DENTON, Texas (Dec. 20, 2025) – To celebrate the holiday season and close 2025, the Texas Woman's basketball team unwrapped a big victory in Kitty Magee Arena, as the Pioneers win streak improves to eight straight.

On Saturday afternoon, the Pioneers faced Dallas Christian in a nonconference contest, and TWU (9-1, 3-0) matched their largest margin of victory, defeating DCC (4-4) 87-35. The 52-point win tied their largest margin of victory since 1989, which the Pioneers set last season on Feb. 1, 2025, in a 90-38 win over Cameron. In the win, TWU held the Crusaders to just 35 points – the lowest number of points scored by a TWU opponent since the 2021-22 season, when the Pioneers held Western New Mexico to 35 points.

TWU led throughout the entirety of the contest, and it was never tied, which marked their second wire-to-wire win of the season.

The Pioneers recorded three straight quarters of at least 21 points. On the defensive side of the ball, they held the Crusaders to three straight quarters of 8 or less points, including only allowing them to score five points in the second quarter. The three quarters marked the ninth, 10th and 11th quarters this season TWU as held an opponent to 10 or less points in a quarter.

TWU's dominant offense came mostly in the painted area, as the Pioneers scored 54 points in the paint. They also scored 34 points off 25 DCC turnovers. TWU's bench also came up big in the win, contributing 49 points. The Pioneers shot 51.4% from the field – their fifth time this season shooting 50% or higher in a contest. The 87 points scored by TWU marked their highest number of points scored this season.

Crashing the boards contributed to the Pioneers success on offense. They totaled 51 rebounds – 16 offensive and 35 defensive. It marked the most rebounds by TWU since Feb. 25, 2021, when the Pioneers grabbed 59 rebounds in a 67-58 win over Cameron.

On the defensive side of the ball, TWU held DCC to shooting just 22.6% from the field and 15.4% from the three point line.

As this marked the final nonconference game of the regular season for the Pioneers, TWU closed their nonconference schedule 6-1.

KEY PLAYERS

• Off the bench, freshman Julie Kasonga led the Pioneers with a career high 22 points in the win. She shot an efficient 11-for-15 from the field and also grabbed a career high four rebounds.
• Freshman Jaylee Moss also recorded a standout performance off the bench. She scored a career high 18 points on 7-for-12 from the field and 4-for-8 from the three point line. She grabbed a career high eight rebounds and two steals in the win.
• Senior Hadyn Collie got the starting nod today, and she made the most of her 19 minutes with a career high 13 points and five rebounds.
• Madi Lumsden rounded out the double digit scoring for TWU with 12 points.
• Kayla Glover grabbed a career high eight rebounds and six steals in her return to play on Saturday afternoon.
• On their way to a team season high of 21 assists, Jordyn Hernandex dished out a career high three. Glover led the way in assists with six on day, and Jada Celsur added four. Avery McConnell also dished out a career high three assists and grabbed a career high four rebounds on the day.
• On their way to a season high 51 total rebounds, Hernandez led the way with 10 rebounds. Kaylie Morgan recorded a career high five rebounds for TWU.
• It was a diversified attack for TWU with everyone who entered the game scoring.

PIONEER POWER MOMENTS

• The Pioneers opened the scoring with back-to-back three pointers by Morgan and McConnell to take the early 6-0 lead just a minute into action. A layup by Kasonga on a fast break off the pass from Lumsden with 2:49 on the clock in the quarter gave TWU their first double-digit lead of the day, 17-6. A three pointer by Moss and a layup by Kasonga would end the quarter and send the Pioneers into the second quarter of action ahead by 18, 26-8.
• Moss quickly kept her momentum rolling, as she opened the second quarter with a three off the pass from Celsur to put TWU ahead by 21, 29-8. A free throw at the 6:30 mark of quarter by the Crusaders would mark their final points of the quarter, as the Pioneers held them scoreless for the final 6:30 minutes of the half.
• An offensive board and made basket by Lumsden would give TWU their first 30-point lead of the day, 43-13, with 3:14 left in the second quarter. Kasonga would once again close the quarter. A steal by Hernandez and a push ahead to Kasonga would send TWU into the halftime break ahead by 34, 47-13.
• The strong play continued to roll for the Pioneers in the second half. At the 4:39 mark of the third quarter, a layup by Kasonga put TWU ahead by more than 40 for the first time of the day, 58-17. A 9-0 run to end the third would give TWU their first 50-point advantage, 71-21, as they headed into the final quarter of action.
• The Pioneers largest lead of the day would be 55, which they hit twice in the fourth quarter – at the 3:23 mark off a layup by Lumsden and at the 1:56 mark off a jumper by Moss.
• A three pointer by Moss would be the final TWU points of the day with 48 seconds remaining in the game, as TWU lead 87-33. Two free throws from DCC would close the game, as the Pioneers wrapped up the win, 87-35.

HEAR FROM JULIE KASONGA

Hear postgame thoughts from Julie Kasonga after the win: https://youtu.be/HjUPSuMauZE.

NEXT UP

The Pioneers will go on the road for their next contest. They will return to LSC competition at UT Permian Basin on Jan. 2 at 2 p.m.