HOUSTON\u2013\u2013On Saturday, the UTSA women’s basketball team suffered a 52-48 defeat at the hands of Houston in nonconference action at the Fertitta Center.<\/p>\n
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The Roadrunners (0-2, 0-0 The American) fell to the Cougars (2-0, 0-0 Big 12), despite senior Cheyenne Rowe<\/a> recording a double-double with 10 points and a career-high 11 rebounds. Junior Idara Udo<\/a> led the ‘Runners with 13 points, while sophomore Damara Allen<\/a> charted 11. Classmate Mia Hammonds<\/a> recorded a career-best seven points and nine boards, while senior Ereauna Hardaway<\/a> made her Roadrunner debut with four points, four rebounds and three assists.<\/p>\n UTSA led the contest with 38 points in the paint to Houston’s 18, and also recorded nine more second-chance points and three more rebounds.<\/p>\n Houston hit back-to-back triples to open the contest, before Hamonds connected on a layup to put UTSA on the board, and Allen hit a floater to pull the ‘Runners within two. The Cougars knocked down a jumper, ahead of a 9-0 UTSA surge that saw multiple Rowe makes and an Allen three-pointer. Now leading, 13-8, the squads exchanged blows en route to a 15-12 Roadrunner lead at the conclusion of the period.<\/p>\n The slugfest continued, as both teams went shot for shot, until consecutive Cougar makes prompted a 20-20 deadlock. From there, neither squad could gain an inch before heading into the locker room tied at 27.<\/p>\n Houston took a 33-27 edge to start the third, with a Rowe layup halting the Cougar run. Junior Jayda Holiman<\/a> knocked down a trey to pull within three, but Houston kept UTSA at arm’s length for the remainder of the quarter until a Cougar triple sent the contest into the fourth with a 42-36 Houston lead.<\/p>\n The Cougars scored the first four in the final frame, but UTSA sparked a 6-0 rally to pull within four with under two minutes to play. A pair of Houston free throws worked a 48-42 edge, but an Udo layup followed to keep UTSA within striking distance. Hardaway went 1-of-2 from the charity stripe for a 48-45 score line. Houston scored, ahead of another Hardaway freebie and a Rowe putback layup that issued a 50-48 score with 40 ticks in the contest. The Cougars then got one more shot to fall, cementing a 52-48 victory.<\/p>\n The Roadrunners will next face Texas State with a Thursday Battle of I-35 set to begin at 6:30 p.m. in San Antonio at the Convocation Center.<\/p>\n Keep up with UTSA Women’s Basketball\u00a0\u00a0on\u00a0goutsa.com<\/a>\u00a0and by following the program on Facebook at\u00a0\/UTSAWBB<\/a>, X (Twitter)\u00a0@UTSAWBB<\/a>, and on Instagram\u00a0@UTSA_WBB<\/a>.<\/p>\n -UTSA-<\/p>\n