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Women's Basketball

Knights Post 40 Point Win, Bulls Defeat Broncs in Play4Kay Shootout



Tuesday, Dec. 21 Results
 
UCF 81, Omaha 41 Box Score Recap
East Carolina 62, Southern 55 Box Score Recap
Central Arkansas 69, Houston 55 Box Score Recap
No. 21/25 USF 63, Santa Clara 54 Box Score Recap

Highlights

• UCF reached the 80-point mark for the first time this season while posting their largest margin of victory in an 81-41 win over Omaha Tuesday at CFE Arena. Now 10-2, the Knights are off to its best start since the 1982-83 season. Aliyah Gregory led four UCF players in double figure scoring with a game-high 18 points.

• East Carolina held Southern to just four points over the final six minutes of Tuesday night’s non-conference contest at Minges Coliseum to record a 62-55 victory and improve its home record to 6-1. ECU shot the ball well in the contest, knocking down 27-of-54 attempts (50-percent). Bre McDonald collected her fourth double-double of the season, finishing with 20 points and 11 rebounds.

• No. 21 USF got back in the win column Tuesday in the Play4Kay Shootout after defeating Santa Clara 63-54 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Kitija Laksa (19 points) was the Bulls’ top scorer for the fifth time this season. The sophomore shot 58-percent (7-of-12) from the floor.

Schedule/Results
(Week of Dec. 19-25)

Monday, Dec. 19
No. 1/1 UConn 82, No. 12/13 Ohio State 63
Houston 56, UTSA 49#
Memphis 56, Louisiana Tech 54
Long Beach State 73, No. 21/19 USF 68^
SMU 61, Texas Southern 36

Tuesday, Dec. 20
UCF 81, Omaha 41
Central Arkansas 69, Houston 55#
East Carolina 62, Southern 55
No. 21/19 USF 63, Santa Clara 54^

Wednesday, Dec. 21
Tulsa at Indiana State • Noon ET
Nicholls State at Memphis • 2 p.m. ET
Seattle at SMU • 2 p.m. ET
No. 21/19 USF vs. UNLV^ • 6 p.m. ET
Eastern Washington at Tulane% • 6 p.m. ET
Eastern Illinois at Cincinnati • 7 p.m. ET
No. 1/1 UConn at Nebraska (Big Ten Network) • 9 p.m. ET

Thursday, Dec. 22
Fairfield at Temple • 2 p.m. ET
RV/RV Auburn/Drake at Tulane% • 4/6 p.m. ET

All times subject to change

[^] Play4Kay Shootout (Las Vegas)
[#] Rae & Craig Blair Memorial Tournament (San Antonio)
[%] 21st Tulane Classic (New Orleans)