The womens' basketball team easily handled their first major road test today, beating Ole Miss 74-50. The Horns were led by the usual suspects - Raven had 16 and Arriaran 14 - but also had a strong performance from a member of this year's surprising freshman class. This time it was 5-8 guard Ashleigh Fontenette from Pflugerville Connally, who pitched in 13 points, 4 assists and 3 steals.

Texas now faces their annual litmus test when the #9 Tennessee Volunteers come to town next Sunday. Win that game and we can all start believing that both of this year's basketball teams are legitimate Final Four contenders. I think we're still a year away (on both squads) but these women continue to surprise me game after game. A win on the 14th will no longer be a surprise, but it will be a challenge. The Vols are an extremely young team - replacing the entire starting lineup from last year's national champions - but have improved by leaps and bounds since an 83-82 loss to Virginia in their second game. Fans everywhere will be thrilled if this rivalry gets back to the competitive matchups of the early part of this decade. Some of the best basketball I've ever seen...