HOUSTON – After winning its first two games of the season, the University of Houston Women’s Basketball program closes its first homestand of the season when it hosts Rice at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, for Houston Heroes Night inside Fertitta Center.
 
PROMOTIONS

  • Tuesday’s game theme is Houston Heroes Night in honor of Veterans Day.

  • Veterans can receive free admission to the game using VET TIX.

  • The first 100 fans in attendance will receive a free Houston Women’s Basketball camo t-shirt.

  • Clothing/Food Drive in partnership with Sigma Nu. Help support the Houston community by donating the following items: Cold weather clothing, blankets, sleeping bags, shoes, socks, non-perishable foods, water and other useful items. Fans can drop off donations at the Holman Street entrance.

  • 2025-26 schedule posters are also available at the marketing table.

  • Aisha Osagie will perform the national anthem

  • Stay after the game for postgame autographs with freshman forward Jade Jones.

 

 
THE GAME

  • Tuesday marks the 61st all-time meeting between Houston and Rice.

  • The Cougars lead the all-time series, 48-12.

  • Rice won the last meeting, 60-48 at Tudor Fieldhouse (Nov. 14, 2024).

  • This marks the first meeting between Head Coaches Matthew Mitchell and Lindsay Edmonds.

  • Mitchell is 1-0 against Rice. He faced the Owls during the 2015-16 season at Kentucky (W, 72-39).

  • Rice is Houston’s second American Athletic Conference opponent of the season (UTSA).

 
LAST TIME OUT

  • A 21-point performance by Kierra Merchant lifted Houston to a 52-48 victory over UTSA at the Fertitta Center on Saturday.

  • Merchant led the Cougars in scoring with 21 points and eight rebounds, marking her fourth 20+ point performance of her career.

  • Amirah Abdur-Rahim tallied nine points and 11 rebounds, earning her seventh-career outing with double-digit boards.

  • TK Pitts was also active inside the arc, notching four points and 10 rebounds for her sixth-career 10+

  • rebound performance, sitting one shy of her career high.

  • The Cougars improved to 23-1 all-time against the Roadrunners.

 
SERIES HISTORY


Houston record vs. Rice

48-12


Home / away / neutral

23-3/22-7/3-2


Last meeting

L, 48-60 (Nov. 14, 2024)


Streak 

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