SMU (3-4, 0-0 AAC) vs. North Texas (4-2, 0-0 C-USA)
The Super Pit - Denton, Texas
Friday, Dec. 3, 2021 – 6:30 p.m.
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SETTING THE SCENE
• SMU plays at North Texas Friday at 6:30 p.m. before returning home to play three of its last four non-conference games at Moody Coliseum.
ABOUT SMU
• The Mustangs are 3-4 after splitting a pair of games at the South Point Shootout in Las Vegas. SMU then returned home and lost a hard-fought contest against Oklahoma.
• SMU won its season opener, 75-63, in head coach
Toyelle Wilson's debut on the Hilltop.
•
Sydne Wiggins averages 13.1 points and earned all-tournament honors with 21.0 ppg.
• She scored a career-high 26 points against Seattle.
• Florida State transfer
Savannah Wilkinson set a program record with five straight double-doubles to start the season.
• Wilkinson leads the team in points, 14.7, and rebounds, 9.4, ranking 49th in the country off the glass.
• Wilkinson scored a career-high 24 points against Oklahoma.
• Returning starter
Kayla White is scoring 10.0 ppg while averaging 16.9 minutes off the bench.
ABOUT NORTH TEXAS
• North Texas is 4-2 overall and 2-1 at home.
• The Mean Green won their last two games at a Thanksgiving tournament in San Luis Obispo, Calif.
• UNT lost two games by a combined seven points.
• Quincy Noble leads the team in points, 16.8 ppg, steals, 6, and blocks, 5.
• Aly Gamez, 11.2, Amber Dixon, 10.7, and Jazion Jackson, 10.2, also score at least 10 points per game.
SERIES HISTORY
• SMU is 32-18 all-time against North Texas, but just 11-12 in Denton.
• The Mustangs won just one of the last four road games in the series, an 84-79 overtime victory on Dec. 21, 2013.
• SMU won the last matchup in the series on Nov. 26, 2018, with a 73-66 victory at home, where the Mustangs have won 16 straight.
UP NEXT
• SMU plays Delaware at home Tuesday night.
• This will be the first meetings between the two programs.
SAVANNAH WILKINSON
Savannah Wilkinson recorded double-doubles in the first five games of the season, setting a program record for most consecutive double-doubles. She ranks third in the NCAA in the category. She averages 9.4 rebounds per game, 49th in the NCAA, and is ninth in the country with 8.4 defensive rebounds per game. The Florida State transfer scores 14.7 points per game, reaching double digits in all seven games this season with a career-high 24 points against Oklahoma. Wilkinson scored 20 points against Arkansas and grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds against Oklahoma State. She played in more than 70 games in three seasons at Florida State with career highs of 14 points and nine rebounds.
WILKINSON DOUBLE-DOUBLES
Opponent Date Points Rebounds
UMKC Nov. 9, 2021 10 10
Oklahoma State Nov. 14, 2021 11 11
Oral Roberts Nov. 17, 2021 13 10
at Arkansas Nov. 22, 2021 20 10
vs. Seattle Nov. 25, 2021 15 10
* - Five straight double-doubles from Nov. 9-Nov. 25 is a program record
DANIELLE SANDERLIN
Danielle Sanderlin scored a game-high 20 points in the season opener. She averages 5.6 points, shooting 48.6 percent from the field. Sanderlin is second on the team with 4.7 rebounds per game.
SYDNE WIGGINS
Sydne Wiggins scored a career-high 26 points against Seattle in the South Point Shootout, and was named to the all-tournament team after averaging 21.0 points in the event. She has scored at least 10 points in five of seven games on the Hilltop and 31 times in her career. Wiggins won a WNIT championship during her four-year career at Rice. This season at SMU, Wiggins is shooting 40.3 percent from the field and 35.3 percent with 12 made 3-pointers.
JASMINE SMITH
Jasmine Smith averages 6.4 points and 4.1 assists per game. She totaled eight assists in the season opener, reaching eight in a game for the fourth time in her career. She tallied a career-high 10 assists during Rice's run to the 2021 WNIT championship. Smith has a career-high 21 points, eclipsing 20 for the only time in her career during the 2019-20 season at Rice.
KAYLA WHITE
Kayla White is third on the team with 10.0 points while averaging 16.9 minutes off the bench. The returning starter scored a season-high 20 points against Oklahoma, and reached double figures with 15 points against Oral Roberts and 12 points at Arkansas. She has scored more than 10 points 27 times in her career and eclipsed 20 five times with a career-high 22 points twice.
PAIGE BAYLISS
With 12 points and 10 rebounds against Oral Roberts,
Paige Bayliss posted her third career double-double. Bayliss posted the first double-double of her career as a sophomore with 14 points and 10 rebounds against UC-Irvine. She also had a double-double against Tulane in the same season, scoring 13 points with a career-high 15 rebounds. This season, Bayliss is averaging 4.1 points and 4.1 rebounds in 14.0 minutes per game.
AMIRAH ABDUR-RAHIM
After missing the first game due to injury,
Amirah Abdur-Rahim scored eight points against Oklahoma State in her first game on the Hilltop. She suffered a season-ending knee injury in practice prior to the game against Oral Roberts.
AMBER BACON
Three-year starter
Amber Bacon suffered a season-ending knee injury late in the game against Oral Roberts. The senior scored eight points with four assists in 24 minutes off the bench this season.
BOLD: Big Opportunities Live in Dallas
As part of its goal of Shaping Champions and preparing students for life, SMU Athletics proudly announces the addition of its BOLD (Big Opportunities Live in Dallas) Program to its suite of student-athlete development tools, with the goal of helping student-athletes navigate and capitalize on new Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) legislation.
BOLD will provide SMU student-athletes with the means to navigate the evolving NIL landscape. The BOLD program will incorporate INFLCR, a comprehensive NIL education and compliance solution, and campus resources from the Cox School of Business, the Dedman School of Law, and the Meadows School of the Arts.
