2002-03 Lady Cougar Basketball

The 2002-03 Lady Cougar Basketball Team: (back row, L-R) Lashinda Winters, Nicole Oliver, Chandi Jones, Shondra Bush, Crystal Simpson, LaToya Okungbowa, Sara Hinkley and Shannon Steele. (sitting, L-R) Emily Fryters, Ashley Cotton, Amanda Barksdale, KiKi Harris and Angela Curl. Table of Contents

2002-03 Lady Cougar Team Photo/Table of Contents ...... 1 2002-03 Roster, Coaching Staff, Quick Facts, Media/UH Sports Information ...... 2 2002-03 Schedule/Results, Record, Starters/Reserves ...... 3 Dynamic Duo, C-USA All-Time Leading Scorers ...... 4 C-USA Regular Season Standings, 2003 C-USA Tournament Schedule ...... 5 Houston in C-USA Tournaments, 2001-02 Lady Cougar Honors ...... 5 Jones’ Countown to 2,000/Houston’s All-Time Leading Female Scorer ...... 5 Houston in 2002-03 When..., Houston in the C-USA Rankings ...... 6 Houston vs. Opponents/Season Statistics ...... 6 Joe Curl Bio, Personnel Update, The 2002-03 Squad ...... 7 2003 Signees, 2002-03 Lady Cougar Individual Highlights ...... 8 2002-02 Lady Cougar Individual Highlights ...... 8-10 Houston & C-USA vs. NCAA ...... 10 Lady Cougar Career and Season Highs ...... 11 2002-03 Box Scores and Recaps ...... 12-20 2002-03 Lady Cougar/Opponent Statistics ...... 21-30 2002-03 News Clippings ...... 31-43 All-American Chandi Jones ...... 44-45

2002-03 Lady Cougar Basketball Postseason Guide• 1 2002-03 Lady Cougar Facts

HOUSTON QUICK FACTS 2002-03 LADY COUGAR ROSTER No._Name ______Pos _ Ht __ Cl-Exp _ Hometown/Previous School School ______University of Houston 2 ...... Sara Hinkley ...... G ...... 5-8 .... So.-1L ... Winnsboro, Texas/Winnsboro HS Location ______Houston, Texas 77204 3 ...... Shannon Steele ...... G ...... 5-7 .... Fr.-HS ... Detroit, Mich./Martin Luther King HS Founded ______1927 4 ...... Emily Fryters ...... F/C ... 6-2 .... Fr.-HS ... Adelaide, SA, Australia/Concordia College HS Enrollment ______32,296 11 ..... Shondra Bush ...... G ...... 5-11 .. So.-1L ... Crosby, Texas/Crosby HS Nickname ______Cougars 13 ..... Chandi Jones ...... G/F ... 5-10 ... Jr.-2L .... Bay City, Texas/Bay City HS School Colors _ Scarlet and White with Navy trim 14 ..... LaToya Okungbowa .... G ...... 5-8 .... Fr.-HS ... Houston, Texas/Alief Hastings HS Affiliation ______Division I/C-USA 23 ..... Ashley Cotton ...... F ...... 6-4 .... So.-1L ... Port Arthur, Texas/Thomas Jefferson HS Arena ______Guy V. Lewis Court 24 ..... Lashinda Winters ...... G ...... 5-5 .... Sr.-TR ... Houston, Texas/Stephen F. Austin ______at Hofheinz Pavilion (8,479) 25 ..... Crystal Simpson ...... G/F ... 5-11 .. So.-1L ... Galveston, Texas/Galveston Ball HS President ______Dr. Arthur K. Smith 33 ..... Angela Curl ...... G/F ... 6-0 ..... Sr.-3L ... Brenham, Texas/Brenham HS Athletics Director ______Dave Maggard 44 ..... Nicole Oliver ...... G/F ... 5-10 ... Jr.-2L .... South Sioux City, Neb./South Sioux City HS SWA ______Diane Hall 45 ..... KiKi Harris ...... C ...... 6-5 .... So.-1L ... Port Arthur, Texas/Thomas Jefferson HS

UH SPORTS INFORMATION 2002-03 LADY COUGAR STAFF Assoc AD/Communications (Football) Head Coach ______Joe Curl Chris Burkhalter ______(713) 743-9409 Alma Mater ______Wayne State, 1978 E-mail [email protected] Office Phone ______(713) 743-9460 Asst. SID/Publications Coordinator ______(W Soccer/Indoor T&F) Record at UH ______58-64 (4 Years) Amy Abramczyk ______(713) 743-9391 Career Record ______196-164 (11 Years) E-mail [email protected] Assistant Coach ______DeJuena Chizer Asst. SID (Baseball, Swimming & Diving, Men’s Golf) Alma Mater ______Houston 1990 Jeff Conrad ______(713) 743-9410 Assistant Coach ______Todd Buchanan E-mail [email protected] Asst. SID (Men’s Basketball, Outdoor Track & Field) Alma Mater ______Murray State 1995 Rick Poulter ______(713) 743-9407 Assistant Coach ______David Jones E-mail [email protected] Alma Mater ______Howard Payne 1974 Sports Information Intern ______(WBB Contact) WBB Operations ______Eddie Kite ______(Volleyball, Softball and Tennis) Alma Mater ______East Texas Baptist University 1995 Laura Lesko ______(713) 743-9408 Office Phone ______(713) 743-9540 E-mail [email protected] Cell Phone ______(734) 417-3471 Managers ______Chris Foster, Jennifer Curl Sports Info Fax ______(713) 743-9411 Trainer ______Susie Sawchak Sports Information Director ______Laura Lesko Strength & Conditioning Coach ______Erika Riddle MEDIA INFORMATION

Hofheinz Pavilion Press Row (Media Only) (713) 743-9477 Cingular Cougar Hotline _____ (713) 743-COOG UH Ticket Office ______(713) 743-9444 Play-by-Play Announcers Kevin Cook & Eddie Kite

Fax-on-Demand Access (Media Only) (201) 585-5404 WBB Release: 1521, Statistics and Results: 1522, Game Notes: 1524, Roster and Schedule: 1523, Box Score: 1525, Special: 1526 Athletics Website ______www.uhcougars.com 2002-03 Lady Cougar Basketball Post-Season Media Guide

2002-03 REGULAR SEASON 2003 Conference USA Women’s Basketball Tournament Overall ______15-12 The Pyramid • Memphis, Tenn. Home ...... 10-3 March 6-9, 2003 Road ...... 3-7 Neutral ...... 2-2 Lady Cougars Headed to Memphis Conference USA ______6-8 Houston, who has had great success in its last two TOURNAMENT TIME Home ...... 5-2 postseason campaigns, is seeded tenth going into the Road ...... 1-6 2003 C-USA Tournament Neutral ...... 0-0 2003 Conference USA Tournament. The Lady Cougars March 6-9 • The Pyramid will face No. 7 Southern Miss in the tournament opener Memphis, Tennessee 2002-03 RESULTS Thursday at 1 p.m. at the Pyramid in Memphis, Tenn.

Date _ Opponent ______Time/Result Regular Season Mediocre for Houston FIRST ROUND 11/22 ... Ball State^ ...... L, 63-78 The Lady Cougars finished the regular season with a vs. SOUTHERN MISS 11/23 ... Wofford^ ...... W, 78-61 disappointing 15-12 overall and 5-8 conferernce record, 2002-03 Record: 13-14 11/27 ... Mississippi State ...... L, 57-76 C-USA 2002-03 Record: 6-8 its worst mark since going 7-21 under head coach Joe Head Coach: Rick Reeves 11/29 ... Northern Iowa@ ...... W, 92-74 Curl in 1999-2000. 12/1 ..... Sam Houston@...... W, 106-54 UH vs. USM 12/4 ..... UTEP ...... W, 89-86 Houston is riding a three-game win streak, its longest Overall Series ______Series tied 6-6 12/6 ..... Florida% ...... W, 71-60 since defeating No. 16 Georgia, Texas A&M and In Houston ______4-3 In Hattiesburg ______2-3 12/7 ..... Washington % ...... L, 65-76 Alabama before kicking off league play in January. Neutral ______0-0 12/20 ... Georgia ...... W, 81-78 Last Meeting ______Houston W, 53-52 12/31 ... Texas A&M ...... W, 87-74 Jones Clinches 2002-03 NCAA Scoring Title _____ Feb. 23, 2003, in Hattiesburg 1/4 ...... Alabama ...... W, 68-62 All-American Chandi Jones (5-10, G), who is looking to 1/7 ...... Oral Roberts ...... L, 62-64 repeat as C-USA Player of the Year in 2003, continues QUARTERFINALS 1/12 ..... TCU* (Ch. 51 KNWS) ...... W, 64-50 to be a reigning force for Houston and C-USA. Jones 1/17 ..... Louisville* ...... L, 78-90 clinched the 2002-03 national scoring title Sunday after vs. CINCINNATI 1/19 ..... Cincinnati* (ESPN2) ...... L, 69-79 scoring 31 points in just 29 minutes to bring her regular March 7 • 1 p.m. 1/24 ..... Charlotte*...... L, 70-76 season average to 27.5 points per game. 1/26 ..... East Carolina* (C-USA TV) .. W, 90-79 1/31 ..... DePaul* ...... L, 52-101 She is also averaging 8.1 rebounds and 3.4 steals per contest and is just 20 points from becoming 2/2 ...... Marquette* ...... L, 68-74 Houston’s all-time leading female scorer and 62 points from the 2,000 point mark -- and is only 2/9 ...... TCU* (C-USA TV) ...... L, 51-60 a junior. 2/11 ..... Texas A&M - Corpus Christi .. W, 66-43 2/14 ..... Memphis* ...... L, 69-74 The 5-10 junior was named the 2003 Preseason Player of the Year and earned C-USA Player of 2/16 ..... Saint Louis* (ESPN2) . W, 80-73 (OT) 2/21 ..... Tulane* ...... L, 62-65 HOUSTON’S PROBABLE STARTERS 2/23 ..... Southern Miss* ...... W, 53-52 No.__Name ______Pos _____ Ht _____ Cl-Exp _____ Pts ______Reb. 2/28 ..... South Florida* ...... W, 77-73 11 ...... Shondra Bush ...... G ...... 5-11 ...... So.-1L ...... 15.0 ...... 4.3 3/2 ...... UAB* (Senior Day)...... W, 84-47 13 ...... Chandi Jones ...... G/F...... 5-10 ...... Jr.-2L ...... 27.5 ...... 8.1 33 ...... Angela Curl ...... G/F...... 6-0 ...... Sr.-3L ...... 4.6 ...... 2.6 3/6 ...... Southern Miss*# ...... 1 p.m. 44 ...... Nicole Oliver ...... G/F...... 5-10 ...... Jr.-2L ...... 6.3 ...... 5.7 3/7 ...... C-USA Tournament ...... TBA 45 ...... KiKi Harris ...... C ...... 6-5 ...... So.-1L ...... 7.7 ...... 5.4 ^ Fazoli’s/Hampton Inn Invitational (Indiana), @ Houston HOUSTON RESERVES Classic, % GlaxoSmithKline Invitational (NC State) 24 ...... Lashinda Winters ...... G ...... 5-5 ...... Sr.-TR ...... 5.2 ...... 2.7 * Conference USA regular season game 23 ...... Ashley Cotton ...... F/C ...... 6-4 ...... So.-1L ...... 1.8 ...... 1.7 # 2003 Conference USA Tournament -- Memphis, Tenn. 2 ...... Sara Hinkley ...... G ...... 5-8 ...... So.-1L ...... 2.7 ...... 1.1 All home games (bold) played in Hofheinz Pavilion 25 ...... Crystal Simpson ...... G/F...... 5-11 ...... So.-1L ...... 2.9 ...... 2.0 4 ...... Emily Fryters ...... F/C ...... 6-2 ...... Fr.-HS ...... 2.1 ...... 2.1 www.UHcougars.com 3 ...... Shannon Steele ...... G ...... 5-7 ...... Fr.-HS ...... 0.8 ...... 1.1 HOUSTON QUICK FACTS the Week honors twice this season. She is on track to become C-USA’s all-time School ______University of Houston leading scorer and is currently the only HOUSTON’S DYNAMIC DUO Location ______Houston, Texas 77204 active player in the top 10 at No. 5. 2002-03 Top Ten Performances Founded ______1927 Shondra Bush & Chandi Jones Enrollment ______32,296 Lady Cougars vs. Lady Eagles -- The Game ...... Combined Pts...... Total UH Pts. Nickname ______Cougars Rematch Louisville ...... 56 ...... 78 School Colors Scarlet & White with Navy trim Houston put a damper on Southern East Carolina ...... 56 ...... 90 Affiliation ______Division I Miss’ Senior Day as it prevailed 53-52 No. 16 Georgia ..... 55 ...... 78 Arena ______Guy V. Lewis Court at the Reed Green Coliseum on Feb. Saint Louis ...... 54 ...... 80 ______at Hofheinz Pavilion (8,479) 23. Chandi Jones posted 24 points Marquette ...... 51 ...... 68 Conference __ Conference USA (1996-Present) and 10 rebounds as the Lady Cougars Northern Iowa ...... 51 ...... 74 President ______Dr. Arthur K. Smith picked up their first C-USA road win Washington ...... 47 ...... 65 Athletics Director ______Dave Maggard of the season. Tulane ...... 44 ...... 62 SWA ______Diane Hall TC U (Jan. 12) ...... 44 ...... 64 Head Coach ______Joe Curl Jones was also a defensive threat, Florida ...... 44 ...... 71 Alma Mater ______Wayne State, 1978 adding seven steals in the win. Shondra Office Phone ______(713) 743-9460 Bush was the other Lady Cougar to Record at UH ______58-64 (4 Years) score in double figures, adding 13 CONFERENCE USA ALL-TIME points - six of them from two Career Record ______196-164 (11 Years) LEADING SCORERS crucial second-half three pointers. Assistant Coach ______DeJuena Chizer Player, School ______Yrs ____ G ___ Points KiKi Harris and Nicole Oliver each Alma Mater ______Houston 1990 Tamika Whitmore, MEM .... 96-99 ...... 120 ...... 2,488 pulled down eight of Houston's 39 Assistant Coach ______Todd Buchanan Grace Daley, TUL ...... 97-00 ...... 122 ...... 2,249 rebounds. Alma Mater ______Murray State 1995 Deanna Jackson, UAB ...... 98-02 ...... 101 ...... 2,144 Lenae Williams, DPU ...... 98-02 ...... 116 ...... 2,046 Assistant Coach ______David Jones Dana Jones and Allison Story led Chandi Jones, HOU ...... 00- ...... 81 ...... 1,938 Alma Mater ______Howard Payne 1974 Southern Miss with 10 points each. Madinah Slaise, CIN ...... 97-00 ...... 119 ...... 1,849 WBB Operations ______Eddie Kite Both teams shot only 35 percent Abbie Willenborg, MAR ...... 97-00 ...... 118 ...... 1,818 Alma Mater East Texas Baptist University 1995 from the floor. LaTonya Johnson, MEM ...... 95-98 ...... 88 ...... 1,703 Office Phone ______(713) 743-9540 Lisa Oldenburg, MAR ...... 97-00 ...... 118 ...... 1,655 Managers ______Chris Foster, Jennifer Curl The Scouting Report - Jones vs. Jones Janell Burse, TUL...... 98-01 ...... 116 ...... 1,625 Tr ainer ______Susie Sawchak Southern Miss (13-14, 6-8 C-USA) Strength & Conditioning Coach Erika Riddle snapped a four-game losing streak Sunday with a 62-61 overtime win against East Carolina. Tierra Lassiter notched a three pointer MEDIA INFORMATION with 4.8 seconds remaining in the game to secure USM the win.

