Basketball | 11/5/2026 6:10:00 PM

DENTON, Texas (Nov. 5, 2026) – The Texas Woman's basketball team returns to Kitty Magee Arena on Monday, Nov. 9, for its 2026-27 home opener against Nova Southeastern.

The Pioneers (2-0) will face the Sharks at 6:30 p.m. Nova Southeastern finished the 2025-26 season with a 28-5 overall record and a 16-4 mark in conference play. 

The Sharks also captured the conference tournament championship last season.

TWU enters its home opener following a perfect 2-0 showing at the D2CCA Tip-Off Classic in Canyon, Texas. 

The Pioneers defeated MSU Denver and Southern Arkansas to begin the season.

Texas Woman's opened the tournament with a victory over MSU Denver on Friday, Oct. 30. 

TWU followed with a 66-50 victory over Southern Arkansas on Saturday, Oct. 31.

Against Southern Arkansas, freshman Summer Sodek delivered a career-high 22 points on 9-of-16 shooting from the field. 

Sodek also contributed five rebounds, two assists and one steal in the victory.

TWU also delivered a strong third-quarter performance against the Muleriders, outscoring Southern Arkansas 22-13 while shooting 64.3% from the field during the period.

Monday's matchup will be streamed live on FloCollege with live statistics available through StatBroadcast.

Through two games, TWU has scored 132 points and averages 66.0 points per game. 

TWU is shooting 46.9% from the field, connecting on 46-of-98 attempts. 

The Pioneers have also shot 41.2% from beyond the arc making 14-of-34 three-point attempts.

At the free-throw line, TWU has converted 26-of-44 attempts. 

The Pioneers are shooting 59.1% from the line through their first two games.

On the glass, TWU has collected 62 rebounds and averages 31.0 per game. 

The Pioneers hold a 31.0-30.0 rebounding advantage over opponents.

TWU has also recorded 28 assists and averages 14.0 per game. 

Defensively, the Pioneers have held opponents to 40.0% shooting from the field and 25.9% from three-point range. 

TWU has also limited opponents to 53.5 points per game while maintaining a 12.5-point scoring margin.

Nova Southeastern enters the 2026-27 season after finishing the 2025-26 campaign with a 28-5 overall record. 

The Sharks averaged 82.6 points per game last season while holding opponents to 64.2 points per contest.

NSU recorded 2,726 points last season, shooting 40.9% from the field and 32.5% from three-point range.

Nova Southeastern also connected on 237 three-pointers, averaging 7.2 per game, while shooting 66.4% from the free-throw line.

On the glass, the Sharks collected 1,432 rebounds averaging 43.4 per game while holding a 5.7-rebound advantage over opponents.

Nova Southeastern also recorded 511 assists, averaging 15.5 per contest, while totaling 547 steals and 138 blocks.

The Sharks also averaged 16.6 steals and 4.2 blocks per contest.

The Pioneers enter the 2026-27 season as the reigning four-time Lone Star Conference regular-season champions and three-time defending LSC Tournament champions.

TWU was selected to finish first in the LSC Preseason Poll and entered the season ranked No. 6 nationally in the Women's Basketball Coaches Association Division II Preseason Poll.


PIONEERS OPEN HOME SLATE

• TWU enters Monday's home opener with a 2-0 overall record.
• The Pioneers opened the season with victories over MSU Denver and Southern Arkansas at the D2CCA Tip-Off Classic.
• TWU has scored 132 points and averages 66.0 points per game.
• The Pioneers are shooting 46.9% from the field and 41.2% from three-point range.
• TWU has connected on 14 three-pointers, averaging 7.0 per game.
• The Pioneers have collected 62 rebounds and average 31.0 per contest.
• TWU has totaled 28 assists and averages 14.0 per game.
• Defensively, the Pioneers have recorded 15 steals and eight blocks.
• TWU has held opponents to 53.5 points per game and 40.0% shooting from the field.
• The Pioneers have limited opponents to 25.9% shooting from beyond the arc.
• Freshman Summer Sodek recorded a career-high 22 points against Southern Arkansas.
• TWU enters the season as the four-time defending LSC regular-season champions and three-time defending LSC Tournament champions.

A LOOK AT THE SHARKS

• Nova Southeastern finished the 2025-26 season with a 28-5 overall record and a 16-4 conference mark.
• The Sharks scored 2,726 points and averaged 82.6 points per game.
• Nova Southeastern shot 40.9% from the field and 32.5% from three-point range.
• The Sharks connected on 237 three-pointers and averaged 7.2 per game.
• Nova Southeastern shot 66.4% from the free-throw line.
• The Sharks collected 1,432 rebounds and averaged 43.4 per contest.
• Nova Southeastern totaled 511 assists and averaged 15.5 per game.
• Defensively, the Sharks recorded 547 steals and averaged 16.6 per contest.
• Nova Southeastern totaled 138 blocks and averaged 4.2 per game.
• The Sharks held opponents to 64.2 points per game and 29.2% shooting from beyond the arc.
• Nova Southeastern forced an average of 26.3 opponent turnovers per game.
• The Sharks maintained an 18.4-point scoring margin and a 5.7-rebound margin last season.