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Women's Basketball

USF Wins Junkanoo Jam; Laksa Named MVP



Saturday, Nov. 26 Results
 
UCF 49, Rider 30 Box Score Recap
Cincinnati 66, Howard 56 Box Score Recap
Nevada 75, Memphis 67 Box Score Recap
RV/RV USF 81, NR/RV Georgia 65 Box Score Recap
Colorado 67, SMU 50 Box Score Recap
BYU 71, Tulsa 56 Box Score Recap

Highlights

• UCF rolled over Rider, 49-30, in the opening game of the UCF Thanksgiving Classic Saturday afternoon at CFE Arena. The Knights held the Broncs to single digits in all four quarters en route to fifth win of the season. Joslyn Massey scored a game-high 18 points and Fifi Ndour grabbed a season-best 10 rebounds. Aliyah Gregory collected a career-best six steals.

• Cincinnati posted its first  home win of the season on Saturday with a 66-56 victory over Howare at Fifth Third Arena. The Bearcats, now 4-1, are  off to the best start of a season since 2012-13 when they also began 4-1. Shanice Johnson recorded her third-consecutive double-double with game highs of 22 points and 10 rebounds while Ana Owens added 18 points.

• USF defeated Georgia 81-65 Saturday night to claim the Junkanoo Jam Lucaya Division title. The Bulls remain perfect after a 2-0 week in Bimini, Bahamas. Kitija Laksa led all scorers with another 34-point performance. The guard made eight 3-pointers and tied her single-game 3-point record, shooting 62-percent (8-of-13) from behind the arc. She was named the Tournament MVP after recording a tournament-best 68 points in both divisions.


Schedule/Results

Monday, Nov. 21
RV/RV USF 64, Jacksonville 52

Tuesday, Nov. 22
Cincinnati 49, Miami (Ohio) 43
East Carolina 70, Marist 68@
Prairie View A&M 71, SMU 54
UCF 66, Butler 59
No. 2/2 UConn 98, Dayton 65

Wednesday, Nov. 23
No. 19/23 West Virginia 79, East Carolina 47@
Texas State 61, Houston 56


Thursday, Nov. 24
East Carolina 82, Ball State 69 (OT)@
RV/RV USF 83, North Carolina 55#

Friday, Nov. 25
NR/RV Tulane 62, Eastern Michigan 50^
SMU 72, Boston College 64%
Arkansas 91, Memphis 61*
Mercer 64, Houston 60
Tulsa 67, New Mexico 64$


Saturday, Nov. 26
Colorado 67, SMU 50%
BYU 71, Tulsa 56$
UCF 49, Rider 30!
Nevada 75, Memphis 67*
Howard 66, Cincinnati 56
RV/RV USF 81, NR/RV Georgia 65#

Sunday, Nov. 27
Quinnipiac at NR/RV Temple • 2 p.m. ET
Austin Peay at UCF! • 2:30 p.m. ET
NR/RV Tulane at UTSA^ • 3:15 p.m. ET


[@] Savannah Invitational (Savannah, Ga.)
[#] Junkanoo Jam (Bimini, Bahamas)
[^} UTSA Classic (San Antonio, Texas)
[*] Nugget Classic (Las Vegas, Nev.)
[%] Omni Hotel Classic (Boulder, Colo.)
[$] UNM Thanksgiving Tournament (Albuquerque, N.M.)
[!] UCF Thanksgiving Classic (Orlando, Fla.)

All times subject to change