WBB SID ______Laura Lesko The Lady Eagles are led by Dana Jones, who is averaging 10.7 points and 5.6 rebounds a game. Office Phone ______(713) 743-9408 Email [email protected] Lady Cougars vs. the Nation SID Fax ______(713) 743-9411 In addition to Jones’ No. 1 rank in scoring, she places 14th nationally in steals per game (3.4) Sports Info Main ______(713) 743-9404 among Division I individuals. Teammate Nicole Oliver, the 2002 C-USA Defensive Player of C-USA WBB Contact ______Robin Jentes the Year, is not far behind, as her nine steals against TCU in January improved her average to 3.1 Office Phone ______(312) 553-0483 steals per contest. Email [email protected] Hofheinz Pavilion Press Row (Media Only) (713) 743-9477 Cingular Cougar Hotline ___ (713) 743-COOG Ticket Office ______(713) 743-9444 2002-03 LADY COUGAR ROSTER Play-by-Play Announcer No._Name ______Pos _ Ht __ Cl-Exp _Hometown/Previous School C.B. Devoy /Kevin Cook 2 ...... Sara Hinkley ...... G ...... 5-8 .... So.-1L ... Winnsboro, Texas/Winnsboro HS 3 ...... Shannon Steele ...... G ...... 5-7 .... Fr.-HS ... Detroit, Mich./Martin Luther King HS Office Phone ______(409) 744-1540 4 ...... Emily Fryters ...... F/C ... 6-2 .... Fr.-HS ... Adelaide, SA, Australia/Concordia College HS Fax-on-Demand Access (Media Only) 11 ..... Shondra Bush ...... G ...... 5-11 .. So.-1L ... Crosby, Texas/Crosby HS (201) 585-5404 13 ..... Chandi Jones ...... G/F ... 5-10 ... Jr.-2L .... Bay City, Texas/Bay City HS WBB Release: 1521 14 ..... LaToya Okungbowa .... G ...... 5-8 .... Fr.-HS ... Houston, Texas/Alief Hastings HS Statistics and Results: 1522 23 ..... Ashley Cotton ...... F ...... 6-4 .... So.-1L ... Port Arthur, Texas/Thomas Jefferson HS Game Notes: 1524 24 ..... Lashinda WInters ...... G ...... 5-5 .... Sr.-TR ... Houston, Texas/Stephen F. Austin 2002-03 Roster and Schedule: 1523 25 ..... Crystal Simpson ...... G/F ... 5-11 .. So.-1L ... Galveston, Texas/Galveston Ball HS Box Score: 1525 33 ..... Angela Curl ...... G/F ... 6-0 ..... Sr.-3L ... Brenham, Texas/Brenham HS Special: 1526 44 ..... Nicole Oliver ...... G/F ... 5-10 ... Jr.-2L .... South Sioux City, Neb./South Sioux City HS Athletics Website ______www.uhcougars.com 45 ..... Kiemona Harris ...... C ...... 6-5 .... So.-1L ... Port Arthur, Texas/Thomas Jefferson HS

4 • 2002-03 Lady Cougar BasketballPostseason Guide With the defensive tandem of Jones and Oliver, 2001-02 2002-03 CONFERENCE USA it is not surprising that Houston averages 14.1 HOUSTON HONORS steals as a team, the fifth best in the nation. 2002-03 Final Standings Conference USA Player of the Year (Through regular season) Chandi Jones 2003 C-USA Tournament AP All-America Honorable Mention The 2003 C-USA Women's Basketball Tourna- C-USA_____ Overall Chandi Jones ment will be held beginning Thursday in Mem- xCharlotte#^...... 12-2 ...... 20-7 Second Team All-American phis, Tenn. The University of Memphis will serve Cincinnati#^ ...... 11-3 ...... 21-6 DePaul#^ ...... 10-4 ...... 21-8 Chandi Jones as the host institution for the four-day event, with Tulane#^ ...... 10-4 ...... 19-9 National Comeback Player of the Year the champion receiving the league's automatic bid TCU# ...... 8-6 ...... 15-13 (Women’s Basketball Journal) to the NCAA Tournament. Chandi Jones Saint Louis# ...... 8-6 ...... 17-12 Southern Miss# ...... 6-8 ...... 13-14 First Team All-Conference USA Media Headquarters Memphis# ...... 6-8 ...... 12-14 Chandi Jones Memphis Marriott Downtown Marquette# ...... 6-8 ...... 14-12 C-USA All-Tournament Team 250 North Main Street Houston# ...... 6-8...... 15-12 Chandi Jones Memphis, TN 38103 Louisville# ...... 5-9 ...... 14-13 C-USA Defensive Player of the Year (901) 527-7300 East Carolina# ...... 4-10 ...... 12-15 Nicole Oliver UAB ...... 4-10 ...... 8-19 C-USA All-Freshmen Team Houston In C-USA Tournaments South Florida ...... 2-12 ...... 7-20 Shondra Bush Here’s a look at how Houston has fared in the six- year history of the C-USA Tournament: # - Clinched spot in the 2003 C-USA Tournament ^ - Clinched first-round byes 2002 -- DePaul Athletic Center, Chicago, Ill. x - Regular Season Champions (Received First Round bye) Quarterfinals -- (2) Houston 68, Charlotte 65 2003 C-USA Tournament Semifinals -- Cincinnati 78, Houston 74 Thursday, March 6 2001 -- U.S. Cellular Arena, Milwaukee, Wis. (10) Houston vs. (7) Southern Miss ...... 1:00p (11) Louisville vs. (6) Saint Louis ...... 3:00p (Received First Round bye) (9) Marquette vs. (8) Memphis ...... 6:00p Quarterfinals -- (3) Houston 80, Memphis 74 (12) East Carolina vs. (5) TCU ...... 8:00p Semifinals -- Tulane 78, Houston 74 Friday, March 7 HOU/USM vs. (2) Cincinnati ...... 1:00p 2000 -- Freedom Hall, Louisville, Ky. LOU/SLU vs. (3) DePaul ...... 3:00p First Round -- (7) Cincinnati 65, (10) Houston 59 MAR/MEM vs. (1) Charlotte ...... 6:00p ECU/TCU vs. (4) Tulane ...... 8:00p 1999 -- Fogelman Arena, New Orleans, La. First Round -- (5) Memphis 75, (12) Houston 60 Saturday, March 8 Semifinal No. 1 (C-USA TV)...... 1:00p Semifinal No. 2 (C-USA TV)...... 3:30p 1998 -- Louisville Gardens, Louisville, Ky. First Round -- (5) Cincinnati 62, (12) Houston 57 Sunday, March 9 Championship Game (ESPN 2) ...... 1:00p

1997 -- Alumni Hall, Chicago, Ill. All Times Central. First Round -- (5) DePaul 100, (12) Houston 75 2002-03 C-USA Players of the Week 1996 -- UAB Arena, Birmingham, Ala. Nov. 25 ...... Khara Smith, DePaul Dec. 2...... Shannon Hamp, Memphis (Did not qualify) Dec. 9...... Jennifer Jackson, East Carolina ...... Chandi Jones, Houston Keeping Up With the Jones -- Countdown at 62 Dec. 16 ...... Gwen Slaughter, Tulane Chandi made history last season when she became the fastest player in C-USA history to reach Dec. 23 ...... Chandi Jones, Houston the 1,000-point plateau. She earned her 1,000th point in 46 games, bypassing UAB's Deanna Dec. 30 ...... Tricia Payne, TCU Jan. 6 ...... Sara Nord, Louisville Jackson (1998-02), who recorded her 1,000th point in 57 games. Jan. 13 ...... Charlene Smith, DePaul Jan. 20 ...... Debbie Merrill, Cincinnati With Jones averaging 27.5 points per game and at least one postseason game remaining, she ...... Lori Nero, Louisville could possibly move into the top 3 of the nation's fastest to reach 2,000 career points. Here is Jan. 27 ...... Princess Swilley, Memphis Feb. 3 ...... Gwen Slaughter, Tulane a look at the nation's players that reached 2,000 career points the fastest: ...... Khara Smith, DePaul Feb. 10 ...... Peaches Harris, Charlotte Games Player ...... Allison Story, Southern Miss 70 Lynette Woodard, Kansas Feb. 17 ...... K.B. Sharp, Cincinnati Feb. 24 ...... Debbie Merrill, Cincinnati 83 Jackie Styles, SW Missouri State March 3 ...... Harmonie King, Saint Louis 87 Korie Hlede, Duquesne 2002-03 Lady Cougar Basketball Postseason Guide• 5 88 Kelly Mazzante, Penn State HOUSTON’S 2002-03 HOUSTON IN THE 88 LaToya Thomas, Mississippi RECORD WHEN... C-USA RANKINGS State 2002-03 Regular Season November...... 2-2 Scoring Offense ______2nd, 72.3 Lady Cougars Close Out Season With December ...... 5-1 Scoring Margin ______8th, +2.7 84-47 Senior Day Victory Over UAB Field Goal Pct. ______12th, .401 January ...... 3-5 Chandi Jones posted 31 points and 10 3-PT Field Goal Pct. ______11th, .287 February ...... 4-4 rebounds as Houston defeated UAB 84- Scoring Defense ______13th, 69.6 March ...... 1-0 47 Sunday afternoon at Hofheinz Overtime ...... 1-0 Pavilion. It was Houston's third consecu- Free Throw Pct. ______11th, .632 In last five games ...... 4-1 tive victory, its longest streak since Field Goal Pct. Defense ______13th, .431 UH scores first ...... 8-8 January 4. 3-PT FG Defense ______12th, .341 Opponent scores first ...... 6-4 Rebounding Offense ______11th, 37.4 Score tied at half-time ...... 0-0 Jones, the nation's leading scorer for the Rebounding Margin ______14th, -5.4 UH leads at half-time ...... 11-3 2002-03 season, (27.5 ppg) posted her Assists ______11th, 12.78 Opponent leads at half-time...... 4-9 12th double-double of the season and Turnover Margin ______1st, +7.63 UH shoots 50% or less ...... 14-12 added four assists in the win. She is only Rebounding Defense ______13th, 42.9 UH shoots 50% or better ...... 1-0 20 points away from becoming Houston's Blocked Shots ______7th, 3.15 UH scores 70 points or less ...... 4-11 all-time leading female scorer (1,957 Steals ______1st, 14.11 Opponent scores 70 points or less ...... 5-3 points). Assist/Turnover Ratio ______4th, 0.85 UH scores 70-80 points ...... 5-3 Offensive Rebounds ______5th, 14.33 Opponent scores 70-80 points ...... 6-5 KiKi Harris broke her career-high in 3-PT FG Made ______7th, 5.41 UH scores 81-90 points ...... 4-0 scoring with 14 points (previous high -- Defensive Rebounds ______12th, 23.11 Opponent scores 81-90 points ...... 2-1 13) on 7-of-10 shooting and added six UH scores 91-99 points ...... 1-0 rebounds and three steals. Nicole Oliver added two points, five rebounds, four assists and five UH scores 100 points or more ...... 1-0 steals as Houston scored more than 80 points for the first time their 80-73 win over Saint Louis Opponent scores 100 points or more ...... 0-1 on Feb. 16.

2002-03 Natasha Thomas led UAB with 12 points and Michelle Smith added 11 points and nine VS OPPONENTS rebounds as the Lady Blazers fell to 8-19 overall and 4-10 in the conference.

UH ______OPP As a team, the Lady Cougars shot 38.2 percent from the field, including 4-13 from three-point territory in the first period. Scoring 1952 ...... 1879 Pts per game 72.3 ...... 69.6 Jones drained a three to give Houston the early 3-0 advantage before setting the stage for Harris FG-FGA 714-1780..... 679-1576 to score six straight points in the paint. At the half, Harris and Jones led the Lady Cougars in Field Goal Pct. .401 ...... 431 scoring with nine points. The Lady Cougars would end the half on a 9-2 run to give them the 3-PT FG-FGA 146-509...... 156-460 35-22 edge at the break. Three-point Pct. .287 ...... 339 FT-FTA 378-597...... 365-520 Jones outscored the Lady Blazers 10-0 during a stretch in the second half and scored 22 points Free Throw Pct. .633 ...... 702 in the period. The Lady Cougars tamed UAB with 52.9 percent shooting in the second half and Rebounds-RPG 1012-37.5.... 1159-42.9 ended the game on a 37-10 run to seal their sixth conference victory. Assists-APG 345-12.8...... 430-15.9 Turnovers PG 15.0 ...... 22.6 Ten of Houston's 11 players put points on the board for the Lady Cougars. Seniors Angela Curl Steals PG 14.1 ...... 8.5 and Lashinda Winters were honored as part of Senior Day festivities as they made their final Blocks PG 3.1 ...... 3.7 appearances at home.

2002-03 Houston Secures Tourney Trip With 77-73 Win Over Bulls SCORING BY PERIODS Chandi Jones posted 26 points and 13 rebounds as Houston defeated South Florida 77-73 1ST _ 2ND _ OT _ TOTAL Friday evening at Hofheinz Pavilion. The win guaranteed the Lady Cougars a spot in the 2003 HOUSTON ...... 884 ... 1053 .. 15 ..... 1952 Conference USA tournament. Opponents ...... 899 ... 972 .... 8 ...... 1879 Jones posted her 11th double-double of the season and added three assists in the win. Three 2002-03 Individual Stats other Lady Cougars scored in double figures; KiKi Harris tied her career-high, adding 13 points Double-Doubles and Shondra Bush and Nicole Oliver each added 10 as Houston scored more than 70 points for Player ______2002-03 __ Career Total the first time since Feb.16. Chandi Jones ...... 12 ...... 16 Shondra Bush ...... 2 ...... 2 Aiya Shepherd led South Florida with a game-high 29 points and Tristen Webb added 15 as the KiKi Harris ...... 2 ...... 2 Lady Bulls fell to 7-19 overall and 2-11 in the conference.

6 • 2002-03 Lady Cougar BasketballPostseason Guide In the four years since Houston dominated the boards and basket early, taking a 25-18 lead at the 8:30 JOE CURL his hiring as the fifth women’s mark. Jones and Harris scored nine points apiece to preserve the Lady Cougars' lead Head Coach head coach in school history on until South Florida went on a 6-0 to tie the game at 27-27. The Lady Cougars Wayne State 1978 April 8, 1998, the Lady Cou- answered with a 10-2 run and held on to a five-point lead at halftime, 37-32. Fifth Year at UH gar program has undergone a The Lady Cougars shot 45.5 percent from the floor but just one-of-nine from metamorphosis in an effort to behind the arc in the first half. rebuild the program while bringing back success. Now entering its fifth season under his guidance and leadership, things have South Florida came within three to start the second half, but Houston made six of fallen into place for Houston and the future looks very promis- its first eight shots, including a 9-0 run to increase its lead to 12, leading 52-40 with ing. 13:30 remaining. Jones stunned the Bulls with eight points over the next five Following four consecutive seasons in which the Lady Cou- minutes to bring Houston to a 15-point lead. gars had posted less than 10 victories a season, the Lady Cou- gars have posted a combined 45-21 record over the past two The Lady Cougars' win looked secure as they led 71-63 with three minutes seasons while making back-to-back WNIT appearances, includ- remaining, but South Florida was relentless, hitting two treys as part of a 15-4 run ing a battle against Oregon for the 2002 Championship. Lead- to cut its lead to two, trailing 73-71 with 33 seconds remaining. Oliver, Bush and ing Houston during this stretch is All-American Chandi Jones Jones hit free throws as Houston kept possession of the ball and picked up its fifth and a myriad of young talent, including 2002 Conference USA conference win of the season, prevailing 77-73. Defensive Player of the Year Nicole Oliver and 2002 C-USA All-Freshman member Shondra Bush. Houston in the Post-Season Houston’s 19-12 regular season turnaround in 2000-01 was The 2001-02 season marked the first time the Lady Cougars made back-to-back trips cited as one of the biggest surprises in all of Division I women’s to the post-season since the 1990-91 (WNIT) and 1991-92 (NCAA) seasons and is basketball. In addition to earning a trip to the postseason for their third visit to the WNIT . . . Last season’s appearance in the 2002 WNIT Cham- the first time in nearly 10 years, the Lady Cougars boasted a pionship against Oregon marked the first time in school history that Houston com- starting lineup which included four starters who averaged over peted for a national title and finished the postseason with a 4-1 overall record. 10 points per game, two All-Conference USA selections and the Conference USA Freshman of the Year. Chandi the Champion The Lady Cougars have increased their level of play in the Chandi Jones continues her reign as C-USA’s top scorer in 2002-03. She has now four years since Curl’s arrival as well, adding such national pow- scored in double figures in 80 consecutive contests -- in every game played as a Lady erhouses as Texas, Louisiana Tech, Texas Tech, Stephen F. Aus- Cougar -- and has twelve 30+ point games this season. tin, Colorado and Georgia to their non-conference schedule. The Lady Cougars participate in various functions on and Jones, who led all of C-USA and was fifth overall in the nation in scoring last year, was around campus throughout the year, from hosting barbeques listed as one of the six finalists in District 5 for the 2002 Kodak Women’s All-America for alumni and fellow student-athletes prior to Cougar home Basketball Team. In addition, she received an Honorable Mention for the Associated football games to visiting area schools and talking to kids about Press 2002 All-America Team, and was named a Second Team All-American and the the pressures of growing up. And following every home game at National Comeback Player of the Year by the Women’s Basketball News Service. Hofheinz Pavilion—whether they win or lose—the Lady Cou- gars remain on the court for over an hour signing autographs Personnel Update and meeting with their fans. Junior Chandi Jones returns to the court this year with a load of talent behind her, Lying ahead of Curl and the Lady Cougars this season is including Nicole Oliver and Shondra Bush, who is second on the team in scoring the challenge to remain at the top of their game, continue to behind Jones again this season. build upon the success the program has enjoyed each of the last two seasons and once again make it the post-season--this time KiKi Harris, now a sophomore, is the Lady Cougars’ go-to player in the post position. to the NCAA Tournament. Senior Angela Curl wraps up the starting lineup at forward while Ashley Cotton, Sara He joined the Lady Cougars after two years as the men’s Hinkley, Crystal Simpson, Emily Fryters (post) and Shannon Steele (guard) add tremendous depth. coach at Blinn College in Brenham, Texas, and prior to that, in 1993-94, he led the Stephen F. Austin women’s team to the Senior point guard Lashinda Winters, a 5-5 transfer from Stephen F. Austin, was Southland Conference title and a bid in the NCAA tournament. reinstated by head coach Joe CurlTuesday after being suspended ‘indefinitely’ Feb. 4 Before joining the staff at SFA, he coached the women’s for “making comments detrimental to the team.” In her final period of eligibility, basketball team at Trinity Valley Community College in Ath- Winters played in 11 games as a Lady Cougar and averged 34.8 minutes, 5.2 points ens, Texas. and 4.5 assists per contest. Curl earned a bachelor’s degree from Wayne State in 1978 and a master’s degree from the University of Central Oklahoma. The 2002-03 Squad An accomplished athlete in his own right, Curl lettered nine With the loss of just two seniors, this year’s Houston squad sees three new faces: fresh- times in varsity high school sports, holds three records in track men Emily Fryters, Shannon Steele and LaToya Okungbowa. Transfers Daphne Andre and was second in scoring and rebounding in the history of and Amanda Barksdale are currently practicing with the team and will join the Lady South Sioux City High School in his hometown of South Sioux Cougars for the 2003-04 season. City, Nebraska.

