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.