Game Notes
HOUSTON - The HBU women's basketball team's three-game home stand ends tonight, Nov. 30, with a 6 pm tip-off against Red River Athletic Conference-member, Wiley, at Sharp Gym.
The Huskies are 19-0 all-time against the Wildcats and defeated Wiley, 71-47, last season in Sharp Gym.
HBU (0-7) lost to Portland, 80-59, Saturday evening on the final day of the Husky Classic.
Brittany Barton scored a career-high 12 points as she was 5-for-8 from the floor and 2-for-4 from the three-point line. Destini Texada scored 11 and Megan Green came off the bench to score 10. Texada and Ernesta Griciunaite tied for the game high with seven rebounds each. Brittany Maxey set a career-high with three blocks and also had two steals.
Natalie Day led the Pilots with 16 points.
Texada leads the Huskies with 10.3 ppg while Griciunaite is tops with 7.4 rpg. As a team, the Huskies are shooting 38 percent from the floor.
Wiley (1-4) started the season with an 86-56 win over Philander Smith, but has lost four straight, the most recent being a 70-59 setback at Loyola-New Orleans on Nov. 22.
Gabrielle Duffy led the Wildcats with 10 points while Brittany Smith-Banks grabbed six rebounds.
Rachael Nolan led Loyola with 22 points while Keiva Council added 13 points, seven rebounds, eight assists and three steals.
Smith-Banks leads Wiley in scoring with 18.2 points a game. Jamey Ellis is second with 9.0 ppg and Mahogany Terry rounds out the top three with 8.4. Smith-Banks also leads the Wildcats with 5.8 rebounds a game.
Fans can listen live on the Husky Sports Network by clicking on the Game Central link on the homepage. Live stats will also be available.
The Huskies will get 10 days off before heading to Huntsville to face Sam Houston State on Dec. 11 at 2 pm.