2002-03 Lady Cougar Basketball Postseason Guide• 7 • Emily Fryters: The 6-2 freshman played club basketball for the Norwood Flames in the ABL league in Australia and averaged 12.1 points and 9.0 rebounds per game. • Shannon Steele: Averaged 21.0 points and 10 assists per game her senior season at Martin Luther King High in Detroit, Mich., and was an All- State and All-City honorable mention as well as team MVP. • LaToya Okungbowa: Okungbowa is an all-around athlete and walk-on who joined the team in late November. She averaged 15 points and three rebounds at Alief Hasting High in Houston and was named 2002 District 19-5A Co-MVP in 2002. • Amanda Barksdale: Though the transfer from Notre Dame will redshirt this season per NCAA regulations, with her experience Barksdale will be an asset as a leader from the bench. • Daphne Andre: Andre, who began her college basketball career at Baylor, will join the Lady Cougars in January 2004 following her transfer period.

Lady Cougars Announce New Faces, Early Signees Head coach Joe Curl announced the signing of National Letters of Intent by three players during the fall early signing period. Longview High standout Tamara Taylor (6-1, F--Longview, Texas) and transfers Cynecia Robinson (6-5, F/C--Trinity Valley C.C./Houston, Texas) and Sancho Lyttle (6-4, F/C- -Clarendon College/Saint Vincent Island) will join the Houston squad next season.

2002-03 Lady Cougar Highlights

points and a career-high 11 rebounds… recorded her second consecutive # 2 Sara Hinkley double-double of the season, chipping in 13 points, 10 boards and a Was a perfect 2-2 from the floor, scoring four points in only five minutes career-high six steals against SEC foe Florida on Dec. 6…her 18 points of play in win over Northern Iowa… came off the bench to go 7-12 from and five rebounds against Washington earned her a spot on the 2002 the floor and post a career- and team-high 19 points and four rebounds in GlaxoSmithKline Invitational All-Tournament team… had another 18- only 22 minutes of play Dec. 1 at home against Sam Houston State… point performance against No. 20 Georgia at home… also chipped in four entered the game and knocked down two key jumpers in only six minutes rebounds and three key treys in victory over Lady Bulldogs Dec. 20… as Houston lost to Oral Roberts at the buzzer... posted a solid seven points came off the bench to score 16 points in only 23 minutes as Lady Cougars and a career-high five rebounds in 66-43 win over TAMU-CC. defeated Texas A&M at home on New Year's Eve… scored a career-high 24 points in only 25 minutes of play in 68-64 win over Alabama Jan. 4… also had five of Houston's 10 steals against Crimson Tide… added 20 points and eight rebounds in 27 minutes of play as team defeated TCU at home… came off the bench to score 21 points -- including five three- # 3 Shannon Steele pointers -- in 23 minutes in loss at Louisville… scored 12 points before Made her debut as a Lady Cougar against Ball State, posting her first fouling out Jan. 19 against Cincinnati... chipped in 17 points as team fell three-pointer, rebound, assist and blocked shot in only five minutes of to Charlotte Jan. 24... scored a career-high 26 points and pulled down play…dished out a career-high five assists in Dec. 1 win over Sam nine rebounds, combining with Jones to post 44 points in the second half Houston State… posted a career-high three steals against Florida Dec. 6. against East Carolina Jan. 26... had a team-high 18 points and three steals Jan. 31 against DePaul... posted 19 points against TCU, combining with Jones to score 41 of team’s 51 points... led team in steals (4) against the Islanders and chipped in six points and four rebounds... added 12 points and a team-high four assists as the Lady Cougars fell to Memphis on Feb.

# 4 Emily Fryters 14... scored 17 points and added three rebounds and three assists in Feb. Was a perfect 2-2 from the charity stripe and added six points and six 16 OT win over Saint Louis... added 12 points and three steals Feb. 21 rebounds in win over Wofford Nov. 23… made her first start Nov. 29 against Tulane... scored 13 points against Southern Miss, combining with against Northern Iowa, shooting 4-4 from the charity stripe and pulling Jones to account for 37 of Houston’s 53 points. down four rebounds in only 10 minutes… went 2-2 from the floor for four points and two blocked shots in Dec. 4 win over UTEP.

# 13 Chandi Jones Was 8-18 from the floor and came just short of a double-double, posting

# 11 Shondra Bush 21 points, nine rebounds and five assists in season-opening loss to Ball Came off the bench to score 17 points and pull down six rebounds in her State on Nov. 22… posted 19 points including a perfect 5-5 from the free sophomore debut against Ball State… was 6-10 from the floor for 14 throw line to lead the squad to a win over Wofford and earn a spot on the points and added three assists in Nov. 23 win over Wofford… shot 50 2003 Fazoli's/Hampton Inn Classic All-Tournament team… was 10-18 percent from the floor for 21 points and posted six rebounds in Nov. 29 from the floor including an 11-13 mark from the charity stripe in loss to win over Northern Iowa… scored 13 points and pulled down three boards No. 19 Mississippi State, finishing with 33 points, seven rebounds and in 17 minutes Dec. 1 against Sam Houston State…earned first career three blocked shots…recorded first double-double of the 2002-03 season double-double Dec. 4 against UTEP, shooting 8-19 from the floor for 17 on Nov. 29, posting 30 points, 12 rebounds and a career-high eight steals

8 • 2002-03 Lady Cougar BasketballPostseason Guide in home win over Northern Iowa… was 9-10 from the charity stripe for a total of 17 points in only 19 minutes of play in Dec.1 win over Sam # 24 Lashinda Winters Houston State… shot 15-27 from the floor for a career-high 39 points in Dec.4 over UTEP… her 39-point performance ranked her third in school After sitting out the Fall semester per transfer requirement, Winters made history for single-game points - just four shy of Pat Luckey's 43 against her debut as a Lady Cougar Dec. 20 against No. 20 Georgia, scoring a Rice on Jan. 13, 1996… shot 10-20 from the floor for a total 31 points season-high 12 points, seven assists and five steals in Dec. 31 win over and six rebounds in Dec. 6 win over Florida… hit six three-pointers for a Texas A&M at home… had a solid six points, five assists and three total of 29 points and added six rebounds and three steals in Dec. 7 loss to rebounds against Alabama on Jan. 4… dished out a season-high nine Washington… named the 2002 GlaxoSmithKline Invitational MVP for assists in 64-62 loss to Oral Roberts… added five points, four rebounds averaging 30 points and six rebounds in weekend tournament… was an and four assists in Jan. 12 win over TCU at home... chipped in five points incredible 13-16 from the floor including 5-6 from the three-point line and six assists in Jan. 24 loss to Charlotte... pulled down a team-high eight for a game high 37 points against No. 20 Georgia… also added five rebounds; also scored six points and dished out five assists Feb. 2 against rebounds, four steals and two assists in Dec. 20 win over Lady Bulldogs… Marquette... reinstated Feb. 24 after being suspended following Marquette in 33 minutes against Texas A&M, scored a game-high 26 points, grabbed game... added six points and two rebounds in her final home appearance seven rebounds and posted three steals as Houston won 87-74… posted of 2003 as team prevailed 84-47 over UAB. 17 points and a game-high 11 rebounds against Alabama on Jan. 4 for her third double-double of the season … recorded a double-double in loss to Oral Roberts, scoring 21 points and pulling down 10 boards… earned third consecutive double-double of the season against rival TCU, leading # 25 Crystal Simpson Houston with 24 points, 10 rebounds, three assists and two blocked Was perfect from behind the arc, totaling a career-high nine points and shots… recorded fourth consecutive double-double against Louisville, three rebounds in Dec. 1 win over Sam Houston State… went 2-3 for five posting a game-high 35 points, 14 rebounds and four steals… was 12-22 points and pulled down four rebounds in Dec. 4 win over UTEP… came from the floor and perfect from the charity stripe for a game-high 30 off the bench to add three points, two rebounds and two assists against points in loss at Cincinnati… also added seven rebounds, four steals and Florida… chipped in four points and four rebounds in Dec. 7 loss to three assists... led all scorers with 26 points and pulled down eight Washington... made her first start of the season and dished out a career- rebounds in Jan. 24 loss to Charlotte... earned her sixth double-double of high four assists Jan. 26 against East Carolina... was 5-6 from the charity the season against East Carolina Jan. 26, posting a game-high 30 point stripe, adding five points in a 66-43 win over TAMU-CC... was a perfect and 10 rebounds... set a U.S. Cellular Arena record with game-high 38 3-3 from the floor, adding seven points, three rebounds and two steals in points in Feb. 2 loss to Marquette... scored a game-high 22 points Feb. 9 Feb. 28 win over South Florida... posted four points, four rebounds and against TCU... combined with Bush to total 41 of team’s 51 points in loss four assists in fourteen minutes against UAB... also contributed two steals in Ft. Worth... earned her eighth double-double of the season against TAMU-CC, posting a game-high 26 points and 11 rebounds in only 27 and blocked one shot in 84-47 victory. minutes on the court... scored a game-high 30 points as team fell to Memphis on Feb. 14 her tenth 30+ point game of the season... also added five rebounds and three steals against Tigers... posted a game-high 37 points -- including 9-9 from the charity stripe -- 10 rebounds and five # 33 Angela Curl assitsts as Houston defeated Saint Louis 80-73 in OT... posted more than Added five points and five rebounds against Ball State in her final season half of the Lady Cougar’s points for third time this season, scoring 32 and opener as a Lady Cougar… chipped in eight points, including a perfect 3- pulling down seven rebounds in 65-62 loss to Tulane... had a double- 3 from the charity stripe, and six rebounds in Nov. 29 win over Northern double against Southern Miss (24 points, 10 boards) as Houston picked Iowa… went 4-4 from the free throw line and totaled 11 points in Dec. 1 up it first C-USA road win of 2003... posted another double-double win over Sam Houston State… contributed defensively in win over against South Florida, pacing Houston with 26 points and 13 rebounds... Florida, adding a season-high three steals… posted a season-high 20 clinched the 2002-03 national scoring title, adding 31 points and 10 points including six three-pointers in Dec. 31 win over Texas A&M… also rebounds in only 29 minutes on the court against UAB... finished out pulled down eight rebounds as Lady Cougars rolled over Aggies… regular season averaging 27.5 points per game and totaling 12 double- connected on two three pointers for a total of nine points and four doubles. rebounds in loss to Oral Roberts... was 2-5 from behind the arc for seven points and added three assists in March 2 win over UAB... closed our senior regular season averging 4.6 points and 2.6 rebounds per contest. #23 Ashley Cotton Came off the bench against Wofford and went 2-2 from the floor for four points in eight minutes of play…came off the bench to add a season-high Nicole Oliver six points and three rebounds in Dec. 1 win over Sam Houston State… # 44 added four points and was perfect from the free throw line in Jan. 17 loss Led the Houston defense with six steals and was 3-6 from behind the arc to Louisville on the road... recorded a career-high three blocked shots in in the season-opening loss to Ball State… also had 11 points, six rebounds just 10 minutes against Charlotte... pulled down a career-high six boards and three blocked shots in the contest…added seven points, seven and scored four points in only 10 minutes against South Florida... came rebounds and four assists in win over Wofford on Nov. 23… chipped in off the bench to score five points, pull down five rebounds, post two steals 14 points, seven assists and six rebounds in Nov. 29 win over Northern and block two shots in only 13 minutes in 84-47 win over UAB. Iowa… went 6-9 from the floor to score a career-high 16 points and five steals in Dec. 1 win over Sam Houston State… shot 50 percent from the floor, posting eight points against UTEP on Dec. 4… had an all-around solid game Dec. 6 against Florida, posting seven assists, six points and five

2002-03 Lady Cougar Basketball Postseason Guide• 9 2002-03 Lady Cougar Highlights Houston & C-USA vs. NCAA rebounds… pulled down a team-high nine rebounds and scored seven NCAA LEADERS points in Dec. 20 win over No. 20 Georgia… pitched in 10 points and six Here are C-USA's 2002-03 NCAA statistical leaders, through games of rebounds against Alabama on Jan. 4… remained consistent against Oral Feb. 24: Roberts, contributing six points and six rebounds… led defensive force against TCU at home, totaling a career-high nine steals in 64-50 win… INDIVIDUAL pulled down seven rebounds and added three assists in loss to Louisville… had an all-around solid game vs. Cincinnati, chipping in 10 points - Scoring including 2-3 from behind the arc - five rebounds, four assists and three 1. Chandi Jones, HOU 27.4 ppg steals... had a game-high five steals and nine points against Charlotte... 35. Debbie Merrill, CIN 18.5 ppg fell just short of a double-double against East Carolina, adding 11 points and nine rebounds in the Jan. 26 win... had a team-high 11 rebounds and four steals in Feb. 9 loss at TCU... was 3-4 from the floor and 2-2 from Field-Goal Percentage the charity stripe for 10 points and added two steals against South 4. Michelle Smith, UAB 63.2 Florida... had a game-high five steals and added five rebounds and four 10. Khara Smith, DPU 60.7 assists in March win over UAB... closed out regular season averaging 3.1 steals and 5.7 rebounds per game, second on the team in both categories. Free Throw Percentage t13. Carolyn Kieger, MAR 88.0 24. K.B. Sharp, CIN 86.2 # 45 KiKi Harris Assists 6. Sara Nord, LOU 7.2 apg Posted her first double-double of the season Nov. 23 against Wofford, 23. K.B. Sharp, CIN 6.1 apg scoring 12 points and pulling down 10 rebounds as well as blocking two shots en route to a Houston win… added nine points and two rebounds in only 14 minutes of play against Northern Iowa on Nov. 29… came off Blocked Shots the bench to chip in eight points and eight rebounds in Dec. 1 win over 2. Sandora Irvin, TCU 4.3 bpg Sam Houston State… came off the bench to score eight points and block 6. Sonja Brown, USM 3.1 bpg three shots against UTEP on Dec. 4… posted 11 points and a career-high 7. Teana McKiver, TUL 3.0 bpg four blocked shots Dec. 6 against Florida…went 8-8 from the charity t9. Jameelah Trimble, USF 2.8 bpg stripe en route to 12 points and eight boards in Dec. 20 win over Dec. 20 Georgia… played only 20 minutes against Oral Roberts but contributed Steals eight points, three rebounds and two blocked shots in 64-62 loss… scored 14. Chandi Jones, HOU 3.5 spg six points, grabbed four rebounds and had two steals against Louisville in18 minutes of play… was 4-8 from the floor and perfect from the free throw line, contributing 10 points and five rebounds against Cincinnati... TEAM chipped in 10 points, four rebounds and two blocks Feb. 11 against the Islanders... picked up her second double-double of the season Feb. 14 against Memphis, scoring 11 points and pulling down a game-high 11 Free Throw Percentage boards... also contributed defensively, posting a game-high four steals... 4. Marquette 78.1 posted 10 points, seven rebounds and two steals in OT win over Saint Louis on Feb. 16... posted eight points and eight rebounds in Feb. 21 loss Three-point Field Goals Made to Tulane as well as in a Feb. 23 win over Southern Miss... her 13 points 9. DePaul 7.5 against South Florida tied a career-high; also added seven rebounds and 23. Charlotte 6.8 two assists in win... scored a career-high 14 points, pulled down six 26. TCU 6.7 rebounds and had three steals in 84-47 win over UAB. Tu rn overs 2. Cincinnati 12.1 20. Houston 14.9

Blocked Shots 3. TCU 6.8 bpg 6. Tulane 5.8 bpg

Steals 5. Houston 14.0 spg 24. Memphis 12.2 spg

10 • 2002-03 Lady Cougar BasketballPostseason Guide Lady Cougar Career & Season Highs

