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GAME 15 | HOUSTON AT UAB | BARTOW ARENA | JAN. 13, 2013 Kyle Seay, Asst. Director of Athletics Communications 3100 Cullen Blvd., Suite 2008, Houston, TX 77204 HOUSTON O: (713) 743-9391 | C: (817) 455-2127 [email protected] | www.UHCougars.com WOMEn’s bASKETBALL Twitter: @UHCougarWBB 9 POSTSEASON APPEARANCES | 5 C-USA PLAYERS OF THE YEAR | 2 TOP-10 WNBA DRAFT SELECTIONS | 3 C-USA TITLES SCHEDULE/results NOVEMBER GAME 15 AT A GLANCE 9 at Mississippi State L, 72-66 13 ALABAMA L, 83-74 DATE: Jan. 13, 2013 17 at Yale L, 84-82 VENUE: Bartow Arena 20 at McNeese State L, 76-72 CAPACITY: 8,500 23 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI # W, 61-44 SERIES: Tied, 11-11 HOUSTON UAB 24 NORTHWESTERN STATE# W, 67-51 LAST MEETING: UAB 67, Houston 43 (1/15/12) 27 UTSA W, 55-42 COUGARS BLAZERS RADIO: Houston IMG online broadcast by Stretch Internet 30 NEW MEXICO W, 77-62 Jeremy Branham (play-by-play), Record: 7-7, 1-0 Record: 10-4, 1-0 Ranking (AP/Coaches): -/- Ranking (AP/Coaches): -/- DECEMBER Rusty Laverentz (color) Coach: Todd Buchanan Coach: Audra Smith 2 at TCU L, 60-51 LIVE STATS: UHCougars.com Alma Mater: Murray State ‘95 Alma Mater: Virginia ‘92 8 CREIGHTON (DH) L, 75-54 TWITTER: @UHCougarWBB Career Record/Yrs: 135-143/10th Career Record: 130-129/Ninth 22 TEXAS STATE (DH) W, 74-61 School Record/Yrs: 36-39/Third School Record/Yrs: Same vs. UAB: 1-1 vs. Houston: 3-6 30 at Texas Tech L, 86-56 ‘11-12 Record: 3-26 (2-14 C-USA) ‘11-12 Record: 19-11 (9-7 C-USA) Last Game: UH 77, Memphis 74 Last Game: UAB 64, UCF 46 JANUARY 6 DELAWARE STATE W, 71-58 (OT) 10 MEMPHIS* W, 77-74 QUICK NOTES f The Cougars and Blazers will meet for the 23rd time in the overall series dating back to the 1989-90 season, as each team has won 11 contests. 13 at UAB* 2:00 P.M. Houston has also split with UAB in 10 overall contests in Birmingham. 20 at Marshall* 11:00 A.M. f For the second game in a row, senior guard Porsche Landry flirted with a double-double inT hursday’s win over Memphis with 23 points, nine assists 24 SOUTHERN MISS* 7:00 P.M. and eight rebounds. Landry has averaged 26.5 points, 9.0 assists and 8.5 rebounds the last two contests. 27 UTEP* 1:00 P.M. f With 53 points in the last two games, Landry has moved into 10th spot all-time on the Houston career scoring chart with 1,324 points, while also 31 at SMU* 7:00 P.M. ranking third with 405 career assists. f Freshman guard Alecia Smith scored in double figures for the third time in four games onT hursday with 13 points and has averaged 15.5 points in FEBRUARY that span while connecting on 12 of her last 31 attempts from beyond the arc (39 percent). f Fellow freshman Marche’ Amerson erupted for a career-best 20 points to help lead the Cougars past Memphis on Thursday, posting double-digit 2 TULANE* 2:00 P.M. points after averaging 3.0 points over the last four contests. Amerson leads all freshmen on the squad with five double-digit scoring performances 7 EAST CAROLINA* 7:00 P.M. this season. 10 at Rice* 12:00 P.M. 14 TULSA 7:00 P.M. HOUSTON PROBABLE STARTERS 17 at Tulane* 2:00 P.M. 21 at UTEP* 8:00 P.M. No. Name Position Ht. Class-Exp. Points Rebounds Assists Steals Minutes 5 Porsche Landry G 5-1 rSr.-3L 17.4 4.4 4.3 2.3 32.1 24 SMU* 2:00 P.M. 20 Yasmeen Thompson C 6-2 Jr.-TR 9.0 9.0 1.2^ 1.2 29.9 28 at UCF* 6:00 P.M. 22 Marche’ Amerson F 6-1 Fr.-HS 8.4 4.8 1.1 0.7 30.0 15 Alecia Smith G 5-7 Fr.-HS 8.2 3.9 1.9 1.4 29.1 MARCH 32 Te’onna Campbell F 5-10 Jr.-TR 6.7 7.6 1.8 2.8 31.4 3 RICE* 2:00 P.M. ^blocks per game 7 at Tulsa* 7:00 P.M. 13-16 C-USA Championship TBD PLAYERS TO WATCH * - Conference USA game PORSCHE LANDRY, GUARD, R-SR. # - David Jones Classic (Houston, Texas) Porsche Landry rattled off 23 points, nine assists and eight rebounds inT hursday’s league-opening victory ^ - Conference USA Championship (Memphis, Tenn.) (DH) - Denotes doubleheader with men’s basketball team over Memphis and has totaled 53 points, 17 rebounds and 18 assists against only eight turnovers over the All times Central Standard. last two contests to lead Houston in tight wins. Landry now ranks third in C-USA in scoring (17.4 ppg) and Home games, in bold, played on Guy V. Lewis Court at Hofheinz Pavilion. fifth in assists (4.3 apg). MARCHE’ AMERSON, FORWARD, FR. Marche’ Amerson snapped a four-game slump where she had averaged 3.0 points in a big way, erupting for a career-best 20 points to help lead the Cougars to a 77-74 win over Memphis in the C-USA opener on Thursday. Amerson enjoyed her best shooting performance in a Houston uniform, going 9-of-20 from the field. GAME 15: HOUSTON AT UAB ROSTER INFORMATION NUMERICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl.