HOUSTON - The HBU women's basketball team will embark on a six-day road trip in Kentucky that will have them face the Louisville Cardinals Wednesday night and compete in the Comfort Inn and Suites Classic, hosted by Morehead State, Friday through Sunday.
HBU opened the 2010-11 season with a 96-38 loss at #23 TCU on Friday, Nov. 12. The Huskies dug themselves into a big hole, entering halftime down 49-12.
Destini Texada finished one point shy of a double-double, leading the Huskies with nine points and 11 rebounds. Tia Jackson was second with eight points while Ernesta Griciunaite had two blocks.
Joselyn Pugh finished with seven points and had the lone Husky three-pointer.
Louisville went 1-1 on its opening weekend, losing at home against #4 Tennessee on Nov. 12, 63-50, and winning on the road at Ohio on Nov. 14, 84-47.
Monique Reid led the Cardinals against UT with 19 points and also grabbed a team-high nine rebounds. Against the Bobcats, four Cardinals finished in double-figures, led by Becky Burke, who came off the bench to score 14. Reid and Toni Schimmel each scored 13 while Keshia Hines added 12.
Reid leads the team, averaging 16.0 points a game followed by Burke and Schimmel with 11.0 ppg each. Reid also leads the team, averaging 7.0 boards a game while Schimmel has a team-high 10 assists.
Terry Lewis will provide play-by-play of the game on the Husky Sports Network. Click on the Game Central link on the homepage of www.hbuhuskies.com.
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