#25 Crystal Simpson #2 Sara Hinkley #13 Chandi Jones POINTS POINTS POINTS Career ...... 10, at Memphis (2/17/02) Career ...... 19, vs. Sam Houston State (12/01/02) Career ...... 39, vs. UTEP (12/04/02) Season ...... 9, vs. Sam Houston State (12/01/02) Season ...... Same Season ...... Same REBOUNDS REBOUNDS REBOUNDS Career ...... 4, three times Career ...... 5, at TAMU-CC (2/11/03) Career ...... 14, vs Louisville (1/17/03) Season ...... Same Season ...... Same Season ...... Same ASSISTS ASSISTS ASSISTS Career ...... 4, twice Career ...... 3, vs. Wofford (11/23/02) Career ...... 5, three times Season ...... Same Season ...... Same Season ...... 5, vs. Ball State (11/23/02) BLOCKED SHOTS BLOCKED SHOTS BLOCKED SHOTS Career ...... 3, at Tulane (2/21/03) Career ...... N/A Career ...... 3, vs. Mississippi State (11/27/02) Season ...... Same Season ...... N/A Season ...... Same STEALS STEALS STEALS Career ...... 2, three times Career ...... 3, twice Career ...... 8, vs. Northern Iowa (11/29/02) Season ...... 2, twice Season ...... 3, vs. Sam Houston State (12/01/02) Season ...... Same #33 Angela Curl #14 LaToya Okungbowa POINTS #3 Shannon Steele POINTS Career ...... 24, at Cincinnati (1/10/99) POINTS Career ...... 3, vs. Sam Houston State (12/01/02) Season ...... 20, vs. Texas A&M (12/31/02) Career ...... 3, twice Season ...... Same REBOUNDS Season ...... Same REBOUNDS Career ...... 12, at Oregon (3/27/02) REBOUNDS Career ...... 1, at TAMU-CC (2/11/03) Season ...... 8, vs. Texas A&M (12/31/02) Career ...... 4, twice Season ...... Same ASSISTS Season ...... Same ASSISTS Career ...... 6, at Texas A&M (12/29/01) ASSISTS Career ...... N/A Season ...... 3, vs. Mississippi State (11/27/02) Career ...... 5, vs. Sam Houston State (12/01/02) Season ...... Same BLOCKED SHOTS Season ...... Same BLOCKED SHOTS Career ...... 1, many times BLOCKED SHOTS Career ...... N/A Season ...... 1, twice Career ...... 1, vs. Ball State (11/12/02) Season ...... N/A STEALS Season ...... Same STEALS Career ...... 3, twice STEALS Career ...... 1, vs. Sam Houston State (12/01/02) Season ...... 3, vs. Florida (12/06/02) Career ...... 3, vs. Florida (12/06/02) Season ...... Same Season ...... Same #44 Nicole Oliver #23 Ashley Cotton POINTS #4 Emily Fryters POINTS Career ...... 16, vs. Sam Houston State (12/01/02) POINTS Career ...... 12, twice Season ...... Same Career ...... 6, vs. Wofford (11/23/02) Season ...... 6, vs. Sam Houston State (12/01/02) REBOUNDS Season ...... Same REBOUNDS Career ...... 14, vs. DePaul (2/24/02) REBOUNDS Career ...... 6, three times Season ...... 11, at TCU (2/9/03) Career ...... 6, vs. Wofford (11/23/02) Season ...... 6, vs. South Florida (2/29/03) ASSISTS Season ...... Same ASSISTS Career ...... 7, twice ASSISTS Career ...... N/A Season ...... Same Career ...... 1, three times Season ...... Same BLOCKED SHOTS Season ...... Same BLOCKED SHOTS Career ...... 3, vs. Ball State (11/22/02) BLOCKED SHOTS Career ...... 3, vs. Charlotte (1/24/03) Season ...... Same Career ...... 2, at UTEP (12/04/02) Season ...... same STEALS Season ...... Same STEALS Career ...... 9, vs. TCU (1/12/03) STEALS Career ...... 2, twice Season ...... same Career ...... 3, vs. Florida (12/06/02) Season ...... 2, vs. UAB (3/2/03) Season ...... Same #24 Lashinda Winters #45 KiKi Harris POINTS POINTS #11 Shondra Bush Career ...... 12, vs. Texas A&M (12/31/02) Career ...... 14, vs, UAB (3/2/03) POINTS Season ...... Same Season ...... same Career ...... 26, vs. East Carolina (1/26/03) REBOUNDS REBOUNDS Season ...... Same Career ...... 8, at Marquette (2/2/03) Career ...... 11, twice REBOUNDS Season ...... Same Season ...... 10, vs. Wofford (11/23/02) Career ...... 11, vs. UTEP (12/04/02) ASSISTS ASSISTS Season ...... Same Career ...... 9, vs. Oral Roberts (1/7/03) Career ...... 2, four times times ASSISTS Season ...... Same Season ...... 1, six times Career ...... 9, vs. Louisville (1/18/02) BLOCKED SHOTS BLOCKED SHOTS Season ...... 4, three times Career ...... N/A Career ...... 5, vs. Prairie View A&M (12/5/01) BLOCKED SHOTS Season ...... Same Season ...... 4, vs. Florida (12/06/02) Career ...... 1, five times STEALS STEALS Season ...... 1, four times Career ...... 5, twice Career ...... 4, twice STEALS Season ...... Same Season ...... Same Career ...... 6, four times Season ...... 6, vs. Florida (12/06/02)

2002-03 Lady Cougar Basketball Postseason Guide• 11 2002-03 Box Scores/Game Recaps

#1 Houston ...... 63 #2 Wofford ...... 61 #3 Houston ...... 57 Ball State ...... 78 Houston ...... 78 No. 19 Mississippi State ...... 76

Nov. 22 • Assembly Hall • Bloomington, Ind. Nov. 23 • Assembly Hall • Bloomington, Ind. Nov. 27 • Hofheinz Pavilion • Houston, Texas Fazoli’s/Hampton Inn Classic Fazoli’s/Hampton Inn Classic

Houston FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB PF A BL TP MP Houston FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB PF A BL TP MP Houston FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB PF A BL TP MP Holmes* 1-5 0-0 0-1 5 2 0 0 2 29 Holmes* 4-6 0-0 0-0 4 0 1 0 8 12 Curl* 1-5 1-3 1-2 61304 34 Curl* 1-6 0-5 3-4 5 3 1 1 5 37 Curl* 2-7 2-6 0-0 2 0 1 0 6 27 Harris* 2-4 0-0 0-0 02004 20 Harris* 1-3 0-0 0-0 3 3 0 0 2 14 Harris 5-13 0-0 2-7 10 3 0 2 12 21 Jones* 10-18 2-4 11-13 71133340 Jones* 8-18 1-6 4-6 9 3 5 1 21 37 Jones* 7-16 0-1 5-5 5 2 3 0 19 29 Oliver* 1-6 0-2 2-3 54004 38 Oliver* 4-8 3-6 0-4 6 4 1 3 11 38 Oliver* 3-7 1-2 0-1 7 2 4 1 7 27 Steele 1-2 1-1 0-0 13003 9 Hinkley 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 2 Hinkley 1-5 0-2 0-0 1 0 3 0 2 12 Fryters 3-6 0-0 0-0 14004 19 Steele 1-3 1-2 0-0 1 1 1 1 3 5 Steele 0-2 0-1 0-0 2 0 3 0 0 16 Bush* 1-17 0-5 1-3 61403 37 Fryters 0-3 0-0 0-0 2 1 1 0 0 8 Fryters 2-5 0-0 2-2 6 4 1 0 6 23 Cotton 0-1 0-0 0-0 10000 3 Bush 5-15 2-6 5-9 6 1 1 0 17 24 Bush* 6-10 1-2 1-1 3 3 3 0 14 21 TOTALS 19-59 4-15 15-21 32 15 8 3 57 200 Cotton 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 3 Cotton 2-2 0-0 0-0 1 5 0 0 4 8 Simpson 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Simpson 0-0 0-0 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 TOTAL FG% __ 1st: 9-31 (29.0%) 2nd: 10-28 (35.7%) Game: 32.2% TOTALS 22-62 7-25 12-24 40 18 10 6 63 200 TOTALS 32-73 4-14 10-18 47 19 19 3 78 200 3-PT FG% ____ 1st: 2-8 (25.0%) 2nd: 2-7 (28.6%) Game: 26.7% F Throw% ____ 1st: 6-7 (85.7%) 2nd: 9-14 (64-3%) Game: 71.4% TOTAL FG% __ 1st: 14-34 (41.2%) 2nd: 8-28 (28.6%) Game: 35.5% TOTAL FG% __ 1st: 18-36 (50.0%) 2nd: 14-37 (37.8%) Game: 43.8% 3-PT FG% ____ 1st: 5-14 (35.7%) 2nd: 2-11 (18.2%) Game: 28.0% 3-PT FG% ____ 1st: 3-6 (50-0%) 2nd: 1-8 (12.5%) Game: 28.6% Score by Periods _ 1st 2nd Total F Throw% ____ 1st: 4-9 (44.4%) 2nd: 8-15 (53.3%) Game: 50.0% F Throw% ____ 1st: 5-8 (62.5%) 2nd: 5-10 (50.0%) Game: 55.6% Houston ______26 31 57 Mississippi State _ 45 31 76 Score by Periods _ 1st 2nd Total Score by Periods _ 1st 2nd Total Houston ______37 26 63 Wofford ______29 32 61 Ball State ______47 31 78 Houston ______44 34 78

Ball State kept Houston scoreless while racking up a 22-0 lead Sparked by Chandi Jones’ 19 points, Houston cruised to a 78- Chandi Jones scored 33 of the Lady Cougars’ 57 points as the before Chandi Jones nailed a three-pointer to put Houston on 61 victory over Wofford in the consolation game of the 2002 Lady Cougars fell to No. 19 Mississippi State 76-57 in its regu- the board as the Cardinals Ball State sailed to a 78-63 in the first Fazoli’s/Hampton Inn Classic Nov. 23 at Assembly Hall in lar season home opener Nov. 27. The loss was Houston’s first at round of the 2002 Fazoli’s/Hampton Inn Classic Nov. 22 at Bloomington, Ind. With the win, Houston claims third place Hofheinz since losing at home to TCU on Jan. 6, 2001. Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Ind. in the Classic, its first non-conference tournament of the 2002- 03 campaign. Jones led all scorers with 33 points, seven rebounds and three Ball State’s Tamara Bowie, who finished the night with a game- blocked shots. She was the only Lady Cougar to score in double high 27 points to lead all players, scored 13 of the Cardinals’ Following Houston’s upset loss to Ball State on Friday night, figures. Emily Fryters came off the bench to score six points in first 22 points as Houston’s offense struggled from tip-off. After the Lady Cougars rebounded strong and battled, playing a very the second half while Nicole Oliver and Shondra Bush added Jones’ initial trey and Nicole’s Oliver’s three-pointer to put the physical and tough game. The defense put pressure on the Lady six rebounds. Mississippi State was led by Southeastern Con- Lady Cougars into double digits with just over 10 minutes left Terrier offense all afternoon, forcing Wofford turnovers and trav- ference Player of the Week LaToya Thomas, who posted 31 in the half, Houston continued to battle and chip away at Ball eling penalties. points and 13 rebounds for a double-double. Tan White was State’s lead. the other Lady Bulldog to score in double figures, adding 29 Jones led the Lady Cougars by bucketing 15 in the first half, points and six rebounds. Sophomore Shondra Bush’s first of two free throws with 5:23 including a perfect 5-for-5 from the free throw line, as Houston Houston took an early 7-4 lead on a jumper by Jones, but the left sparked a 14-0 Lady Cougar run as they pulled within 10 took a 44-29 lead into the locker room at the half. Lady Bulldogs went on an 11-0 run and kept the lead for the and entered the locker room at half-time down by just ten, 47- remainder of the game. Houston answered with five points, 37. Jones, who racked up a team-leading 21 points in the con- Shondra Bush, who made her first start of the 2002 campaign, but MSU rallied again and scored 16 straight to lead 35-14. test to extend her double-digit point game streak to 55 straight, followed Jones in double figures with 14 points on the after- The Lady Bulldogs shot 53.1 percent from the floor and led by and Bush led the Lady Cougar brigade with nine and six points, noon, while fellow sophomore KiKi Harris recorded the first as many as 23 in the first half. Jones hit a trey with 16 seconds respectively. double-double performance of her career with 12 points and 10 boards. Nicole Oliver led the squad with four assists and fol- left in the half to bring the Lady Cougars within 19. The teams went to the break with MSU leading 45-26. The Cardinals answered Houston’s momentum and opened the lowed Harris with seven boards, six of which were defensive. second half with 10-3 run to increase their lead, which proved Houston picked up its scoring drive in the second half, posting to be too much for the Lady Cougars’ to overcome. Houston seven unanswered points to chip away at MSU’s 52-38 lead. pulled to within 17 points (68-51) with 6:33 remaining, but The Lady Bulldogs responded and led by as many as 24 in the Ball State once again took control and defensively held off the second, scoring 18 of its 31 points in the paint. MSU won the Houston offense. The game was very physical, with a combined contest by 19 points, the same lead it acquired at the half. 38 fouls between both schools. Both squads shot the ball 59 times and scored 19 points off Following Jones in double digits for the Lady Cougars was Bush turnovers. MSU, who outshot Houston 47.5 to 32.2 percent, with 17 points and Oliver with 11. Jones also pulled down a was 16-19 from the charity stripe. The No. 19 Lady Bulldogs team-high nine boards and five assists, while Oliver led the squad committed more fouls (17) and turnovers (21) than the Lady with a career-high six steals and three blocks. Cougars, who made just 19 of their 59 shots. Before this loss, Houston had not been defeated in its home opener since Nov. 20, 1999, when Kansas prevailed 70-56.

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#4 Northern Iowa ...... 74 #5 Sam Houston State ...... 54 #6 UTEP ...... 86 Houston ...... 92 Houston ...... 106 Houston ...... 89

Nov. 29 • Hofheinz Pavilion • Houston, Texas Dec. 1 • Hofheinz Pavilion • Houston, Texas Dec. 4 • Don Haskins Center • El Paso, Texas 2002 Houston Classic 2002 Houston Classic

Houston FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB PF A BL TP MP Houston FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB PF A BL TP MP Houston FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB PF A BL TP MP Curl* 3-9 1-6 4-4 2 3 2 0 11 23 Curl* 2-8 1-7 3-3 6 2 0 0 8 30 Curl* 2-4 1-3 0-0 4 4 2 0 5 20 Jones* 4-8 0-1 9-10 7 1 3 0 17 19 Jones* 12-20 0-2 6-7 12 3 4 1 30 38 Jones* 15-27 1-4 8-10 5 3 4 2 39 33 Oliver* 6-9 2-3 2-2 5 1 0 0 16 21 Oliver* 5-11 0-2 4-7 6 3 7 1 14 38 Oliver* 4-8 0-1 0-0 3 5 2 0 8 26 Fryters* 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 1 1 2 12 Fryters* 0-1 0-0 4-4 4 1 0 0 4 10 Fryters* 2-2 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 2 4 17 Bush* 6-13 1-4 0-1 3 0 1 0 13 17 Bush* 8-16 2-3 3-3 6 1 3 0 21 30 Bush* 8-19 1-3 0-4 11 3 3 1 17 35 Harris 3-5 0-0 2-4 8 3 1 2 8 20 Harris 2-7 0-0 5-6 2 0 1 1 9 14 Harris 3-7 0-0 2-6 4 3 0 3 8 22 Hinkley 7-12 2-4 3-4 4 3 2 0 19 22 Hinkley 2-2 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 4 5 Hinkley 1-4 1-3 0-0 2 1 0 0 3 11 Steele 1-4 0-2 0-2 4 2 5 0 2 24 Steele 0-3 0-1 0-0 4 3 2 0 0 21 Steele 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 2 1 0 0 5 Cotton 2-6 0-0 2-2 3 1 0 0 6 15 Cotton 1-2 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 0 2 7 Cotton 0-0 0-0 0-2 1 0 0 1 0 4 Simpson 3-4 2-2 1-2 3 1 2 0 9 19 Simpson 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 7 Simpson 2-3 1-1 0-1 4 2 2 0 5 27 Okungbowa 1-2 0-0 1-2 0 2 0 0 3 8 TOTALS 32-70 3-15 25-31 49 14 17 3 92 200 TOTALS 37-74 5-15 10-23 40 24 14 9 89 200 TOTALS 37-73 8-22 24-33 43 18 17 3 106 200 TOTAL FG% __ 1st: 18-42 (42.9%) 2nd: 14-28 (50.0%) Game: 45.7% TOTAL FG% __ 1st: 18-41 (43.9%) 2nd: 19-33 (57.6%) Game: 50.0% TOTAL FG% __ 1st: 20-41 (48.8%) 2nd: 17-32 (53.1%) Game: 50.7% 3-PT FG% ____ 1st: 2-9 (22.2%) 2nd: 1-6 (16-7%) Game: 20.0% 3-PT FG% ____ 1st: 3-10 (30.0%) 2nd: 2-5 (40.0%) Game: 33.3% 3-PT FG% ____ 1st: 5-15 (33.3%) 2nd: 3-7 (42.9%) Game: 36.4% F Throw% ____ 1st: 8-11 (72.7%) 2nd: 17-20 (85.0%) Game: 80.6% F Throw% ____ 1st: 3-6 (50.0%) 2nd: 7-17 (41.2%) Game: 43.5% F Throw% ____ 1st: 4-6 (66.7%) 2nd: 20-27 (74.1%) Game: 72.7% Score by Periods _ 1st 2nd Total Score by Periods _ 1st 2nd Total Score by Periods _ 1st 2nd Total Northern Iowa ___ 42 32 74 UTEP ______41 45 86 SHSU ______23 31 54 Houston ______42 47 89 Houston ______46 46 92 Houston ______49 57 106 In a heated cross-state battle, Houston defeated UTEP 89-86 Chandi Jones led all scorers with 30 points and 12 rebounds as Sara Hinkley came off the bench to score a career-high 19 points Dec. 1 at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso. Chandi Jones led Houston defeated Northern Iowa 92-74 at Hofheinz Nov. 29. and led the Lady Cougars to a 106-54 victory over Sam Hous- the offensive charge with a career-high 39 points on the night The contest kicked off the 2002 Houston Classic and was the ton State Dec. 1 at Hofheinz to wrap up the 2002 Houston for her 60th consecutive double-digit career scoring performance. first ever meeting between the Lady Cougars and the Panthers. Classic. The Lady Cougars’ 106 points were the most scored by the team since a 112-73 win over TCU on Feb. 6, 1994. Jones earned her first double-double of the season and racked Jones led all scorers with 39 points, seven steals, five rebounds and was 8-10 from the charity stripe. Jones' performance ranks up a career-high eight steals. She was 12-20 from the floor and Hinkley’s 19 points, four rebounds and three steals marked her her third in school history for single-game points -- just four 6-7 from the charity stripe. Shondra Bush added 21 points and career-high game while Nicole Oliver posted a career-best 16 shy of Pat Luckey's 43 against Rice on Jan. 13, 1996. Houston's six rebounds while Nicole Oliver posted 14 points, seven assists points and five steals. Chandi Jones added 17 points and seven Shondra Bush racked up her first career double-double with 17 and six rebounds. rebounds and Angela Curl added 11 points for the Lady Cou- points and a team-high 11 rebounds. gars. Shondra Bush posted 13 points before leaving the game Northern Iowa was led by Katie Miller who posted 31 points with an ankle sprain early in the second half. and 13 rebounds. Amy Swisher also scored in double figures, UTEP was led by Dragana Zoric, who tallied 28 points and a game-high 17 rebounds. Kia Dowel and Gabbie Sutton were adding 19 points and six rebounds. UNI’s Alex Cook and Tara SHSU was led by Alice Johnson, who was 7-14 from the floor the other Miners to score in double figures, adding 13 and 12 King led the team in rebounds with seven apiece. for 20 points and nine rebounds. Kelley Kramer was the other points, respectively. Bearkat to score in double figures, adding 12 points and eight Houston sparked a 7-0 run early to lead 9-2 at 18:11 in the first boards. half. UNI took the lead at the 25-24 mark but a steal and layup UTEP opened the game with two straight baskets and Houston trailed until KiKi Harris' free throw gave the Lady Cougars a by Oliver tied the game at 28. The lead changed 13 times be- Houston opened the contest with 6-0 run before Johnson put 17-16 lead. The teams exchanged leads five times before going fore the teams retired to the locker rooms with Houston leading the Bearkats on the board at 17:12. The Lady Cougars went on into halftime with a Houston leading by a one-point margin, 46-42 at the half. a 10-0 run until SHSU scored again at the 16-4 mark. SHSU 42-41. could not keep up with the Houston defense, giving up the ball The Lady Cougars came out strong in the second half, posting 13 times and going 0-9 from behind the arc. Houston led 49- The score was tied again early in the second half at 44-all until four points in the first 30 seconds of play. Houston gained 23 at the half. momentum and pushed to a 16-point lead with 12:30 left to Angela Curl hit a three-pointer to give Houston the 47-44 ad- vantage. The Lady Cougars led by eight at the 13:09 mark, their play. UNI answered with five straight points, forcing a Hous- The second half opened with Jones shooting two on a SHSU largest lead of the game. UTEP attempted a late rally and threat- ton timeout just 28 seconds later. Houston held on an 18- coach technical foul and two more on a player foul to bring the ened with a jumper by Sutton to trail by three with :50 remain- point lead, its largest of the night, but UNI rallied and came lead to 53-23. Houston was 17-32 from the floor and 20-27 at ing. Jones answered with a jumper with only :27 to go as the with in nine, 83-74. The Lady Cougars wrapped up the game the charity stripe in the second for 52-point victory, its largest Lady Cougars held on to win 89-86. with eight straight points for the win, 92-74. lead of the game. Houston shot 50 percent from the floor, totaled 24 fouls and Houston shot 45.7 percent and committed 24 turnovers on the Houston outshot SHSU 50.7 to 36.5 percent and racked up 23 committed 19 turnovers. The team was only 10-23 from the night. Houston scored 44 points in the paint and 16 of those steals, scoring 34 points off the Bearkat’s 28 turnovers. The Lady charity stripe, its lowest this season. The win over UTEP is were fast break points. Both teams tallied 19 steals; the Lady Cougar reserves accounted for 47 points on the afternoon as Houston's third in a row and fifth all-time against the Miners. Cougars posted 46 points in both halves. Houston’s 92 points Houston finished 2-0 in the 2002 Houston Classic. marks its highest since a 95-69 win over Jacksonville State Dec. 16, 2001.

