By R.L. Bynum

North Carolina’s women will play in Texas for the second consecutive season, taking on the Texas Longhorns for the first time in 45 years.

The matchup at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas, will be part of the third ACC/SEC Women’s Challenge. The game will take place on the second night of women’s games, on Thursday, Dec. 4. Last season, the Tar Heels played in Dallas against SMU, rolling to a 64–33 victory.

It will be the second all-time meeting between the programs, following Carolina’s 75–73 win over Texas on Jan. 11, 1981.

Texas won a program-record 35 games last season, won the SEC regular-season title and advanced to the Final Four for the first time in 22 years.

Coach Courtney Banghart’s Tar Heels went 29–8 and advanced to the Sweet 16 last season.

This is the first time Carolina has played on the road in the Challenge after the No. 24 Tar Heels lost 65–58 to No. 1 South Carolina in 2023 and No. 16 UNC beat No. 14 Kentucky 72–53 last season.

Wednesday, Dec. 3
Georgia at Florida State
Georgia Tech at Texas A&M
Kentucky at Miami
N.C. State at Oklahoma
Tennessee at Stanford
Auburn at Syracuse
Virginia at Vanderbilt
Thursday, Dec. 4
North Carolina at Texas
California at Missouri
Clemson at Alabama
LSU at Duke
South Carolina at Louisville
Notre Dame at Ole Miss
Pitt at Mississippi State
Arkansas at SMU
Florida at Virginia Tech

Projected UNC roster next season

(Next season’s class listed)

Year	No.	Players	Pos.	Height
Freshman	—	Nyla Brooks	W	6–2
Freshman	—	Taliyah Henderson	W	6–1
Freshman	—	Taissa Queiroz	G	6–1
Sophomore	7	Elina Aarnisalo	G	5–10
Sophomore	0	Lanie Grant	PG	5–10
Sophomore	34	Blanca Thomas	C	6–5
Sophomore	3	Jordan Zubich	G	5–11
RS sophomore	21	Ciera Toomey	F	6–4
RS sophomore	4	Laila Hull	W	6–1
Junior	10	Reniya Kelly	PG	5–7
Junior	15	Sydney Barker	PG	5–6
RS senior	11	Kayla McPherson	PG	5–8
Senior	2	Nyla Harris	F	6–2
Senior	24	Indya Nivar	G	5–10

Class of 2025

Player	Rating	ESPN rank	Position	Height	Hometown
Nyla Brooks	Five star	No. 13	Wing	6–2	Alexandria, Va.
Taliyah Henderson	Five star	No. 27	Wing	6–1	Tucson, Ariz.
Taissa Queiroz	Four star	No. 77	Guard	6–1	Santa Rosa, Calif.