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GAME 2 | HOUSTON AT NORTHWESTERN STATE | PRATHER COLISEUM | NOV. 13, 2013 | 7:00 P.M. CT Derrick Fazendin Assistant Director of Athletics Communications 3100 Cullen Blvd., Suite 2008, Houston, TX 77204 HOUSTON O: (713) 743-9391 | C: (949) 981-3695 [email protected] | www.UHCougars.com WOMEn’s bASKETBALL Twitter: @UHCougarWBB | Facebook.com/HoustonCougarWomensBasketball 9 POSTSEASON APPEARANCES | 5 C-USA PLAYERS OF THE YEAR | 2 TOP-10 WNBA DRAFT SELECTIONS | 3 C-USA TITLES SCHEDULE/RESULTS NOVEMBER GAME 2 AT A GLANCE 2 LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN (EX) L, 80-73 DATE: Nov. 13, 2013 8 MISSISSIPPI STATE (DH) L, 76-68 VENUE: Prather Coliseum 13 at Northwestern State 7:00 p.m. CAPACITY: 3,400 17 TEXAS A&M (DH) 3:30 p.m. SERIES: Series tied, 3-3 20 NORTH TEXAS 7:00 p.m. LAST MEETING: Houston 67, NSU 51 (11/24/12) HOUSTON NORTHWESTERN STATE 23 at Creighton 6:00 p.m. RADIO: Houston IMG online broadcast by Stretch Internet 30 KENT STATE# 2:30 p.m. COUGARS DEMONS (find link on WBB schedule page) Record: 0-1 Record: 1-0 DECEMBER Jeremy Branham (play-by-play), Derrick Fazendin (color) Ranking (AP/Coaches): -/- Ranking (AP/Coaches): -/- 1 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 3:30 p.m. LIVE VIDEO: No video coverage for this event Coach: Todd Buchanan Coach: Brooke and Scott Stoehr 4 WASHINGTON 7:00 p.m. LIVE STATS: UHCougars.com (find link on WBB schedule page) Alma Mater: Murray State ‘95 Alma Mater: Louisiana Tech ‘02 Career Record/Yrs: 141-154/11th Nebraska-Wesleyan ‘97 8 at Alabama 2:00 p.m. TWITTER: @UHCougarWBB School Record/Yrs: 42-50/Fourth Career Record: 12-18/ 2nd 15 at Texas State 2:00 p.m. FACEBOOK: Facebook.com/HoustonCougarWomensBasketball vs. NSU: 0-1 School Record/Yrs: 12-18/2nd 20 at Rice 1:00 p.m. ‘12-13 Record: 13-17 (7-9 C-USA) vs. Houston: 0-1 28 UCF* & 2:00 p.m. Last Game: MSU 76, Houston 68 ‘12-13 Record: 12-18 (7-11 SLC) 31 USF* & 2:00 p.m. Last Game: NSU 77, Southern Arkansas 53 JANUARY 4 at Rutgers* 11:00 a.m. QUICK NOTES 7 at UConn* % 6:00 p.m. f The Cougars take on the Demons for just the seventh time in school history, but the two schools will hook up for the second straight season, with the 11 CINCINNATI* 2:00 p.m. winner taking the lead in the all-time series between the two programs 18 at Memphis* 4:00 p.m. f Houston is 16-22 all-time in season road openers (first road game of season) and has dropped two straight road openers (2012, 2011) and three 21 LOUISVILLE* % 7:00 p.m. consecutive road games overall going back to last season. f Houston returns four starters and nine letterwinners overall from last year’s squad, including 2012 Conference USA All-Freshman team member 25 SMU* & 2:00 p.m. Marche’ Amerson, who won Conference USA Freshman of the Week on two separate occasions last season and set a Houston freshman record by 29 at USF* & 6:00 p.m. starting in all 30 games. f Sophomore guard Jessieka Palmer currently ranks second in The American in scoring after her 18-point performance vs. Mississippi State on opening FEBRUARY night. 1 at UCF* & 3:00 p.m. 4 TEMPLE* 7:00 p.m. HOUSTON PROBABLE STARTERS (based on last game) 8 at Cincinnati* % 1:00 p.m. 11 RUTGERS 7:00 p.m. No. Name Position Ht. Class-Exp. Points Rebounds Assists Steals Minutes 1 Demetria Foreman (1) PG 5-6 Jr.-TR 7.0 5.0 8.0 1.0 36.0 15 at SMU* % 2:00 p.m. 15 Alecia Smith (1) SG 5-7 So.-1L 3.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 20.0 19 at Louisville* ! 6:00 p.m. 22 Marche’ Amerson (1) SF 6-1 So.-1L 8.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 30.0 22 UCONN* & 4:00 p.m. 12 Destini Texada (1) PF 6-0 Sr.-TR 4.0 8.0 2.0 0.0 19.0 20 Yasmeen Thompson (1) C 6-2 Sr.-1L 0.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 11.0 MARCH ( ) starts this season coming into game 1 MEMPHIS* % 2:00 p.m. 3 at Temple* 6:00 p.m. PLAYERS TO WATCH 7-10 American Championship TBA JESSIEKA PALMER, GUARD, S0. (EX)- Exhibition contest (statistics do not count) Jessieka Palmer comes into this one with some positive momenteum after posting a game-high 18 points, * - American Conference game including going a perfect 4-of-4 from three-point land in last Friday’s season opener vs. Mississippi State. # - David Jones Classic (Houston, Texas) (DH) - Denotes doubleheader with men’s basketball team She also grabbed a career-high seven rebounds. &- Game to be televised on the American Digital Network %- Game to be televised on ESPN family of networks !