Coogs vs. Cougs Ends Non-Con Play

HOUSTON – The University of Houston Cougars host the Washington State Cougars on Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. in Fertitta Center in a battle of the Coogs vs. the Cougs.

HOUSTON (3-9) vs Washington State (9-2, 0-1 Pac 12)
Date \| Time				Wednesday, Dec. 21 at 12:30 p.m. CT
Opponent				Washington State (9-2, 0-1 Pac 12)
Location				Fertitta Center \| Houston, Texas
Watch				ESPN+
Listen				The Varsity Network
Live Stats				UHStats.com
Game Notes				Houston \| Washington State
Social Media				@uhcougarwbb \| @uhccougarwbb \| Cougar Wommen's Basketball \| #GoCoogs \| #EverythingMatters

THE GAME

This is Houston's second of three-straight home games.
Graduate Tatyana Hill is 11 points away from the 1,000-Point Club (989 points). She will be the 28th Cougar to reach 1,000 career points.
This is the first meeting between the Cougars teams since 1995 and just the second all-time meeting.

LAST TIME OUT

Tiara Young (21pts) and Laila Blair (20pts) became the first Cougars since 2019 to score 20+ in the same game.
The Cougars have played the most overtime games in the country (4). Only Lipscomb has gone to overtime three different games.
Four Cougars scored in double figures (Young, 21; Blair, 20; Patterson, 12; Hill, 10).
All 21 of Young's points came in the second half or overtime against UTSA.
Hill recorded her third double-double of the season.
Houston scored a season-best 25 points in the first quarter, the most points scored by the Cougars in a quarter this season.

THE TIP

Houston ranks fourth nationally in steals per game (14.9) and fourth in turnovers forced per game (25.8).
The Cougars ranked 14th nationally in offensive rebounds per game (16.8).
Hill ranks 30th nationally in offensive rebounds per game (3.8).
Redshirt senior Britney Onyeje has attempted the 11th-most three pointers in the country (92).
Junior Laila Blair was a unanimous Preseason All-Conference First Team selection by The American coaches.
Blair has scored in double digits 11 consecutive games.
The Cougars were picked to finish second in the league and received two first place votes in the Coaches Poll.
Blair was one of three players in The American in 2021-22 to make six 3-pointers in one game and the only player in the conference with two games of six-plus 3-pointers made.
Blair finished eighth in the league in scoring in 2021-22 (13.3 ppg).
Graduate Tatyana Hill finished seventh in the league in rebounding in 2021-22 (7.3 rpg).

SERIES HISTORY
Houston record vs Washington State     0-1
                  home / away / neutral           0-1 / 0-0 / 0-0
Last meeting                                           L, 72-86, 12/30/95, home
Streak                                                     Washington State, 1

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