PREVIEW: Women's Basketball Opens Season Tuesday Inside Fertitta Center

HOUSTON – The University of Houston women's basketball team opens the 2024-25 campaign against UTRGV at 7 p.m., Tuesday inside Fertitta Center.

Fans who present their "I Voted" sticker will receive free admission into the game against the Vaqueros. Fans in attendance will also receive a 2024-25 schedule poster while supplies last.

HOUSTON (0-0, 0-0 Big 12) vs. UTRGV (0-0, 0-0 Southland)
Date \| Time	Tuesday, Nov. 5 \| 7 p.m.
Opponent	UTRGV (0-0, 0-0 Southland)
Location	Fertitta Center \| Houston, Texas
Watch	ESPN+ \| Matt Pedersen (pxp), Austyn Iven (analyst), Brooke Kirchhofer (reporter)
Listen	The Varsity Network \| Jeremy Branham
Live Stats	UHStats.com
Game Notes	Houston \| UTRGV

THE GAME

While most teams open the 2024-25 season on Monday, Houston will open its season on Tuesday alongside four Big 12 teams: UCF, West Virginia, TCU and Cincinnati.
Houston and UTRGV will meet on Tuesday for the sixth time in program history and the first time in Fertitta Center.
The Cougars lead the all-time series, 4-1.
This will be the second consecutive year that Houston has opened the season at home
Houston is 19-5 in home openers.
Head Coach Ronald Hughey is 3-0 in home openers and 5-5 overall.
This marks the second all-time meeting between Head Coaches Ronald Hughey and Lane Lord.
Houston won the most recent meeting against UTRGV, 68-52, in Edinburg, Texas (Nov. 30, 2016).
The Vaqueros' lone victory over the Cougars resulted in a 55-45 win inside Hofheinz Pavilion (Dec. 20, 2015).

THE TIP

Houston returns All-Big 12 Conference Honorable Mention selection Laila Blair for the 2024-25 season.
Myyah West and Jacob Coltrane were elevated to assistant coaches in addition to their current roles for the 2024-25 season.
The Cougars return five players from the 2023-24 roster: Kierra Merchant, Gigi Cooke, Laila Blair, Avalon Miller and Peyton McFarland.
Cooke is expected to make her Houston debut after suffering an injury before the start of last season.
Miller will return to the floor after missing the 2023-24 season.
Blair is now the sixth all-time scorer in program history at 1,606 career-points.
Blair (194) is second all-time on the three-pointers made list.
Senior guards Maliyah Johnson and Kateri Poole will miss the season after suffering knee injuries two weeks apart.
Assistant Coach Chynna Grimes will miss the first two months of the season after her daughter, Capri, was born on Nov. 4.

SERIES HISTORY

Houston record vs. UTRGV	4-1
Home / away / neutral	1-1/3-0/--
Last meeting	W, 68-52, Nov. 30, 2016, \| Edinburg, Texas
Streak	Houston 1

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