American Conference/Ben Solomon

Women's Basketball

UConn Beats Texas in the Jimmy V Classic, American Teams Post Five Wins



Sunday, Dec. 4 Results
 
UCF 70, Bethune-Cookman 43 Box Score Recap
No. 9/10 Ohio State 80, Cincinnati 38 Box Score Recap
No. 2/2 UConn 72, No. 14/15 Texas 54 Box Score Recap
East Carolina 66, Maryland Eastern Shore 58 Box Score Recap
Houston 79, Charleston 63 Box Score Recap
Little Rock 54, Memphis 44 Box Score Recap
NR/RV Temple 53, Vermont 39 Box Score Recap

Highlights

• Seven different players scored for UCF on Sunday as the Knights bested Bethune-Cookman, 70-43, at CFE Arena. Zykira Lewis had a game-high tying 15 points off the bench while Nyala Shuler and Fifi Ndour joined her in double figures with 13 and 11 points, respectively.

• Napheesa Collier scored 24 points and No. 2 UConn won its 82nd consecutive game with a 72-54 victory over No. 14 Texas in the annual Jimmy V Classic at Mohegan Sun Arena. Kia Nurse added 15 points for the Huskies (7-0), who are in the midst of the second-longest winning streak in women's basketball history, trailing only their 90-game run from 2008-10.



• East Carolina never trailed Sunday afternoon in posting a 66-58 victory over Maryland Eastern Shore at Minges Coliseum. ECU ran its season record in Greenville to 5-1 and has now won 24 of its last 25 non-conference home games. Bre McDonald scored a team-high 10 points for East Carolina while adding seven rebounds.

• Houston returned to the friendly confines of Hofheinz Pavilion with a 79-63 victory over College of Charleston on Sunday. Freshman guard Jasmyne Harris scored a career-high 17 points to lead the Cougars. Houston shot a season-best 46-percent from the field and 45-percent from beyond the 3-point line in the decision.

• Temple allowed a season-low 39 points, picking up a 54-39 victory over visiting Vermont on Sunday. Vermont shot just 28-percent in the game, while the Owls forced a season-high 23 total turnovers. Juniors Alliya Butts and Donnaizha Fountain tied for game-high honors with 16 points and three steals each, while Fountain contributed a team-high nine rebounds.