- Game to be televised on WHAS All times Central Standard. MARCHE’ AMERSON, FORWARD, SO. Home games, in bold, played on Guy V. Lewis Court at Hofheinz Pavilion. Marche’ Amerson earned a spot on the Conference USA All-Freshman Team in 2012 after ranking second on the squad with 10.1 points in league play, while shooting a team best 36-percent from beyond the arc in conference action. Amerson also set a freshman record starting in all 30 games last season, while finishing in the top 10 in six other Houston all-time freshman marks. GAME 2: HOUSTON AT NORTHWESTERN STATE PAGE 2 ROSTER INFORMATION NUMERICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl.-Exp. Hometown/High School (Last School) 0 Alexia Sanders G 5-8 Fr.-HS The Woodlands, Texas/ College Park HS 1 Demetria Foreman G 5-6 Jr.-TR Irving, Texas/ MacArthur HS/ Angelina JC 3 Bianca Winslow G 5-7 So.-1L Bellaire, Texas/Bellaire HS 12 Destini Texada F 6-0 Sr.-TR Houston, Texas/Houston Baptist 15 Alecia Smith G 5-7 So.-1L Cedar Hill, Texas/Cedar Hill HS 20 Yasmeen Thompson C 6-2 Sr.-1L Philadelphia, Pa./Paris JC 21 Jessieka Palmer G 6-1 So.-1L La Marque, Texas/La Marque HS 22 Marche’ Amerson F 6-1 So.-1L Bryan, Texas/Rudder HS 24 Marissa Ashton F 6-1 Sr.-1L Dickinson, Texas/Dickinson HS/Texas Tech 25 Mae Woods C 6-4 Sr.-3L Maple Ridge, British Columbia/Maple Ride Secondary School 32 Te’onna Campbell F 5-10 Sr.-1L Ontario, Calif./New Mexico JC 33 Tyler Gilbert F 6-2 So-1L Missouri City, Texas/Hightower HS 34 Terran Alford F 6-1 Jr.-1L Oklahoma City, Okla./Home-schooled 35 Taylor Gilbert F 6-2 Fr.-RS Missouri City, Texas/Hightower HS COACHING STAFF SUPPORT STAFF Head Coach: Todd Buchanan (Murray State ‘95) Director of Operations: Brittany Mason (Houston ‘10) Associate Head Coach: Wade Scott (Eastern NM ‘93) Administrative Coordinator: Chandi Jones (Houston ‘04) Asst. Coach/Recruiting Coordinator: Ravon Justice (USAO ‘04) Director of Sports Performance: Kelly Spriggs (Baylor ‘10) Assistant Coach: Leah Foster (St. Edward’s ‘06) Athletic Trainer: Amanda Barbee (LSU ‘09) ROSTER BREAKDOWN ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos By Height: 34 Terran Alford F Mae Woods 6-4 Terran Alford Missed most of season due to injury Taylor Gilbert 6-2 Taylor Gilbert Redshirted 22 Marche’ Amerson F Tyler Gilbert 6-2 24 Marissa Ashton F Yasmeen Thompson 6-2 Newcomers: 32 Te’onna Campbell F Terran Alford 6-1 Demetria Foreman Jr./G/5-6 1 Demetria Foreman G Marche’ Amerson 6-1 Alexia Sanders Fr./G/5-8 35 Taylor Gilbert F Marissa Ashton 6-1 33 Tyler Gilbert F Jessieka Palmer 6-1 21 Jessieka Palmer G Destini Texada 6-0 By Position: 0 Alexia Sanders G Te’onna Campbell 5-10 Guards 5 15 Alecia Smith G Alexia Sanders 5-8 Forwards 7 12 Destini Texada F Alecia Smith 5-7 Centers 2 Bianca Winslow 5-7 20 Yasmeen Thompson C Demetria Foreman 5-6 By Class: 3 Bianca Winslow G Freshmen 2 25 Mae Woods C Returners (2012-13 stats): Sophomores 5 Marche’ Amerson 9.1 ppg/4.4 rpg Juniors 2 PRONUNCIATIONS Yasmeen Thompson 8.6 ppg/8.5 rpg Seniors 5 Destini TEXADA Tah-ha-duh Te’onna Campbell 7.8 ppg/8.2 rpg MARCHE’ Amerson Mar-shay Alecia Smith 7.8 ppg/ 3.3 rpg By State/Country: YASMEEN Thompson Yas-MEAN Marissa Ashton 7.3 ppg/ 3.3 rpg Texas 10 Jessieka Palmer 3.9 ppg/ 0.9 rpg British Columbia 1 TE’ONNA Campbell TEE-ahna Tyler Gilbert 1.2 ppg/ 1.2 rpg California 1 Bianca Winslow 1.0 ppg/ 0.3 rpg Oklahoma 1 Mae Woods 0.6 ppg/ 0.3 rpg Pennsylvania 1 Destini Texada Redshirted @UHCOUGARWBB | #GOCOOGS GAME 2: HOUSTON AT NORTHWESTERN STATE PAGE 3 MEDIA POLICIES AND SERVICES A Look at the Series... Last Time Out For the Cougars Houston ATHLETICS Communications Houston (0-1) vs. Northwestern State (1-0) Sophomore guard Jessieka Palmer exploded for 18 points on Office Phone (713) 743-9404 4-of-4 shooting from three-point land, while pulling down seven Office Fax (713) 743-9411 Overall Record .....................................................................3-3 rebounds, but it wasn’t enough, as Mississippi State outlasted the Press Row Phone (713) 743-9414 Home Record ...................................................................... 1-2 Cougars, 76-68, on opening night at Hofheinz Pavilion. Ticket Office 713-GO-COOGS Away Record ...................................................................... 0-0 Sophomore forward Tyler Gilbert also had a big night for Web site www.UHCougars.com Neutral Site Record............................................................