University of Houston Athletics
This Week in Houston Athletics
3/19/2018 12:00:00 AM | General
BASEBALL
Last Week
Houston Baseball went 3-1 last week. After falling 7-6 at McNeese, the Cougars defeated New Mexico, 1-0, on Friday before picking up 4-3 (11 innings) and 6-2 victories over Columbia over the weekend to move to 11-8 on the season.
This Week
Houston vs. Lamar | Tuesday | 6:30 p.m. | Schroeder Park
Houston vs. Prairie View A&M | Wednesday | 6:30 p.m. | Schroeder Park
Houston vs. Memphis * | Friday | 6:30 p.m. | Schroeder Park
Houston vs. Memphis * | Saturday | 6:30 p.m. | Schroeder Park
Houston vs. Memphis * | Sunday | 1 p.m. | Schroeder Park
Notes
With the loss to McNeese, the Cougars and Cowboys split the midweek series after Houston won 13-9 in the first meeting at Schroeder Park … Against New Mexico, junior Trey Cumbie recorded 10 strikeouts in a complete-game shutout … For his efforts, Cumbie was named to The American Weekly Honor Roll … Junior Joe Davis led the Cougars with a 3-for-4 effort, as Houston outhit the Lobos, 11-4 … On Saturday against Columbia, sophomore Lael Lockhart Jr. scored the game-winning run with a walk-off, RBI double in the bottom of the 11th inning … The walkoff win was the fourth for Houston on the season … On Sunday, Houston used a four-run second inning to pull away from Columbia to sweep the weekend at Schroeder Park.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Last Week
No. 19/21 Houston Men's Basketball defeated San Diego State, 67-65, in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament before falling 64-63 in the Second Round to No. 7/7 Michigan to end the season with a 27-8 record.
Notes
Against SDSU, senior guard Rob Gray drove the lane and banked in a layup with just 1.1 seconds remaining to lift the Cougars to their first NCAA Tournament victory in more than 30 years … Gray finished with a career-high 39 points and added a personal-best nine rebounds in the win … Against Michigan, Gray totaled 23 points and 10 rebounds in a double-double effort … Gray's 62 points in the first two games are the most since Steph Curry grabbed the national spotlight with Davidson in 2008 … For the 20th time in school history and the first time since 2010, Houston competed in the NCAA Tournament … The 2017-18 squad was the sixth in school history to enjoy 27+ wins in a single season.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Last Week
Houston Women's Basketball fell 65-58 at South Dakota in the First Round of the WNIT to close the season with a 20-12 record.
Notes
The Cougars were led offensively and on the glass by Serithia Hawkins, who scored a game-high 17 points and pulled down a career-best 16 rebounds to register her seventh double-double of the season and the 18th of her career … With the WNIT berth, Houston made its first appearance in the postseason since the 2010-11 season … The WNIT bid was the fifth all-time for the Cougars, and they now hold a 5-6 record in the tournament.
MEN'S GOLF
This Week
Houston at Valspar Collegiate Championships| Sunday â€" Tuesday | Palm City, Fla.
Notes
The Cougars are competing at the Valspar Collegiate Championships … Houston stood 14th after the opening round … Junior Matt Williams led the team with a even-par 72 … For live scoring of Monday's and Tuesday's rounds, click here.
WOMEN'S GOLF
Last Week
No. 24 Houston Women's Golf finished third at the Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational in Oahu, Hawai'i.
This Week
Houston at HBU Husky Invitational | Monday â€" Tuesday | Cypress, Texas (Blackhorse Golf Club)
Houston at LSU Tiger Classic | Friday â€" Sunday | Baton Rouge, La.
Notes
Cougars Allie Anderson (73-78-73) and Megan Thothong (80-74-71) led the team with top-10 finishes in Hawai'i … Anderson carded an 8-over 224 to tie for sixth overall, while Thothong finished one stroke back at 225 to finish in eighth place … For complete results, click here … Competing as individuals, senior Kelli Rollo, juniors Maddy Rayner and Tatiana Pineda, and freshman Yukie Sasaki will represent Houston at the HBU Husky Invitational … For live scoring, click here.
SOFTBALL
Last Week
Houston Softball went 3-2 last week. The Cougars picked up a 5-4, nine-inning win at McNeese on Tuesday before going 2-2 in the Houston Round Robin to move to 17-9 on the season.
This Week
Houston at Sam Houston State | Tuesday | 3/5 p.m. | Huntsville, Texas
Houston at ECU * | Friday | 5 p.m. CT | Greenville, N.C.
Houston at ECU * | Saturday | 1 p.m. CT | Greenville, N.C.
Houston at ECU * | Sunday | 11 a.m. CT | Greenville, N.C.
