University of Houston Athletics
Women's Basketball Opens C-USA Championship Friday
3/7/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
March 6, 2008
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ORLANDO, Fla. - The University of Houston women's basketball team earned the No. 4 seed in the 2008 Conference USA Women's Basketball Championship and faces No. 5 Southern Miss Friday in the quarterfinals at 4:30 p.m. CST at New UCF Arena in Orlando, Fla.
Houston (15-14) and Southern Miss (18-12) faced each other once during the regular season in 2007-08. The Cougars knocked off the Golden Eagles 71-61 on Jan. 20 in Houston.
Fans can listen to a free internet radio broadcast of all UH games this year by clicking on the Stretch Internet Broadcast link at UHCougars.com. Streaming video for all home games will also be made available through the All-Access package at UHCougars.com.
STORYLINES
- No. 4 Houston (15-15) faces No. 5 Southern Miss (18-12) in the C-USA Championship Quarterfinals Friday at 4:30 p.m.
- UH knocked off Southern Miss, 71-61, in Hofheinz Pavilion on Jan. 20.
- The Cougars earned a first-round bye in the C-USA Championship and the team's highest seeding since since 2005.
- Houston leads the all-time series 10-8 and has won four of the past five meetings.
- Southern Miss knocked off No. 12 UCF, 74-72, in the tournament's opening round Thursday.
- The two teams have faced off one on a neutral court, a 71-69 Southern Miss win on March 6, 2003 in the opening round of the C-USA Championship.
- The Cougars' 15 wins are the most since the 2004-05 season.
- UH's six road victories this season have already surpassed the team's road-win total (4) of the previous two seasons.
- Houston has never finished a season below .500 when recording six or more road wins.
- UH is 13-3 when holding its opponents under 70 points.
- Twiggy McIntyre (15.5 ppg), Tye Jackson (11.0) and Courtney Taylor (9.8) lead UH.
- Four UH players earned nods to the All-Conference USA squad, McIntyre (1st), Jackson (3rd), Cobilyn Hill (All-Freshman) and Taylor (All-Freshman). McIntyre, a first-team all-league pick, ranks fourth in C-USA in scoring and leads the league in three-pointers made per game (2.32).
- Jackson has averaged 5.9 assists and 5.5 rebounds per game in C-USA games. She was named C-USA POTW on Feb. 4 after averaging nearly a triple-double against Memphis and UAB.
- Jackson tallied the fourth triple-double in Conference USA and Cougar history with 11 points, a career-best 16 rebounds and 12 assists in an 80-76 overtime win at UAB.
- Taylor has averaged almost a double-double on the season (9.8/8.5).
- Houston head coach Joe Curl, who suffered a heart attack on Oct. 27, has been cleared to return to recruiting duties. No timetable has been set for his return to coaching.
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Date: Friday, March 7, 2008
Tipoff: 4:30 p.m. (CST)
Location: Orlando, Fla.
Venue: New UCF Arena (10,000)
Series: Houston leads 10-8
Television: None
Streaming: All-Access Broadcast at UHCougars.com. Click to watch.
Live Stats: Click
Radio: Houston ISP Sports Network online broadcast powered by Stretch Internet. Jeremy Branham (play-by-play) and Louis Ray (analyst). Click HERE to listen.
