DALLAS – University of North Texas at Dallas women's basketball opens the 2025-26 season against University of Science and Arts at home in Ellis Davis Field House. Tip-off is slated for 2 p.m. and will be part of UNT Dallas Homecoming.
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PLAYERS TO WATCH
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De'Asia Johnson (Dallas, Texas) returns for her third season and is the team's returning top producer, as she set season-highs in points (274), points-per-game (9.7), rebounds (146), rebounds-per-game (5.6), and 39 steals.
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ShanDrea Yeldell (Dallas, Texas) will be the floor general in her final campaign with the Trailblazers. An original UNTD women's basketball player with the 2020-21 squad, Yeldell returned for the second half of the 2024-25 campaign and logged 152 points (10.1 ppg), 45 rebounds, 62 assists, and 45 steals.
- Alysa Pendley (Waco, Texas) is another veteran back on the floor that provides depth in the post. Pendley has accumulated 68 blocks in her career.
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Sanaa Murphy-Showers (Plano, Texas) brings a veteran guard that can play multiple positions. She's a savvy senior that amassed a career-high 26 games and 12 starts last year. She totaled 87 points, 71 rebounds, 52 assists, 21 steals, and eight blocks.
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Jade Myles (Dallas, Texas) is a versatile player that arrives from Philander Smith University. The junior played 31 games and made 19 starts for PSU. She tallied 165 points, which included making 27 three-pointers.
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Channing Beauvais (Paradise, Texas) is a true freshman forward that projects to impact the paint.
UNT Dallas 2025-26 Roster
UNT Dallas 2024-25 Stats
SCOUTING THE DOVERS
- USAO opens the new season against its former Sooner Athletic Conference foes on Saturday.
- The Dovers played at Oral Roberts last Saturday in an exhibition.
- USAO is coming off a 16-13 season.
- Evangelia Davlakou returns from last season and was a top scorer with 15.1 points-per-game.
2024-25 Season Stats
ALL-TIME HISTORY
- UNT Dallas holds a 2-6 record overall against Science and Arts.
- The most recent matchup was on January 20, 2025 in the second meeting of conference play with a huge 76-66 victory.
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Mya Bills netted 33 points and tied a single-game record from three-point range with seven.
- Yeldell scored 11 points, dished four assists, and swiped two steals to lead returners this year from that matchup.
