FORT WORTH, Texas – No. 4 seeded Houston’s stifling defense propelled the Cougars to a 52-33 win over fifth-seeded SMU in the quarterfinals of the 2023 American Women’s Basketball Championship Tuesday, March 7 at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.
The Cougars (14-15) advance to the semifinals and will take on No. 8 Wichita State, which stunned No. 1 seed South Florida, on Wednesday, March 8 at 5 p.m. ET/4 p.m. CT on ESPN+.
SMU (16-12) scored the first five points of the game, but went scoreless for over 10 minutes as Houston scored 18 unanswered points and led 24-11 at the halftime break.