No. 24 Texas hits the road as it tries to replicate its success in home basketball games

No. 24 Texas at West Virginia

6 p.m. Wednesday, WVU Coliseum (Morgantown, W.Va.)

TV/radio: ESPN+ / 105.3

About the series: Texas leads 15-10. The Longhorns swept West Virginia last year, but the Mountaineers won both of their games against UT during the 2020-21 season.

About the Longhorns: Five losses this season have been recorded away from Moody Center. Texas is 3-3 in true road games. ... This week, Harmon was among 10 players who made the midseason watch list for the Nancy Lieberman Award, given to the country's top point guard. Harmon is pacing the rest of the Big 12 in both assists and steals. ... Texas leads the conference with its .466 shooting percentage. Three players in the Longhorns' rotation — Gaston (55.2%), Faye (56.0%) and Taylor Jones (57.6%) — are shooting better than 55%.

About the Mountaineers: Plitzuweit led South Dakota to a Sweet 16 appearance last season. She was hired to replace longtime WVU coach Mike Carey in late March 2022. ... Hemingway spent her freshman year at Mississippi State, where she was coached by Schaefer. Last year, Schaefer recalled that his in-home visit while recruiting Hemingway out of the Memphis area was a top-five in his career because of the "incredible meal that they fixed." ... West Virginia's 7.63 turnover margin is sixth-best nationally. ... West Virginia is 3-1 in Big 12 games at home.

— Danny Davis

This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Texas women's basketball preview: Horns head to West Virginia