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Texas Longhorns
Road to the Final Four.............................................................................................
Overview  How good has the Big 12 been this year? The Longhorns get an NCAA invitation despite a 7-10 conference record and a brutal schedule down the stretch. Still, Texas finished with 19 wins, which says plenty about the strength of the Longhorns. Freshman forward Stacy Stephens leads the way on this balanced team, while guards JoRuth Woods, Tai Dillard and Kenya Larkin contibute and distribute for Jody Conradt, the all-time winningest NCAA women's coach.Player to WatchStacy Stephens, a freshman forward, nearly averaged a double-double for the Longhorns as she notched 11 points and nine rebounds per game in a very solid rookie campaign. Roster NO. PLAYER POS HT YRS HOMETOWN 3 Kaira White G 5-7 FR Mansfield, TX 10 Meg Brown G 5-9 SR Arlington, TX 12 Tai Dillard G 5-9 SO San Antonio, TX 13 Kenya Larkin G 5-9 JR Duncanville, TX 20 Jo Ruth Woods G 5-10 SR Cedar Hill, TX 23 Tracy Cook F 6-2 JR Cedar Hill, TX 30 Tina Cullen C 6-4 JR Texas City, TX 32 Asha Hill G 5-9 JR Austin, TX 40 Randa Dobbs G 5-8 JR Mesquite, TX 41 Stacy Stephens F 6-1 FR Winnsboro, TX 43 Annissa Hastings F 6-2 FR San Antonio, TX 44 Carla Littleton C 6-4 SR Junction City, KS 50 Dana Godfrey F 6-0 JR Duncanville, TX 55 Lindsey Ryan F 6-1 SO Austin, TXNotable Numbers Coach Jody Conradt has more wins than any other Division I women's college basketball coach. Conradt boasts a 768-247 all-time record over 32 seasons as a head coach. Tournament history Previous NCAA Tournament Bids: 16 NCAA Tournament Record: 22-15 Final Four Appearances: 2 NCAA Tournament Championships: None Best NCAA Tournament Finish: 1986, 1987, Final Four Last NCAA Appearance: 2000, lost to St. Joeseph's (PA), 69-49, First Round
 Tough Big 12 has teams tourney-tested The grinding Big 12 schedule helped prepare the league's teams for the NCAA Tournament, OU coach Sherri Coale says. Longhorns hoping to avoid 'longshot' into NCAAs A late season slump has left the Texas in a familiar position: To make the NCAA Tournament, it must make some noise in the Big 12 tourney.  Send this story to a friend | Most sent stories |  |
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Tia Dillard makes the steal and beats Amber Tarr to the basket for the Texas score.
