American Conference/ Ben Solomon Women's Basketball 11.26.16 USF Wins Junkanoo Jam; Laksa Named MVP Follow @American_WBB 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