{"id":370192,"date":"2025-11-10T22:58:23","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T22:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/370192\/"},"modified":"2025-11-10T22:58:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T22:58:23","slug":"preview-womens-basketball-welcomes-rice-on-tuesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/370192\/","title":{"rendered":"PREVIEW: Women\u2019s Basketball Welcomes Rice on Tuesday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>HOUSTON <\/strong><strong>\u2013<\/strong> After winning its first two games of the season, the University of Houston Women&#8217;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.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n<strong>PROMOTIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Tuesday&#8217;s game theme is Houston Heroes Night in honor of Veterans Day.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Veterans can receive free admission to the game using VET TIX.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>The first 100 fans in attendance will receive a free Houston Women&#8217;s Basketball camo t-shirt.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>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.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>2025-26 schedule posters are also available at the marketing table.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Aisha Osagie will perform the national anthem<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Stay after the game for postgame autographs with freshman forward <a href=\"https:\/\/uhcougars.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/jade-jones\/9551\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"9551\" target=\"_blank\">Jade Jones<\/a>.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<br \/>\n<strong>THE GAME<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Tuesday marks the 61st all-time meeting between Houston and Rice.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>The Cougars lead the all-time series, 48-12.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Rice won the last meeting, 60-48 at Tudor Fieldhouse (Nov. 14, 2024).<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>This marks the first meeting between Head Coaches <a href=\"https:\/\/uhcougars.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/coaches\/matthew-mitchell\/1602\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"1602\" target=\"_blank\">Matthew Mitchell<\/a> and Lindsay Edmonds.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Mitchell is 1-0 against Rice. He faced the Owls during the 2015-16 season at Kentucky (W, 72-39).<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Rice is Houston&#8217;s second American Athletic Conference opponent of the season (UTSA).<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<br \/>\n<strong>LAST TIME OUT<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>A 21-point performance by <a href=\"https:\/\/uhcougars.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/kierra-merchant\/9446\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"9446\" target=\"_blank\">Kierra Merchant<\/a> lifted Houston to a 52-48 victory over UTSA at the Fertitta Center on Saturday.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Merchant led the Cougars in scoring with 21 points and eight rebounds, marking her fourth 20+ point performance of her career.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uhcougars.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/amirah-abdur-rahim\/9465\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"9465\" target=\"_blank\">Amirah Abdur-Rahim<\/a> tallied nine points and 11 rebounds, earning her seventh-career outing with double-digit boards.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uhcougars.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/tk-pitts\/9467\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"9467\" target=\"_blank\">TK Pitts<\/a> was also active inside the arc, notching four points and 10 rebounds for her sixth-career 10+<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>rebound performance, sitting one shy of her career high.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>The Cougars improved to 23-1 all-time against the Roadrunners.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<br \/>\n<strong>SERIES HISTORY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<\/p>\n<tr>&#13;<\/p>\n<td style=\"width:299px;\">Houston record vs. Rice<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td style=\"width:294px;\"><strong>48-12<\/strong><\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<tr>&#13;<\/p>\n<td style=\"width:299px;\">Home \/ away \/ neutral<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td style=\"width:294px;\"><strong>23-3\/22-7\/3-2<\/strong><\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<tr>&#13;<\/p>\n<td style=\"width:299px;\">Last meeting<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td style=\"width:294px;\"><strong>L, 48-60 (Nov. 14, 2024)<\/strong><\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<tr>&#13;<\/p>\n<td style=\"width:299px;\">Streak\u00a0<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td style=\"width:294px;\"><strong>Rice 1<\/strong><\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<br \/>\n<strong>SUPPORT YOUR COOGS<\/strong>\u00a0<br \/>\nFans can make a direct impact on the success of Houston Women&#8217;s Basketball by <a href=\"https:\/\/app.uhcougars.com\/UH25PartnerWSA?utm_medium=email&amp;elq_cid=535077&amp;RSRC=Email&amp;RDAT=1389&amp;ehash=b7f491ff42331f557fe859ad04cd3438c083957d629518a46cce2a8f756df6de&amp;aid=16089&amp;pid=uh_email_eloqua&amp;rid=1389\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>providing NIL opportunities<\/strong><\/a> and by joining <a href=\"https:\/\/uhcougarpride.com\/membership-center\/giving-opportunities\/sport-specific-clubs\/full-court-press\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Full Court Press<\/strong><\/a>, which provides support directly to Houston Women&#8217;s Basketball for needs beyond its operating budget.\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0 \u00a0<br \/>\n<strong>STAY CONNECTED<\/strong>\u00a0<br \/>\nFans can receive updates by following <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/uhcougarwbb?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>@UHCougarWBB<\/strong><\/a> on X, formerly known as Twitter, and catch up with the latest news and notes on the team by clicking <strong>LIKE <\/strong>on the team&#8217;s Facebook page at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UHCougarWBB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>UHCougarWBB<\/strong><\/a> or on the team&#8217;s Instagram page at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/uhcougarwbb\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" 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