Sunday, January 12
Pittsburgh, Pa.
12pm CT
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Women's Basketball Closes Out Road Trip At Pitt | Sunday Noon CT
Jan 11 | Women's Basketball
SMU (10-6, 2-2 ACC) at Pitt (8-9, 0-4 ACC)
Petersen Events Center – Pittsburgh, Pa.
Sunday, January 12, 2025 – 12 p.m. CT
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// MUSTANGS CLOSE OUT ROAD TRIP AT PITT
The SMU women's basketball program continues its inaugural season in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) by closing out a two-game road trip taking on Pitt on Sunday at Noon CT inside the Petersen Events Center. Fans can watch the game on ACCNX or listen on the radio through the SMU Mobile App.
The Mustangs will look to continue their winning ways as the team has won four of its past five games, including defeating Syracuse 72-71 in overtime on the road last time out. SMU is 2-3 on the road this season. Â
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SMU enters the game with three players averaging double-digit points this season: Nya Robertson (20.8), Chantae Embry (11.7) and Jessica Peterson (10.6). In ACC games, Robertson (22.5), Zanai Jones (11.5), and Embry (11.3) are all averaging double figures.
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Guard Nya Robertson has been turning heads all season long. She enters the game scoring 22.5 points per game in ACC games and has scored 20 or more points in the past three games. It is the first time in her career that she has achieved the feat. This season, she has scored 20 or more points nine times. She is the first Mustang since McKenzie Adams during the 2017-18 season to score 20 or more points in three straight games.
Robertson enters the game ranked 13th in the NCAA and third in the ACC in points per game (20.3). She leads the country in field goal attempts (310) and 13th in the NCAA and third in the ACC in total points (332). She has reached double-digits in every game this season. Robertson enters the game ranked inside the top five in the ACC in eight offensive categories.
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Center Jessica Peterson hauled in 13 or more rebounds in four of her last five games, including 16 against Stanford. Against North Texas, she recorded 19 rebounds, marking her second game of 19 or more rebounds this season. She enters the game ranked third in the NCAA and first in the ACC in rebounds per game 12.2. The center also is averaging a double-double this season.
Chantae Embry recorded her first double-double of the season against North Texas and averaged 14.5 points across both games at the Evan Moore Classic. Embry has been automatic at the foul line this season as she has is third in the ACC in free throw percentage (88.7).
The ACC has posted 159 victories through the non-conference portion of the regular season, including 27 victories against power conferences and 10 wins against ranked teams. Six ACC teams are currently ranked in the Associated Press (AP) Top 25, headlined by Notre Dame remaining at No. 3. Georgia Tech is No. 13, Duke is No. 14, North Carolina is No. 19, NC State moved up to No. 21 and Cal sits at No. 24.
SMU is in its fourth season under head coach Toyelle Wilson. The Mustangs are 55-50 under Wilson and have made the WNIT twice during her tenure. She holds a career record of 110-93 in seven seasons of head coaching.
// THE MATCHUP
Petersen Events Center – Pittsburgh, Pa.
Sunday, January 12, 2025 – 12 p.m. CT
TV: ACCNXÂ | Audio Streaming:Â SMU Mobile App
Gameday Central | Live Stats | SMU Notes | Pitt | ACC
SMU Basketball Yearbook | SMU Digital Game Program
Facebook | X | Instagram | SMU Mobile App
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// MUSTANGS CLOSE OUT ROAD TRIP AT PITT
The SMU women's basketball program continues its inaugural season in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) by closing out a two-game road trip taking on Pitt on Sunday at Noon CT inside the Petersen Events Center. Fans can watch the game on ACCNX or listen on the radio through the SMU Mobile App.
The Mustangs will look to continue their winning ways as the team has won four of its past five games, including defeating Syracuse 72-71 in overtime on the road last time out. SMU is 2-3 on the road this season. Â
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SMU enters the game with three players averaging double-digit points this season: Nya Robertson (20.8), Chantae Embry (11.7) and Jessica Peterson (10.6). In ACC games, Robertson (22.5), Zanai Jones (11.5), and Embry (11.3) are all averaging double figures.
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Guard Nya Robertson has been turning heads all season long. She enters the game scoring 22.5 points per game in ACC games and has scored 20 or more points in the past three games. It is the first time in her career that she has achieved the feat. This season, she has scored 20 or more points nine times. She is the first Mustang since McKenzie Adams during the 2017-18 season to score 20 or more points in three straight games.