-Exp. Hometown/High School (Last School) 3 Bianca Winslow G 5-7 Fr.-HS Bellaire, Texas/Bellaire HS 5 Porsche Landry G 5-1 Sr.-3L Houston, Texas/Madison HS 12 Destini Texada F 6-0 Sr.-TR Houston, Texas/Houston Baptist 14 Eryn Barroso G 5-6 Jr.-HS Wimberley, Texas/Wimberley HS 15 Alecia Smith G 5-7 Fr.-HS Cedar Hill, Texas/Cedar Hill HS 20 Yasmeen Thompson C 6-2 Jr.-TR Philadelphia, Pa./Paris JC 21 Jessieka Palmer G 6-0 Fr.-HS La Marque, Texas/La Marque HS 22 Marche’ Amerson F 6-1 Fr.-HS Bryan, Texas/Rudder HS 23 Tasha Tubbs G 5-8 Sr.-1L Amarillo, Texas/Howard College 24 Marissa Ashton F 6-0 Jr.-TR Dickinson, Texas/Texas Tech 25 Mae Woods C 6-4 Jr.-2L Maple Ridge, British Columbia/Maple Ride Secondary School 32 Te’onna Campbell F 5-10 Jr.-TR Ontario, Calif./New Mexico JC 33 Tyler Gilbert F 6-2 Fr.-HS Missouri City, Texas/Hightower HS 34 Terran Alford F 6-1 So.-1L Oklahoma City, Okla./Home-schooled 35 Taylor Gilbert F 6-2 Fr.-HS Missouri City, Texas/Hightower HS COACHING STAFF SUPPORT STAFF Head Coach: Todd Buchanan (Murray State ‘95) Director of Operations: Rusty Laverentz (Missouri Western ‘96) Associate Head Coach: Wade Scott (Eastern NM ‘93) Administrative Coordinator: Chandi Jones (Houston ‘04) Asst. Coach/Recruiting Coordinator: Ravon Justice (USAO ‘04) Video Coordinator: Brittany Mason (Houston ‘10) Assistant Coach: Leah Foster (St. Edward’s ‘06) Sports Performance Coach: Kelly Spriggs (Baylor ‘06) Athletic Trainer: Amanda Barbee Helms (LSU ‘09) ROSTER BREAKDOWN ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos By Height: Te’onna Campbell Jr./F/5-10 34 Terran Alford F Mae Woods 6-4 Taylor Gilbert Fr./F/6-2 Taylor Gilbert 6-2 Tyler Gilbert Fr./F/6-2 22 Marche’ Amerson F Tyler Gilbert 6-2 Jessieka Palmer Fr./G/6-0 24 Marissa Ashton F Yasmeen Thompson 6-2 Alecia Smith Fr./G/5-7 14 Eryn Barroso G Terran Alford 6-1 Destini Texada Sr./F/6-0 32 Te’onna Campbell F Marche’ Amerson 6-1 Yasmeen Thompson Jr./C/6-2 35 Taylor Gilbert F Marissa Ashton 6-0 Bianca Winslow Fr./G/5-7 33 Tyler Gilbert F Jessieka Palmer 6-0 5 Porsche Landry G Destini Texada 6-0 By Position: 21 Jessieka Palmer G Te’onna Campbell 5-10 Guards 6 15 Alecia Smith G Tasha Tubbs 5-8 Forwards 7 12 Destini Texada F Alecia Smith 5-7 Centers 2 Bianca Winslow 5-7 20 Yasmeen Thompson C Eryn Barroso 5-6 By Class: 23 Tasha Tubbs G Porsche Landry 5-1 Freshmen 6 3 Bianca Winslow G Sophomores 1 25 Mae Woods C Returners (2011-12 stats): Juniors 5 Terran Alford 3.9 ppg/5.7 rpg Seniors 3 PRONUNCIATIONS Porsche Landry 22.0 ppg/5.0 rpg PORSCHE Landry PORSH, not Porsh-a Tasha Tubbs 3.0 ppg/2.3 rpg By State/Country: Destini TEXADA Tah-ha-duh Mae Woods 4.4 ppg/3.2 rpg Texas 11 British Columbia 1 MARCHE’ Amerson Mar-shay Newcomers: California 1 YASMEEN Thompson Yas-MEAN Marche’ Amerson Fr./F/6-1 Oklahoma 1 Marissa Ashton Jr./F/6-0 Philadelphia 1 @UHCOUGARWBB | #GOCOOGS GAME 15: HOUSTON AT UAB MEDIA POLICIES AND SERVICES ABOUT UAB JUNIORS MAKING BIG IMPACT UAB enters Sunday’s contest with a 10-4 record and is coming The addition of junior college transfers Yasmeen Thompson Houston ATHLETICS Communications off of a dominant 64-46 victory over UCF onT hursday. The Blazers and Te’onna Campbell and Texas Tech transfer Marissa Ashton has given the Cougars three much-needed instant-impact play- Office Phone (713) 743-9404 return three starters and six letterwinners from last season’s team Office Fax (713) 743-9411 that posted a 19-11 record and finished third in C-USA. ers to join senior point guard Porsche Landry on a young and Press Row Phone (713) 743-9414 The Blazers have excelled on the defensive side of the ball, inexperienced team.