RICHARDSON, Texas (Feb. 22, 2026) - The final road trip of the regular season has ended for Texas Woman's basketball, and in a record-setting game for the second-ranked team in the nation, it ended in their favor with a 71-47 win over the UT Dallas Comets to finish the regular season with a 13-0 road record, their first undefeated road season in program history.
TWU (24-1, 18-0) benefited from a third period in which they outscored UTD (10-14, 7-10) 22-4, as well as shooting efficiency. The Pioneers matched a season best with nine treys and shot 50% from beyond the arc, the third time this season completing at least half of their three-point attempts. TWU also sank all but one of their seven free-throw attempts.
It was a record-setting game for Jada Celsur as well, with a 13 point performance in the win. The senior reached the 1,000-point career mark, the third Pioneer this season, following Averee Kleinhans and Gabby Elliott on the active roster, to do so
IMPACT PLAYERS
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Jada Celsur led the team in scoring with 13 points, reaching 1,001 for her career. Celsur shot 5-for-13 from the field, sank both free-throw attempts and recorded seven rebounds.
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Madi Lumsden added 12 points in back to back contests for the Pioneers, shooting 4-for-6 from the field and making three treys.
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Jaylee Moss tallied 11 points in the win, her third game with double-digit scoring. The freshman shot 50% from the field, making four of eight attempts, as well as 50% from three-point range, making three of six attempts. Moss played 29 minutes, setting a new season best, and added a season-high three assists.
PIONEER POWER MOMENTS
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After trading scoring plays to begin the game, TWU opened up an 8-0 scoring run to take charge in the opening period, beginning with a trey by Moss and ending with a trey by Lumsden to bring the score to 15-5 with 2:02 on the clock and establish their first double-digit lead of the game. After additional trading of baskets, the Pioneers entered the second period with a 17-9 lead.
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The first two minutes of the second period went by without a basket until a Moss three gave TWU a 20-9 lead. The second period featured more scoring than the first, with the Pioneers outscoring UTD 20-17, which kept the game close as TWU took a 37-26 lead into the half.
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The third period did not see its first basket until the 7:58 mark, when the Pioneers broke the early second-half stalemate with a 14-0 scoring run. Only four points were scored by the Comets in this period, all at the free-throw line, and the Pioneers took a 59-30 lead into the final period of play.
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The Comets opened the scoring of the fourth period with a jumper at the 9:42 mark, beginning another period with back-and-forth scoring. UTD outscored TWU in the fourth 17-12, but the previous period's scoring onslaught was too much for the home team to overcome, as a Moss jumper with one minute remaining closed the scoring and wrapped up the 71-47 win.
NEXT UP
TWU returns to Kitty Magee Arena for its final two games of the regular season, first hosting the Texas A&M International Dustdevils for a 6 p.m. tip off Thursday night.
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