Wednesday, January 8
Houston, Texas
7 p.m.
University of Houston
8-8,1-1AAC
58
vs
61
Temple
9-6,2-1AAC
1
2
3
4
F
Temple
13
16
15
17
61
Houston
6
23
17
12
58
Houston Falls in Final Seconds to Temple
1/8/2020 10:09:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Two Cougars conclude game in double-figures
HOUSTON – The University of Houston Women's Basketball team was outlasted by the Temple Owls on Wednesday night at the Fertitta Center in a 61-58 decision.
GAME BOOK
BOX SCORE
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Cougars got out to a slow start, allowing Temple to take an early 8-2 lead. Julia Blackshell-Fair and Dymond Gladney got on the board early for Houston combining for all six of the Cougars first quarter points.
Stellar three-point shooting from UH closed the gap, as the Cougars went 5-of-8 from behind-the-arc, shooting 62.5 percent from long-range. Bria Patterson closed out the frame a perfect 2-of-2 from three-point range, Dorian Branch hit a pair of three-pointers and Gladney connected on a bucket from long range to give Houston the momentum to tie things up 29-29 at the half. Defensively, Houston forced seven Temple turnovers and scored seven points off of those turnovers.
Houston took advantage of cold shooting by the Owls in the third quarter and pounded the paint, outscoring Temple 12-4 down low. Tatyana Hill and Maya Jones took control of the Cougar offense, accounting for seven of Houston's 17 points in the frame. Blackshell-Fair made her presence known off the dribble with a pair of timely buckets that resulted in UH taking a 46-44 lead into the fourth quarter.
The Cougar offense struggled down the stretch, but timely buckets and defensive prowess kept things close. Rebounding plagued the Cougars as Temple scored eight second chance points. Houston put pressure on Temple, forcing three straight turnovers and getting within three-points with under a minute to play. As time winded down Dorian Branch would be called upon to take the last shot. An unlucky bounce resulted in Houston taking a 61-58 loss and falling to 1-1 in American Athletic Conference play.
ITEMS OF NOTE
HOUSTON 58, TEMPLE 61
LEADING SCORER: Dymond Gladney, Julia Blackshell-Fair; 13
LEADING REBOUNDER: Tatyana Hill; 6
LEADING ASSISTANT: Dorian Branch; 5
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--
GAME BOOK
BOX SCORE
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Cougars got out to a slow start, allowing Temple to take an early 8-2 lead. Julia Blackshell-Fair and Dymond Gladney got on the board early for Houston combining for all six of the Cougars first quarter points.
Stellar three-point shooting from UH closed the gap, as the Cougars went 5-of-8 from behind-the-arc, shooting 62.5 percent from long-range. Bria Patterson closed out the frame a perfect 2-of-2 from three-point range, Dorian Branch hit a pair of three-pointers and Gladney connected on a bucket from long range to give Houston the momentum to tie things up 29-29 at the half. Defensively, Houston forced seven Temple turnovers and scored seven points off of those turnovers.
Houston took advantage of cold shooting by the Owls in the third quarter and pounded the paint, outscoring Temple 12-4 down low. Tatyana Hill and Maya Jones took control of the Cougar offense, accounting for seven of Houston's 17 points in the frame. Blackshell-Fair made her presence known off the dribble with a pair of timely buckets that resulted in UH taking a 46-44 lead into the fourth quarter.
The Cougar offense struggled down the stretch, but timely buckets and defensive prowess kept things close. Rebounding plagued the Cougars as Temple scored eight second chance points. Houston put pressure on Temple, forcing three straight turnovers and getting within three-points with under a minute to play. As time winded down Dorian Branch would be called upon to take the last shot. An unlucky bounce resulted in Houston taking a 61-58 loss and falling to 1-1 in American Athletic Conference play.
ITEMS OF NOTE
HOUSTON 58, TEMPLE 61
LEADING SCORER: Dymond Gladney, Julia Blackshell-Fair; 13
LEADING REBOUNDER: Tatyana Hill; 6
LEADING ASSISTANT: Dorian Branch; 5
- Branch hit at least one three-pointer for the 16th straight game.
- Gladney scored in double-figures for the second straight game and five time in her last six outings
- Branch had at least five assists for the second straight game.
- Houston falls to 1-1 in conference play and 8-8 overall.
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
Temple
UH
FG%
.357
.345
3FG%
.240
.318
FT%
.833
.647
RB
50
35
TO
16
11
STL
5
6
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
13
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
3
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
7
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
G
/ Women's Basketball
F
/ Women's Basketball
G
/ Women's Basketball
F
/ Women's Basketball
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/ Women's BasketballF
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