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SMU and Tulane Post Wins in League Openers



Saturday, Dec. 31 Results
 
SMU 64, Cincinnati 47 Box Score Recap
NR/RV Tulane 61, East Carolina 45 Box Score Recap

Highlights

• SMU defeated Cincinnati, 64-47, in the American Athletic Conference opener for both teams Saturday afternoon at Moody Coliseum. The Mustangs improved to 10-4 overall and 7-0 at home with the win while the Bearcats fell to 9-5 (0-1) with the loss. Alicia Froling finished with 17 points and a game-high 13 rebounds for SMU and logged her ninth double-double of the season. The junior also posted a career-high six blocks.  Senior guard Bianca Quisenberry led Cincinnati in scoring for the third-straight game with a game-high 19 points.

• The Tulane defense posted its best showing of the year in terms of points allowed and opponent field goal percentage on Saturday when it defeated East Carolina, 61-45, at Minges Coliseum in the conference opener for both teams. Senior Courtnie Latham paced the Green Wave with 12 points while Kristen Gaffney paced the Pirates offensively with a game-high 18 points on 8-for-14 shooting from the field. 

Schedule/Results
(Week of Dec. 26-Jan. 1)

Wednesday, Dec. 28
NR/RV Tulane 77, Maine 62
Memphis 75,  RV/NR Vanderbilt 59
William & Mary 82, East Carolina 72
Cincinnati 81, Chicago State 53
UC Davis 77, UCF 71
Houston 85, Alcorn State 70

Thursday, Dec. 29
No. 1/1 UConn 87, No. 4/3 Maryland 81

Friday, Dec. 30
No. 23/25 USF 74, Stetson 60

Saturday, Dec. 31
*SMU 64, Cincinnati 47
*NR/RV Tulane 61, East Carolina 45

Sunday, Jan. 1
*No. 1/1 UConn at UCF (SNY/ESPN3) • 1 p.m. ET
*Tulsa at Houston (ESPNU) • 4:30 p.m. ET
*NR/RV Temple at Memphis (ESPNU) • 6 p.m. ET

All times subject to change
[*] American Athletic Conference game