Women's Basketball looks to extend win streak tonight; faces Nebraska in Lincoln
AUSTIN, Texas -- The Texas women's basketball team is looking to keep the momentum going and build on last's week Big 12 success as they square off against the Nebraska Huskers tonight (Wed., Jan. 18) in Lincoln, Nebraska. Tip is at 7:05 p.m. (CST). The Longhorns, 8-6 overall and 2-2 in the Big 12, bring a two-game win streak into the contest. Nebraska stands at 10-5 overall and is also 2-2 in league play. Texas is also in the hunt for its 100th Big 12 regular season victory, standing 99-49 overall in league action. When UT gets that win, the Longhorns will join Texas Tech at the 100-win plateau in league regular season competition. Texas Tech leads the league with an all-time Big 12 record of 111-36. Iowa State is five victories away from its 100th Big 12 win. The game will be broadcast live on KVET Radio (1300 AM) in Central Austin and will also be available via an audio internet broadcast via subscription-based Yahoo! Sports (found at TexasSports.com). The game also is available on internet video broadcast via Nebraska's HuskersNside (subscription basis), which can be found at Huskers.com. The Longhorns will return home for its next game, hosting Kansas State on Sunday, Jan. 22 in a 1 p.m. matchup. K-State is 12-3, 2-2 entering Wednesday's game's at Oklahoma State. Sunday's Texas-Kansas State game promotions and ticket information Sunday's game is "Nike Day", with fans wearing any Nike apparel receiving $2 off one general admission ticket. In addition, the "Ultimate Assist" promotion continues. Get half-price admission to Texas Basketball games by redeeming specially-marked Sprite cans at the Erwin Center south box office one hour prior to tip-off; this will give fans half-price admission to any Texas men's or women's home basketball game for mezzanine seating only. There is a limit of two of these general admission tickets per can. Not valid with any other offer. Offer expires February 28, 2006. For UT students, they have an opportunity to win Nike apparel and a Nike MP3 player on Sunday, as well as winning PowerBar prize packs (PowerBar backpacks, Triple Threat T-Shirts, basketballs, basketball jerseys, PowerBar water bottles and more!). There is no need to sign up at the marketing tables for prizes any longer: students are asked to just wear their O-Zone shirts and make noise to have a chance to win prizes. (Prizes will be awarded pre-game.) Tickets may be purchased at TexasBoxOffice.com or in person at the following locations: Bellmont Hall Athletics Ticket Office (Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m-4 p.m. Central); and at any Texas Box Office location, including the Frank Erwin Center (Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and game days prior to tipoff) or at Austin area H-E-B stores.
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