March 1, 2008

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HOUSTON - The University of Houston women's basketball team, already in possession of a first-round bye in the Conference USA Women's Basketball Championship, closes out the regular season Saturday against Marshall at 1 p.m. CST on Guy V. Lewis Court at Hofheinz Pavilion.

Houston (15-14, 9-6 C-USA) snapped a five-game losing streak with a 72-69 win over East Carolina Thursday.

The Marshall game will serve as senior day as Houston will recognize the contributions of its five-member senior class. Tye Jackson, Whitney James, McIntyre, Ryan Meyers and Alona Obaze will be honored on a pregame ceremony.

Tickets will be priced at $1 for all arena seats as part of the 'Pack The House' promotion. The Cougars will sign autographs on the concourse following the conclusion of Saturday's game.

Fans can listen to a free internet radio broadcast of all UH games this year by clicking on the Stretch Internet Broadcast link at UHCougars.com. Streaming video for all home games will also be made available through the All-Access package at UHCougars.com.

STORYLINES

• Houston (15-14, 9-6 C-USA) snapped a five-game losing streak and earned a first-round bye in the C-USA Championship with its 72-69 win over East Carolina Thursday.
• It is UH's highest seeding the league tournament since the 2004-05 campaign.
• The Cougars' 14 wins are the most since the 2004-05 season.
• Marshall (14-15, 6-9 C-USA) enters on a two-game slide.
• Saturday is senior day for the Cougars. Seniors Tye Jackson, Whitney James, Twiggy McIntyre, Ryan Meyers and Alona Obaze will be honored in a pregame ceremony.
• UH's six road victories this season have already surpassed the team's road-win total (4) of the previous two seasons.
• Houston has never finished a season below .500 when recording six or more road wins.
• UH is 13-3 when holding its opponents under 70 points.
• Twiggy McIntyre (15.3 ppg), Tye Jackson (10.9) and Courtney Taylor (10.0) lead UH.
• McIntyre ranks fourth in C-USA in scoring and leads the league in three-pointers made per game (2.32). She earned C-USA POTW honors on Jan. 7 and Jan. 21.
• Jackson has averaged 5.9 assists and 5.5 rebounds per game in C-USA games. She was named C-USA POTW on Feb. 4 after averaging nearly a triple-double against Memphis and UAB.
• Jackson tallied the fourth triple-double in Conference USA and Cougar history with 11 points, a career-best 16 rebounds and 12 assists in an 80-76 overtime win at UAB.
• Taylor has averaged almost a double-double in C-USA play (10.8/9.9). Houston head coach Joe Curl, who suffered a heart attack on Oct. 27, has been cleared to return to recruiting duties. No timetable has been set for his return to coaching.
• With its win over East Carolina (02/28), UH has locked up a top-four seeding in the 2008 C-USA Championship.
• The Cougars will be either the No. 3 or No. 4 seed.
• With a win over Marshall and a UAB loss to Southern Miss, UH would be the No. 3 seed.
• If UAB defeats Southern Miss, Houston would earn the four slot.
• Houston is 2-2 all-time as the No. 3 seed in league championship action, but UH has never been slotted as No. 4.
• This is UH's fifth first-round bye since joining C-USA during the 1996-97 season.
• The Cougars also earned byes in 2001 (No. 3), 2002 (No. 2), 2004 (No. 1) and 2005 (No. 3).
  
  

GAMEDAY INFORMATION

Date: Saturday, March 1, 2008

Tipoff: 7 p.m. (CST)

Location: Houston, Texas

Venue: Hofheinz Pavilion (8,479)

Series: Marshall leads 2-1

Television: None

Streaming: All-Access Broadcast at UHCougars.com. Click HERE to watch.

Live Stats: Click HERE

Radio: Houston ISP Sports Network online broadcast powered by Stretch Internet. Jeremy Branham (play-by-play) and Louis Ray (analyst). Click HERE to listen.

Tickets: Can be purchased through the UH Athletics Ticket Office by calling 713-GO-COOGS or by clicking HERE.