Lady Coogs Upset Marshall in First Round of C-USA Tourney
I'll admit it. I'm surprised at today's win by the Lady Cougars:
Tye Jackson (Houston, Texas/Westfield HS/Purdue) set a Conference USA Championship record with her 43 points as she led the University of Houston women’s basketball team to an opening round win over Marshall, 71-58, Thursday at the Reynolds Center.
The Cougars (9-18) had a 24-6 run out of halftime that helped propel them to the win, only their second ever in first round play. It was also UH’s first win over Marshall (15-15) in three tries. Jackson’s 43 ties UH’s school record, set by Pat Luckey on Jan. 13, 1996 in a win over Rice. It is also the third-best single-game mark all-time in C-USA. She was 11-25 from the field, 3-7 from behind the arc and 18-23 from the free-throw line. Both her free throws made and attempted tied the all-time league records and are school and championship records.
Sunshine Misa-Uli (Honolulu, Hawai’i/Farrington HS/Barton County CC) hit a layup eight seconds into the second half to start Houston’s run. It lasted just under nine minutes and the Cougars were up 17, 47-30, with 11:40 to go.
The Herd chipped away at the lead, using several quick runs to pull it down to eight, 56-48, with 6:17 to go. Two possessions later, Whitney James (Edmond, Okla./Edmond Memorial HS/North Oklahoma College) sank a pair of free throws, giving UH a double-digit lead it would not relinquish. The Cougars hit 10 of 14 free throws in the game’s final 4:30 to seal the victory.
James had her fourth-career double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Misa-Uli finished with 10 points and five boards.UH tallied 21 points off of 19 Marshall turnovers while making just 12 turnovers themselves, the second-lowest number in championship history.
Houston got off to a fast start, moving to an 8-2 lead in the first four minutes of the game. The Herd were held scoreless during that span, but were back in, pulling to within two moments later. UH again had the lead at six, 12-6, with 10:44 remaining. A 6-0 Marshall run in the next ninety seconds knotted things up at 12 with 9:17 to go.
From there, UH would fail to convert on 11 of 13 possessions, missing seven field goals with four turnovers putting the Cougars in a 22-17 hole with 2:53 left on the clock. UH’s three points in that seven-plus minute span came at the free-throw line.
Jackson paced a solo 8-2 run in the final 2:30 of the half, pulling the Cougars to within one, 24-23, at the break.
Modupe Ishola led the Herd with 12 points. Meg Withrow was the only other double-digit scorer, finishing with 11.
The Cougars move on to face No. 1 Tulane Friday at 1 p.m. CST. The Green Wave won both previous meetings over Houston this season.
Tye Jackson (Houston, Texas/Westfield HS/Purdue) set a Conference USA Championship record with her 43 points as she led the University of Houston women’s basketball team to an opening round win over Marshall, 71-58, Thursday at the Reynolds Center.
The Cougars (9-18) had a 24-6 run out of halftime that helped propel them to the win, only their second ever in first round play. It was also UH’s first win over Marshall (15-15) in three tries. Jackson’s 43 ties UH’s school record, set by Pat Luckey on Jan. 13, 1996 in a win over Rice. It is also the third-best single-game mark all-time in C-USA. She was 11-25 from the field, 3-7 from behind the arc and 18-23 from the free-throw line. Both her free throws made and attempted tied the all-time league records and are school and championship records.
Sunshine Misa-Uli (Honolulu, Hawai’i/Farrington HS/Barton County CC) hit a layup eight seconds into the second half to start Houston’s run. It lasted just under nine minutes and the Cougars were up 17, 47-30, with 11:40 to go.
The Herd chipped away at the lead, using several quick runs to pull it down to eight, 56-48, with 6:17 to go. Two possessions later, Whitney James (Edmond, Okla./Edmond Memorial HS/North Oklahoma College) sank a pair of free throws, giving UH a double-digit lead it would not relinquish. The Cougars hit 10 of 14 free throws in the game’s final 4:30 to seal the victory.
James had her fourth-career double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Misa-Uli finished with 10 points and five boards.UH tallied 21 points off of 19 Marshall turnovers while making just 12 turnovers themselves, the second-lowest number in championship history.
Houston got off to a fast start, moving to an 8-2 lead in the first four minutes of the game. The Herd were held scoreless during that span, but were back in, pulling to within two moments later. UH again had the lead at six, 12-6, with 10:44 remaining. A 6-0 Marshall run in the next ninety seconds knotted things up at 12 with 9:17 to go.
From there, UH would fail to convert on 11 of 13 possessions, missing seven field goals with four turnovers putting the Cougars in a 22-17 hole with 2:53 left on the clock. UH’s three points in that seven-plus minute span came at the free-throw line.
Jackson paced a solo 8-2 run in the final 2:30 of the half, pulling the Cougars to within one, 24-23, at the break.
Modupe Ishola led the Herd with 12 points. Meg Withrow was the only other double-digit scorer, finishing with 11.
The Cougars move on to face No. 1 Tulane Friday at 1 p.m. CST. The Green Wave won both previous meetings over Houston this season.
posted by Kris Gardner @ 4:28 PM
2 Comments:
At Thu Mar 01, 05:04:00 PM CST,
Owlfan said…
Yahoo! Way to go, cougars!!!
Great article, Kris!
At Thu Mar 01, 06:35:00 PM CST,
Kris Gardner said…
I don't deserve the credit. Ryan Koslen, UH's women's hoops media director wrote the article. He sent it to the media soon after the game ended; and, apparently, I posted the article before it was posted on UH's website.
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