DALLAS - The Marshall and North Texas women's basketball programs both advanced to the second round of the WBI on Wednesday night, posting wins at Davidson and against UTRGV. The Mean Green earned the school's first-ever postseason victory.

Marshall will travel to Appalachian State (19-14) on Monday for a 5:30 p.m. CT tip. North Texas will host Utah State Tuesday at 7 p.m. in The Super Pit.

North Texas (16-15) earned a 56-42 victory over UTRGV (18-15) Wednesday night in Denton. The Mean Green advanced past the conference tournament in three seasons, 1985-86, 2000-01, and 2001-02, but never pulled out a win until the defeat over UTRGV. Anisha George scored a game-high 19 points, Callie Owens added 10 for UNT, and Madison Townley pulled down 10 boards. The Mean Green outrebounded UTRGV, 36-30, and forced 22 turnovers.

"I'm excited," head coach Jalie Mitchell said. "We came and did what we needed to do. Really proud of how our team stepped up. It's always been the goal to play postseason. I am very pleased that we are here, and now we have to take advantage of the opportunity."

Marshall (17-14) led for more than 35 minutes over host Davidson (17-15) and held on for a 67-64 win in first-round action of the Women's Basketball Invitational Wednesday evening at John M. Belk Arena.

Shayna Gore led all scorers with 19 points was one of four Thundering Herd players in double figures. Khadaijia Brooks made six of her seven shots, including all three long-range attempts, to finish with 15. Taylor Porter and Taylor Pearson posted 11 apiece, the latter narrowly missing her second-straight double-double with nine rebounds.

"To go on the road and get a postseason win, in any tournament, is really hard," said Marshall head coach Tony Kemper. "Our interior defense was really good and they found it difficult to score in there. Give Davidson credit. They had good lateral movement, but we held off their runs and made big shots when we needed them. It was just enough to keep them from getting over the top."