University of Houston Athletics
Women's Basketball Set to Host Central Florida Sunday
1/24/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Jan. 24, 2009
RADIO: Houston-ISP Sports Radio Network • Jeremy Branham, Play-by-Play
TELEVISION: Fox Sports Houston (Ch. 106 on Comcast cable (Houston)/Direct TV Ch 613/Dish Network 152) • Greg Lucas, Play-by-Play; Lisa Malosky (analyst)
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Houston Notes vs. UCF (Jan. 25, 2009) in PDF Format
Conference USA Notebook (Jan. 23, 2009) in PDF Format
HOUSTON - Putting its 8-0 home record on the line and hoping to climb back on top of the Conference USA standings, the University of Houston women's basketball team will host Central Florida Sunday in a 2 p.m. contest at Hofheinz Pavilion.
The game also will be broadcast on both Fox Sports Houston and on CBS College Sports Network - which is channel 106 on Comcast cable in the Houston area, as well as channel 613 on DirecTV and channel 152 on Dish Network/Echostar. Calling the play-by-play action will be Greg Lucas alongside color commentator Lisa Malosky. The game will also be shown tape-delayed in the Orlando area on Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast and Bright House Sports Net
This season, the Cougars (11-6; 3-2 C-USA) have won all eight games at Hofheinz Pavilion and are trying to tie the 1986-87 team, which won its first nine games on its home court, for the best start to a season at home.
Junior Ashlee' Joseph is coming off a season-best 16-point performance in the Cougars' last outing at Southern Miss, making 8-of-13 field goals off the bench.
Three UH players have enjoyed outstanding success on their home court, with sophomore forward Courtney Taylor, who averages a double-double for the season, leading the way with 14.6 points per game at home. Sophomore guard Brittney Scott, who leads the Cougars with a 15.4 point per game average in C-USA play, averaging 14.1 points at home while freshman Roxana Button chips in with 12.3 points per home contest.
Head coach Joe Curl, who earned his 300th career coaching win earlier this season, is closing in on another milestone as he sits just seven wins away from former UH head coach Dot Woodfin for the program's mark in all-time coaching wins. Woodfin notched 175 wins on the Cougar sideline from 1976-85.
UCF enters Sunday's contest with a 6-12 overall record, but turned into one of C-USA top teams once league play began when it surged to the top of the conference standings with a 4-1 C-USA mark. Sophomore forward Emma Cannon, leads the way by averaging a double-double this season with 15.1 points and 10.4 rebounds per game.
TV INFORMATION
Sunday's game will be televised live locally on Fox Sports Houston and in the Orlando area on tape delay Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast and Bright House Sports Net. Greg Lucas will be calling the play-by-play action with Lisa Malosky providing color commentary.
RADIO INFORMATION
All UH Women's basketball games can be heard on the official website for UH athletics - UHCougars.com with Jeremy Branham calling the play-by-play action and Louis Ray providing the color commentary.
LIVE STATS
Fans can follow live stats from Sunday's game against UCF by clicking the GameTracker link at UHCougars.com.
SERIES HISTORY VS. UCF
UH leads the all-time series with UCF by a slim 2-1 margin, including a 74-61 victory in Orlando last season. The first meeting between the schools occurred in Houston on Jan. 6, 2006, with the Cougars earning a 64-50 victory. The Knights got even in the series with a 78-73 win over UH in Orlando on Feb. 9, 2007.