Robertson enters the game ranked 13th in the NCAA and third in the ACC in points per game (20.3). She leads the country in field goal attempts (310) and 13th in the NCAA and third in the ACC in total points (332). She has reached double-digits in every game this season. Robertson enters the game ranked inside the top five in the ACC in eight offensive categories.
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Center Jessica Peterson hauled in 13 or more rebounds in four of her last five games, including 16 against Stanford. Against North Texas, she recorded 19 rebounds, marking her second game of 19 or more rebounds this season. She enters the game ranked third in the NCAA and first in the ACC in rebounds per game 12.2. The center also is averaging a double-double this season.
Chantae Embry recorded her first double-double of the season against North Texas and averaged 14.5 points across both games at the Evan Moore Classic. Embry has been automatic at the foul line this season as she has is third in the ACC in free throw percentage (88.7).
The ACC has posted 159 victories through the non-conference portion of the regular season, including 27 victories against power conferences and 10 wins against ranked teams. Six ACC teams are currently ranked in the Associated Press (AP) Top 25, headlined by Notre Dame remaining at No. 3. Georgia Tech is No. 13, Duke is No. 14, North Carolina is No. 19, NC State moved up to No. 21 and Cal sits at No. 24.
SMU is in its fourth season under head coach Toyelle Wilson. The Mustangs are 55-50 under Wilson and have made the WNIT twice during her tenure. She holds a career record of 110-93 in seven seasons of head coaching.
// THE MATCHUP
- Sunday will be the second overall meeting between the two programs and the first in 45 years.
- The last time the two teams met, Pittsburgh won 62-53 in 1979 in Cincinnati as part of the UC Classic.
- Pitt enters the contest with a record of 6-3 at home. The team is on a three-game losing streak and lost to Louisville 65-56 at home last time out.
- Nya Robertson's late-game heroics lifted the SMU women's basketball team over Syracuse 72-71 in an overtime thriller on Thursday inside the JMA Wireless Dome.
- Trailing by one with 16 seconds left in overtime, Nya Robertson stepped up and came up huge for the Mustangs, getting the game-winning layup to fall after bouncing off the back of the rim with one second left in the game. The lead changed 12 times and the game was tied 11 times throughout the contest.Â
- The Mustangs are now 2-0 in overtime games this season. Robertson led all scorers with 28 points shooting 12-25 from the floor, tying her career high for field goals made in a game. It was her third game this season with double-digit field goals made.
- Kaysia Woods had her best game as a Mustang as she scored 12 points on 5-7 shooting, including hitting the three to send the game to overtime. Sandra Magolico added a career high nine points and led the team in rebounds.
- The Mustangs are 29-11 at home over the last three seasons. Before conference play began, the Mustangs won nine of their previous 10 home non-conference games dating back to last season.
- SMU is 7-2 at home this season and has won its five of their last six home games this season. The Mustangs defeated Stanford 67-73 at home to earn their first-ever ACC win.
- The Mustangs have collected 12 or more offensive rebounds in 14 of the team's 15 games this season, including 11 of the past 12. SMU collected 18 offensive rebounds against Syracuse and have had at least 18 in eight games this season.
- Before only recording eight against Cal the team had 10 straight games of 12 or more offensive rebounds, the most consecutive games with 12 plus offensive rebounds since the 2017-18 season. SMU is ranked 10th nationally and leads the ACC in offensive rebounds per game (16.3).
- SMU has recorded 20 or more offensive rebounds five times this season, The five games are the most 20+ offensive rebound games in a single season since the team had seven during the 2019-20 season.
- The Mustangs have dominated the paint all season long and rank 17th in the NCAA and second in the ACC in rebounds per game at 43.38. SMU has hauled in over 50 rebounds three times this season, including twice in its last three games. Against Chicago State, the team recorded a season-high of 53, which is tied for the most since the 2019-20 season.
- Through four ACC conference games, three Mustangs are averaging double-digits per game and are 2-2 overall.
- Â Nya Robertson is averaging 20.8 points per game and is coming off three straight 20-plus-point games, including 28 points against Syracuse.
- Â Zanai Jones is averaging 11.5 points per game and recorded her first 20-point game against Stanford. Jones has also been dishing out the ball at an elite level recording six assists a game in ACC play.
- Chantae Embry sits at 11.3 points per game and is 7-14 from three-point range in those contests.
- Jessica Peterson is amidst a career season. She has recorded a double-double in three of her last five games and has achieved the feat seven times this season, which ranks 21st in the NCAA and second in the ACC.
