Wildcats Offer Big 12 Glimpse

HOUSTON – The University of Houston women's basketball team will travel to Manhattan, Kan., on Sunday to take on Kansas State at 1 p.m. CT in its first snippet of what Big 12 Conference play will look like in 2023-24.

HOUSTON (1-6) at Kansas State (7-1)
Date \| Time				Sunday, Dec. 4 at 1 p.m. CT
Opponent				Kansas State (7-1)
Location				Bramlage Coliseum \| Manhattan, Kan.
Watch				Big 12 Now (ESPN+)
Listen				The Varsity Network
Live Stats				UHStats.com
Game Notes				Houston \| Kansas State
Social Media				@uhcougarwbb \| @uhccougarwbb \| Cougar Wommen's Basketball \| #GoCoogs \| #EverythingMatters

THE GAME

Senior Tiara Young has scored 20-plus in three straight games, the first Cougar since 2018 to score 20-plus in three-straight games.
Houston plays its first opponent that is receiving votes in either poll (AP Poll/USA Today Coaches Poll).
Kansas State is undefeated at home.

LAST TIME OUT
Houston dropped its fourth game in a row.

Young scored 21 points, the third consecutive game the guard has scored 20-plus.
Graduate Tatyana Hill recorded her second double-double of the season and 11th of her career (11pts, 13reb).
Four Cougars scored in double-digits (Young, 21; Blair, 14; Brown, 12; Hill, 11).
Senior De'Myla Brown set a season-high against UT Arlington (12pts).

THE TIP

Young ranks fifth in The American in scoring (15.3ppg).
Houston ranks third nationally in steals per game (15.8) and turnovers forced per game (27.5).
The Cougars ranked third nationally in offensive rebounds per game (20.0) heading into the week.
Houston's +16.0 turnover margin is 16th-best in the nation heading into the week.
Hill ranks fifth nationally in offensive rebounds per game (5.0).
Junior Laila Blair was a unanimous Preseason All-Conference First Team selection by The American coaches.
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 Kansas State                0-1
                  home / away / neutral   0-0 / 0-0 / 0-1
Last meeting L, 73-69, 11/24/77, Plainview, Texas
Streak                                                          Kansas State, 1

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