It’s true what they say — defense wins championships. But first it will propel the No. 2-seed Texas Longhorns to the Elite Eight after holding off the No. 6-seed Ohio State Buckeyes in a 66-63 victory on Friday night in Spokane.
Head coach Vic Schaefer, an Austin native and Texas A&M graduate, already has the women’s basketball program well beyond schedule after leading the Longhorns to the Elite Eight last season, setting high expectations for the program in his inaugural year on The Forty Acres. Impressively, Schaefer’s current squad boasts far better metrics than last year’s team, taking the court in Spokane Friday boasting a Big 12 Championship title and a hot 13-game win streak to close out the regular season.