. Maybe "The Dentist" will stick as a nickname for Harmon now. Golden: Texas women surge past Iowa State into Big 12 finals using defense, belief in team It's probably like going to the dentist." "I bet if you go ask everybody that she guards in the league, 'Hey, what do you think about Rori Harmon?' I bet (she'd) get their vote on that end because they don't like going against her. "You've got to play both ends," Schaefer said. If the Big 12's head coaches had been forced to gather in the same room when they voted, he doesn't think anyone could have argued that Harmon isn't among the league's 10 best players. But the coach reiterated what he said earlier in the week. When Harmon was asked if she was frustrated by those selections, Schaefer interjected and said his point guard was too humble to be bothered by the snub. Harmon's performance came five days after she wasn't among the 10 players selected to the first team of the coaches' All-Big 12 honor roll.
More: As Texas receives first-team snubs from the Big 12, Rori Harmon ends team's awards drought She also was tasked with pestering Emily Ryan and she drew two offensive fouls in the fourth quarter from Iowa State's all-conference point guard. Harmon scored a career-high 30 points, registered four assists, committed no turnovers and made five 3-pointers for the first time in her career.
Harmon made the most out of her 45-minute shift. While Ebo, Gaston and Matharu sat at other points in the game, Allen-Taylor and Harmon did not. "In an overtime game, it swings quickly, and to their credit, they hit a couple of really tough ones and we didn't maybe make the shot you needed to make."Įxcept for a few times when it wanted a quick defensive adjustment, Texas coach Vic Schaefer used a lineup of Allen-Taylor, Harmon, Ebo, DeYona Gaston and Aliyah Matharu in overtime. He kept four of those players on the court for the entire fourth quarter and Audrey Warren spelled Gaston for a total of 16 seconds. We missed a couple shots around the basket," Iowa State coach Bill Fennelly said. The Cyclones also committed two turnovers after regulation. Iowa State, meanwhile, cobbled together a 4-for-9 shooting performance in overtime.
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