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University of Houston Athletics
25th-Ranked Cougars Continue Quest for Perfection at Rice
2/26/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Feb. 26, 2011
| No. 25 Houston (23-4 • 14-0) at Rice (17-11 • 9-5) | |
|---|---|
| Time | 2 p.m. • Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011 |
| Location | Tudor Fieldhouse (5,750) • Houston |
| Series History | Houston leads, 46-7 |
| Last Time | Feb. 10, 2011: Houston 71, Rice 51 at Hofheinz Pavilion |
| 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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HOUSTON - The University of Houston women's basketball team will look to remain perfect in Conference USA play Sunday with its second meeting against Rice. Tip off is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. at Tudor Fieldhouse.
Houston (23-4, 14-0) set a new school record by extending its winning streak to 14 games with a 72-54 victory over Marshall on Thursday night. Brittney Scott caught fire with a game-high 24 points, highlighted by a 6-of-10 performance from 3-point range. Scott drained four second-half treys, each halting a Marshall run. Courtney Taylor registered her 18th double-double of the season with 12 points and 10 rebounds, while Porsche Landry added 15 points in the victory.
Houston features three of the top four scorers in the league as Scott (16.0 ppg), Taylor (15.2 ppg) and Landry (15.1 ppg) rank second, third and fourth, respectively. Taylor currently ranks fourth nationally in double-doubles and leads C-USA and ranks eighth in the country in rebounds per game (11.5). Scott also places second in the league in 3-point percentage (40.1) and 3-pointers per game (2.7).
Houston leads C-USA in scoring (74.8 ppg), scoring margin (+9.8), rebounding (44.3 rpg), defensive rebounds (28.8 rpg) and field goal percentage defense (36.7), while ranking second in blocked shots (4.9 bpg) and 3-point percentage (34.4) and third in turnover margin (+2.9), steals (10.6 spg) and free-throw percentage (69.3).
ABOUT RICE
The Owls had won seven of their last eight contests before suffering a heartbreaker to Tulane on Thursday, where the Green Wave rallied back from five points down with just a minute to play. Rice is currently 17-11 overall and are third in C-USA with a 9-5 mark.
Rice is averaging 64.3 points per game while ranking fourth in the league by holding opponents to just 62.2 points per contest. The Owls also place in the top three in the league in defensive rebounds (27.6 rpg), field goal percentage defense (38.5) and 3-point field goal percentage defense (29.2).
Freshman phenom Jessica Kuster leads the Owls with 13.8 points per game, while ranking second in the league with 10.8 rebounds per contest. Lightning-quick guard D'Frantz Smart places second in C-USA with 5.9 assists per game.
SERIES HISTORY
The Cougars and Owls will renew their cross-town rivalry for the second time this season and 54th time since 1978, as Houston holds a dominating 46-7 advantage in the series. The Cougars are 19-4 against the Owls at Rice.
Houston won the first meeting this season and the seventh straight on Feb. 10, as Landry helped the Cougars pull away with 20 of her game-high 22 points coming in the second half.
UP NEXT
The Cougars wrap up the regular season with the home finale against Tulane at 2:00 p.m. on March 5. The six Houston seniors will be honored following the contest, while the team will be presented with the Conference USA regular season trophy.
