PREVIEW: Women’s Basketball Welcomes Mississippi Valley State for Tuesday’s Education Day Game

HOUSTON – University of Houston women's basketball closes non-conference action against Mississippi Valley State at 11 a.m., Tuesday, for its annual Education Day game.

HOUSTON (3-7) vs. Mississippi Valley State (1-7)
Date \| Time	Tuesday, Dec. 17 \| 11 a.m.
Opponent	Mississippi Valley State (1-7)
Location	Fertitta Center \| Houston, Texas
Watch	ESPN+ \| Matt Pedersen (pxp), Jordan Lewis (analyst), Abby Christopherson (sideline reporter)
Listen	The Varsity Network \| Jeremy Branham
Live Stats	UHStats.com
Game Notes	Houston \| Mississippi Valley State

THE GAME

Houston closes non-conference action at home against Mississippi Valley State on Tuesday.
The Cougars and Devilettes meet for the first time in program history.
Mississippi State Valley is the second team Houston faces for the first time this season (L, 44-61 vs. Minnesota, Nov. 29).
Graduate guard Laila Blair is 49 points away from reaching third on Houston's all-time scoring list.
Blair is 19 made 3-pointers from breaking the school record in 3-pointers made.

LAST TIME OUT

Behind a double-double from redshirt senior guard Leilani Augmon, Houston outlasted Southeastern Louisiana, 70-65, inside Fertitta Center (Dec. 8).
Houston opened the game with just seven available players and had its top two leading scorers foul out.
For a second-straight game, Laila Blair led the team in points with 19, followed by Eylia Love's 17 points. Sophomore guard Kierra Merchant posted 14 while Augmon recorded her first double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds.

THE TIP

Houston returns All-Big 12 Conference Honorable Mention selection Laila Blair for the 2024-25 season. Blair reached 200 career 3-pointers made vs. Minnesota (Nov. 29).
The Cougars return five players from the 2023-24 roster: Kierra Merchant, Gigi Cooke, Laila Blair, Avalon Miller and Peyton McFarland.
Houston welcomes transfers Leilani Augmon (Troy), Summer Bostock (Maryland), Ashley Chevalier (Texas Tech) and Eylia Love (Louisville) to the squad this season.
Redshirt senior forward Avalon Miller (Achilles), senior guards Maliyah Johnson (ACL) and Kateri Poole (ACL) will miss the season after suffering season-ending injuries.
Assistant Coach Chynna Grimes will miss the first two months of the season after the arrival of her daughter, Capri, on Nov. 4.

SERIES HISTORY

Houston record vs. Mississippi Valley State	First Meeting
Home / away / neutral	N/A
Last meeting	N/A
Streak	N/A

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