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#7 Florida ...... 60 #8 Houston ...... 65 #9 No. 20 Georgia ...... 78 Houston ...... 71 Washington ...... 76 Houston ...... 81

Dec. 6 • Reynolds Coliseum • Raleigh, N.C. Dec. 7 • Reynolds Coliseum • Raleigh, N.C. Dec. 20 • Hofheinz Pavilion • Houston, TX 2002 GlaxoSmithKline Invitational 2002 GlaxoSmithKline Invitational

Houston FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB PF A BL TP MP Houston FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB PF A BL TP MP Houston FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB PF A BL TP MP Curl* 2-9 1-5 0-0 2 1 0 0 5 25 Jones* 9-22 6-9 5-6 6 4 3 1 29 40 Jones* 13-16 5-6 6-9 51213740 Jones* 10-20 3-4 8-11 6 3 1 1 31 38 Oliver* 1-6 1-4 0-0 5 3 5 0 3 37 Oliver* 3-8 0-4 1-2 94507 35 Oliver* 1-5 0-1 4-4 5 3 7 0 6 40 Fryters* 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 0 2 22 Harris* 2-11 0-0 8-8 82111230 Fryters* 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 3 0 0 2 7 Bush* 7-16 1-5 3-4 5 0 2 1 18 40 Curl* 0-3 0-1 0-0 41100 12 Bush* 6-15 0-1 1-2 10 2 2 1 13 38 Harris* 1-4 0-0 4-6 6 4 1 0 6 30 Winters* 2-5 0-1 1-2 03505 36 Harris 3-9 0-0 5-6 4 4 0 4 11 31 Hinkley 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 3 2 Fryters 1-3 0-0 0-0 23002 9 Steele 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Simpson 1-4 0-1 2-6 4 1 0 0 4 18 Hinkley 0-1 0-0 0-0 10000 4 Cotton 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 2 Curl 0-4 0-2 0-0 1 1 1 0 0 11 Bush 7-16 3-6 1-4 41001834 Simpson 1-3 0-0 1-2 2 2 2 0 3 15 TOTALS 21-60 9-22 14-22 32 16 12 2 65 200 TOTALS 28-63 8-18 17-25 38 15 14 2 81 200 TOTALS 24-64 4-11 19-25 34 19 13 6 71 200 TOTAL FG% __ 1st: 10-32 (31.3%) 2nd: 11-28 (39.3%) Game: 35.0% TOTAL FG% __ 1st: 14-33 (42.4%) 2nd: 14-30 (46.7%) Game: 44.4% TOTAL FG% __ 1st: 7-36 (19-4%) 2nd: 17-28 (60.7%) Game: 37.5% 3-PT FG% ____ 1st: 3-12 (25.0%) 2nd: 6-10 (60.0%) Game: 40.9% 3-PT FG% ____ 1st: 5-11 (45.5%) 2nd: 3-7 (42.9%) Game: 44.4% 3-PT FG% ____ 1st: 1-8 (12.5%) 2nd: 3-3 (100.0%) Game: 36.4% F Throw% ____ 1st: 5-7 (71.4%) 2nd: 9-15 (60.0%) Game: 63.6% F Throw% ____ 1st: 3.8 (37.5%) 2nd: 14-17 (82.4%) Game: 68.0% F Throw% ____ 1st: 6-8 (75.0%) 2nd: 13-17 (76.5%) Game: 76.0% Score by Periods _ 1st 2nd Total Score by Periods _ 1st 2nd Total Score by Periods _ 1st 2nd Total Houston ______28 37 65 Georgia ______37 41 78 Florida ______24 36 60 Washington _____ 34 42 76 Houston ______36 45 81 Houston ______21 50 71 Despite 29 points by Chandi Jones, Houston fell to Washing- The Lady Cougars came out strong with six quick points from Despite ice storms and city-wide power outages, the Lady Cou- ton 76-65 at Reynolds Coliseum in the 2002 GlaxoSmithKline tip-off on back-to-back treys by Chandi Jones and battled back gars defeated Florida 71-60 in the first day of the 2002 Invitational championship game. Jones, who was named tour- with a 13-0 run in the closing three minutes to overtake No. 20 GlaxoSmithKline Invitational at Reynolds Coliseum. Chandi nament MVP, led Houston as the Huskies snapped the Lady Georgia by a final of 81-78 Dec. 20 at Hofheinz. Jones led the offensive charge with 31 points asHouston gave Cougars' four-game win streak. head coach Joe Curl his 200th career win. With a 20-15 lead with just over 12 minutes left in the opening Jones led all scorers with 29 points, six rebounds and three steals. half, Georgia came back to pull within one on a lay up and two free throws by Alexis Kendrick before Houston sophomore Jones led all scorers with 31 points, six rebounds and two steals. Shondra Bush, who also earned all-tournament honors, was the Shondra Bush racked up her second consecutive career double- Shondra Bush nailed a three-pointer to put Houston back up other Lady Cougar to score in double figures, adding 18 points, on top by four. The Lady Bulldogs took their first lead of the double, adding 13 points, a career-high 10 rebounds and six five rebounds and two steals. Overall, the duo combined for 47 night, 24-23, at the ten minute mark, and Houston answered steals. KiKi Harris also added 11 points, four rebounds and of Houston's 65 points and played 40 minutes apiece. with a 9-0 run sparked by Bush's second trey of the night to blocked four shots on the night. build a commanding 32-24 lead. Georgia battled back, with Washington was led by center Andrea Lalum, who racked up Ebony Felder sinking a jumper at the buzzer as the Lady Bull- Florida was led by freshman guard Sarah Lowe who bucketed a 20 points and 10 rebounds for a double-double. Loree Payne dogs carried a 37-36 lead into the locker room at the half. career-high 25 points and eight rebounds. Bernice Mosby fell chipped in 17 and Giuliana Mendiola added 13 for the Hus- just short of a double-double, scoring 19 points and pulling kies. Led by Jones, who finished the night shooting 13-of-16 from down nine boards while Daila Eshe had a game-high 11 re- the floor for a game-high 37 points, the Lady Cougars marched bounds for the Gators. The Lady Cougars and Huskies kept the first half close as the a comeback in the second half. After Jones sunk two free throws lead changed nine times and the teams went to the half with a to put Houston back on top, 38-37, Georgia answered with Both teams were slow from the start as Jones tied the game at 10 Husky advantage, 34-28. seven straight points while shutting down the Houston offense. on a jumper at the 7:15 mark. She tied it again at 20 on a pair of Jones once again came through with a jumper and a trey to put free throws with 2:00 remaining in the half. Houston shot just Boosted by Kayla Burt's five straight points, Washington came her team back on top by one with about 17 minutes remaining in regulation. 19.4 percent from the floor but tallied 13 steals in the first half. out strong and was able to keep the lead from the half and for Florida outrebounded the Lady Cougars 32-17 and led at the the remainder of the game. A seven-point scoring drive by Jones Down 75-69 with 3:52 left, the Lady Cougars began their 13-0 half 24-21. brought Houston within two, 44-42, at the 14:13 mark, but it run en route to taking the game. Two consecutive Georgia fouls was as close as the Lady Cougars could get. put Houston's KiKi Harris at the free throw line, and she went Florida opened the second half with a 5-0 run until Angela Curl on to sink all four to pull Houston to within one point with hit a trey to spark a 14-2 Houston run and lead. Houston picked Houston tallied 11 steals and forced 20 Husky turnovers but 2:09 left on the clock. The Lady Cougars rebounded and up its offensive rebounding and established a six-point advan- was outshot 50 to 35 percent from the floor. Washington shot Lashinda Winters, who made her Lady Cougar debut after red- tage with 8:00 to go and kept the lead for the remainder of the 16-28 as a squad and was 6-10 from behind the arc in the sec- shirting following her transfer from SFA one year ago, sailed in game. The Lady Cougars' scored 50 points in the second half ond half. a jumper to give Houston a slim 76-75 advantage. and led by as many as 11, winning their first-ever game against Florida 71-60. The Lady Cougars are now 0-3 against the Huskies and 3-11 Oliver forced a Georgia turnover on their next possession and all-time against Pac-10 opponents. Washington was picked to passed the ball to Jones, who marched down the court for an- The Gators are now 44-18 all-time against C-USA opponents. finish second behind Stanford in the Pac-10 this season. other two-pointer to give Houston a three-point lead. Upon The victory over Florida marks Houston's fourth straight and being fouled on the shot by Georgia's Mary Beth Lycett, Jones Curl's 200th career win as a head coach. returned to the free throw line and sunk both to again put Hous- ton up by five (81-75) with just seven seconds remaining. Georgia's Kendrick sailed in a three-pointer with one second left for the 81-78 final.

Joining Jones in double figures for the Lady Cougars was Harris with 12, who shot a perfect 8-for-8 from the charity stripe and pulled down eight rebounds. Oliver led Houston with nine boards, while Driskell and Kara Braxton led the lady Bulldogs with 10 and 14 rebounds, respectively. In addition to her game- high 37 points-the fifth time this season she has registered 0-or- more points in a game-Jones had a game-high four steals and added two assists.

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#10 Texas A&M...... 74 #11 Alabama ...... 62 #12 Houston ...... 62 Houston ...... 87 Houston ...... 68 Oral Roberts ...... 64

Dec. 31 • Hofheinz Pavilion • Houston, Texas Jan. 4 • Hofheinz Pavilion • Houston, Texas Jan. 7 • Maybee Center • Tulsa, Oklahoma

Houston FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB PF A BL TP MP Houston FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB PF A BL TP MP Houston FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB PF A BL TP MP Jones* 9-17 2-6 6-8 7 1 3 1 26 33 Jones* 6-14 1-5 4-4 11 1 4 2 17 40 Jones* 10-23 1-6 0-3 10 3 0 2 21 39 Oliver* 1-4 1-2 2-2 4 3 5 0 5 28 Oliver* 3-9 2-4 2-2 6 0 1 1 10 35 Oliver* 3-4 0-0 0-2 62216 29 Harris* 3-10 0-0 0-0 8 4 2 1 6 24 Harris* 0-4 0-0 3-4 5 1 0 0 3 32 Harris* 4-6 0-0 0-0 30028 20 Curl* 7-11 6-8 0-2 8 3 1 1 20 34 Curl* 2-4 2-4 0-0 1 0 0 0 6 19 Curl* 3-7 2-6 1-1 42209 23 Winters* 5-9 0-1 2-4 0 2 7 0 12 38 Winters* 1-9 0-2 4-4 3 1 5 0 6 40 Winters* 2-8 0-1 0-0 33904 40 Fryters 0-1 0-0 0-0 4 1 0 1 0 13 Fryters 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 2 9 Fryters 1-1 0-0 0-0 21012 11 Hinkley 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 1 Bush 9-19 3-9 3-3 2 3 0 1 24 25 Bush 3-12 0-5 2-5 31218 32 Bush 5-10 2-3 4-4 1 4 1 0 16 23 TOTALS 22-61 8-24 16-17 68 9 10 4 68 200 Hinkley 2-5 0-2 0-0 00004 6 Steele 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 4 TOTALS 28-66 3-20 3-10 33 12 15 7 62 200 Cotton 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 TOTAL FG% __ 1st: 12-30 (40.0%) 2nd: 10-31 (32.3%) Game: 36.1% TOTALS 31-63 11-20 14-22 39 18 19 3 87 200 3-PT FG% ____ 1st: 4-14 (28.6%) 2nd: 4-10 (40.0%) Game: 33.3% TOTAL FG% __ 1st: 14-32 (43.8%) 2nd: 14-34 (41.2%) Game: 42.4% F Throw% ____ 1st: 7-8 (87.5%) 2nd: 9-9 (100.0%) Game: 94.1% 3-PT FG% ____ 1st: 1-10 (10.0%) 2nd: 2-10 (20.0%) Game: 15.0% TOTAL FG% __ 1st: 15-31 (48.4%) 2nd: 16-32 (50.0%) Game: 49.2% F Throw% ____ 1st: 1-5 (20.0%) 2nd: 2-5 (40.0%) Game: 30.0% 3-PT FG% ____ 1st: 7-11 (63.3%) 2nd: 4-9 (44.4%) Game: 55.0% Score by Periods _ 1st 2nd Total F Throw% ____ 1st: 10-13 (76.9%) 2nd: 4-9 (44.4%) Game: 63.6% Alabama ______29 33 62 Score by Periods _ 1st 2nd Total Houston ______35 33 68 Houston ______30 32 62 Score by Periods _ 1st 2nd Total Oral Roberts ____ 29 35 64 Texas A&M _____ 27 47 74 Houston ______47 40 87 Chandi Jones posted her third double-double of the season and Freshman guard Leah Cannon hit a jumper as the clock Shondra Bush had a career-high 24 points as Houston defeated expired to give Oral Roberts the 64-62 win over Houston Chandi Jones poured in 26 and senior Angela Curl had a Alabama 68-62 Saturday afternoon at Hofheinz Pavilion. The Tuesday night at the Maybee Center in Tulsa. All-American career-high 20 points including six three-pointers as victory was the fifth in a row at home for the Lady Cougars guard Chandi Jones led the Lady Cougars with her fourth Houston defeated Texas A&M 87-74 at Hofheinz on New who now lead the all-time series against the Crimson Tide 2-1. double-double of the year, adding 21 points and 10 rebounds Year's Eve. The victory was the fourth in a row at home for in the loss. the Lady Cougars, who defeated the Aggies for the first time Bush led all scorers with a career-high 24 points and had five of since Feb. 18, 1995. Houston's 10 steals in just 25 minutes of play. Jones, a two- In addition to her double-double, Jones' defense effort time 2002 Conference USA Player of the Week and the 2002 included six steals and two blocked shots. Jones, whose 320 Jones led all scorers with 26 points, pulled down seven C-USA Player of the Year, posted her third double-double of points ranks her first in Conference USA and second in the rebounds and had three steals in 33 minutes. Curl was 6-8 the season with 17 points and 11 rebounds. Nicole Oliver was nation in scoring (26.7 ppg), was the only Lady Cougar to from behind the arc totaling a career-high 20 points and the other Lady Cougar to score in double figures, adding 10 score in double figures. Lashinda Winters added a career- and eight rebounds. Shondra Bush posted a solid 16 points points and six rebounds. game-high nine assists and five steals in the loss. while Lashinda Winters added a career-high 12 points and five steals in her second game as a Lady Cougar. Alabama was led by Jamilah Johns who had a double-double of Oral Roberts was led by Stephanie Clark, who had a double- her own, shooting 8-9 from the floor and 4-4 from the charity double of her own, shooting 5-10 from the floor and 2-2 from Texas A&M was led by Mindy Garrison, who was 7-15 stripe for 20 points and 10 boards. Katie Sipe was 4-9 from the charity stripe for 12 points and 11 boards in 28 minutes of from the floor and 4-8 from behind the arc for 19 points behind he arc for 12 points and Beth Vice added 10 points in play. April Garcia poured in four three-pointers and was also and six rebounds. Toccara Williams put in 16 points and led the loss. perfect from the free throw line for 16 points while Cannon the Aggies with five steals while Janae Derrick shot 50 added 10 assists and 10 points - including the game winner - percent for 13 points. Kim Moore and Lynn Classen Houston took the lead early on a Tide turnover and the score in the Golden Eagles' victory. rounded out the Aggis offense with 11 points and seven remained within a basket until Alabama scored seven rebounds each. unanswered points to take the lead 20-15 at the 10:07 mark. The Golden Eagles held the Lady Cougars to only 30 points in Jones answered with five points of her own and the Lady the first half, forcing nine turnovers and pulling down 24 Sparked by a Jones jumper and trey, Houston opened the Cougars regained the lead with four minutes remaining. rebounds. The teams exchanged leads six times with ORU contest with an 11-3 run and held the Aggies to single digits Houston made four free throws and Bush nailed a three- leading by as many as five until the final seconds of the half. for eight minutes, leading 22-9 until the 11:56 mark. The pointer to give her team a six point lead, 35-29, at the half. Angela Curl hit a three-pointer with 14 seconds on the clock Lady Cougars scored eight unanswered points and increased to give Houston the 30-29 lead at halftime. Coming into their lead to 22 points (35-13), forcing an Aggie timeout The Lady Cougars led by as many as nine in the second half as tonight's contest, Houston was 6-0 when leading at the half. with less than seven minutes to go in the half. Bush scored Alabama threatened late with a 6-0 run of its own and came 12 of her 16 in the last seven minutes as Houston led 47-27 within two, 62-60 with only four minutes to go. Bush repeated ORU opened the second half with a couple of treys and the at the half. two good free throws and Houston kept the Tide scoreless for teams traded baskets for the next four minutes. The Golden three and a half minutes. Both teams scored 33 points in the Eagles then jumped to a seven-point lead (their largest) on Texas A&M threated early in the second half with three second half, but it wasn't enough for the Tide, who fell 62-68. three straight treys but the Lady Cougars battled back to tie quick layups until Winters scored six points of her own on the game 62-62 with only 46 seconds remaining. ORU kept three fast breaks in less than a minute. The Aggies came Defense was key for Houston, who racked up 10 steals in the possession of the ball and the possibility of overtime lingered within seven points until a double technical on Bush and contest and scored 28 points on 19 Crimson Tide turnovers. until Cannon launched a jumper in the paint as the buzzer TAMU's Tressie Mason slowed down the game's pace and The Lady Cougars are 3-1 against SEC opponents this season, sounded to give the Golden Eagles the 64-62 win. the Aggie rally. The teams exchanged baskets but Houston also defeating No. 20 Georgia and Florida and dropping to kept the lead until the buzzer and held on to win 87-74. No. 13 Mississippi State. The win marked Houston's third in a ORU (10-2, 0-0 Mid-Con) outrebounded Houston 46-33 but Houston outshot Texas A&M 55.0 to 31.3 percent from row and fifth straight at home. committed 25 turnovers in the contest. The Lady Cougars behind the arc and racked up 17 steals, scoring 33 points off posted 18 steals and seven blocked shots in the loss. The 22 Aggie turnovers. Golden Eagles, who are 1-2 against Houston, are off to its best start in 20 years.

