AUSTIN, Texas. — The University of Texas women's basketball team survived the injury bug and foul trouble by a key Longhorn player to win a season-opening exhibition game against defending NCAA Division II Champion Lubbock Christian, 83-73, on Monday night at the Frank Erwin Center.
Texas scored the game's first ten points, held a 15-2 lead during the first quarter, and was prevailing by 13 points at halftime—before Lubbock Christian went on a run at the beginning of the fourth quarter that trimmed the UT lead to four. But six consecutive Longhorn defensive stops, combined with an 11-0 scoring run, rallied the Longhorns to victory.