Houston falls short in overtime at UCF

Houston was unable to finish off UCF on the road Saturday afternoon. | Oscar Herrera/The CougarThe Houston women’s basketball team lost its fourth straight game Saturday afternoon in a tough overtime loss to UCF on the road.

The Cougars started the game with six team fouls just three minutes into the game. UCF missed 10 shots in a row but did take advantage of the Cougars’ foul trouble and lived at the line. Despite their starts in foul trouble, Houston ended the first up 25-17.

At the beginning of the second, it was up to the UH bench to make shots. Freshman guard Kierra Merchant was big in the second with nine points but the Knights started to heat up and brought it to 44-43 before halftime.

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