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#13 TCU ...... 50 #14 Houston ...... 78 #15 Houston ...... 69 Houston ...... 64 Louisville ...... 90 Cincinnati ...... 79

Jan. 12 • Hofheinz Pavilion • Houston, Texas Jan. 17 • Freedom Hall • Louisville, Kentucky Jan. 19 • Shoemaker Center • Cincinnati, Ohio

Houston FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB PF A BL TP MP Houston FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB PF A BL TP MP Houston FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB PF A S TP MP Jones* 8-19 1-3 7-11 10 3 3 2 24 38 Jones* 9-21 4-10 13-17 14 4 2 1 35 37 Jones* 12-22 2-4 4-4 7 3 3 4 30 37 Oliver* 1-4 0-2 0-0 4 3202 34 Oliver* 0-7 0-2 0-0 73300 34 Oliver* 3-7 2-3 2-2 5 3 4 3 10 37 Harris* 3-8 0-0 0-0 1 4016 16 Harris* 2-5 0-0 2-4 40106 18 Harris* 4-8 0-0 2-2 5 2 1 0 10 27 Curl* 0-1 0-1 0-0 3 3000 17 Curl* 2-9 1-7 0-0 13105 25 Curl* 1-4 1-2 0-0 1 1 3 0 3 21 Winters* 2-8 0-0 1-2 4 0405 39 Winters* 1-7 0-2 1-2 11403 39 Winters* 1-5 0-0 0-0 4 2 3 3 2 40 Fryters 2-6 0-0 1-3 2 1005 24 Fryters 0-1 0-0 2-2 10002 5 Fryters 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 2 8 Bush 10-23 0-2 0-0 8 1 3 1 20 27 Bush 8-17 5-10 0-2 05112123 Bush 5-16 2-7 0-1 3 5 1 0 12 30 Simpson 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0002 5 Simpson 1-1 0-0 0-0 21002 11 Hinley 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ TOTALS 27-71 1-8 9-16 38 15 12 4 64 200 Cotton 1-2 0-0 2-2 12004 5 TOTALS 27-64 7-16 8-9 27 18 15 10 69 200 Hinkley 0-1 0-1 0-0 00000 3 TOTAL FG% __ 1st: 13-36 (36.1%) 2nd: 14-35 (40.0%) Game: 38.0% TOTALS 24-71 10-32 20-29 37 20 12 2 78 200 TOTAL FG% __ 1st: 15-32 (46.9%) 2nd: 12-32 (37.5%) Game: 42.2% 3-PT FG% ____ 1st: 1-7 (14.3%) 2nd: 0-1(00.0%) Game: 12.5% 3-PT FG% ____ 1st: 5-9 (55.6%) 2nd: 2-7(28.6%) Game: 43.8% F Throw% ____ 1st: 4-9 (44.4%) 2nd: 5-7 (71.4%) Game: 56.3% TOTAL FG% __ 1st: 10-37 (27.0%) 2nd: 14-34 (41.2%) Game: 33.8% F Throw% ____ 1st: 4-5 (80.0%) 2nd: 4-4 (100.0%) Game: 88.9% 3-PT FG% ____ 1st: 4-17 (23.5%) 2nd: 6-15(40.0%) Game: 31.3% Score by Periods _ 1st 2nd Total F Throw% ____ 1st: 7-8 (87.5%) 2nd: 13-21 (61.9%) Game: 69.0% Score by Periods _ 1st 2nd Total TCU ______19 31 50 Houston ______39 30 69 Houston ______31 33 64 Score by Periods _ 1st 2nd Total Cincinnati ______48 31 79 Houston ______31 47 78 Louisville ______44 46 90 The Bearcats battled to defend their home court and Chandi Jones posted her fifth double-double of the season Chandi Jones posted 35 points and 14 rebounds as Houston defeated Houston 79-69 in a Conference USA game Sunday and Nicole Oliver had a season and career-high nine steals dropped to Louisville 90-78 Friday night at Freedom Hall. afternoon at the Shoemaker Center. All-American Chandi as Houston toppled TCU 64-50 in its Conference USA Jones led the Lady Cougars with her fourth consecutive and Jones led the Lady Cougars with 30 points, seven rebounds opener Sunday afternoon at Hofheinz Pavilion. The victory sixth double-double of the season, while Lori Nero led and three steals as Houston dropped to 1-3 on the road. was the sixth in a row at home for the Lady Cougars, who Louisville with 30 points and 22 rebounds of her own. defeated the Lady Frogs for the first time since Feb. 14, The scoring tandem of Jones and Shondra Bush accounted 1996. The scoring tandem of Jones and Shondra Bush accounted for for 42 of Houston's 69 points. Bush added 12 points but left 56 of Houston's 78 points. Bush added 21 points including the game with five fouls, while KiKi Harris and Nicole Jones, who leads the league and is second in the nation in four three-pointers in the second half, but left the game early Oliver each chipped in 10 points. Jones was 12-22 from the scoring (26.5 ppg), posted her third consecutive and fifth with five fouls. Jones, who ranks first in Conference USA and floor and a perfect 4-4 from the charity stripe on the night. double-double of the season with 24 points and 10 second in the nation in scoring (27.1 ppg), also posted four rebounds. Shondra Bush added 20 points and eight treys, four steals, and was 13-17 from the charity stripe. King hit three consecutive treys in the first five minutes to rebounds, scoring 12 of those points in the second half to boost Cincinnati to an early 13-4 lead until Jones scored five lift the Lady Cougars to a 14-point win. Collectively, the Nero, who joined the team Dec. 18 after transferring from points in less than 30 seconds to bring Houston within four. scoring tandem of Jones and Bush accounted for 44 of Auburn, was 10-17 from the floor including a perfect10-10 The teams traded possessions but the Bearcats were able to Houston's 64 points. Oliver, the 2002 C-USA Defensive from the free throw line in her night of career-highs. Sara shoot their way to a 10-point lead. Back to back three- Player of the Year, was the leading defensive force for Nord also posted a double-double for Louisville, adding 13 pointers by Oliver brought the Lady Cougars back in the Houston, posting a career- and team-high nine steals. points and 10 assists in the win. Kim Graham and Nina game, down 41-35 with four minutes left in the first half. Simotes also scored in double figures, chipping in 12 and 14 TCU was led by Tiffany Evans who had a double-double of points, respectively. Jones re-entered the game and made two free throws and her own, shooting 7-10 from the charity stripe for 13 points forced a steal, resulting in a Bush lay-up to bring Houston and a game-high 14 boards. Sandora Irvin was the other Houston established a quick 5-0 lead on a Jones trey and within four points. Cincinnati answered with a 5-0 run of its Lady Frog to score in double figures, totaling 10 points, jumper and maintained the lead for the first seven minutes. own and led 48-39 at the half. Jones and King were the seven rebounds and a game-high six blocked shots. Louisville scored six unanswered points and ran away with the dueling shooters in the first half, totaling 17 and 18 points, lead, pulling ahead by eight with less than nine minutes respectively. Both teams got out to a slow start, scoring only four points remaining in the first half. Both teams traded buckets and apiece in the first five minutes of the contest. Houston despite Jones' 21 first-half points, Houston went to the break Jones nailed a trey to start the second half, but the Bearcats, capitalized on TCU turnovers and went on a 10-0 run in down by 13, 44-31. boosted King and Sharp, jumped back out to a 12-point lead the next five minutes until TCU's Ashley Browning nailed a just two possessions later. The Lady Cougars forced three three-pointer to bring TCU within seven, 14-7. Houston KiKi Harris hit a jumper and nailed two free throws to begin straight Bearcat turnovers and turned them into an 8-0 run maintained its defensive stance and held a commanding 12- the second half and bring the Lady Cougars within nine. of their own, trailing by only four with 11:20 remaining. point lead, 31-19, at the half. Bush fired in back-to-back treys to bring Houston within five, 51-46, in the opening five minutes of the half. Louisville Cincinnati rallied and answered with a 6-0 run to increase TCU, who shot only 19.2 percent in the first half, began to responded by beating Houston in the post and from behind their lead to 10 yet again, but Harris scored two straight chip away at the Houston lead early as Tricia Payne hit a the arc, ending up with a 17-point lead with 7:02 remaining. buckets in the paint and Oliver nailed two free throws to put trey to open the second. Jones, who posted 14 points in the The Lady Cougars chipped away at the deficit but could not the Lady Cougars back in the game, 67-62 with less than first half, had two key steals in less than a minute to push recover, giving the Cardinals a 90-78 win, its first C-USA four minutes remaining. Bush nailed a trey two possessions her team to a 13-point lead at 10:52. Bush scored eight of victory of the season. later to bring Houston within four, 69-65, with 2:40 left on her 20 points in the next three minutes and TCU could not the clock. Jones hit two jumpers in the next two minutes to regain momentum. Houston utilized the full-court press Louisville outshot Houston 52.5 to 33.8 percent on the night put her game total at 30 points, but the Lady Cougars could throughout the game and led by as many as 18 en route to a and scored 34 points in the paint. The Lady Cougars posted a not contain the Bearcats, falling 79-69 in a near-capacity 64-50 final score and C-USA win. season-low 11 steals but scored 21 points off 16 Louisville crowd at the Shoemaker Center. turnovers. Defense was key for Houston, who racked up 17 steals in Cincinnati, who led the entire game, outshot Houston 61.7 the contest and scored 30 points on 26 TCU turnovers. The The Cardinals lead the all-time series against the Lady to 42.2 percent and scored 34 points in the paint. The Lady Lady Cougars scored 42 of their 64 in the paint including Cougars 6-2. Like Houston, who is 6-1 at Hofheinz Pavilion, Cougars posted a season-low 10 steals but managed to score 14 fast break points. Houston, who was 0-2 last season Louisville has had great success in front of its home crowd, 18 points off 17 Bearcat turnovers. against the Lady Frogs, is 6-1 at home and 1-0 in C-USA. losing only one contest at Freedom Hall this season.

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#16 Houston ...... 70 #17 East Carolina ...... 79 #18 Houston ...... 52 Charlotte ...... 76 Houston ...... 90 DePaul ...... 101

Jan. 24 • Hofheinz Pavilion • Houston, Texas Jan. 26 • Hofheinz Pavilion • Houston, Texas Jan. 31 • DePaul Athletic Center • Chicago, Illinois

Houston FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB PF A S TP MP Houston FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB PF A S TP MP Houston FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB PF A S TP MP Jones* 8-17 3-4 7-15 84022633 Jones* 10-20 1-4 9-10 10 3 3 2 30 33 Jones* 5-13 0-2 2-8 4 0 2 2 12 26 Oliver* 4-8 0-3 1-2 52059 29 Oliver 2-7 1-4 6-7 91621134 Oliver* 1-8 0-2 1-2 4 3133 32 Harris* 1-1 0-0 0-2 43022 18 Harris* 2-4 0-0 5-6 70039 16 Harris* 3-8 0-0 0-8 6 2026 21 Curl* 0-3 0-2 0-0 12200 18 Curl 3-9 3-8 0-0 22109 15 Bush* 6-13 1-4 5-5 3 4 2 3 18 29 Winters* 2-6 0-1 2-4 41526 32 Winters 1-4 0-0 1-2 24213 22 Winters* 2-6 0-0 1-4 3 2135 24 Fryters 0-0 0-0 0-0 22000 5 Fryters* 0-1 0-0 0-0 00000 15 Fryters 0-1 0-0 2-3 4 2002 12 Bush 7-21 1-6 2-2 25021727 Bush* 10-21 2-8 4-6 94032633 Simpson 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1000 6 Simpson 1-4 0-0 0-0 43022 15 Simpson* 0-0 0-0 0-0 31400 15 Cotton 0-1 0-0 1-2 0 0001 5 Cotton 0-1 0-0 1-2 22001 10 Cotton 0-1 0-0 0-0 01000 4 Hinkley 0-3 0-2 1-2 2 1001 9 Hinkley 3-7 0-1 1-2 31007 8 Hinkley 0-1 0-1 2-2 22012 7 Steele 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0012 11 Steele 0-0 0-0 0-0 00000 5 Steele 0-0 0-0 0-0 12000 6 Curl 1-4 0-2 0-0 1 0002 25 TOTALS 26-68 4-17 14-29 38 25 7 15 70 200 TOTALS 28-68 7-25 27-33 47 18 16 12 90 200 TOTALS 19-58 1-12 13-34 31 15 6 14 52 200

TOTAL FG% __ 1st: 9-36 (25.0%) 2nd: 17-32 (53.1%) Game: 38.2% TOTAL FG% __ 1st: 11-32 (34.4%) 2nd: 17-36 (47.2%) Game: 41.2% TOTAL FG% __ 1st: 10-29 (34.5%) 2nd: 9-29 (31.0%) Game: 32.8% 3-PT FG% ____ 1st: 1-10 (10.0%) 2nd: 3-7(42.9%) Game: 23.5% 3-PT FG% ____ 1st: 5-18 (27.8%) 2nd: 2-7(28.6%) Game: 28.0% 3-PT FG% ____ 1st: 0-7 (00.0%) 2nd: 1-5 (20.0%) Game: 08.3% F Throw% ____ 1st: 3-9 (33.3%) 2nd: 11-20 (55.0%) Game: 48.3% F Throw% ____ 1st: 6-7 (85.7%) 2nd: 21-26 (80.8%) Game: 81.8% F Throw% ____ 1st: 3-8 (37.5%) 2nd: 10-26 (38.5%) Game: 38.2%

