Women’s Basketball Opens Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship Action on Thursday

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The University of Houston Women's Basketball program will open its 2023-24 postseason when it competes in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship at 5:30 p.m., Thursday inside T-Mobile Center.

The Cougars (14-15, 5-13 Big 12) will compete as the No. 13 seed and will face (12) Texas Tech (16-14, 5-13 Big 12) in the First Round on Thursday. With a win over Texas Tech, Houston will compete in the Second Round against (5) Baylor at 11 a.m., Friday.

(13) HOUSTON COUGARS (14-15, 5-13 Big 12) vs (12) Texas Tech Lady Raiders (16-15, 5-13 Big 12)
Date \| Time	Thursday, March 7 at 5:30 p.m.
Opponent	Texas Tech (16-15, 5-14 Big 12)
Location	T-Mobile Center \| Kansas City, Mo.
Watch	Big 12 Now on ESPN+ \| Tyler Denning (play-by-play), Andrea Lloyd (analyst)
Listen	The Varsity Network \| Jeremy Branham
Live Stats	UHStats.com
Game Notes	Houston \| Texas Tech

TODAY'S GAME

Houston and Texas Tech will meet on Thursday for the 56th time in program history and the third time this season.
The Lady Raiders lead the all-time series, 14-41.
Texas Tech won both regular season meetings against Houston.
This marks the fifth all-time meeting between Head Coaches Ronald Hughey and Krista Gerlich.
The Cougars will play their first neutral site game this season at the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship.
Houston played its last neutral site meeting on March 9, 2023, as it fell to ECU in the 2023 American Athletic Conference title game, 44-46.
Texas Tech leads 6-3 in neutral meetings.
The Lady Raiders won the last neutral meeting against the Cougars at the 1996 SWC Women's Semifinal in Dallas, 77-75 (March 3, 1996).
Houston's most recent victory against Texas Tech was a 79-75 win at HP&E Arena (Dec. 3, 2017).

HEADLINES

Senior guard Laila Blair was named an All-Big 12 Conference Honorable Mention after leading Houston in scoring, averaging 16.1 points and posting 3.4 rebounds and 2.6 assists.
Houston's bench ranks #1 in the Big 12 and #16 nationally, averaging 26.5 points.
The Cougars average 11.5 steals to land them at the #2 spot in the Big 12 and #9 in the country.
Houston is 13-0 this season when leading at halftime and 1-0 when tied at the half.
The Cougars are 0-15 when trailing at halftime.
Houston has three Cougars in the 1,000-point club: Laila Blair 1,595; N'Yah Boyd 1,216; Bria Patterson 1,039.
Laila Blair is now the sixth all-time scorer in program history at 1,595 career-points.
Graduate guard Britney Onyeje returned for her sixth year after being awarded another year of eligibility. A three-year starter for the Cougars (2020-23), Onyeje now enters her fifth and final season with Houston, where she is pursuing her Second Degree, Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Onyeje is set to graduate in Dec. 2024
Onyeje (969) is 31 points away from reaching 1,000 career points with Houston.
Onyeje is second all-time on the three-pointers made list with 208.
Blair (194) is third all-time on the three-pointers made list, surpassing Chandi Jones (188, 2000-04).

SERIES HISTORY

Houston record vs. Texas Tech	14-41
Home / away / neutral	7-17/4-18/3-6
Last meeting	L, 48-66, Jan. 24, 2024 \| Lubbock, Texas
Streak	Texas Tech 2

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