SMU Plays At Houston Saturday At 2 p.m. To End Three-Game Road Swing

SMU (12-11, 6-5 AAC) at Houston (13-3, 6-8 AAC)
Fertitta Center - Houston, Texas
Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022 – 2 p.m.
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SETTING THE SCENE
•   SMU plays at Houston Saturday at 2 p.m. on ESPN+.
•   The contest is the third of three straight road games for the Mustangs.
•   The Mustangs then play Temple at home twice to finish the regular season.

ABOUT SMU
•   The Mustangs are 12-11 overall and 6-5 in The American.
•   SMU is 4-2 on the road in conference games. The first loss came at Wichita State where Savannah Wilkinson suffered an injury.
•   Savannah Wilkinson is 26th in the NCAA with 12 double-doubles. Wilkinson averages a double-double with 14.7 pts and 10.1 rebs but has missed the last three games.
•   Jasmine Smith scored a career-high 25 points against UAPB, and tied the SMU single-game record with a career-high 11 assists at TCU.
•   Kayla White scored a career-high 34 against ECU, the most by a player in The American this season.
•   White became the 25th player with 1,000 points scored at SMU, finishing with 20 points at Tulane.

ABOUT HOUSTON
•   Houston is 13-13 overall, 6-8 in The American and 8-4 at home,
•   Houston has won four of its last six games, including a road win at SMU.
•   Laila Blair leads the team with 12.5 points per game, and Tatyana Hill scores 7.4 points with a team-best 7.3 rebounds.

SERIES HISTORY
•   SMU is 26-36 all-time against Houston, with a 12-16 record on the road.
•   Houston won the last meeting, taking a 60-55 victory in Moody Coliseum earlier this season.
•   The Mustangs have lost six of the last seven in the series, including the last three road contests.
•   Houston won the first 20 games in the series, which started on Jan. 13, 1981.
•   SMU got its first win, 69-66, at home on Feb. 5, 1992.

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 26th in the NCAA with 12 this season. She averages 10.1 rebounds per game, 37th in the NCAA, and is 11th in the country with 8.1 defensive rebounds per game. The Florida State transfer scores a team-best 14.7 points per game, reaching double digits in 19 of 20 games played this season with a career-high 24 points against Oklahoma. Wilkinson scored 20 points against both Arkansas and North Texas, and grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds against Tulane. 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
Delaware   Dec. 7, 2021   14   15
UAPB   Dec. 28, 2021   18   11
TCU   Jan. 2, 2022   16   15
at Memphis   Jan. 8, 2022   16   12
ECU   Jan. 13, 2022   16   13
Tulane   Jan. 15, 2022   14   17*
at ECU   Feb. 3, 2022   16   14
& - Five straight double-doubles from Nov. 9-Nov. 25 and again Dec. 28-Jan. 15 is a program record.

WILKINSON 20-POINT GAMES
Opponent   Date   Points
at Arkansas   Nov. 22, 2021   20
Oklahoma   Nov. 30, 2021   24*
at North Texas   Dec. 3, 2021   20
* - Career high

WILKINSON NCAA and CONFERENCE RANKINGS
Category   NCAA   AAC   Value
Points/Game   197   3   14.7
Rebounds/Game   37   2   10.1
Defensive Rebounds/Game   11   2   8.1
Total Rebounds   122   5   201
Double-Doubles   26   2   12
Blocks/Game   221   13   1.0
Field Goal Percentage   197   3   41.4%

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 12 of 20 games on the Hilltop and 38 times in her career. Wiggins won a WNIT championship during her four-year career at Rice. This season at SMU, Wiggins is shooting 41.0 percent from the field and 31.5 percent with 23 made 3-pointers.

JASMINE SMITH
Jasmine Smith leads the team in assists, 100, steals, 36, and 3-pointers made, 38. She scored a career-high 25 points against UAPB and tied the program single-game assists record with 11 at TCU. Smith averages 10.1 points and 4.5 assists per game. She totaled eight assists in the season opener, and now has at least eight assists in five games throughout her career. She tallied what was a career-high 10 assists during Rice's run to the 2021 WNIT championship. Smith's career high was 21 points during the 2019-20 season at Rice. She reached 20 points for the third time in her career against Memphis at home.

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 3.1 points and 3.8 rebounds in 13.2 minutes per game.

DANIELLE SANDERLIN
Danielle Sanderlin scored a game-high 20 points in the season opener. She averages 4.4 points, shooting 45.5 percent from the field.

REAGAN BRADLEY
Reagan Bradley is second on the team with 84 assists, averaging 3.7 per game. She is scoring 5.3 points and matched her career high with 18 points at Memphis (George Mason - 12/31/19). She dished out a season-high eight assists against Tulane and again at Cincinnati. She scored 10 points at Tulsa, reaching double figures for the fourth time this season and third time in conference play.

KEYANNA WARTHEN
A graduate transfer from Indiana, Keyanna Warthen shoots 47.3 percent from the field, averaging 3.0 points and 2.9 rebounds in 12.1 minutes per game. She posted her second career double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds at Tulsa. Warthen had 10 points and 11 rebounds against Tulane for her first double-double. She is averaging seven points over the last three games.

KAYLA WHITE
Kayla White became the 25th 1,000-point scorer in program history. She eclipsed 1,000 with 20 points at Tulane. White scored a career-high 34 points against ECU, the most by a Mustang since McKenzie Adams scored 35 on Nov. 26, 2017. She also scored what was a career-high 25 points against UAPB and finished with 21 at TCU. In conference games, White is scoring a team-best 14.5 points. She is second on the team averaging 13.9 points overall and ranks second in The American shooting 41.7 percent. The returning starter's previous season-high was 20 points against Oklahoma, and White has reached double figures 14 times this season, including 14 of the last 17 games. She has scored more than 10 points 40 times in her career and eclipsed 20 nine times with a previous career-high 22 points twice.

WHITE 10-POINT GAMES
Opponent   Date   Points
Oral Roberts   Nov. 17, 2021   15
at Arkansas   Nov. 22, 2021   12
Oklahoma   Nov. 30, 2021   20
at North Texas   Dec. 3, 2021   16
Delaware   Dec. 7, 2021   17
at Colorado   Dec. 17, 2021   11
UAPB   Dec. 28, 2021   25
at TCU   Jan. 2, 2022   25
ECU   Jan. 13, 2022   34*
Tulane   Jan. 15, 2022   19
at ECU   Feb. 3, 2022   15
at Cincinnati   Feb. 9, 2022   16
at Wichita State   Feb. 12, 2022   15
Memphis   Feb. 16, 2022   15
at Tulsa   Feb. 19, 2022   13
at Tulane   Feb. 23, 2022   20
* - Career high

CHASING THE CENTURY MARK
SMU has four players with at least 800 career points. Kayla White leads the group with 1,009 points, all scored while at SMU.

POINTS SCORED
Name   Class   Points   Needed
Kayla White   Senior   1,009   -
Sydne Wiggins   Senior   972   28
Jasmine Smith   Senior   859   141
Danielle Sanderlin   Senior   844   156

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.

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Players Mentioned

Paige Bayliss

Reagan Bradley

Danielle Sanderlin

Jasmine Smith

Keyanna Warthen

Kayla White

Sydne Wiggins

Savannah Wilkinson

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