Update on Area Teams in Conference Tournaments

A few days ago, I wrote college teams in and around the Houston area were beginning championship week in their respective conferences.Here's an update:Rice Owls: lost to UTEP, 62-61, Monday, March 8, in the first round of the C-USA Championship.Houston Cougars: defeated UTEP, 57-55, March 9, in the quarterfinals of the C-USA; lost to UAB, 70-65, March 10, in the C-USA semi-finals. If top-seed Tulane wins the C-USA Championship, UH, as the 2nd place finisher in C-USA (during the regular-season), would earn an invite to the WNIT.Lamar Lady Cardinals: defeated 8th-seed Southeastern Louisiana, Tuesday, March 9, 88-64, in the third Southland Conference quarterfinal game. Lamar plays 5th-seed Texas-Arlington, March 11, at 2:30 p.m., in Katy, TX, at the Merrell Center, in semi-final game number two.Sam Houston State Lady Kats: lost to Texas A&M-Corpus Christ, 99-79, Tuesday afternoon, in the second quarterfinal game of the SLC Championship.Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers: the nu...