University of Houston Athletics
Houston Looks to Keep Rolling at Tulsa on Thursday
2/16/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Feb. 16, 2011
| Houston (20-4 • 11-0) at Tulsa (5-14 • 1-10) | |
|---|---|
| Time | 7 p.m. • Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011 |
| Location | Reynolds Center (8,355) • Tulsa, Okla. |
| Series History | Tulsa leads, 6-5 |
| Last Time | Jan. 6, 2011: W, 78-48 at Houston |
| Radio | Listen Live Houston Sports Network online broadcast powered by Stretch Internet Jeremy Branham, (play-by-play), Rusty Laverentz (Color) |
| Live Stats | |
| Game Notes | Houston Notes  Conference USA Notebook |
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TULSA, Okla. - The University of Houston women's basketball team returns to action at 7:00 p.m. Thursday night when it meets Tulsa at Reynolds Center in Tulsa, Okla. The Cougars have won 11 consecutive contests and can claim at least a share of the Conference USA regular season title with a victory Thursday.
Houston pushed its unbeaten C-USA record to 11-0 on Sunday with a 77-60 win over East Carolina. Brittney Scott and Porsche Landry led the Cougars in scoring with 20 and 16 points, respectively, while Lesslee Mason posted her sixth double-double of the season with 12 points and 11 rebounds.
Houston features three of the top six scorers in the league as Scott ranks third (15.7 ppg), Landry ranks fourth (15.6 ppg) and Taylor ranks sixth (15.2 ppg). Landry has poured in a league-best 16.0 points per game in conference contests this season, while Taylor leads C-USA and ranks sixth nationally in rebounds per game (11.6) and eighth in double-doubles (15).
Houston currently leads C-USA in scoring (74.9 ppg), scoring margin (+9.0), rebounding (44.2 rpg), defensive rebounds (28.6 rpg) and field goal percentage defense (37.1), while ranking second in blocked shots (4.8 bpg) and third in turnover margin (+2.9) and 3-point percentage (34.2).
The Cougars are currently receiving votes in both the AP Top 25 Poll and the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll.
ABOUT TULSA
The Golden Hurricane are currently in the midst of a seven-game losing streak to drop to 5-14 overall and 1-10 in Conference USA play. Tulsa's last victory and lone league win came at Southern Miss on Jan. 16.
Tulsa currently leads the league in steals per game (11.7) and offensive rebounds per contest (18.1). Seven players are currently averaging at least 6.3 points per game for the Golden Hurricane.
Sophomore guard Taleya Mayberry paces Tulsa with 15.5 points per game, which ranks fifth in C-USA, while ranking second in the league with 3.1 steals per contest.
SERIES HISTORY
The Cougars and Golden Hurricane will meet for the 12th time since 2006, as Tulsa holds the slight 6-5 advantage in the series. The Cougars have only claimed one victory in five games played in Tulsa.
The two teams have split the series in each of the last four seasons. Houston cruised past Tulsa in its league opener earlier this season by a score of 78-48, as Brittney Scott (17), Courtney Taylor (16) and Porsche Landry (13) all scored in double figures.
UP NEXT
The Cougars return home to play host to UTEP at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday before hitting the road for back-to-back road contests at Marshall (Feb. 24) and Rice (Feb. 27).
