2008–09 Houston Cougars women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Women's Basketball 2008–09 Houston Cougars Houston Cougars Logo (1999-2012).svg Conference USA C-USA 19-10 11-5 Joe Curl Wade Scott Amanda Barksdale Elena Lovato Hofheinz Pavilion The 2008–09 Houston Cougars women's basketball team, also known as the Houston Cougars, Houston, or UH, represented the University of Houston in the college basketball 2008–09 season. It was their 65th year of season play. Their head coach was Joe Curl, in his 11th year. The team played their home games at Hofheinz Pavilion on-campus in Houston, Texas. Theyfinished the season with 19 wins. The Cougars were 12-2 at home, 6-6 on the road, and 1-2 in neutral site games.http://www.uhcougars.com/sports/w-baskbl/stats/2008-2009/teamcume.html Stats 2008-2009 2009-05-25 2011-06-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20110610153146/http://www.uhcougars.com/sports/w-baskbl/stats/2008-2009/teamcume.html dead Schedule |- !colspan=8|Exhibition 2008/11/10 70-61 yes Houston Jaguars Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |- !colspan=8|Regular season 2008/11/14 5:30PM 73-58 yes 2008 none Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions Southeastern Louisiana Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas 1-0 2008/11/15 12:00PM 79-58 yes 2008 women Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs Gardner–Webb Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas 2-0 2008/11/19 9:00PM 47-69 yes yes Oregon State Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon 2-1 2008/11/21 7:00PM 70-64 yes 2008 women Miami Hurricanes Miami (FL) Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas 3-1 2008/11/25 7:00PM 72-91 yes yes 2008 women TCU Horned Frogs TCU Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas 3-2 2008/12/02 7:00PM 80-66 yes yes 2008 women North Texas Mean Green North Texas UNT Coliseum Denton, Texas 4-2 2008/12/05 7:00PM 64-44 yes 2008 none Texas Southern Lady Tigers Texas Southern Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas 5-2 2008/12/14 2:00PM 68-57 yes 2008 women Cal Poly Mustangs Cal Poly Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas 6-2 |- !colspan=8|St. John's-Chartwells Holiday Classic 2008/12/20 12:00PM 56-62 yes yes 2008 women Boston College Eagles Boston College Carnesecca Arena Queens, New York 6-3 2008/12/21 12:00PM 80-62 yes yes 2008 women Buffalo Bulls Buffalo Carnesecca Arena Queens, New York 7-3 |- !colspan=8|Regular season 2008/12/28 2:00PM 74-59 yes 2008 women Akron Zips Akron Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas 8-3 2008/12/31 2:00PM 56-73 yes yes 2008 women Kansas Jayhawks Kansas Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas 8-4 2009/01/09 7:00PM 58-56 yes Tulane Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, Louisiana 9-4 1-0 2009/01/11 1:00PM 67-74 yes 2008 women UTEP Miners UTEP Don Haskins Center El Paso, Texas ESPN2 9-5 1-1 2009/01/16 7:00PM 61-50 2008 women UAB Blazers UAB Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas 10-5 2-1 2009/01/18 2:00PM 83-65 2008 women Memphis Tigers Memphis Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas 11-5 3-1 2009/01/22 7:00PM 65-74 yes 2008 none Southern Miss Lady Eagles Southern Miss Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi 11-6 3-2 2009/01/25 2:00PM 80-65 2008 women UCF Knights UCF Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas FS Houston, CBS CS 12-6 4-2 2009/01/29 7:00PM 56-59 yes 2008 women SMU Mustangs SMU Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas 12-7 4-3 2009/01/31 7:00PM 68-46 yes 2008 women Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa Reynolds Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 13-7 5-3 2009/02/04 7:00PM 66-56 yes 2008 women Rice Owls Rice Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, Texas 14-7 6-3 2009/02/07 5:00PM 70-30 Rice Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas 15-7 7-3 2009/02/12 7:00PM 60-53 Tulane Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas 16-7 8-3 2009/02/14 12:00PM 72-75 UTEP Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas CBS CS 16-8 (8-4) 2009/02/20 7:00PM 75-73 SMU Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas 17-8 (9-4) 2009/02/22 2:00PM 55-59 Tulsa Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas 17-9 (9-5) 2009/02/26 6:00PM 67-58 yes 2008 women Marshall Thundering Herd Marshall Cam Henderson Center Huntington, West Virginia 18-9 (10-5) 2009/02/28 1:00PM 66-65 yes 2008 women East Carolina Pirates East Carolina Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, North Carolina 19-9 (11-5) Central Standard Time Conference USA tournament On March 6, despite Courtney Taylor's team-high 19 points and nine rebounds, the University of Houston women's basketball team could not overcome a sluggish first half, falling to UCF 79-66 in the quarterfinals of the Conference USA Championship at Fogelman Arena.http://www.uhcougars.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/030609aaa.html UCF Ends Women's Basketball's Run at C-USA Championship - University of Houston Official Athletic Site 2009-05-25 2011-06-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20110610153236/http://www.uhcougars.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/030609aaa.html dead Awards and honors Zane Jakobsone (senior): Cougars Academic MVP Courtney Taylor (sophomore): Cougars Athletic MVP http://www.uhcougars.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/052109aab.html Women's Basketball Announces MVPS - University of Houston Official Athletic Site 2009-05-25 2011-06-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20110610153230/http://www.uhcougars.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/052109aab.html dead References External links Official site https://web.archive.org/web/20080827165556/http://uhcougars.com/sports/w-baskbl/hou-w-baskbl-body.html 2008-08-27 Category:Houston Cougars women's basketball seasons Houston Houston Cougars women's basketball Houston Cougars women's basketball