After beginning its NCAA Tournament run at home, the Texas Longhorns are heading out west to Oregon.

The NCAA has announced that Texas and Gonzaga will meet in the third round of the NCAA Tournament at 9 p.m. CT on Friday. This Sweet 16 matchup will be played at Portland's Moda Center and ESPN will televise the contest.

The winner of this battle between the Longhorns and Zags will advance to face either Stanford or North Carolina State in the Elite Eight on Sunday.

Texas and Gonzaga have never played before. Not all of the Longhorns are unfamiliar with the Zags, however. While she was a member of BYU's basketball team from 2018-22, UT guard Shaylee Gonzales averaged 16.1 points over the nine games she played against Gonzaga.

The No. 1 seed in the Portland 4 region, Texas is 32-4 this season. The champion of the Big 12 Tournament, Texas has won 14 of its last 15 games. Texas did not trail once during its first- and second-round wins over Drexel and Alabama in the NCAA Tournament.

After earning its best-ever seed in the NCAA Tournament, Gonzaga (32-3) has lived up to its No. 4 seed. Gonzaga opened the NCAA Tournament with a 75-56 win over UC Irvine and then bested Utah on Monday night. The Zags are led by senior forward Yvonne Ejim, who was named the West Coast Conference's player of the year and defensive player of the year this season.

This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Game time for Texas women vs. Gonzaga in March Madness Sweet 16 round