Women’s Basketball Drops Road Contest to Georgia

Friday, November 8

Athens, Ga.

5 p.m. CT

University of Houston

0-2,0-0Big 12

Georgia

2-0,0-0SEC

Houston

Georgia

11/8/2024 7:32:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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Love’s near double-double not enough to defeat Bulldogs

ATHENS, Ga. – University of Houston Women's Basketball dropped a 61-47 battle against Georgia inside Stegeman Coliseum on Friday night.

Houston (0-2) was led by graduate guard Eylia Love's 17 points and nine rebounds. Junior forward Amiya Evans recorded a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds to lead Georgia.

Georgia (2-0) opened the game on an 11-0 run before Love's bucket with 1:35 left in the opening quarter put the Cougars on the board. Houston could only muster four points in the opening frame with Love scoring both baskets.

The second quarter was different, as Houston outscored Georgia, 17-12. Redshirt sophomore guard Gigi Cooke ignited the scoring with six points heading into the media timeout. Georgia's scoring drought ended with a 3-pointer by Roxane Makolo, but the Cougars used a 10-2 run to get within six.

The Lady Bulldogs got off to a hot start in the third quarter with a 10-2 run to lead by as many as 16 points. Love put the Cougars back into the game as she recorded nine of her 17 points on the night and cut down Houston's deficit to seven. Four late points by Georgia extended its lead into the final frame, 52-43

The two teams traded blows early in the final stanza before Georgia opened its lead with three straight 3-pointers to increase its lead by as many as 18. Sophomore guard Summer Bostock scored Houston's final five points to trim the deficit to 14.

UP NEXT
The Cougars remain on the road, returning to the Bayou City to face crosstown rival, Rice, at 7 p.m., Thursday, inside Tudor Fieldhouse.

Houston returns to Fertitta Center to face Houston Christian on Sunday, Nov. 17, at 2 p.m., for its Hoops for Troops game. Service members will receive free admission against the Huskies.

Fans 12 and under can enjoy a postgame meet and greet with select Houston women's basketball student-athletes on the court.

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