Women's Basketball

American Teams Go 6-1 on Wednesday, UConn Tops Nebraska at Pinnacle Bank Arena



Wednesday, Dec. 21 Results
 
Cincinnati 78, Eastern Illinois 64 Box Score Recap
No. 1/1 UConn 84, Nebraska 41 Box Score Recap
Memphis 73, Nicholls 62 Box Score Recap
No. 21/25 USF 77, UNLV 42 Box Score Recap
SMU 77, Seattle 43 Box Score Recap
NR/RV Tulane 63, Eastern Washington 41 Box Score Recap
Indiana State 72, Tulsa 68 Box Score Recap

Highlights

• Cincinnati defeated Eastern Illinois, 78-64, on Wednesday afternoon inside Fifth Third Arena and moved to 8-4 on the year.  With the victory, the Bearcats matched its win total from each of the past two seasons. Cincinnati, who was led by Bianca Quisenberry's season and game-high 20 points, produced five double-figure scorers for the second straight game.

• No. 1 UConn opened the game on a 7-0 run and never looked back as they defeated Nebraska, 84-41, Wednesday evening at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Katie Lou Samuelson led four Huskies in double figures with a game-high 23 points. UConn was never challenged by Nebraska, which hit just one of its first 10 shots. The Huskies' largest lead was 48 at 78-30 early in the fourth period.



• Double-digit scoring efforts by Brea Elmore (17), Taylor Barnes (21), and Cheyenne Creighton (12) helped lead Memphis to a 73-62 victory over Nicholls State Wednesday afternoon. The Tigers are 5-2 at home this season and go into the Holiday break on a three-game winning streak. Barnes' 21 points marked a new career-high while Creighton added 10 boards for her fourth straight double-double.

• No. 21 USF wrapped up action at the Play4Kay Shootout with a 77-42 win over UNLV Wednesday at T-Mobile Arena. Kitija Laksa led all scorers and five Bulls in double figures with 30 points.  Laksa has scored 30-plus points on three different occasions. She has led the team in scoring six times in her sophomore campaign.

• SMU scored a season-high in points with a 77-43 victory over Seattle Wednesday at Moody Coliseum. With the win, the Mustangs improved to 9-4 overall and 6-0 at home to go undefeated in non-conference games at Moody Coliseum for the first time since the 2004-05 season. Dai'ja Thomas scored a team-high 13 points and was one of five Mustangs to reach double-figures.

• Sophomore Harlyn Wyatt posted her first career double-double as Tulane picked up a 63-51 victory over visiting Eastern Washington in the Tulane Classic on Wednesday. The Wave will face Auburn in the title game on Thursday ay 6 p.m.  ET. Wyatt finished with career highs in points (14), field goals made (6-of-9) and assists, while tying her season high of 10 rebounds.

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
Cincinnati 78, Eastern Illinois 64
No. 1/1 UConn 84, Nebraska 41
Memphis 73, Nicholls State 62
No. 21/19 USF 77, UNLV 42^
SMU 77, Seattle 43
Tulane 63, Eastern Washington 51%
Indiana State 72, Tulsa 68

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)