PREVIEW: Women’s Basketball Concludes Regular Season Against UCF for Senior Day

HOUSTON – The University of Houston Women's Basketball program will honor six seniors Sunday afternoon as the Cougars conclude the regular season at 2 p.m., Sunday against UCF inside Fertitta Center.

Fans are encouraged to be in their seats by 1:35 p.m., for the pregame ceremony as Houston celebrates Leilani Augmon, Laila Blair, Maliyah Johnson, Eylia Love, Peyton McFarland and Kateri Poole.

HOUSTON COUGARS (5-23, 1-16 Big 12) vs UCF KNIGHTS (10-17, 3-14 Big 12)
Date \| Time	Sunday, March 2 \| 2 p.m.
Opponent	UCF
Location	Fertitta Center \| Houston, Texas
Watch	ESPN+ \| Matt Pedersen (pxp), Austyn Iven (analyst) and Brooke Kirchhofer (sideline reporter)
Listen	The Varsity Network \| Jeremy Branham
Live Stats	UHStats.com
Game Notes	Houston \| UCF

THE GAME

Sunday marks the 32nd all-time meeting between Houston and UCF.
UCF leads the series, 23-8.
Houston looks to snap its 11-game losing streak and pick up its second conference win of the season.
In its last meeting, Houston played with only five players as UCF earned its first Big 12 victory of the season, 70-56 (Feb. 1, 2025).
Leilani Augmon, Maliyah Johnson, Laila Blair, Kateri Poole, Eylia Love and Peyton McFarland will be recognized during the pregame senior ceremony.
Johnson and Poole are set to return next season after sitting out this season due to injury.

LAST TIME OUT

Gigi Cooke posted a career-high 25 points as Houston fell 91-56 to #10/8 TCU on Wednesday inside Schollmaier Arena.
The Cougars were led in scoring by Cooke's 25 points for her sixth-straight game in double figures and 17th double-digit outing this season. Laila Blair scored 15 points and is now 16 away from surpassing Sharion Higgins' 1,957 career points to move up to second on Houston's all-time scoring list.

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 125 games.
On Jan. 22, Blair became Houston's record holder for 3-pointers made. She now has 250 career 3-pointers and is also No. 1 for most minutes played in program history at 4,287 minutes.
On Jan. 11, Blair moved up to third on Houston's all-time scoring list. She has 1,942 career points and needs 16 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. UCF	8-23
Home / away / neutral	6-8/2-12/0-3
Last meeting	L, 56-70 (Feb. 1, 2025) Away
Streak	UCF

UP NEXT
Houston awaits final seeding arrangements for the 2025 Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Championship at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo., which begins on Wednesday, March 5.

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