The UH women’s basketball team fell to 9-4 on the season after a 72-38 loss to Kansas State on Wednesday evening. | Oscar Herrera/The Cougar
The UH women’s basketball team fell 72-38 against Kansas State in Manhattan, Kansas to fall to 0-2 in Big 12 conference play.
Despite getting out to a quick start with senior guard Laila Blair scoring the first two buckets of the game, the Wildcats went on an 11-0 run to hold the advantage in the first period.
UH managed to put an end to the run and keep the game neck-and-neck at 13-13 at the end of the first quarter.
Kansas State came out of the gate with the momentum in the second quarter. The Wildcats grew an eight-point lead before the Cougars finally scored their first points of the quarter as Blair hit a critical three-pointer.
Blair’s three-pointer put UH in stride, launching a run that once again tied the game at 22-22 before Kansas State found offensive rhythm in the final several minutes of the half.
The Cougars entered the second half trailing 29-24.
A decent start in the third period quickly turned to disaster for UH as Kansas State put together an absolutely dominant 20-0 run.
Houston managed two layups to put an end to the Wildcats’ run at the end of the third period.
Trailing 51-33, the Cougars had a tall task ahead entering the final quarter. Comeback hopes quickly fizzled away with another impressive run from Kansas State to move ahead 65-44.
Kansas State continued its dominance in the final minutes to handily defeat Houston 72-38.
Senior guard Laila Blair led Houston as the team’s only double-digit scorer on the night. Blair scored 17 points on seven for 18 shooting.
Following the loss, Houston’s record drops to 9-4 in the season with the Cougars still seeking their first Big 12 win.
