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Women's Basketball

Bulls, Knights Win on Saturday; Clinch Championship Seeds



Saturday, Feb. 25 Results
 
UCF 63, SMU 37 Box Score Recap
No. 1/1 UConn 91, Memphis 48 Box Score Recap
Houston 81, East Carolina 65 Box Score Recap
RV/RV USF 90, Tulsa 64 Box Score Recap
No. 23/20 Temple 88, Cincinnati 64 Box Score Recap

Highlights

• Senior Zykira Lewis led all scorers with 24 points and had a game-high six steals as UCF defeated SMU, 63-37, Saturday afternoon at CFE Arena. The Knights earned a season split with the Mustangs with the win and clinched the fourth seed in the upcoming conference championship. Alicia Froling paced SMU with 17 points in the loss.

• Sophomore Katie Lou Samuelson scored 29 points to lead top-ranked UConn to a 91-48 win over Memphis on Saturday at Gampel Pavilion. The victory extended the program's record winning streak to 103 games. Brea Elmore had 19 points off the bench to lead the Tigers.

• Houston finished its final season inside historic Hofheinz Pavilion with an 81-65 win over East Carolina in the team’s home finale. The team will play offsite next season while the facility is being upgraded. The Cougars had four players in double figures including freshman Jasmyne Harris’ career-best 27 points. The Pirates had three in double figures with Antoinette Bannister leading the way with 16 points.

• USF clinched the third seed in the American Athletic Conference Championship with a 90-64 win at Tulsa on Saturday afternoon. Bulls' sophomore Kitija Laksa scored 27 points of her game-high 34 points in the second half and posted her eighth career 30-point game in the process. Jessica Pongonis led three Hurricane players in double figures with 13 points.

• Tanaya Atkinson notched her ninth double-double of the season for Temple, scoring a career-best 30 points and adding a game-high 13 rebounds, in the Owls' 88-64 victory over Cincinnati Saturday at McGonigle Hall. Shanice Johnson scored a team-high 15 points for the Bearcats in the loss.

Schedule/Results:
(Week of Feb. 20-Feb. 26)

Tuesday, Feb. 21
• RV/RV USF 79, Houston 50 *

Wednesday, Feb.  22
• No. 1/1 UConn 90, No. 23/20 Temple 45 * ^
• East Carolina 80, Cincinnati 69 *
• SMU 60, Memphis 39 *
• UCF 56, RV/RV Tulane 51 *

Saturday, Feb. 25
• UCF 63, SMU 37 *
• No. 23/20 Temple 88, Cincinnati 64 *
• RV/RV USF 90, Tulsa  64 *
• Houston 81, East Carolina 65 *
• No. 1/1 UConn 91, Memphis 48 *

[*] American Athletic Conference game
[^] Game played at the XL Center (Hartford, Conn.)