# 2013–14 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team

The 2013–14 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2013–14 college basketball season. It was head coach Karen Aston's second season at Texas. The Longhorns were members of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Frank Erwin Center. They finished the season with a record of 22–12 overall, 11–7 in Big 12 play for a tie for a third-place finish. They lost in the semifinals of the 2014 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament to West Virginia. They were invited to the 2014 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, where they defeated Penn in the first round before getting defeated by Maryland in the second round.

## Rankings

Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | No Change |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |

## Before the season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Kayla Brewer | 0 | F | 6'1" | Senior | Jacksonville, Florida | Graduated |
| Chelsea Bass | 11 | G | 5'10" | Junior | Houston, TX | Retired from basketball due to injuries |
| Nadia Taylor | 42 | G | 5'8" | Senior | Humble, Texas | Graduated |
| Cokie Reed | 45 | P | 6'4" | Senior | Waco, Texas | Retired from basketball due to injuries; Graduated |

### Recruiting

| Name | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Krystle Henderson | G | 5'5" | Junior | Dallas, TX | Transfer from Trinity Valley Community College |
| Nekia Jones | F | 5'11" | Freshman | Beaumont, TX | High School Graduate |
| Kelsey Lang | C | 6'5" | Freshman | The Woodlands, Texas | High School Graduate |
| Brianna Taylor | G | 5'9" | Freshman | Houston, TX | High School Graduate |
| Lilley Vander Zee | C | 6'4" | Freshman | Granbury, TX | High School Graduate |

## 2013–14 media
### Television and radio information

Most University of Texas home games will be shown on the Longhorn Network, and select games will be available through FSN affiliates. Women's basketball games will also be carried on the radio via KVET.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 10/31/2013* 7:00 pm, LHN | Midwestern State | W 119–75 | – | Frank Erwin Center (N/A) Austin, TX |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2013* 2:00 pm, LHN | UTSA | W 63–42 | 1–0 | Frank Erwin Center (2,534) Austin, TX |
| 11/13/2013* 7:00 pm, LHN | Texas State | W 96–42 | 2–0 | Frank Erwin Center (2,627) Austin, TX |
| 11/19/2013* 8:00 pm | at New Mexico | W 67–52 | 3–0 | The Pit (6,083) Albuquerque, NM |
| 11/23/2013* 12:30 pm, FSN | No. 6 Stanford | L 54–63 | 3–1 | Frank Erwin Center (3,909) Austin, TX |
| 11/28/2013* 7:15 pm | vs. Syracuse Paradise Jam tournament | L 65–77 | 3–2 | Sports and Fitness Center (N/A) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| 11/29/2013* 5:00 pm | vs. No. 12 Texas A&M Paradise Jam Tournament | W 69–58 | 4–2 | Sports and Fitness Center (N/A) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| 11/30/2013* 5:00 pm | vs. Memphis Paradise Jam Tournament | W 65–36 | 5–2 | Sports and Fitness Center (N/A) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| 12/04/2013* 7:00 pm, LHN | Arkansas–Little Rock | W 60–26 | 6–2 | Frank Erwin Center (2,969) Austin, TX |
| 12/08/2013* 12:00 pm, FSSO | at No. 3 Tennessee | L 61–75 | 6–3 | Thompson-Boling Arena (11,659) Knoxville, TN |
| 12/15/2013* 2:00 pm, LHN | Sam Houston State | W 109–48 | 7–3 | Frank Erwin Center (2,838) Austin, TX |
| 12/20/2013* 7:00 pm, LHN | Northwestern State | W 90–60 | 8–3 | Frank Erwin Center (2,584) Austin, TX |
| 12/28/2013* 2:00 pm, LHN | Idaho | W 87–58 | 9–3 | Frank Erwin Center (3,119) Austin, TX |
| Big 12 Regular Season ||||||
| 01/02/2014 7:00 pm | at No. 11 Oklahoma State | L 61–67 | 9–4 (0–1) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,244) Stillwater, OK |
| 01/05/2014 2:00 pm, LHN | Kansas State | W 67–53 | 10–4 (1–1) | Frank Erwin Center (2,994) Austin, TX |
| 01/08/2014 11:00 am, LHN | Oklahoma | W 79–74 $^{OT}$ | 11–4 (2–1) | Frank Erwin Center (6,111) Austin, TX |
| 01/12/2014 11:00 am, FSN | at West Virginia | L 49–56 $^{OT}$ | 11–5 (2–2) | WVU Coliseum (3,597) Morgantown, WV |
| 01/15/2014 7:00 pm, LHN | Kansas | W 70–58 | 12–5 (3–2) | Frank Erwin Center (2,625) Austin, TX |
| 01/19/2014 2:00 pm, FSSW | at TCU | L 48–54 | 12–6 (3–3) | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (2,672) Fort Worth, TX |
| 01/25/2014 3:00 pm, LHN | No. 18 West Virginia | W 66–63 | 13–6 (4–3) | Frank Erwin Center (3,812) Austin, TX |
| 01/28/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Kansas | W 80–55 | 14–6 (5–3) | Allen Fieldhouse (1,797) Lawrence, KS |
| 02/01/2014 6:30 pm, FSSW | at No. 9 Baylor | L 73–87 | 14–7 (5–4) | Ferrell Center (7,793) Waco, TX |
| 02/05/2014 7:00 pm, LHN | Texas Tech | W 88–51 | 15–7 (6–4) | Frank Erwin Center (3,311) Austin, TX |
| 02/09/2014 2:00 pm, FS1 | Iowa State | W 71–64 | 16–7 (7–4) | Frank Erwin Center (3,443) Austin, TX |
| 02/12/2014 7:00 pm, FSMW | at Kansas State | W 69–63 | 17–7 (8–4) | Bramlage Coliseum (4,098) Manhattan, KS |
| 02/16/2014 12:00 pm, FS1 | No. 4 Baylor | L 56–72 | 17–8 (8–5) | Frank Erwin Center (5,804) Austin, TX |
| 02/19/2014 6:30 pm, FSN | at Oklahoma | L 63–64 | 17–9 (8–6) | Lloyd Noble Center (6,224) Norman, OK |
| 02/22/2014 7:00 pm | at Iowa State | L 64–81 | 17–10 (8–7) | Hilton Coliseum (13,187) Ames, IA |
| 02/25/2014 7:30 pm, LHN | TCU | W 62–50 | 18–10 (9–7) | Frank Erwin Center (2,691) Austin, TX |
| 03/01/2014 2:00 pm | at Texas Tech | W 67–64 | 19–10 (10–7) | United Spirit Arena (4,021) Lubbock, TX |
| 03/04/2014 7:00 pm, LHN | No. 18 Oklahoma State | W 65–58 | 20–10 (11–7) | Frank Erwin Center (2,748) Austin, TX |
| 2014 Big 12 women's basketball tournament ||||||
| 03/08/2014 8:30 pm, FSN | vs. Oklahoma Quarterfinals | W 82–72 | 21–10 | Chesapeake Energy Arena (5,262) Oklahoma City, OK |
| 03/09/2014 4:30 pm, FS1 | vs. No. 7 West Virginia Semifinals | L 60–67 | 21–11 | Chesapeake Energy Arena (4,954) Oklahoma City, OK |
| NCAA women's tournament ||||||
| 03/23/2014* 2:00 pm, ESPN | vs. Penn First Round | W 79–61 | 22–11 | Comcast Center (5,733) College Park, MD |
| 03/25/2014* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | at No. 11 Maryland Second Round | L 64–69 | 22–12 | Comcast Center (4,042) College Park, MD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||