AUSTIN, Texas — Shay Holle showed up to the University of Texas at Austin back in 2020, not sure how her college career would play out.

“I thought I was just going to be the team player, the culture kid to just go to work and have a smile on their face, which I’d like to think I still am,” Holle said. “It definitely turned into a lot more than I could have ever dreamed about for sure.”

Holle has turned into a starter the past few seasons on one of the best teams in college basketball. She’s been on good teams for all five years at UT and has won a lot of games. Recently, she became the Texas basketball player between both men’s or women’s teams with the most wins in school history. She reached the mark at 126 in the Longhorns victory at Auburn. She’s hoping this current Texas team will be the one to get the program back to the Final Four and possibly a national title.

“We know what we’re capable of and we just need to find that consistency piece now,” Holle said. “We’ve shown it in a few games just how impactful we can be.”

The senior from Westlake High School is enjoying all the moments along the way in her last season of college basketball. 

“It has felt a little different going into every practice and every game being like I wonder how many more of these I have left,” says Holle. “I try to have that be positive, like every day just give it my best. It’s a lot of lasts for me and gives me that extra push.”

Holle has helped Texas get off to a 20-2 record this season and has the Longhorns ranked No. 5 in the country.