American Conference/ Ben Solomon

Women's Basketball

American Teams Post Five Wins on Wednesday, USF Sets Team 3-Point Record



Wednesday, Nov. 30 Results
 
Houston 68, UT Rio Grande Valley 52 Box Score Recap
Memphis 54, Northwestern State 38 Box Score Recap
RV/RV USF 91, FIU 41 Box Score Recap
SMU 65, North Texas 51 Box Score Recap
NR/RV Tulane 82, McNeese State 65 Box Score Recap
Arkansas 57, Tulsa 50 Box Score Recap

Highlights

• Freshman Angela Harris led Houston with 18 points in her fourth double-digit scoring effort of the season as the Cougars posted its first road win of the season on Wednesday, a 68-52 decision at UT Rio Grande Valley. Harris led four Houston players in double figure scoring.

• Memphis matched their season-high with 15 steals Wednesday in a 54-38 win over Northwestern State. The Tigers improved to 2-1 at home with the victory and were led by Taylor Williams' game-high 16 points.

• It was a career night for USF on Wednesday as the Bulls set a new 3-point record in a 91-51 win over visiting FIU at the Sun Dome. Ariadna Pujol, who scored a game-high 23 points on a career-best five 3-pointers, led three USF players with 20 or more points. The Bulls made 16 3-pointers as a team in their first 50-point win since 2013. Laia Flores set a new program mark and a new American single-game record with 17 assists. Of those 17, 12 came in the second half, sparking a 20-0 Bulls’ run.  

• Alicia Froling earned her sixth double-double of the season with 23 points with 10 rebounds on Wednesday as SMU defeated in-state rival North Texas, 65-51, at Moody Coliseum. Froling added three new career-highs with six assists, five blocks and five steals to lead the Mustangs in each of the five categories. The Mustangs outscored the Mean Green 20-10 in the fourth quarter to seal SMU's fifth victory of the season.

• Tulane won its fourth straight on Wednesday night, dropping McNeese State, 82-65, inside Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse. The Green Wave's starting five contributed 71 of the team's final 82 points, shooting a combined 29-of-47 (.617), led by junior Kolby Morgan, who tallied a season high 26 points on 10-of-15 shooting.

Schedule/Results
(Week of Nov. 28-Dec. 4)

Monday, Nov. 28
East Carolina 54, Presbyterian 46

Tuesday, Nov. 29
Cincinnati 72, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 42
2/2 UConn 80, Chattanooga 43

Wednesday, Nov. 30
Memphis 54, Northwestern State 38
RV/RV USF 91, FIU 41
SMU 65, North Texas 51
-/RV Tulane 82, McNeese State 65
Arkansas 57, Tulsa 50
Houston 68, UT Rio Grande Valley 52

Thursday, Dec. 1
East Carolina at Charlotte (CUSA.tv) • 7 p.m. ET
15/14 DePaul at 2/2 UConn (SNY/ESPN3) • 7 p.m. ET
UCF at Buffalo (ESPN3) • 7 p.m. ET
-/RV Temple at Harvard (Ivy League Digital Network) • 7 p.m. ET

Friday, Dec. 2
Tennessee Tech at Cincinnati • 7 p.m. ET
RV/RV USF at Butler • 7 p.m. ET

Saturday, Dec. 3
-/RV Tulane at Middle Tennessee (CUSA.tv) • 3 p.m. ET
North Texas at Tulsa • 3 p.m. ET
SMU at New Mexico (Mountain West Network) • 4 p.m. ET

Sunday, Dec. 4
Maryland Eastern Shore at East Carolina • 1 p.m. ET
Bethune-Cookman at UCF • 2 p.m. ET
Vermont at -/RV Temple • 2 p.m. ET
Cincinnati at 9/10 Ohio State (BTN Plus) • 2 p.m. ET
Charleston at Houston • 3 p.m. ET
Little Rock at Memphis • 3 p.m. ET
14/15 Texas vs. 2/2 UConn^ (ESPN) • 4 p.m. ET

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