The Houston women’s basketball team dropped its third consecutive game with a 53-50 loss on the road against SMU on Friday.
The loss now drops the Cougars to a 6-13 record on the season and 3-3 in conference play.
In the first quarter, the Cougars took the lead early after forcing several turnovers to spark momentum defensively.
The game quickly shifted as the Mustangs took the lead 6-2, but senior forward Bria Patterson sunk a quick three to start an 11-0 run to hand the Cougars a 13-6 lead.
The Cougars ended the first quarter in dominating fashion to lead 17-11.