How a Baylor reunion replaced an Eastern New Mexico exhibition on Texas' preseason schedule
The Texas women's basketball team was supposed to end its preseason with an exhibition against Eastern New Mexico. So why did the Longhorns reunite with Baylor instead?
Texas Longhorns guard Bryanna Preston (1) and Addison Bjorn (4) went head-to-head against Baylor Bears guard Tianna Thompson (35) and forward Reese Ross (20) during a Texas preseason exhibition game at The Moody Center in Austin on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026. Texas ultimately secured a 85-64 victory over Baylor, with SEC preseason honors Madison Booker and Breya Cunningham each scoring 12 points.
Zya Vann of Texas made all six of her 3-point attempts. The matchup came about when Texas head coach Vic Schaefer reached out to Baylor coach Nicki Collen, who had previously inquired about a scrimmage, after Eastern New Mexico, a Division II team scheduled to play three consecutive exhibition games on the same nights as Baylor, was deemed uncompetitive due to depth issues.
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