University of Houston Athletics
Sunday, December 7
Houston, Texas
2 p.m.
University of Houston
vs
Southern
PREVIEW: Women’s Basketball Faces Southern on Sunday
12/6/2025 12:02:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Cougars, Jaguars meet for the first time since 1992 with a 2 p.m. tip-off inside Fertitta Center
HOUSTON – The University of Houston Women's Basketball team welcomes Southern at 2 p.m., Sunday, for the first time since the 1992-93 season inside the Fertitta Center.
Fans in attendance can pick up gameday buttons at the marketing table and enjoy pregame photo opportunities with Shasta Claus. Stick around for postgame autographs with sophomore guard Shun'teria Anumele.
THE GAME & ABOUT THE OPPONENT
LAST TIME OUT
SERIES HISTORY
SUPPORT YOUR COOGS
Fans can make a direct impact on the success of Houston Women's Basketball by providing NIL opportunities and by joining Full Court Press, which provides support directly to Houston Women's Basketball for needs beyond its operating budget and purchasing tickets
STAY CONNECTED
Fans can receive updates by following @UHCougarWBB on X, formerly known as Twitter, and catch up with the latest news and notes on the team by clicking LIKE on the team's Facebook page at UHCougarWBB or on the team's Instagram page at @UHCougarWBB.
Fans in attendance can pick up gameday buttons at the marketing table and enjoy pregame photo opportunities with Shasta Claus. Stick around for postgame autographs with sophomore guard Shun'teria Anumele.
| HOUSTON COUGARS (5-3) vs. SOUTHERN JAGUARS (2-5) | |
| Date | Time | Sunday, Dec. 7 | 2 p.m. |
| Opponent | Southern |
| Location | Fertitta Center | Houston, Texas |
| Tickets | Single Game Tickets |
| Watch | ESPN+ Matt Pedersen (pxp), Austyn Iven (analyst), Brooke Kirchhofer (sideline) |
| Listen | The Varsity Network | Jeremy Branham (pxp) |
| Live Stats | StatBroadcast |
| Game Notes | Houston |
THE GAME & ABOUT THE OPPONENT
- Sunday marks the second all-time meeting between Houston and Southern.
- The Cougars lead the all-time series, 1-0.
- Houston won the first meeting during the 1992-93 season, 76-62 at home (Dec. 12, 1992).
- This marks the second meeting between head coaches Matthew Mitchell and Carlos Funchess.
- Mitchell is 1-0 against Southern (Nov. 11, 2018).
- Southern is 2-5 on the season after facing Tougaloo and six P4 teams: Iowa, Iowa State, Ole Miss, UCLA, Washington and Arizona.
- The Jaguars earned a 63-57 upset road victory against Arizona on Wednesday.
LAST TIME OUT
- Houston closed out BahaMar Nassau Hoops action with a 66-61 victory over Tulsa in the Goombay Division consolation match inside the Baha Mar Convention Center.
- Senior guard TK Pitts led the Cougars in scoring with 17 points, with eight rebounds and three steals.
- Graduate guard Briana Peguero followed closely with a season high of 16 points and redshirt senior guard Kyndall Hunter had 15 points, including going 4-4 from the free-throw line.
SERIES HISTORY
| Houston record vs. Southern | 1-0 |
| Home/away/neutral | 1-0/0-0/0-0 |
| Last meeting | W, 76-62 (Dec. 12, 1992) Home |
| Streak | Houston 1 |
SUPPORT YOUR COOGS
Fans can make a direct impact on the success of Houston Women's Basketball by providing NIL opportunities and by joining Full Court Press, which provides support directly to Houston Women's Basketball for needs beyond its operating budget and purchasing tickets
STAY CONNECTED
Fans can receive updates by following @UHCougarWBB on X, formerly known as Twitter, and catch up with the latest news and notes on the team by clicking LIKE on the team's Facebook page at UHCougarWBB or on the team's Instagram page at @UHCougarWBB.
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