GREENVILLE, N.C. – The No. 2 seed Houston shut out the No. 7 UConn, 7-0, in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference Championship Wednesday afternoon at the East Carolina Softball Complex. The Cougars advanced to the conference semifinals with the win and will face No. seed 6 East Carolina Thursday at 12:30 p.m. ET/ 11:30 a.m. CT.
The Cougars struck first with an RBI-double in the first from Kaylin Crumpton, followed by an RBI from freshman Arielle James in the second. Houston extended its lead to 3-0 with a sacrifice fly from Sarah Queen in the bottom of the third.