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DENTON, Texas (SMU) –  Center Jessica Peterson and forward Chantae Embry both posted double-doubles as the SMU women's basketball program defeated the North Texas Mean Green 74-66 in the team's first game of the Evan Moore Classic on Thursday.

SMU started fast and jumped out to an early double-digit lead and led by as much as 19 at the start of the second half. UNT roared back over the final two quarters and tied the game with 4:42 left on the clock. Sparked by a Peterson and-one finish, the Mustangs outscored UNT 13-7 over the final four minutes to secure a victory over their once-conference foe in Denton for the first time since 2013.

Peterson ended her night with 19 rebounds and 13 points for her sixth double-double of the season, while Embry recorded her first double-double of the year and the ninth of her career, recording 13 points and 10 rebounds. It was the first time since the 2022-23 season that SMU had two players record double in the same game (Embry / Savannah Wilkinson vs Houston 1/23/23).

The Mustangs had everything clicking early as guard TK Pitts scored 11, converting two and-one layups, and guard Nya Robertson had eight points in the first as SMU led 22-11 at the end of the first, the second most points by the Mustangs in the first quarter this season.  

The Mustangs continued to score at an efficient rate in the second quarter. SMU shot 52% from the floor in the first half as Pitts led all scorers with a season high 13 on 4-of-6 shooting while Robertson had 10 and Peterson recorded 10 boards. SMU led 38-21 at the break.

Robertson reached 20 points for the sixth time this season as she had 21 points on 6-18 shooting. Eleven of those points came in the second half, including a dagger three-pointer to help secure the win.

Guard Donavia Hall had arguably her best defensive game of the season as she had two blocks and drew a charge in the final 90 seconds of the game to negate another UNT comeback and seal the victory for SMU.

SMU has now won two games in a row and earned its first road win of the season as the team improved to 7-5 (0-1 ACC) overall, while North Texas fell to 7-4 (0-0 AAC).

 // NEXT GAME
vs Chicago State (Evan Moore Classic) | Friday, Dec. 20 | Denton, Texas | 4:00 pm CT | Radio: SMU App (Google Play | Apple App Store)

// NOTES

• Starters: #1 Zanai Jones (G, Gs.), #3 Nya Robertson (G, Jr.), #2 TK Pitts (G, Jr.), #33 Chantae Embry (F, Sr.), #35 Jessica Peterson (C, Sr.)- 10th game this season with this lineup
• SMU earned its first road win of the season, entered the game 0-3 on the road
• SMU recorded 14 offensive rebounds. the Mustangs have now had over 12 offensive rebounds in 10 of the team's 12 games this season. The Mustangs entered the game first in the ACC in offensive rebounds a game.
• The Mustangs are now 28-19 in non-conference games under Wilson.
• SMU is now 34-21 all-time versus North Texas and earned its win over UNT in Denton for the first time since 2013 and its first over outright since 2022.

// ADDITIONAL NOTES

• Zanai Jones (#1 G, Gs)
  • 6 points, 2-6 FG, 34 min
• TK Pitts (#2 G, Jr.)
  • 13 points, 5 rebounds,  4-4 FT, 4-7 FT
  • Season-high FT M/A
  • Four straight games with five rebounds
  • 10-15 from the floor over last three games
• Nya Robertson (#3 G, Jr.)
  • 21 points, 6-18 FG, 7-10 FT
  • Scored all 14 points in the fourth quarter
  • Scored in double figures for the 19th game in a row dating back to last season
  • 53^th career game scoring in double figures
  • 25^th career 20 point game
• Chantae Embry (#33 F, Sr.)
  • 10 points, 13 rebounds, 5-5 Ft
  • First double-double of the season (ninth career)
  • 5 offensive rebounds.
  • Season-high rebounds
•  Jessica Peterson (#35 C, Sr.)
  • 13 points, 19 rebounds, 6-9 FG,
  • Entered the game fourth in the NCAA in rebounds per game
  • 6th double-double this season, second in the ACC
  • 6^th career double-double
  • 8th game this season in double-figure rebounding
• Kayanna Cox (#12 G, FR)
  • Made her Mustang debut