Pirates' Treasure Marks Final Road Game

HOUSTON – The University of Houston women's basketball team's final regular season road game at East Carolina on Wednesday at 5 p.m. CT sets up a second place vs. third place matchup as the 2022-23 season inches to the finish line.

HOUSTON (11-14, 8-4 American) at East Carolina (19-8, 10-4 American)
Date \| Time				Wednesday, Feb. 22 at 5 p.m. CT
Opponent				East Carolina (19-8, 10-4 American)
Location				Williams Arena at Minges \| Greenville, N.C.
Watch				ESPN+ \| Evan Burdovich (pxp), Debbie Taylor (color analyst)
Listen				The Varsity Network \| Chase Snyder
Live Stats				UHStats.com
Game Notes				Houston \| East Carolina
Social Media				@uhcougarwbb \| @uhccougarwbb \| Cougar Wommen's Basketball \| #GoCoogs \| #EverythingMatters

THE GAME

East Carolina (10-4) is in second place in the American Athletic Conference standings with two more games played than Houston who is tied for third.
Houston has won five of its last six games and currently is tied for third in the American with Memphis (8-4).
Today's game features two of the top three teams in the country in forced turnovers. East Carolina forces 24.8 turnovers per game and Houston forces 24.4.
The Cougars have won the last three meetings against the Pirates and won the last meeting in Greenville.

LAST TIME OUT

Houston topped Temple 56-48 with three double-digit scorers.
Tatyana Hill stuffed the stats sheet with 11 rebounds, five steals, four points, three blocks and a pair of assists in the win.
Houston held Temple to just eight first quarter points.
The Cougars won their first game under Ronald Hughey when shooting under 30% from the field. They were previously 0-30 when shooting less than 30% under Hughey.

THE TIP

Tatyana Hill has played in the most games in school history (143)...and counting.
Houston is tied with Memphis for third in the league with 8-4 records in conference play.
South Florida won the regular season title on Sunday.
The Cougars held back-to-back opponents under 40 points for the first time since 1980-81, holding Cincinnati (39) and Tulane (36) under 40 points.
Houston ranks second nationally in steals per game (13.6) and third in turnovers forced per game (24.4).
The Cougars rank fifth nationally in three-point percentage defense (24.6%).
Houston is one of six schools in the country to have played four overtime games this season.
Houston ranks 32nd nationally in offensive rebounds per game (14.2).
Houston's turnover margin is fifth nationally (+7.5).
The Cougars' -5.1 scoring margin in its losses this season is the lowest in the country. Houston has not lost more than one game by more than seven points and has six losses by one possession including the last four losses.

SERIES HISTORY
Houston record vs East Carolina              16-9
                  home / away / neutral              9-4 / 6-5 / 1-0
Last meeting                                              W, 67-55, 2/16/22, home
Streak                                                        Houston, 3

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