Score by Periods _ 1st 2nd Total Score by Periods _ 1st 2nd Total Score by Periods _ 1st 2nd Total Houston ______22 48 70 East Carolina ____ 41 38 79 Houston ______23 29 52 Charlotte ______34 42 76 Houston ______33 57 90 DePaul ______59 42 101

Despite 26 points by Chandi Jones, free throws and Chandi Jones posted her seventh double-double of the season The University of Houston women's basketball team rebounding made the difference as Houston fell to and Shondra Bush had a career-high 26 points as Houston suffered its worst loss in over a decade as it dropped to Charlotte in its first loss at Hofheinz Pavilion since scored 57 points in the second half to defeat East Carolina 90- DePaul 101-52 Friday night at the DePaul Athletic Center. November. The loss was the third in a row for the Lady 79 Jan. 26 at Hofheinz. The victory snapped a three-game All-American Chandi Jones was held to only 12 points as Cougars, who made only 14 of their 29 free throw attempts losing skid for the Lady Cougars as Jones continued her reign the Lady Cougars fell to 10-8 overall and 2-4 in Conference and allowed the 49ers 59 rebounds in the 76-70 loss. as the nation’s leading scorer (27.4 ppg). USA. Shondra Bush led Houston with 18 points while Jones (26.5 ppg) played only 26 minutes in the contest. Jones scored 26 points and pulled down eight rebounds in Jones, a 2002 Kodak Second-Team All-American and the 2002 the loss. Shondra Bush shot just 7-21 from the floor to add Conference USA Player of the Year, posted her seventh double- The Blue Demons were led by Khara Smith, who posted a 17, scoring 11 of those points in the second half. Nicole double of the season with 30 points and 11 rebounds. The game-high 22 points in only 17 minutes of play. Ashley Oliver was the leading defensive force for Houston, posting performance was her eighth 30+ point game of the season and Luke hit five treys for a total of 17 points on the night while a game-high five steals and chipping in nine points. broke her into C-USA’s All-Time Scoring Leader list (ninth – three other DePaul players scored in double figures. 1,660 points). Charlotte was led by Alicia Abernathy, who posted her Jones opened with game with a quick layup then turned second consecutive double-double, adding a game-high 19 Bush fell just short of a double-double, adding a career-high 26 around and forced a Blue Demon steal and foul. DePaul boards and 12 points. Pam Brown and Peaches Harris led points as well as nine rebounds and three steals. Collectively, answered later with 13-0 run to take a 21-6 lead before KiKi the offense with 15 points each. Harris was 9-10 from the the scoring tandem of Jones and Bush accounted for 56 of Harris hit a jumper at 13:45 in the first half. The Blue charity stripe, making all nine in the final three minutes of Houston’s 90 points. Nicole Oliver was the other Lady Demons went on to a 20-point advantage, holding the Lady the game. Monica League also scored in double figures, Cougar to score in double figures, adding 11 points, nine Cougars to only 10 points in the first eight minutes. adding 12 points and six rebounds in the 49ers win. rebounds and six assists. Houston could not recover as DePaul shot 69.7 percent from the floor, and the Lady Cougars carried a 36-point Houston held Charlotte scoreless for the first five minutes of Jones hit a three-pointer and Angela Curl followed with back- deficit into the locker room, trailing 59-23 at the half. the game until Harris knocked down a three-pointer to put to-back treys of her own to give Houston the 24-19 lead at the the 49ers on the board, 6-3. Charlotte took the lead three 10-minute mark in the first. ECU battled back with an 8-0 DePaul continued its ambush in the second-half, but minutes later and pushed to a nine-point lead at the 6:01 run to tie the game at 29 and keep the lead for the remainder Houston rallied and kept the Blue Demons scoreless for mark. The Lady Cougars could not recover, allowing of the half. The Pirates capitalized on Lady Cougar turnovers almost three minutes, chipping away at its 73-38 deficit Charlotte to score six points in the final minute of the half. and took a 41-33 lead with them into halftime. with 10:48 remaining. The Blue Demons answered with a and the home team retired to its locker room down 34-22 at 33-2 run and kept Houston scoreless for more than seven the half. The Pirates kept the lead for the first 10 minutes of the second minutes, increasing their lead to 57, the largest of the night. half until Jones forced a steal and hit the lay up to tie the game When his second-half starters did not fight back, Houston at 60-all. Houston held on and managed to connect on 21 of The Lady Cougars fought to the finish but scored only 29 head coach Joe Curl pulled all five and the Lady Cougar 26 free throws in the second half. Boosted by Jones’ 23 and points in the second half and were defeated 101-52, its bench began to chip away at the 49ers lead. Sara Hinkley Bush’s 21 second-half points, the Lady Cougars went on to win worst loss since Jan. 13, 1993, when Houston fell to Texas posted three consecutive buckets as the Houston reserves 90-79 in front of their home crowd. Tech by 52 points. saw valuable playing time. East Carolina committed 27 fouls and 27 turnovers in the For the first time since Dec. 23, the Blue Demons (15-6, 4- Houston began a late really as Jones and Bush returned to game while Houston had 18 fouls and 20 turnovers of its own. 2 C-USA) are not ranked in either the USA Today/ESPN/ the game and combined for 15 points in the final three The Lady Cougars lead the all-time series 2-0 against the WBCA or Associated Press' Top 25. DePaul's No. 20 minutes. The Lady Cougars battled back from a 17-point Pirates, who are still looking for their first conference win of ranking in the Coaches' Poll was its highest rank this season. deficit to within two, 70-68 with just 31 seconds remaining the season. on the clock. Houston regained possession on a jump ball The Blue Demons shot 37 of 58 from the floor (63.8 but could not find the basket and was forced to foul. Jones percent) while Houston made only 19 of its 58 attempts made two free throws with 15 seconds left to bring Houston (32.8 percent). DePaul, who is10-0 at home this season, back within two, but it was too little too late for the Lady totaled 13 three-pointers and outrebounded Houston 44-31 Cougars. Charlotte handed Houston its third consecutive on the night. loss, as it prevailed 76-70. The Lady Cougars shot a season- low 48.3 percent from the charity stripe and were 4-17 from behind the arc. 2002-03 Lady Cougar Basketball Postseason Guide• 17 2002-03 Box Scores/Game Recaps

#19 Houston ...... 68 #20 Houston ...... 51 #21 TAMU-CC ...... 43 Marquette ...... 74 TCU ...... 60 Houston ...... 66

Feb. 2 • U.S. Cellular Center • Milwaukee, Wisconsin Feb. 9 • Daniel Meyer Coliseum • Ft. Worth, Texas Feb. 11 • Cirle K Court • Corpus Christi, Texas

Houston FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB PF A S TP MP Houston FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB PF A S TP MP Houston FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB PF A S TP MP Jones* 14-27 2-7 8-14 5 4 1 7 38 37 Jones* 9-22 1-7 3-4 63032238 Jones* 10-18 2-3 4-4 11 3 2 1 26 27 Oliver* 1-5 0-2 1-2 6 5243 35 Oliver* 1-4 1-1 0-1 11 3 3 4 3 38 Oliver* 1-5 0-0 0-0 5 0 1 3 2 37 Harris* 1-3 0-0 0-0 5 3002 21 Harris* 2-4 0-0 0-0 32024 20 Harris* 4-9 0-0 2-2 4 2 0 0 10 17 Bush* 5-20 1-7 2-4 2 5 1 1 13 37 Bush* 7-24 4-16 1-2 55441937 Bush* 2-9 0-3 2-6 4 2 4 4 6 22 Winters* 2-5 0-0 2-2 8 5536 33 Fryters 0-4 0-0 0-0 45100 22 Curl* 2-5 2-3 0-0 3 2 0 2 6 27 Fryters 2-2 0-0 1-2 1 2012 11 Simpson 1-2 0-1 0-0 20002 14 Fryters 0-1 0-0 2-2 2 5 0 0 0 7 Simpson 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 2000 2 Hinkley 0-4 0-4 0-0 02110 14 Simpson 0-0 0-0 5-6 1 0 1 0 5 15 Hinkley 0-3 0-2 0-0 0 0000 4 Curl 0-4 0-4 1-2 32011 17 Hinkley 2-9 1-7 2-2 5 1 0 1 7 23 Steele 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1000 1 TOTALS 20-68 6-33 5-9 39 22 9 15 51 200 Cotton 0-5 0-0 0-0 5 0 0 0 0 12 Curl 0-5 0-5 1-2 2 3001 19 Steele 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 2 11 TOTALS 25-70 3-23 15-26 33 30 9 16 68 200 TOTAL FG% __ 1st: 9-34 (26.5%) 2nd: 11-34 (32.4%) Game: 29.4% Okungbowa 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3-PT FG% ____ 1st: 2-14 (14.3%) 2nd: 4-19 (21.1%) Game: 18.2% TOTALS 22-63 5-16 17-22 44 15 9 11 66 200 TOTAL FG% __ 1st: 12-34 (35.3%) 2nd: 13-36 (36.1%) Game: 35.7% F Throw% ____ 1st: 1-2 (50.0%) 2nd: 4-7 (57.1%) Game: 55.6% 3-PT FG% ____ 1st: 2-13 (15.4%) 2nd: 1-10 (10.0%) Game: 13.0% TOTAL FG% __ 1st: 10-31 (32.3%) 2nd: 12-32 (37.5%) Game: 34.9% F Throw% ____ 1st: 4-7 (57.1%) 2nd: 11-19 (57.9%) Game: 57.7% Score by Periods _ 1st 2nd Total 3-PT FG% ____ 1st: 3-6 (50.0%) 2nd: 2-10 (20.0%) Game: 31.3% Houston ______21 30 51 F Throw% ____ 1st: 9-10 (90.0%) 2nd: 8-12 (66.7%) Game: 77.3% Score by Periods _ 1st 2nd Total TCU ______34 26 60 Houston ______30 38 68 Score by Periods _ 1st 2nd Total Marquette ______29 45 74 TAMU-CC _____ 16 27 43 All-American Chandi Jones scored 22 points as the University Houston ______32 34 66 After suffering its worst loss in over a decade, Houston of Houston women's basketball team dropped to TCU 60-51 dropped another conference game to Marquette 74-68 Feb. 2 Sunday afternoon at the Daniel Meyer Coliseum. The Lady CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - All-American Chandi Jones in Milwaukee. Chandi Jones set a U.S. Cellular Arena record Cougars, who are 1-1 against TCU in 2003, are now 10-10 posted a game-high 26 points and 11 rebounds as the with a game-high 38 points as the Lady Cougars dropped to overall and 2-6 in league play. 10-9 overall and 2-5 in Conference USA. University of Houston women's basketball team defeated Jones (26.9 ppg), who ranks second in the nation in scoring, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 66-43 in a non-conference game Coming into the game, Marquette and Houston shared an also grabbed three steals and six rebounds. Shondra Bush was Tuesday night at the Circle K Court. The Lady Cougars (11- identical record (10-8, 2-4 C-USA) and were both coming its the other Lady Cougar to score in double figures, posting 19 10, 2-6 C-USA) wrap up their four game road stand with a 1- worst losses of the season; both to conference teams. points in the loss. Nicole Oliver had a team-high 11 boards 3 record and finish 9-4 against non-conference opponents in and added four steals. Collectively, the scoring tandem of regular season play. Jones (27.1 ppg), who scored more than half of Houston’s Jones and Bush accounted for 41 of Houston's 51 points. points, also grabbed seven steals and five rebounds. Shondra Jones (26.9 ppg), who ranks second in the nation in scoring, Bush was the other Lady Cougar to score in double figures, Sandora Irvin led the Lady Frogs with 13 points and 13 earned her eighth double-double of the season in only 27 posting 13 points in the loss. rebounds while Tricia Payne and Ebony Shaw each had 11 minutes of play KiKi Harris was the other Lady Cougar to points in the win. score in double figures, posting 10 points in the win. All but Katie O’Grady, whose career-high 29 points were the most two Lady Cougars chipped in points as Houston stopped a scored by any Marquette player this season, led the Golden Boosted by Payne's back-to-back three pointers, TCU went three-game losing skid. Eagles. Rachael Klug recorded a double-double, scoring 16 on an early 10-0 run and grabbed an 11-7 lead. Despite 11 points and 12 rebounds (11 of them defensive). Crystal steals and aggressive rebounding, Houston could not regain Boosted by Jones' 11 points, Houston took an 18-8 lead in Weaver rounded out the Golden Eagle offense, chipping in 11 the lead and carried a 13-point deficit into the locker room at the first 10 minutes of play. TAMU-CC's first six points were points and six rebounds in the win. the break. The Lady Cougars, who averaged 74.2 points a game, shot 9-34 from the floor (26.5 percent) and bucketed foul shots, as the Islanders were 0-8 until Kristin Rogers hit a Houston opened the game with a 6-0 run and tough defense, only 21 points in the first half. jumper at the 11:08 mark. Sara Hinkley came off the bench forcing four early Marquette turnovers. The Golden Eagles and nailed a trey at 7:51 to put the Lady Cougars ahead 23-8 responded with three consecutive treys by O’;Grady, giving After shooting 2-12 in the first half, Bush hit her first trey in but in foul trouble, committing 10 as team in first half alone. Marquette a 13-11 advantage with 12 minutes remaining in the second as Houston began to chip away at the Lady Frog the first half. The teams traded buckets and utilized the full- lead. TCU responded with back-to-back jumpers by Irvin and The Islanders were 4-26 from the floor and scored only 16 court press, with the Lady Cougars forcing eight steals on 18 five straight points by Grace Gantt, taking the 44-29 lead points in the first half -- the lowest percentage (15.4) in Marquette first-half turnovers. Houston finally regained the with 15 minutes remaining. Houston was held scoreless for school history. Jones scored 17 of Houston's 32 points as the lead on a Bush three-pointer with 37 seconds on the clock the next three minutes until Bush nailed a jumper and Oliver Lady Cougars led by 16 at the break and took a 30-29 advantage into halftime. and Bush each hit a trey to put the Lady Cougars back into the game, 47-37. TAMU-CC opened the second half shooting 57 percent with The Golden Eagles opened the second half with an 11-2 run, a 10-4 run to cut its deficit to 10, 36-26. Houston answered taking a 40-37 lead until Lashinda Winters hit a jumper and Jones re-entered the game as the Cougars began a 6-0 run. with a 13-0 run of its own, leading 53-28 with 9:40 turned around to force the steal, passing the ball to Jones for a Jones blocked a jumper by Irvin then raced to the Houston remaining. The Lady Cougars continued to dominate as head quick lay-up. Marquette answered with an 8-2 run, leading basket and hit a jumper off the glass over three TCU coach Joe Curl utilized his bench for the final three minutes as 48-41 with 10 minutes remaining. Houston again used defenders. Down by eight with 3:02 on the clock, Bush nailed pressure to force turnovers then Jones hit the lay-up to put her another trey and Houston threatened, 52-47. The teams Houston prevailed 66-43. team within three, 50-47. The Golden Eagles pulled ahead traded baskets until Payne hit her third three pointer of the by eight, making 15 free throws in less than nine minutes. night to put TCU ahead, 58-49. Houston could not recover The Lady Cougars allowed the Islanders to score only 27 as TCU prevailed 60-51. points in the second half. The victory was Houston's first road With four minutes remaining and both teams in the double- win since Dec. 6 when it defeated Florida in the opening bonus, Nicole Oliver fouled out and Jones hit a trey with 1:17 The Lady Cougars, who are third in the nation in steals per round of the GlaxoSmithKline Invitational. on the clock to bring Houston within five, 69-64. Winters game (14.5), racked up 15 steals on 26 TCU turnovers. and Bush also fouled out and Jones hit nine straight points as Houston shot a season-low 29 percent from the floor, time ran out for the Lady Cougars, who were defeated 64-68. including 18 percent from behind the arc. The Lady Cougars, who dropped to 2-5 in conference play, scored 35 points off 30 Golden Eagle turnovers. Marquette was 35-44 from the charity stripe as Houston committed 30 fouls in the game. 18 • 2002-03 Lady Cougar BasketballPostseason Guide 2002-03 Box Scores/Game Recaps

#22 Houston ...... 69 #23 Saint Louis ...... 73 #24 Houston ...... 62 Memphis ...... 74 Houston ...... 80 Tulane...... 65

Feb. 14 • Hofheinz Pavilion • Houston, Texas Feb. 16 • Hofheinz Pavilion • Houston, Texas Feb. 21 • Fogelman Arena • New Orleans, Louisiana

