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Houston Drops Road Contest to No. 1 UConn
1/11/2020 3:01:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Dorian Branch leads Cougars with 13 points
HARTFORD, Conn. – The University of Houston Women's Basketball team fell on Saturday afternoon to No. 1 UConn in a 91-51 decision at the XL Center.
BOX SCORE
GAME BOOK
HOW IT HAPPENED
Houston struggled to find an offensive rhythm in the opening minutes of play, falling behind early and trailing 11-0 at the first media timeout. The Cougars got on the board late in the frame when Dorian Branch found KeAjsa Peace on the block to snap UConn's 16-0 scoring run. Houston entered the break trailing UConn 25-2.
Dymond Gladney had the hot hand in the second quarter, hitting a three-pointer for the 13th straight game to get things going for the Cougars. Two buckets from Tatyana Hill and a driving lay-up from Julia Blackshell-Fair helped Houston get into double-figures before the halfway point of the second quarter. Houston would embark on a 6-0 run that helped swing the momentum of the game as Maya Jones, Blackshell-Fair and Hill each secured crucial points for the visiting team. Branch extended her streak of games with at least one made three-pointer to 17 when the senior knocked down a bucket from long-range to send Houston to the locker room trailing 44-21.
Branch continued to have the hit hand at the start of the third quarter, scoring five points before the midway point of the frame and sinking her second three-pointer of the day. UConn countered by hitting 9 of its final 11 shots to close out the quarter with a 72-34 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
Houston took things to the paint in the fourth quarter, hitting 57 percent of its shots in the lane to UConn's 47 percent in the fourth quarter. Bria Patterson and Maya Jones crashed the boards for the Cougars in the final 10 minutes of action to put pressure on the Huskies. As time winded down Branch hit her third three-pointer of the day, for her third straight game with multiple made three-point baskets as Houston fell to UConn in a 91-51 decision.
ITEMS OF NOTE
HOUSTON 51, UCONN 91
LEADING SCORER: Dorian Branch; 13
LEADING REBOUNDER: Maya Jones; 6
LEADING ASSISTANT: Jones, Branch; 4
SINGLE-GAME 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.
Tickets can be purchased by clicking HERE.
FOLLOW THE COUGARS!
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.
--UHCougars.com--
BOX SCORE
GAME BOOK
HOW IT HAPPENED
Houston struggled to find an offensive rhythm in the opening minutes of play, falling behind early and trailing 11-0 at the first media timeout. The Cougars got on the board late in the frame when Dorian Branch found KeAjsa Peace on the block to snap UConn's 16-0 scoring run. Houston entered the break trailing UConn 25-2.
Dymond Gladney had the hot hand in the second quarter, hitting a three-pointer for the 13th straight game to get things going for the Cougars. Two buckets from Tatyana Hill and a driving lay-up from Julia Blackshell-Fair helped Houston get into double-figures before the halfway point of the second quarter. Houston would embark on a 6-0 run that helped swing the momentum of the game as Maya Jones, Blackshell-Fair and Hill each secured crucial points for the visiting team. Branch extended her streak of games with at least one made three-pointer to 17 when the senior knocked down a bucket from long-range to send Houston to the locker room trailing 44-21.
Branch continued to have the hit hand at the start of the third quarter, scoring five points before the midway point of the frame and sinking her second three-pointer of the day. UConn countered by hitting 9 of its final 11 shots to close out the quarter with a 72-34 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
Houston took things to the paint in the fourth quarter, hitting 57 percent of its shots in the lane to UConn's 47 percent in the fourth quarter. Bria Patterson and Maya Jones crashed the boards for the Cougars in the final 10 minutes of action to put pressure on the Huskies. As time winded down Branch hit her third three-pointer of the day, for her third straight game with multiple made three-point baskets as Houston fell to UConn in a 91-51 decision.
ITEMS OF NOTE
HOUSTON 51, UCONN 91
LEADING SCORER: Dorian Branch; 13
LEADING REBOUNDER: Maya Jones; 6
LEADING ASSISTANT: Jones, Branch; 4
- Dorian Branch extended her three-point streak to 17 consecutive games
- Dymond Gladney extended her three-point string to 12 straight games
- Jazmaine Lewis played a career-high 15 minutes
- Julia Blackshell-Fair now has four consecutive games with double-figure scoring efforts.
SINGLE-GAME 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.
Tickets can be purchased by clicking HERE.
FOLLOW THE COUGARS!
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.
--UHCougars.com--
Team Stats
UH
UConn
FG%
.367
.540
3FG%
.250
.375
FT%
.250
.700
RB
29
43
TO
22
16
STL
8
14
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
10
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
6
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
5
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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