PREVIEW: Women’s Basketball Heads to #10/8 TCU

FORT WORTH, Texas – University of Houston Women's Basketball closes its regular season road slate with a trip to #10/8 TCU at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday inside Schollmaier Arena.

HOUSTON COUGARS (5-22, 1-15 Big 12) at #10/8 TCU (26-3, 14-2 Big 12)
Date \| Time	Wednesday, Feb. 26 \| 6:30 p.m.
Opponent	TCU
Location	Schollmaier Arena \| Fort Worth, Texas
Watch	ESPN+
Listen	The Varsity Network
Live Stats	UHStats.com
Game Notes	Houston \| TCU

THE GAME

Houston and TCU meet for the 46th time in series history on Wednesday.
The Cougars lead the all-time series, 30-15.
Houston is 0-11 on the road this season while TCU is 18-0 at home.
TCU is the highest-ranked opponent Houston has faced this season and holds a 1-4 record against ranked opponents this season.
Head Coach Ronald Hughey is 1-1 against the Horned Frogs.
TCU won the last meeting against Houston at home, 59-49 (Feb. 24, 2024). Laila Blair led the Cougars in scoring with 14 points.

LAST TIME OUT

Despite Eylia Love's double-double and game-tying 3-pointer to force overtime, Houston dropped a tough, 74-72, battle against Arizona on Saturday night inside Fertitta Center.
The Cougars had four players score in double figures with Laila Blair leading all scorers with 21 points. Love finished the night with 18 points to go along with 14 rebounds for her fourth double-double of the season. Both Gigi Cooke and Kierra Merchant contributed 14 points.

HEADLINES

The Cougars return six players from the 2023-24 roster: Kierra Merchant, Gigi Cooke, Avalon Miller, Maliyah Johnson, Peyton McFarland and All-Big 12 Conference Honorable Mention, Laila Blair.
On Feb. 15 against Colorado, Blair surpassed Porsche Landry's 121 starts for most games started in program history (Feb. 15, 2025). She has now started in 124 games.
On Jan. 22, Blair became Houston's record holder for 3-pointers made. She now has 248 career 3-pointers and is also No. 1 for most minutes played in program history at 4,248 minutes.
On Jan. 11, Blair moved up to third on Houston's all-time scoring list. She has 1,927 career points and needs 31 points to move into second to surpass Sharion Higgins' 1,957 points.
Avalon Miller (Achilles), Maliyah Johnson (ACL) and Kateri Poole (ACL) are out for the season.
Guard Leilani Augmon suffered a broken nose against Baylor (Jan. 17). The guard had surgery on Jan. 27 and made her return to the court on Feb. 22 against Arizona.

SERIES HISTORY

Houston record vs. TCU	30-15
Home / away / neutral	19-4/11-11/0-0
Last meeting	L, 49-59 (Feb. 24, 2024) Away
Streak	TCU 1

UP NEXT
Houston wraps up the regular season at 2 p.m., Sunday when it hosts UCF for Senior Day. Fans are encouraged to arrive early as the Cougars will honor Leilani Augmon, Maliyah Johnson, Laila Blair, Kateri Poole, Eylia Love and Peyton McFarland for their contributions.

SUPPORT YOUR COOGS
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