{"id":490101,"date":"2026-02-19T12:23:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T12:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/490101\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T12:23:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T12:23:20","slug":"womens-basketball-falls-at-home-to-12-11-tcu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/490101\/","title":{"rendered":"Women’s Basketball Falls at Home to #12\/11 TCU"},"content":{"rendered":"

HOUSTON \u2013 Redshirt senior guard Kyndall Hunter<\/a> scored 20 points as the University of Houston Women’s Basketball team fell 72-50 to #12\/11 TCU on Wednesday evening inside Fertitta Center.
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\nThe Cougars (7-19, 1-14 Big 12) were led in scoring by Hunter’s 20 points, including going 8-8 from the charity stripe. Senior guard TK Pitts<\/a> snagged 11 rebounds and is now nine away from reaching 500 career rebounds.
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\nTCU (24-4, 12-3 Big 12) had three scorers in double figures as Marta Suarez led the pack with 21 points, Olivia Miles posted 18 points and Veronica Sheffey scored 11 points.<\/p>\n

TCU built an 11-6 lead through the midway the first quarter and never trailed. The Horned Frogs led 19-8 at the end of one and 41-19 at the half.

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\nTCU led by as many as 31 at the 6:10 minute mark in the fourth quarter. Houston responded with an 11-2 run, with TCU’s final two points coming at the free throw line. TCU scored nine points in the final quarter, their lowest-scoring period of the game and the third time this season they have been held to nine points in any quarter.

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\nUP NEXT

\nHouston heads to the Grand Canyon State to face Arizona State at 3 p.m. CT, Saturday at Desert Financial Arena in Tempe, Ariz. The Cougars will travel to Tucson, Ariz., to take on Arizona inside McKale Center at 7 p.m. CT, Tuesday.

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\nHouston concludes the regular season at home on Sunday, March 1, at 2 p.m. when it hosts UCF for Senior Day. Fans are encouraged to arrive early for the senior ceremony as the Cougars honor Amirah Abdur-Rahim<\/a>, Amani Bartlett<\/a>, Briana Peguero<\/a> and TK Pitts<\/a>

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