Houston FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB PF A S TP MP Houston FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB PF A S TP MP Houston FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB PF A S TP MP Jones* 13-26 0-4 4-4 5 3 2 3 30 38 Jones* 14-25 0-3 9-9 10 3 5 2 37 45 Jones* 13-28 4-10 2-8 7 3 4 2 32 38 Oliver* 3-10 2-2 0-0 6 3 3 1 8 38 Oliver* 2-5 1-1 0-0 7 4205 41 Oliver* 1-5 0-1 0-0 5 3422 37 Harris* 3-6 0-0 5-6 11 3 1 4 11 36 Harris* 4-9 0-0 2-6 7 4 0 2 10 35 Harris* 3-6 0-0 2-2 8 3148 33 Bush* 5-16 1-4 1-2 1 3 4 1 12 37 Bush* 7-18 1-5 2-3 3 3 3 3 17 43 Bush* 5-20 2-8 0-0 7 3 3 3 12 24 Curl* 0-1 0-1 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 12 Curl* 1-7 1-7 1-2 2 1124 27 Curl* 0-5 0-4 0-0 1 2130 30 Fryters 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 4 Fryters 0-1 0-0 0-0 3 0010 10 Fryters 2-5 0-0 0-0 3 2024 12 Simpson 2-3 0-0 0-2 2 5 0 1 0 17 Simpson 2-3 0-1 3-4 3 0217 22 Simpson 2-5 0-0 0-2 3 4224 26 Hinkley 2-5 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 4 12 Hinkley 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0000 0+ TOTALS 26-74 6-23 4-12 32 20 15 18 62 200 Steele 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Cotton 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0000 2 TOTALS 30-68 3-17 17-24 39 15 13 11 80 225 TOTALS 28-67 3-12 10-14 28 18 10 10 69 200 TOTAL FG% __ 1st: 9-29 (31.0%) 2nd: 17-45 (37.8%) Game: 35.1% 3-PT FG% ____ 1st: 0-7 (00.0%) 2nd: 6-16 (37.5%) Game: 26.1% TOTAL FG% __ 1st: 18-40 (45.0%) 2nd: 10-27 (37.0%) Game: 41.8% TOTAL FG% __ 1st: 13-32 (40.6%) 2nd: 12-30 (40.0%) Game: 44.1% F Throw% ____ 1st: 2-8 (25.0%) 2nd: 2-4 (50.0%) Game: 33.3% 3-PT FG% ____ 1st: 2-8 (25.0%) 2nd: 1-4 (25.0%) Game: 25.0% 3-PT FG% ____ 1st: 2-8 (25.0%) 2nd: 1-8 (12.5%) Game: 17.6% F Throw% ____ 1st: 2-2 (100.0%) 2nd: 8-12 (66.7%) Game: 71.4% F Throw% ____ 1st: 1-3 (33.3.%) 2nd: 11-15 (73.3%) Game: 70.8% Score by Periods _ 1st 2nd OT Total Houston ______20 42 0 62 Score by Periods _ 1st 2nd OT Total Score by Periods _ 1st 2nd Total Tulane ______26 39 0 65 Houston ______40 29 69 Saint Louis _____ 28 37 8 63 Memphis ______32 42 74 Houston ______29 36 15 80 NEW ORLEANS, La. - Chandi Jones posted 32 points as the University of Houston women's basketball team dropped a HOUSTON - Despite 30 points by All-American Chandi 65-62 thriller to Tulane Friday night at Fogelman Arena. The Jones, the University of Houston women's basketball team HOUSTON - All-American Chandi Jones paced the University of Houston women's basketball team with 37 Lady Cougars, who dropped to 12-12 overall and 3-8 in dropped its seventh Conference USA game of the season as it Conference USA, are 0-6 in league road games this season. was outscored by Memphis 74-69 Friday night at Hofheinz points as it defeated Saint Louis 80-73 in overtime Sunday afternoon at Hofheinz Pavilion. The Lady Cougars improved Pavilion. The Lady Cougars, who led by as many as 15, Jones posted her 12th 30-plus point game of the season and dropped to 11-11 overall and 2-7 in league play. their record to 12-11 and 3-7 in Conference USA as Jones added seven rebounds and four assists in the loss. Shondra tallied her 11th 30-plus point game and ninth double-double Bush was the other Lady Cougar to score in double figures, Both teams utilized the full court press early on as Jones' 10 of the season. adding 12 points - all scored in the second half. points boosted Houston to a 29-15 lead. The teams traded baskets and Memphis went on a 15-7 run to come within six, Jones (5-10, G), who currently leads the nation in scoring Teana McKiver led Tulane with her fourth double-double of 36-30, with two minutes remaining in the half. The Lady (27.4 ppg), scored 37 of Houston's 80 points and pulled the season, posting 19 points and 10 rebounds in the win. Cougars led by eight, 40-32 at halftime. down 10 rebounds while Shondra Bush added 17 and KiKi Gwen Slaughter added 10 points and a game-high 13 Harris chipped in 10 points in the win. Jones was 9-9 from rebounds as two other Tulane players scored in double figures. Jones came out strong from the break, hitting two consecutive the charity stripe and also contributed five assists and two jumpers but the Tigers pushed to within a bucket, down 56- steals. Boosted by McKiver's six straight points, Tulane opened the 54 with 8:30 on the clock. Memphis tied the game just a game with an 11-2 run that lasted four and a half minutes. minute later until Shondra Bush hit a free throw and Nicole Three players posted double figures for Saint Louis (14-12, 5- Houston responded by holding the Green Wave scoreless for more than eight minutes as Jones posted 12 straight points to Oliver made a three-pointer to regain a four-point lead, 60- 5 C-USA). Star Jackson led the team with 18 points while tie the game at 16-16 with 5:33 remaining in the first half. 56. Jana Haywood and Stephanie Solomon each added 17 points. Boosted by Jones' 14 first-half points, Houston regained its Tulane was able to score 10 points in the final five minutes The Tigers capitalized on Houston turnovers and beat the full and KiKi Harris and Emily Fryters knocked down jumpers in momentum and led 29-28 at halftime. The Billikens came out court press, finding Soso and then a wide-open Hamp for two the final two for the Lady Cougars, who trailed 26-20 at quick layups to regain the lead 64-63. Houston battled back strong in the second half, but Houston remained within a halftime. The Green Wave shot an impressive 50 percent from as Jones hit another jumper off the glass and Harris made two bucket until Jones scored seven straight points to bring the the floor but totaled 17 turnovers in the first half. free throws but the Lady Cougars could not regain possession Lady Cougars up by five, 49-44, with 11 minutes remaining. without fouling. Memphis went on to win 74-69 and hand Houston held the lead until Haywood hit a jumper and three- The Green Wave took a nine-point lead on two straight Houston its third loss at Hofheinz Pavilion this season. pointer to bring the Billikens ahead by three, 60-57, with four Tiffany Wilson jumpers to open the second half. Jones nailed minutes to go. Houston's first three-pointer and scored her 17th point of the Jones, who currently leads the nation in scoring (27.0 ppg), game to bring the Lady Cougars within six, 33-27, at the totaled a game-high 30 points and pulled down five rebounds Jones connected on two free throws then Bush forced a steal 15:44 mark. The teams traded baskets until Jones and Bush in the loss. Shondra Bush chipped in 12 points while KiKi and threw a no-look pass to Jones for the layup and lead, 61- hit back-to-back treys to bring Houston within three, 42-39 Harris posted her second double-double of the year, adding 60. Saint Louis responded and tied it with free throws, 65-65. with 11:43 remaining. 11 points, 11 rebounds and four steals on the night. Tonight's Jones drove straight to the basket and but the shot rattled out performance was Jones' 10th 30-plus point game of the as time expired. Jones hit another trey to bring the Lady Cougars back within four, 54-50, with only 4:33 minutes to play. With three season. Bush and Crystal Simpson found Harris for two layups early seconds left on the Tulane shot clock, McKiver (6-3, C) hit the first three-pointer of her career to boost the Green Wave's Four players scored in double figures for Memphis (12-11, 5- in overtime, putting the Lady Cougars in position to win with two minutes left, 71-67. Bush and Jones each had four points lead to six with 3:23 remaining. After nailing another three, 5 C-USA). Victoria Crawford led the team with 20 points and Bush intercepted a long Tulane pass and scored on a layup to and Simpson added three in overtime as the Lady Cougars eight boards, Shannon Hamp added 15 points, Jordie Soso bring Houston within one, 58-57 with 1:05 remaining. scored 14 points and pulled down eight rebounds and prevailed, 80-73. Kaneshi Hart added 10 points. Tulane managed to score seven points in the remaining Houston scored 27 points off 22 Saint Louis turnovers and minute as Houston's 10 fouls gave the Green Wave five free The Lady Cougars were outrebounded by Memphis 54-28 tallied 21 second chance points. The Lady Cougars shot 44 throw opportunities. Jones nailed another three with just six and were limited to only seven offensive boards. Houston has percent from the floor and 71 from the free throw line in their seconds on the clock, but could not connect on her next lost seven of its last nine games and is currently 12th in C- first overtime game of the 2002-03 season. attempt to send the game into overtime as Tulane prevailed USA standings. 65-62. Tulane (17-7, 8-3 C-USA) committed a season-high 31 turnovers but outrebounded Houston 50-32. The Lady Cougars, who average 14.2 steals per contest, had 18 steals and 20 fouls on the night.

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South Florida ...... 73 UAB ...... 47 #25 Southern Miss ...... 52 #26 #27 Houston ...... 53 Houston ...... 77 Houston ...... 84

Feb. 23 • Reed Green Coliseum • Hattiesburg, Mississippi Feb. 28 • Hofheinz Pavilion • Houston, Texas March 2 • Hofheinz Pavilion • Houston, Texas

Houston FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB PF A S TP MP Houston FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB PF A S TP MP Houston FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB PF A S TP MP Jones* 7-22 4-8 6-8 10 3 1 7 24 35 Jones* 10-20 0-3 6-7 13 1 3 1 26 37 Jones* 11-20 4-8 5-8 10 3 4 2 31 29 Oliver* 2-5 0-0 0-1 8 3 3 1 4 31 Oliver* 3-4 2-3 2-2 13121025 Oliver* 1-3 0-2 0-0 5 2 4 5 2 29 Harris* 4-7 0-0 0-2 8 1 0 0 8 33 Harris* 6-7 0-0 1-3 72201334 Harris* 7-10 0-0 0-2 6 1 0 3 14 27 Bush* 4-13 2-6 3-6 3 2 2 3 13 38 Bush* 3-10 1-6 3-4 53221027 Winters* 2-4 0-0 2-2 2 0 1 1 6 22 Curl* 1-4 0-3 1-2 2 3 3 0 3 27 Curl* 1-6 0-3 1-3 02103 21 Curl* 2-8 2-5 1-2 1 0 3 1 7 17 Fryters 0-0 0-0 0-0 3 2 0 0 0 4 Fryters 0-1 0-0 0-0 10000 3 Bush 3-12 1-5 1-1 4 1 3 4 8 27 Simpson 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 0 0 26 Simpson 3-3 0-0 1-2 30227 21 Fryters 1-1 0-0 2-2 3 0 2 1 4 6 Hinkley 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 3 Hinkley 0-0 0-0 0-0 10000 3 Simpson 1-1 0-0 2-2 4 0 4 2 4 14 Cotton 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 0 1 3 Winters 2-6 0-0 0-3 11204 19 Hinkley 1-3 0-2 0-0 1 0 1 1 2 9 TOTALS 18-53 6-17 11-21 39 16 9 11 53 200 Cotton 2-4 0-0 0-0 61014 10 Cotton 2-5 0-0 1-3 5 4 0 2 5 13 TOTALS 30-61 3-15 14-24 40 13 13 8 77 200 Steele 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 4 TOTAL FG% __ 1st: 7-27 (25.9%) 2nd: 11-26 (42.3%) Game: 34.0% Okungbowa 0-1 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 0 1 3 3-PT FG% ____ 1st: 1-5 (20.0%) 2nd: 5-12 (41.7%) Game: 35.3% TOTAL FG% __ 1st: 15-33 (45.5%) 2nd: 15-28 (53.6%) Game: 49.2% TOTALS 31-68 7-22 15-24 44 11 22 22 84 200 F Throw% ____ 1st: 5-9 (55.6%) 2nd: 6-12 (50.0%) Game: 52.4% 3-PT FG% ____ 1st: 1-9 (11.1%) 2nd: 2-6 (33.3%) Game: 20.0% F Throw% ____ 1st: 6-6 (100.0%) 2nd: 8-18 (44.4%) Game: 58.3% TOTAL FG% __ 1st: 13-34 (38.2%) 2nd: 18-34 (52.9%) Game: 45.6% Score by Periods _ 1st 2nd Total 3-PT FG% ____ 1st: 4-13 (30.8%) 2nd: 3-9 (33.3%) Game: 31.8% Southern Miss ___ 28 24 52 Score by Periods _ 1st 2nd Total F Throw% ____ 1st: 5-6 (83.3%) 2nd: 10-18 (55.6%) Game: 62.5% Houston ______20 33 53 South Florida ____ 32 41 73 Houston ______37 40 77 Score by Periods _ 1st 2nd Total South Florida ____ 32 41 73 HATTIESBURG, Miss. - All-American Chandi Jones posted Houston ______37 40 77 24 points and 10 rebounds as the University of Houston HOUSTON - All-American Chandi Jones posted 26 points and 13 rebounds as the University of Houston women's women's basketball team upset Southern Miss 53-52 Sunday HOUSTON - All-American Chandi Jones posted 31 points basketball team defeated South Florida 77-73 Friday evening afternoon at the Reed Green Coliseum. The win in and 10 rebounds as the University of Houston women's at Hofheinz Pavilion. The win guaranteed the Lady Cougars Hattiesburg was the first Conference USA road win of the basketball team defeated UAB 84-47 Sunday afternoon at (14-12, 5-8 C-USA) a spot in next week's Conference USA season for the Lady Cougars, who improved to 13-12 overall Hofheinz Pavilion. It was Houston's third consecutive victory, tournament. and 4-8 in league play. its longest streak since January 4. Houston is now 15-12 overall and 6-8 in conference play. Jones, who currently leads the nation in scoring, (27.4 ppg), Jones, who currently leads the nation in scoring, (27.4 ppg), posted her 11th double-double of the season and added three posted her tenth double-double of the season and added seven Jones, the nation's leading scorer for the 2002-03 season, assists in the win. Three other Lady Cougars scored in double steals in the win. Shondra Bush was the other Lady Cougar to (27.5 ppg) posted her 12th double-double of the season and figures; KiKi Harris tied her career-high, adding 13 points score in double figures, adding 13 points - six of them from added four assists in the win. She is only 20 points away from and Shondra Bush and Nicole Oliver each added 10 as two crucial second-half three pointers. KiKi Harris and Nicole becoming Houston's all-time leading female scorer (1,957 Houston scored more than 70 points for the first time since Oliver each pulled down eight of Houston's 39 rebounds. points). Feb.16. Dana Jones and Allison Story led Southern Miss with 10 Sophomore center KiKi Harris broke her career-high in Aiya Shepherd led South Florida with a game-high 29 points points each as the Lady Eagles fell to 12-13 and 5-7 in the scoring with 14 points (previous high --13) on 7-of-10 and Tristen Webb added 15 as the Lady Bulls fell to 7-19 conference. shooting and added six rebounds and three steals. Junior overall and 2-11 in the conference. Nicole Oliver added two points, five rebounds, four assists Hampered by poor shooting and an abundance of turnovers, and five steals as Houston scored more than 80 points for the Houston dominated the boards and basket early, taking a 25- both teams suffered a slow start. After missing her first eight first time their 80-73 win over Saint Louis on Feb. 16. shots, Jones connected on a jumper and made the 18 lead at the 8:30 mark. Jones and Harris scored nine points apiece to preserve the Lady Cougars' lead until South Florida accompanying free throw to bring the Lady Cougars within Natasha Thomas led UAB with 12 points and Michelle Smith went on a 6-0 to tie the game at 27-27. The Lady Cougars one, 13-12, with seven minutes remaining in the half. added 11 points and nine rebounds as the Lady Blazers fell to answered with a 10-2 run and held on to a five-point lead at 8-19 overall and 4-10 in the conference. The teams traded baskets and the lead but the Lady Eagles halftime, 37-32. ended the half with an 8-1 run and took a 28-20 lead at the As a team, the Lady Cougars shot 38.2 percent from the field, The Lady Cougars shot 45.5 percent from the floor but just break. Both squads committed 12 turnovers each while including 4-13 from three-point territory in the first period. Houston was 7-27 from the floor (25.9 percent) and Southern one-of-nine from behind the arc in the first half. Miss 9-26 (34.6 percent), respectively. Jones drained a three to give Houston the early 3-0 advantage South Florida came within three to start the second half, but before setting the stage for Harris to score six straight points Houston made six of its first eight shots, including a 9-0 run The Lady Cougars opened the second half with back-to-back in the paint. At the half, Harris and Jones led the Lady to increase its lead to 12, leading 52-40 with 13:30 remaining. three pointers by Jones and Bush to spark a 10-2 run that tied Cougars in scoring with nine points. The Lady Cougars Jones stunned the Bulls with eight points over the next five the game at 30. Jones knocked down two free throws and would end the half on a 9-2 run to give them the 35-22 edge minutes to bring Houston to a 15-point lead. then hit two treys to give Houston the 40-38 lead with 10:37 at the break. on the clock. Jones kept the hot hand, scoring the Lady The Lady Cougars' win looked secure as they led 71-63 with Cougars' next six points until Bush hit her second trey of the Jones outscored the Lady Blazers 10-0 during a stretch in the three minutes remaining, but South Florida was relentless, half to bring Houston up by three, 48-45. second half and scored 22 points in the period. The Lady hitting two treys as part of a 15-4 run to cut its lead to two, Cougars tamed UAB with 52.9 percent shooting in the trailing 73-71 with 33 seconds remaining. Oliver, Bush and With 3:22 remaining in the game, Bush hit a jumper to tie second half and ended the game on a 37-10 run to seal their Jones hit free throws as Houston kept possession of the ball the game for the tenth time, 51-51. Jones nailed two more sixth conference victory. free throws and Alex Webster made one as the Lady Cougars and picked up its fifth conference win of the season, prevailing 77-73. held onto a 53-52 lead and the win. Ten of Houston's 11 players put points on the board for the Lady Cougars. Seniors Angela Curl and Lashinda Winters were honored as part of Senior Day festivities as they made their final appearances at home.

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