University of Houston
0-8
UTSA
3-5
Late UTSA Run Sinks Women's Basketball on Sunday
12/4/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
| UTSA 70, Houston 59 |
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| 1 | 2 | F | |
| Houston | 34 | 25 | 59 |
| UTSA | 34 | 36 | 70 |
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| Quick Stats | UH | UTSA |
| Points | 59 | 70 |
| Rebounds | 35 | 52 |
| Assists | 7 | 11 |
| Turnovers | 16 | 22 |
| Field Goals | 21 | 21 |
| Free Throws | 13 | 24 |
| Three Point Field Goals | 4 | 4 |
| Fouls | 20 | 16 |
| Statistical Leaders | |||
| Houston | Points | Rebounds | Assists |
| Roxana Button | 30 | 3 | 4 |
| Mileka Loydrake | 12 | 2 | 1 |
| Amanda Lawson | 6 | 7 | 1 |
| UTSA | Points | Rebounds | Assists |
| Simone Young | 18 | 5 | 3 |
| Mannasha Bell | 12 | 16 | 0 |
| Whitney Wright | 12 | 12 | 1 |
Dec. 4, 2011
Final Stats | Box Score | Season Stats
SAN ANTONIO, Texas - UTSA rode a 17-6 rally over the final 8:39 to break a tie game as the University of Houston women's basketball team fell to the Roadrunners by a score of 70-59, Sunday afternoon at the Convocation Center.
The Cougars got off to a quick start, building a 20-12 lead at the 11:20 mark, aided by 12 early points from senior guard Roxana Button.
Houston shot out to its biggest lead of the contest at 28-19 with 7:37 remaining after freshman guard Mileka Loydrake buried back-to-back 3-pointers, but the Roadrunners would end the first half much like the second, outscoring the Cougars 15-6 to tie the game at 34 points apiece at the break.
UTSA (3-5) opened the second half on a 9-0 run before Houston finally got its first points of the second half at the 15:48 mark on a Button free-throw. Button would follow with a jumper and make two more free-throws to trim the deficit to four points with 14:53 remaining.
After falling back to an eight-point deficit, freshman guard Danielle Parks sank a bucket from downtown and Loydrake followed with a layup to tie the contest at 53-53 and cap a 10-2 run with 8:39 left to play.
The Roadrunners would score the next eight points via layups, and after Houston cut the deficit back to four points with 3:12 to play, UTSA relied on five free-throws in a span of 1:28 to put the contest out of reach.
Button, who played all 40 minutes, matched her career best in the loss with 30 points and also set career highs with 10 field goals and four steals while matching a personal best with four assists. Button scored 12 of Houston's first 20 points, while also accounting for the Cougars' first 12 points of the second half.
Loydrake also scored in double figures for Houston with 12 points, shooting 4-of-5 from the field, including a 2-of-2 effort from beyond the arc, and 2-of-2 from the charity stripe.
Freshman forward Amanda Lawson returned to the lineup for the first time in three games and provided six first-half points to go with seven rebounds. Houston held UTSA to a 36-percent shooting performance (21-of-58), but the Roadrunners racked up 24 points at the free-throw line on 31 attempts.
The Cougars forced 22 UTSA turnovers to just 16 Houston miscues, while swiping the ball 13 times. Houston was dominated on the glass by a 52-35 margin.
The Cougars return home to play host to Louisiana Tech in their next contest at 7 p.m., Wednesday at Hofheinz Pavilion.
NOTES
• Senior guard Roxana Button tallied her second-career performance of 30 points in Sunday's loss. Button also scored 30 points on Nov. 25 against Yale.
• Button has scored in double figures in all eight games this season, the longest streak in her career, for a total of 38 double-digit performances in her career.
• Button was 1-of-4 from 3-point range on Sunday, marking the 62nd time of draining at least one 3-pointer in a game.
• Button knocked down her 99th-career 3-pointer Sunday, which ranks sixth in Houston history.
• Button increased her career points to 805, needing just 195 points to become the 22nd member of Houston's 1000-point club.
• Freshman guard Mileka Loydrake recorded her first double-digit scoring performance with 12 points on Sunday. Loydrake knocked down the first two 3-pointers of her career.
• Freshman forward Amanda Lawson was back in the lineup after missing the last three games due to injury, and converted each of her first three field goal attempts in the first half.
