Wednesday, November 28
Fort Myers, Fla.
4 p.m.
University of Houston
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Florida Gulf Coast
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Photo by: Wilf Thorne/Wilf Thorne Photography
Houston’s Comeback Falls Shy at FGCU
11/28/2018 7:36:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Serithia Hawkins tallies 20th career double-double in 100th career game
Fort Myers, Fla. – The Houston Cougar Women's Basketball team mounted a furious comeback in the fourth quarter, but ultimately fell 76-71 at Florida Gulf Coast on Wednesday.
Florida Gulf Coast raced out to a double-digit lead early in the contest, scoring the first 12 points of the game. Keri Jewett-Giles opened the scoring with a layup before Tytionia Adderly added the next five. Jewett-Giles would score again on the next possession, before Nasrin Ulel buried a 3-pointer ahead of Houston's first point of the contest.
Houston would not connect on its first bucket of the game until the 4:44 mark in the first quarter, but after Angela Harris scored on a 3-pointer, Houston rattled off eight of the final 12 points. Following an Eagle bucket, Myyah West finished the quarter with back-to-back layups to cut the lead to 18-8 after one quarter of play. Houston shot just 18.8 percent (3-of-16) in the first quarter, while FGCU made eight of its 20 shots (40.0 percent).
The Cougars cut the lead to eight on a Julia Blackshell-Fair layup to open the second quarter, but Florida Gulf Coast would score 10 of the next 12 to push the lead to 16 with 7:23 left in the half. The two teams would trade buckets over the next three minutes, however FGCU would close the period on a 9-2 run to grab their largest lead of the night at 43-22.
Houston's defense found its form in the second half, and the Cougars grabbed the first six points of the third quarter thanks to a free throw from Jasmyne Harris and five-straight points from Angela Harris to cut the lead to 43-30 with 8:32 remaining. Neither team would score for nearly three minutes, and after a pair of Florida Gulf Coast free throws, Houston cut the lead to 11 at 45-34 with an Alyssa Okoene jumper and a pair from the line for Dorian Branch.
Florida Gulf Coast would regain their stroke in the second-half of the third quarter. Despite their first basket of the period coming at the 4:05 mark, the Eagles would connect on seven straight field goals to end the quarter and rebuild the lead to 61-43 with just 10 minutes to play.
Houston had one final gasp in the fourth quarter, where the defense would hold Florida Gulf Coast without a field goal for the first 8:47 of the period. Serithia Hawkins opened the quarter with a layup before Jewett-Giles knocked down a pair from the line for FGCU. From there, Houston would go on a 17-0 run to pull within one.
Angela Harris started the run with a layup before Hawkins would knock down two from the line. After a free throw from Jasmyne Harris a minute later, Angela Harris knocked down a 3-pointer, which was followed by a bucket from Branch, two more from Serithia Hawkins and a layup from Blackshell-Fair to bring the score to 63-62 with 2:39 remaining in the game.
From there, the teams would trade a pair from the line, before Ulel knocked down a big 3-pointer to extend the lead back to four at 70-66. Following an offensive foul call on the other end, Houston's bench picked up a technical foul, and the Eagles extended the lead out of reach to 74-66 with just 27 seconds remaining.
Despite coming up short of their comeback bid, the Cougars held Florida Gulf Coast to just two field goals in the period and outscored FGCU 28-15 over the final 10 minutes.
THE BASICS
Score: Florida Gulf Coast 76, Houston 71
Date: Wednesday, November 28, 2018
Location: Fort Myers, Fla. | Alico Arena
TOP PERFORMERS
Houston: Houston was led offensively by junior guard Angela Harris who finished with a season-high 16 points. Serithia Hawkins finished the game with 13 points, while pulling down 11 rebounds for her second double-double of the season and the 20th of her career. Senior Myyah West also reached double figures with a season-high 12 points.
Florida Gulf Coast: FGCU had four players reach double figures including a game-high 19 from Chandler Ryan. Nasrin Ulel added 17 points, while Lisa Zderadicka scored 15 and Keri Jewett-Giles added 14. Tytionia Adderly paced the Eagles on the glass with eight rebounds.
NEWS AND NOTES
UP NEXT FOR HOUSTON
Houston wraps up its 2-game road trip at East Tennessee State on Dec. 1, in Johnson City, Tenn. Following the road trip, Houston returns to open a new era, when they play inside the Fertitta Center for the first time, in a Dec. 6 tilt against Texas A&M.
SEASON TICKETS ON SALE NOW
Season tickets for the 2018-19 season are on sale now and start at just $50 for General Admission seating and feature options for reserved seating as well.
Houston has also opened up a 4-game mini plan option beginning at $20 for General Admission seating and ranging to $30 for Priority Seating. With the mini plan, fans can choose four games from any of Houston's 13 home games throughout the 2018-19 season.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit UHCougars.com/tickets or click HERE. Fans can also reach the UH Ticket Office by phone at 713-GO-COOGS (462-6647).
STAY CONNECTED
Fans can receive daily information and in-game updates by following @UHCougarWBB on Twitter. Fans can also catch up with the latest news and notes on the team by clicking LIKE on the team's Facebook page at facebook.com/UHCougarWBB.