Notes
At McNeese, junior Savannah Heebner tossed three scoreless innings of relief, retiring all nine batters she faced with three strikeouts to pick up the win … Senior shortstop Mariah Garcia highlighted the offense with a three-run home run … On Saturday in the Houston Round Robin, freshman Tierrah Williams hit a pinch-hit, walk-off grand slam in a 6-2 victory over Eastern Kentucky … The grand slam was the first for the Cougars since Heebner hit one against UConn on April 9, 2017, as part of a multi-home run performance … On Sunday, Heebner improved to 10-2 in the circle in a 6-4 win over EKU … Freshman designated player Aspen Howie finished a perfect 4-for-4 with a double, home run, two singles, three RBI and three runs scored … Howie's performance is the second 4-for-4 showing for the Cougars on the season, as redshirt junior Sarah Barker went 4-for-4 against No. 15/18 Ole Miss on Feb. 16.
SWIMMING & DIVING
Notes
Houston Swimming & Diving closed the season at the NCAA Swimming Championships … Peyton Kondis, Zarena Brown and Ksenia Yukova all represented the Cougars, marking the swimmers to qualify for the program since 2009 … For complete results, click here.
TENNIS
Last Week
Houston Tennis went 3-1 last week to move to 15-2 on the season.
This Week
Houston vs. Louisiana Tech | Saturday | 1 p.m. | Barbara Wallace Winston Tennis Facility
Notes
Houston defeated Louisiana (4-0) and UT Rio Grande Valley (4-0) in a doubleheader on Monday … In both matches, the the Cougars swept double point … Against Louisiana, Sveva Mazzari, Lauren Alter and Alison Mills all picked up victories … Against UTRGV, Tsveta Dimitrova, Ana Glumac and Mazzari collected wins … Houston picked up another sweep at North Florida on Thursday … After taking the double point, Mazzari, Constandena Nicolaou and Dimitrova reminded wins, respectively … Houston lost just its second match of the spring season against defending American Champions USF, 4-2, on Friday.
TRACK & FIELD
Last Week
Houston Track & Field opened the 2018 outdoor season with 15 event wins at the Cougar Spring Break Invitational on Thursday.
This Week
Houston at Victor Lopez Classic | Friday â€" Saturday | Houston, Texas (Rice)
Notes
Jack Thomas, who was sidelined during the 2017 season due to an injury, returned to the javelin and won the event with a heave of 234-10 (71.58m), a person best and improves on his second-best mark in program history … Houston swept the men's and women's 4x100-meter relays … The men began their National Championship title defense with the team of Mario Burke, Elijah Hall, John Lewis III and Cameron Burrell running a nation-leading 39.22, while the women's team of Justice Henderson, Brianne Bethel, Essance Sample and Samiyah Samuels ran the second-fastest time in the NCAA at 45.61 … In the distance, Ebony White and Maria Gonzales finished 1-2 in the women's 1,500-meter run, running 4:47.30 and 4:47.72, respectively … Houston followed the distance event by sweeping the men's and women's straight-track hurdles … Competing for the first time in the outdoor season, freshman Naomi Taylor won the 100-meter hurdles in a wind-aided 13.34, while Amere Lattin won the 110-meter even in a wind-aided 13.93 … Lattin picked up his second victory of the day, winning the 200-meter dash in a wind-aided 21.30 … Houston also swept the men's and women's 400-meter dash … Bethel won the women's in 56.53, while on the men's side freshmen Jemiyah Franklin and Quivell Jordan finished 1-2 in 48.10 and 48.19, respectively … Senior Jared Kerr won the long jump with a wind-aided leap of 24-4.5 (7.43m), while Antwan Dickerson took second at 23-10.0 (7.26m) … The men picked up another 1-2 finish 100-meter dash with Mario Burke winning in 10.24 and Cameron Burrell taking second in 10.32 … In the middle-distance, Blake Contreras won in the 800-meter run in 1:57.02 … Houston's men capped the running events with a victory in the 4x400-meter relay in 3:17.83 … The Cougars finished the afternoon with a sweep of the podium in the discus with Kenneth Sessums (160-09 (49.01m)), while Zach Oliva took second in (159-10 (48.74m)) and Jose Rodriguez (156â€"07 (47.74m)) placed third … For complete results, click here … Prior to the meet, Houston sprinter Elijah Hall was named to the Men's Post-Indoor Watch List for The Bowerman … Hall found himself on the watch list after one of the most successful sprint campaigns in NCAA Indoor Championship history … The native of Katy, Texas, opened the championships with Houston's first-ever NCAA Championship in the 60-meter dash, running the program's second-fastest time at 6.52 … In the 200-meter dash, Hall cruised one-lap around the track in 20.02 to clock the second-fastest time in world history in the indoor 200 … Hall's time broke Wallace Spearmon's 13-year old mark of 20.10 and set new American, Collegiate and NCAA Championship records in the process … Hall earned First-Team All-America honors for each event, becoming the ninth Cougar to claim the award in the 60 and just the second to claim the award in the 200 … Hall scored 20 points for the Cougars in the championship meet, which would have placed him 10th overall in the team standings by himself.
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