December 2009
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ARMED FORCES BOWL: Falcons run over Cougars
' FORT WORTH - It's settled: great defense beats great offense. At least, that was the case in the 2009 Armed Forces Bowl. The Cougars' top-ranked passing offense was no match for Air Force's...
Basketball takes third at Alaska tourney
The men’s basketball team traveled to Anchorage, Alaska for the Great Alaska Shootout, and returned with a mixed bag. Along the way to a third-place finish, the Cougars (3-2) posted a 100-93 upset over No....
MEN’S BASKETBALL: Bulldogs outmuscle Cougars, 99-94
For most of this season, the Cougars have been scrappier than their opponents. This wasn't the case in their 99-94 loss to Louisiana Tech on Tuesday at Hofheinz Pavilion. UH's lack of size proved...
MEN’S BASKETBALL: Cougars trounce TCU, 105-81
Early in the second half of UH's matchup with TCU on Wednesday, Cougars associate head coach Melvin Haralson told his players to put the game away. Aubrey Coleman followed orders. The senior guard scored...
Women’s basketball roughed up by No. 21 Kansas
UH' got a team-high 22 points from junior guard Brittney Scott, but the Cougars were unable to stop Danielle McCray in' No. 21 Kansas' 89-69 win Tuesday' at Hofheinz Pavilion. McCray scored a game-high...
MEN’S BASKETBALL: Cougars crush The Citadel, 81-58
After losing to Mississippi State on Saturday, Cougars head coach Tom Penders appeared concerned about a possible letdown against The Citadel. Those worries were quickly erased, as UH jumped out to a 22-4 lead...
MEN’S BASKETBALL: Cougars fall to Mississippi State, 70-64
The Cougars' defense did enough to defeat Mississippi State on Saturday. Their offense, however, sat most of this' one out. UH shot 31.2 percent from the field and 42.9 percent from the free-throw line,...
MEN’S BASKETBALL: Cougars outlast Troy, 93-85
The Cougars misfired on many of their two-point attempts during the opening moments of Monday's matchup with Troy. Their solution to this problem:' shoot the ball' from farther away. UH put on a 3-point-shooting...
Walking the plank
GREENVILLE, N.C. - As the final seconds ticked off the scoreboard at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, reality hit the Cougars squarely in the face. And it hurt. The memory of Saturday's 38-32 loss to East Carolina...