Florida Gulf Coast raced out to a double-digit lead early in the contest, scoring the first 12 points of the game. Keri Jewett-Giles opened the scoring with a layup before Tytionia Adderly added the next five. Jewett-Giles would score again on the next possession, before Nasrin Ulel buried a 3-pointer ahead of Houston's first point of the contest.
Houston would not connect on its first bucket of the game until the 4:44 mark in the first quarter, but after Angela Harris scored on a 3-pointer, Houston rattled off eight of the final 12 points. Following an Eagle bucket, Myyah West finished the quarter with back-to-back layups to cut the lead to 18-8 after one quarter of play. Houston shot just 18.8 percent (3-of-16) in the first quarter, while FGCU made eight of its 20 shots (40.0 percent).
The Cougars cut the lead to eight on a Julia Blackshell-Fair layup to open the second quarter, but Florida Gulf Coast would score 10 of the next 12 to push the lead to 16 with 7:23 left in the half. The two teams would trade buckets over the next three minutes, however FGCU would close the period on a 9-2 run to grab their largest lead of the night at 43-22.
Houston's defense found its form in the second half, and the Cougars grabbed the first six points of the third quarter thanks to a free throw from Jasmyne Harris and five-straight points from Angela Harris to cut the lead to 43-30 with 8:32 remaining. Neither team would score for nearly three minutes, and after a pair of Florida Gulf Coast free throws, Houston cut the lead to 11 at 45-34 with an Alyssa Okoene jumper and a pair from the line for Dorian Branch.
Florida Gulf Coast would regain their stroke in the second-half of the third quarter. Despite their first basket of the period coming at the 4:05 mark, the Eagles would connect on seven straight field goals to end the quarter and rebuild the lead to 61-43 with just 10 minutes to play.
Houston had one final gasp in the fourth quarter, where the defense would hold Florida Gulf Coast without a field goal for the first 8:47 of the period. Serithia Hawkins opened the quarter with a layup before Jewett-Giles knocked down a pair from the line for FGCU. From there, Houston would go on a 17-0 run to pull within one.
Angela Harris started the run with a layup before Hawkins would knock down two from the line. After a free throw from Jasmyne Harris a minute later, Angela Harris knocked down a 3-pointer, which was followed by a bucket from Branch, two more from Serithia Hawkins and a layup from Blackshell-Fair to bring the score to 63-62 with 2:39 remaining in the game.
From there, the teams would trade a pair from the line, before Ulel knocked down a big 3-pointer to extend the lead back to four at 70-66. Following an offensive foul call on the other end, Houston's bench picked up a technical foul, and the Eagles extended the lead out of reach to 74-66 with just 27 seconds remaining.
Despite coming up short of their comeback bid, the Cougars held Florida Gulf Coast to just two field goals in the period and outscored FGCU 28-15 over the final 10 minutes.
THE BASICS
Score: Florida Gulf Coast 76, Houston 71
Date: Wednesday, November 28, 2018
Location: Fort Myers, Fla. | Alico Arena
TOP PERFORMERS
Houston: Houston was led offensively by junior guard Angela Harris who finished with a season-high 16 points. Serithia Hawkins finished the game with 13 points, while pulling down 11 rebounds for her second double-double of the season and the 20th of her career. Senior Myyah West also reached double figures with a season-high 12 points.
Florida Gulf Coast: FGCU had four players reach double figures including a game-high 19 from Chandler Ryan. Nasrin Ulel added 17 points, while Lisa Zderadicka scored 15 and Keri Jewett-Giles added 14. Tytionia Adderly paced the Eagles on the glass with eight rebounds.
NEWS AND NOTES
- Senior forward Serithia Hawkins played her 100th game for the Cougars against Florida Gulf Coast.
- Houston swatted a season-high 10 shots including three apiece from Serithia Hawkins and Dorian Branch, with Branch's going as a career-high.
- Houston forced FGCU to turn the ball over 19 times in the game, making eight-straight games of at least 19 turnovers forced.
UP NEXT FOR HOUSTON
Houston wraps up its 2-game road trip at East Tennessee State on Dec. 1, in Johnson City, Tenn. Following the road trip, Houston returns to open a new era, when they play inside the Fertitta Center for the first time, in a Dec. 6 tilt against Texas A&M.
SEASON TICKETS ON SALE NOW
Season tickets for the 2018-19 season are on sale now and start at just $50 for General Admission seating and feature options for reserved seating as well.
Houston has also opened up a 4-game mini plan option beginning at $20 for General Admission seating and ranging to $30 for Priority Seating. With the mini plan, fans can choose four games from any of Houston's 13 home games throughout the 2018-19 season.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit UHCougars.com/tickets or click HERE. Fans can also reach the UH Ticket Office by phone at 713-GO-COOGS (462-6647).
STAY CONNECTED
Fans can receive daily information and in-game updates by following @UHCougarWBB on Twitter. Fans can also catch up with the latest news and notes on the team by clicking LIKE on the team's Facebook page at facebook.com/UHCougarWBB.
Team Stats
HOU
FGCU
FG%
.417
.419
3FG%
.267
.333
FT%
.739
.833
RB
35
36
TO
18
19
STL
12
6
Game Leaders
Pts
16
FGM
6
3FGM
4
FTM
0
Pts
13
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Pts
12
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
6
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
3
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