- Peterson currently ranks third in the NCAA and leads the ACC in rebounds per game at 12.2 and is second in the NCAA and first in the ACC in total rebounds (195).
- She also ranks 15th in the NCAA / second in the ACC in defensive rebounds per game (7.7) and 10th in the NCAA / second in the ACC in offensive rebounds per game (4.5).
- Against UTA, she hauled in a career-high 21 rebounds, the second most by a player in a single game in program history. She is now the seventh player in school history to record 20 or more rebounds and the first since Dai'ja Thomas had 22 vs East Carolina 1/13/18 (Tied School Record).
- Peterson has been a force on both sides of the ball recently as she recorded a career-high six blocks against UAPB. It was the most blocks by an individual Mustang in a game since Alicia Froling had seven against Wichita St in 2019.
- Jessica Peterson enters the game averaging a double-double (12.2 reb / 10.3 pts) this season.
- Chantae Embry recorded her first double-double of the season against North Texas, bringing her career total up to nine. Her and Peterson are the only Mustangs to record a double-double this season.
- Peterson recorded her first career and the Mustang's first double-double of the season against N.C. A&T. She finished the game with 16 points and 11 rebounds and joined Chantae Embry and Kaysia Woods as the only Mustangs on the roster to have recorded a double-double in their careers.
- Nya Robertson has had a strong start to the season. She currently averages 20.8 ppg and ranks 13th in the NCAA and third in the ACC in scoring.
- She is on pace this season to be the first Mustangs to average over 20 points a game since Keena Mays averaged 21.0 ppg during the 2013-14 season.
- Robertson has showcased her scoring ability all season long, and she enters the game ranked first in the ACC in field goal attempts (1st in the NCAA- 310), third in total points (13th in the NCAA- 304), and second in three-point attempts (6th in the NCAA- 126).
- Against Texas Tech, she scored 14 points in the fourth quarter to complete the comeback victory.
- She scored 28 points and tied her career-high in field goals made (12) against Syracuse. The guard shot 48% from the field (12-25), which was her best shooting performance of the season.
- Robertson went 10-26 from the field in against UTA; her 26 attempts are tied for the sixth most in program history by a single player and the most since Kayla White took 28 shots vs. APBU in 2021.
- Robertson has scored over 20 points nine times this season, including scoring 29 points against UT Arlington. She has achieved the feat 28 times in her career.
- She has scored double-digit points in 23 consecutive games dating back to last season and reached double-digit points in 57 of her career 72 games played.
- Robertson reached the 1,000 career point milestone in the third quarter against Arkansas Pine Bluff. It only took her 63 career games (56 at George Washington / 7 at SMU) to reach the milestone.
- Against Old Dominion, scored a season-high 29 points, which was the most points by a Mustang inside Moody Coliseum since Kayla White scored 34 against East Carolina on Jan. 13, 2022.
- Point guard Zanai Jones has been on a tear recently. She is averaging 11.5 points per game in conference action and was huge in the win over Stanford scoring a career-high 20 points and added five assists. She leads the team in assists per game at 4.1
- Against Texas Tech, she had a career-high eight assists and no turnovers. It is the second time this season she has had seven assists with no turnovers, and it was the most assists by a Mustang without a turnover since Alisha Filmore had eight against Houston in 2011.
- Chantae Embry shined in the team's ACC opener versus Florida State. Embry ended her night with a season-high 22 points on 8-15 shooting while going 4-7 from deep. Her four three-pointers tied her career high, and it was her first 20-point game this season.
- Embry scored in double digits in 11 of 15 games played this season. She currently ranks second on the team in both points and rebounds (11.7 ppg / 6.9 rpg).
- Embry had a career day at the foul line against ODU as she made 10 of her 11 foul shots; both were career-highs. She followed that performance up by going a perfect 7-of-7 from the line against Western Michigan.
- This season, she is 41-of-47 from the line and leads the team in foul line percentage at 87.2%, third in the ACC.
- Her 10 free throws made against ODU were the most made by a Mustang since Tiara Young went 18-22 from the stripe against Memphis last season on Jan. 1, 2024.
- The Hilltop Hoops Show presented by the SMU Cox School of Business features SMU Men's Basketball Head Coach Andy Enfield and Women's Basketball Head Coach Toyelle Wilson. The next show is scheduled for Jan. 13 Â at 7 p.m. at Ozona Grill and Bar.
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