411OnTheForty: Women’s basketball climbs to No. 23 in AP top 25

Joanne Allen-Taylor and the Texas women's basketball team host Idaho Wednesday and Tennessee Sunday (photo courtesy of texassports.com).

AUSTIN, Texas — Strength of schedule aided in the Texas women's basketball team's favor this week, as Vic Schaefer's squad moved up two spots to No. 23 in the Associated Press (AP) top 25 poll after taking down Louisiana Tech and narrowly falling to No. 10 Texas A&M.

The only other Big 12 team in the top 25 is No. 8 Baylor (2-1), which was upset Sunday by No. 13 Arkansas. Iowa State and West Virginia also received votes.

Texas never trailed Louisiana Tech, and hung with the Aggies until the final minutes. UT hosts Idaho (2-0) at 1 p.m. Wednesday in a game that can be seen on the Longhorn Network and Tennessee at 4 p.m. Sunday in a game that will be broadcast on ESPN.

Riley Zayas

Riley Zayas is a high school sophomore and freelance journalist from Round Rock, Texas. He began his journalism career as a Sports Illustrated Kids reporter and has since become a regular contributor to Horns Illustrated, covering Texas Longhorn sports. His work also includes Fellowship of Christian Athletes publications, College Baseball Nation and Sports Spectrum, a national christian sports website. He currently serves as the Managing Editor of True To The Cru, covering UMHB athletics. Twitter: @ZayasRiley

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