Cougars Open Three Game Home Stand

Monday, December 19

Houston, Texas

11 a.m.

University of Houston

UTSA

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Photo by: Juan DeLeon

12/17/2022 10:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball

Houston plays back-to-back day weekday day games in Fertitta beginning Monday

HOUSTON – The University of Houston women's basketball team begins a three-game home stand on Monday against UTSA at 11 a.m. in Fertitta Center. The Cougars will then host Washington State (Dec. 21) and SMU (Dec. 30) in the home stand.

HOUSTON (2-9) vs UTSA (2-6)
Date \| Time				Monday, Dec. 19 at 11 a.m. CT
Opponent				UTSA (2-6)
Location				Fertitta Center \| Houston, Texas
Watch				ESPN+
Listen				The Varsity Network
Live Stats				UHStats.com
Game Notes				Houston \| UTSA
Social Media				@uhcougarwbb \| @uhccougarwbb \| Cougar Wommen's Basketball \| #GoCoogs \| #EverythingMatters

THE GAME

This is Houston's third-consecutive game against C-USA opponents.
Houston has never lost to UTSA at home.
Graduate Tatyana Hill is 21 points away from joining the 1,000 Point Club. She currently has scored 979 points over her Cougar career.
Today's game starts a three-game home stand for Houston (UTSA, Washington State - 12/21, SMU - 12/30).

LAST TIME OUT

Houston outscored Middle Tennessee 19-6 in the fourth quarter and didn't allow a field goal in the final 9:52 of the game during its attempted comeback.
The Cougars posted a season-best 37.5 percent from three-point range at MTSU.
Laila Blair and De'Myla Brown each scored 12 points in the game.
Blair scored seven of her 12 points in the first quarter and Brown scored seven of her 12 in the fourth quarter.

THE TIP

Houston ranks fourth nationally in steals per game (14.6) and seventh in turnovers forced per game (24.8).
The Cougars ranked seventh nationally in offensive rebounds per game (17.4).
Hill ranks 27th nationally in offensive rebounds per game (3.8).
Junior Laila Blair was a unanimous Preseason All-Conference First Team selection by The American coaches.
Blair has scored in double digits nine consecutive games.
The Cougars were picked to finish second in the league and received two first place votes in the Coaches Poll.
Blair was one of three players in The American in 2021-22 to make six 3-pointers in one game and the only player in the conference with two games of six-plus 3-pointers made.
Blair finished eighth in the league in scoring in 2021-22 (13.3 ppg).
Graduate Tatyana Hill finished seventh in the league in rebounding in 2021-22 (7.3 rpg).

SERIES HISTORY
Houston record vs Rice 20-1
home / away / neutral 10-0 / 9-1 / 1-0
Last meeting W, 56-49, 12/19/16 at UTSA
Streak Houston, 3

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