Blackshell-Fair’s Career Day Leads Cougars to Big Win

VICTORIA. B.C. – The University of Houston Women's Basketball team dominated in the paint and on the glass in a 96-75 win over Cal Baptist at the Greater Victoria Invitational.

Houston will advance to the Consolation Championship against San Francisco on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. CT.

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HOW IT HAPPENED

Houston jumped out with intensity in the opening minutes of the game, taking advantage of its height advantage and hammering the Lancers in the paint. Julia Blackshell-Fair and Tatyana Hill played with a purpose, combining for 21 of the Cougars 26 first quarter points. The Houston defense scored 11 points off of turnovers in the first 10 minutes and dominated the glass, scoring 20 of its 26 points in the post to set the tone early.

The Cougars would counter the sharpshooting of the Lancers by continuing to play in the paint. Cal Baptist hit five three-pointers in the second quarter to keep things close as Houston shot 58 percent from the field, including a pair of three-pointers. Before the halftime break, Blackshell-Fair and Hill would combine for 32 points and Houston would outscore CBU 20-8 in the paint.

With a 51-41 lead in hand, the Cougars continued to play Houston Basketball down the stretch. The Cougars shot 9-of-14 from the field in the third frame as Maya Jones, KeAjsa Peace and Dymond Gladney made pivotal plays on offense. The Houston reserves served as a spark on both ends for UH accounting for 14 points, as the squad headed to the fourth quarter leading CBU, 79-64.

With ten minutes remaining in regulation UH kept its foot on the gas. Houston would find a rhythm from behind-the-arc as Branch and Peace accounted for the Cougars two three-pointers of the frame. The Cougars held Cal Baptist to 31 percent shooting from the field and 1-of-6 from long range in the final 10 minutes of action, ultimately securing its highest point total of the season and securing a 96-75 victory.

ITEMS OF NOTE
HOUSTON 96, CAL BAPTIST 75
LEADING SCORER: Julia Blackshell-Fair; 23
LEADING REBOUNDER: Dorian Branch; 11
LEADING ASSISTANT: Branch; 6

Gladney made her third career start and second of the season for the Cougars.
Blackshell-Fair scored a career-high 21 points on 10-of-14 shooting.
Blackshell-Fair grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds and secured the first double-double of her career.
Peace scored a career-high 11 points on 5-of-10 shooting and hit her first career three-pointer.
Houston had 10 steals and forced 18 CBU turnovers.
The Cougars shot 48.1 percent from the field.
The Cougars improve to 4-3 on the season.
This marks the fifth game in the Hughey era that Houston has scored 90 or more points.

SINGLE-GAME AND SEASON TICKETS ON SALE NOW
Prices for single-game tickets for the 2019-20 season start as low as $8 for general admission. Floor seating and general admission club seating are also available for purchase.

New for the 2019-20 season are the Women's Basketball Flex Plans. One Flex Plan includes 10 general admission game vouchers. The vouchers can be redeemed all at once or can be used throughout the season for any combination of Houston Women's Basketball home games, excluding the Dec. 19 game against Southern Miss.

Season packages start as low as $100 and include courtside, club and general admission seating. Houston's youngest alums (2014-19) are reminded that they are eligible for special Young Alumni pricing starting at $75. Ticket packages can be purchased HERE. Season ticket renewals can be found HERE.

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