PREVIEW: Women’s Basketball Opens Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship Against Colorado

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The University of Houston Women's Basketball program opens the postseason in the First Round of the 2025 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship against Colorado at 1:30 p.m., Wednesday inside T-Mobile Center.

(16) HOUSTON COUGARS (5-24, 1-17 Big 12) vs (9) COLORADO BUFFALOES (18-11, 9-9 Big 12)
Date \| Time	Wednesday, March 5 \| 1:30 p.m.
Opponent	Colorado
Location	T-Mobile Center \| Kansas City, Mo.
Watch	ESPN+
Listen	The Varsity Network
Live Stats	UHStats.com
Game Notes	Houston \| Colorado

THE GAME

Houston and Colorado meet for the fourth time in series history on Wednesday.
Houston is in search of its first Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship win after falling in the first round at
the 2024 edition to Texas Tech, 60-74 (March 7, 2024).
The Buffaloes lead the all-time series, 2-1
Colorado won the lone regular season meeting, 83-60 in Boulder, Colo. (Feb. 15, 2025).
Houston is 0-2 at a neutral site this season, meanwhile Colorado is 1-0 with a win against Nevada, 75-59 (Nov. 12, 2024).
The Cougars picked up their lone victory, 79-78, against the Buffaloes on Dec. 4, 1987.

LAST TIME OUT

Laila Blair moved to second on Houston Women's Basketball career scoring list as the Cougars dropped their final regular season game, 73-61, on Senior Day
against UCF inside Fertitta Center on Sunday.
In her final home game as a Cougar, Blair surpassed Sharion Higgins' 1,957 points to become the second all-time scorer in program history. The Houston
native scored 18 points against UCF and now has 1,960 career points.
The Cougars were led by Eylia Love's 20 points. Gigi Cooke scored 11 points.

HEADLINES

The Cougars return six players from the 2023-24 roster: Kierra Merchant, Gigi Cooke, Avalon Miller,
Maliyah Johnson, Peyton McFarland and 2024 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 now has 126 career starts.
On Jan. 22, Blair became Houston's record holder for 3-pointers made. She now has 253 career 3-pointers
and is also No. 1 for most minutes played in program history at 4, 321 minutes.
On March 2, Blair moved up to second on Houston's all-time scoring list with 1,960 career 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. Colorado	1-2
Home / away / neutral	0-0/1-2/0-0
Last meeting	L, 60-83 (Feb. 15, 2025) Away
Streak	Colorado 2

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