PREVIEW: Women’s Basketball Heads to Colorado

BOULDER, Colo. – The University of Houston Women's Basketball program is back on the road as it faces Colorado at 7 p.m., Saturday, inside CU Events Center.

HOUSTON COUGARS (5-19, 1-12 Big 12) at Colorado Buffaloes (16-8, 7-6 Big 12)
Date \| Time	Saturday, Feb. 15 \| 7 p.m. CT
Opponent	Colorado
Location	CU Events Center \| Boulder, Colo.
Watch	ESPN+
Listen	The Varsity Network
Live Stats	UHStats.com
Game Notes	Houston \| Colorado

THE GAME

Houston and Colorado meet for the third time in series history and the first time as Big 12 foes.
The Cougars and Buffaloes split the all-time series, 1-1.
Houston looks to pick up its first league victory this season and first since a 65-57 win at Oklahoma State (Feb. 17, 2024).
Houston is 1-14 in Big 12 road games since joining the league last season.
Saturday marks the first meeting since the 2001-02 season in Boulder, Colo., as Colorado enjoyed an 88- 58 victory (Nov. 24, 2001).
The Cougars picked up their lone victory, 79-78, against the Buffaloes on Dec. 4, 1987.

LAST TIME OUT

Houston Women's Basketball program fell to #18/18 West Virginia, 79-51, on Saturday inside Fertitta Center.
The Cougars were led in scoring by redshirt sophomore guard Gigi Cooke with nine points and four assists as Houston dropped its seventh-straight game this season. Graduate guard Laila Blair posted 10 points and dished out five assists for her 17th game this season with 10 or more points.

HEADLINES

The Cougars return six players from the 2023-24 roster: Kierra Merchant, Gigi Cooke, Avalon Miller, Maliyah Johnson, Peyton McFarland and All-Big 12 Conference Honorable Mention, Laila Blair.
With 121 career starts, Blair needs one start to surpass Porsche Landry's 121 starts for most games started in program history.
On Jan. 22, Blair became Houston's record holder for 3-pointers made. She now has 241 career 3-pointers and is also No. 1 for most minutes played in program history at 4,136 minutes.
On Jan. 11, Blair moved up to third on Houston's all-time scoring list. She has 1,875 career points and needs 83 points to move into second to surpass Sharion Higgins' 1,957 points.
Avalon Miller (Achilles), Maliyah Johnson (ACL) and Kateri Poole (ACL) are out for the season.
Guard Leilani Augmon suffered a broken nose against Baylor (Jan. 17). The guard had surgery on Jan. 27 and is expected to return mid-to-late February.
Guard Ashley Chevalier is out indefinitely due to personal reasons.

SERIES HISTORY

Houston record vs. Colorado	1-1
Home / away / neutral	0-0/1-1/0-0
Last meeting	L, 58-88 (Nov. 24, 2001) Away
Streak	Colorado 1

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