University of Houston
9-15, 2-9AAC
UCF
14-9, 4-6AAC
Cougars Fall 85-59 at UCF
2/8/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
ORLANDO - The Houston Cougar Women's Basketball team fell 85-59 on the road at UCF on Wednesday, inside CFE Arena. The Cougars were led offensively by freshman Angela Harris' 22 points.
The Cougars started slow, allowing UCF to open the game on a 7-3 run. Despite shooting just 5-of-13 (38.5 percent) from the field, Houston was able to close the gap by getting to the free-throw line eight times in the quarter and knocking down seven of the freebies. The Cougars grabbed the lead at 16-13 as part of a 7-0 run, led by seven points from Harris.
Harris stayed hot in the second quarter, hitting a pair of 3-pointers to open the frame. However, after her second gave the Cougars the lead 24-23, the Knights broke out on an 11-2 run to reclaim the advantage at 34-26. UCF would extend the lead to as much as 11 in the quarter before the half ended with the Knights on top 43-33.
The Cougars came out of the locker room sluggish in the second half, allowing UCF to begin the third quarter on a 6-2 run. After a Houston timeout, the Coogs were able to right the ship, limiting the Knights to just eight points the remainder of the quarter. During that span, the Cougars finished on a 14-6 run to close the period, led by a pair of 3-point baskets from junior Mariah Mitchell.
The Knights opened the fourth quarter with another strong run, pushing the lead to 14 with a 10-2 mark. Coming out of the timeout, Houston turned the ball over on four straight possessions leading to eight fast-break points, to put the game out of reach.
THE BASICS
Score: UCF 85, Houston 59
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017
Location: CFE Arena (Orlando, Fla.)
TURNING POINT
After Houston cut the lead to six with 10 minutes to play, UCF opened the fourth quarter on an 18-2 to blow the game open.
TOP PERFORMERS
Houston: Angela Harris matched a career-high with 22 points, while finishing 7-of-11 from the field to lead the Cougars in the contest. Jacqueline Blake finished with 11 points, while Kierra Graves tallied 10. Serithia Hawkins led Houston with eight rebounds before fouling out after playing just 21 minutes.
UCF: A pair of players carried the Knights in the game. Zykira Lewis paced all scorers with 29 points, while Aliyah Gregory finished right behind her with 28. Nyala Shuler led the way on the glass for the Knights with eight rebounds.
NEWS AND NOTES
- With 22 points in the contest, Angela Harris became the second freshman this season to tally at least 200 points.
- With eight rebounds in the contest, sophomore Serithia Hawkins became the 33rd Cougar in program history to pull down 400 rebounds.
- With three 3-point baskets in the game, junior Mariah Mitchell moved to 14th on the all-time Houston 3-pointers made list with 75.
UP NEXT FOR THE COUGARS
Houston returns home to host Cincinnati on Saturday, Feb. 11, inside Hofheinz Pavilion. The game will serve as the Cougars' 'Coogs for the Cure' matchup and is scheduled to tip at 2 p.m.
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