The No. 1 seed Texas Longhorns are one step closer to bringing another NCAA championship trophy back to Austin after their fourth Elite Eight appearance within the last five years.
During Texas' Sweet 16 matchup against No. 5 seed Tennessee, the Longhorns found themselves in a back-and-forth battle with the Lady Volunteers well into the fourth quarter. Texas went on an 11-5 run within the final minutes of regulation to advance to the Elite Eight, where they will face No. 2 seed TCU at 7 p.m. ET Monday in Birmingham, Alabama.
"I’m not trading my team for anybody,” head coach Schaefer told USA TODAY Sports in February. “I love my team, I love my kids, and I’ve seen my kids do some really special things this year.
“I’m a Texas boy, and in my industry, I felt like the University of Texas was the best job in the country. I felt like coming here, this was a place where you could win multiple (conference) championships and have a chance to win a national championship.”
If the Longhorns want to add to their trophy case, they have a few things to lean on. Texas has a productive bench as a safety valve (ranked 12th in the nation with 27 bench points per game) and is Top 20 in turnovers forced per game (20.81).
Here's a look at the full Longhorns women's basketball roster:
Texas women's basketball roster
Here's the Texas roster for the 2024-25 season, including each player's jersey number, position, year in college, height and hometown:
- 00 - Kyla Oldacre, Center, Junior, 6'6'' - Mason, Ohio
- 1 - Bryanna Preston, Guard, Freshman, 5'9" - Jonesboro, Georgia
- 3 - Rori Harmon, Guard, Senior, 5'6" - Houston, Texas
- 5 - Laila Phelia*, Guard, Senior, 6'0" - Cincinnati, Ohio (*Medical redshirt)
- 7 - Jordan Lee, Guard, Freshman, 6'0" - Stockton, California
- 10 - Shay Holle, Guard, Senior, 6'0" - Austin, Texas
- 11 - Justice Carlton, Forward, Freshman, 6'1" - Katy, Texas
- 13 - Jordana Codio, Guard, Junior, 6'1" - Winter Garden, Florida
- 23 - Aaliyah Moore, Forward, Senior, 6'1" - Moore, Oklahoma
- 25 - Sarah Graves, Guard, Junior, 5'9" - Keller, Texas
- 32 - Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda, Guard, Junior, 6'2" - Sioux Falls, South Dakota
- 35 - Madison Booker, Forward, Sophomore, 6'1" - Ridgeland, Mississippi
- 44 - Taylor Jones, Forward, Senior, 6'4" - Forney, Texas
- 50 - Abbie Boutilier, Center, Sophomore, 6'9" - Flower Mound, Texas
