Tourney Time, No. 4 Houston Opens vs. No. 5 SMU

HOUSTON – The fourth-seeded University of Houston women's basketball team begins its postseason journey on Tuesday in Fort Worth, Texas at 2 p.m. inside Dickies Arena when it takes on fifth-seeded SMU in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference Tournament.

HOUSTON (13-15, 10-5 American) vs. SMU (16-11, 7-8 American)
Date \| Time				Tuesday, March 7 at 2 p.m. CT
Opponent				SMU (16-11, 7-8 American)
Location				Dickies Arena \| Fort Worth, Texas
Watch				ESPN+ \| Tiffany Green (pxp), Dan Hughes (analyst), Morgan Uber (sideline)
Listen				The Varsity Network \| Jeremy Branham
Live Stats				UHStats.com
Game Notes				Houston \| SMU
Social Media				@uhcougarwbb \| @uhccougarwbb \| Cougar Wommen's Basketball \| #GoCoogs \| #EverythingMatters

THE GAME

Houston has never played SMU in the American tournament.
Houston is 0-1 all-time in the American tournament as the No. 4 seed - last in 2019.
Laila Blair scored 20-points in all three games of the conference tournament last year.
Houston and SMU split the two regular season meetings.
With a win, Houston will play the winner of No. 1 South Florida vs. No. 8 Wichita State in the semifinals at 4 p.m. CT.

LAST TIME OUT

Houston beat Wichita State in the only meeting of the season, 62-55.
Britney Onyeje recorded her first-career double-double (11pts, 10reb) against Wichita State.
Four Cougars scored in double figures - Patterson (14), Blair (12), Onyeje (11), Young (10).
Ca'Leyah Burrell scored the first points for the Cougars in her lone start of the season and her first start since 2020.
Houston finished the season with 10 conference wins for the second time in The American, first since 2020-21 (12 wins).

THE TIP

Four Cougars averaged double-digit scoring in conference play - Blair (13.7), Patterson (11.4), Young (11.1), Onyeje (10.0).
Tatyana Hill has played in the most games in school history (146)...and counting.
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 (13.9) and third in turnovers forced per game (24.7).
The Cougars rank 2nd nationally in three-point percentage defense (24.4%).
Fairfield has played the most overtime games (6) while Houston's five overtime games ranks second, but its eight overtime periods played is the most in the country.
Houston ranks 21st nationally in offensive rebounds per game (14.6).
Houston's turnover margin is fifth nationally (+7.18).
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 Wichita State               40-27
                  home / away / neutral                   19-12 / 19-13 / 2-2
Last meeting                                                            L, 53-50, 1/21/23, away
Streak                                                                           SMU, 1

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