Women's Basketball

Cincinnati, UConn, Memphis, SMU & Wichita State Earn Conference Wins

 
Cincinnati 80, Temple 72 Box Score Recap
Memphis 69, Tulsa 48 Box Score Recap
1/1UConn 95, Houston 35 Box Score Recap
SMU 65, ECU 51 Box Score Recap
Wichita State 64, Tulane 56 Box Score Recap
 
Highlights
 
Cincinnati 80, Temple 72
Cincinnati (11-7, 3-2) secured an 80-72 win over Temple (9-7, 1-3) Saturday. Four Bearcats reached double-figure scoring, led by a season-high 17 points from Genesis Parker. Angel Rizor added 14 points and eight rebounds, while Iimar’I Thomas chipped in an additional 14 points. Ana Owens rounded out the double figure scorers with 12 points in the contest.
 
Senior guard Tanaya Atkinson led the Owls with a game-high 39 points.
 
Memphis 69, Tulsa 48
Memphis (7-10, 2-2) defeated Tulsa (8-10, 2-3) 69-48 Saturday afternoon. Cheyenne Creighton scored her 1,000th career point to become the 24th player in program history. Creighton finished with a team-high 22 points, her fifth 20-plus performance this season. Brea Elmore scored 19 points for the Tigers and led Memphis with eight rebounds, while Jada Stinson added a career-high 15points.
 
Erika Wakefield led Tulsa with 17 points, Shug Dickson added 12 for the Golden Hurricane.
 
UConn 95, Houston 35
UConn (15-0, 5-0) routed Houston (14-5, 3-2) in a 95-35 victory Saturday. Azura Stevens had 19 points and 10 rebounds off the bench to lead four players in double figures. Katie Lou Samuelson and Kia Nurse each had 17 points, Crystal Dangerfield chipped in 11 for the Huskies. With 21 steals, UConn set a season-high in the contest.
 
Jasmyne Harris led Houston with 15 points.
 
SMU 65, ECU 51
Behind a double-double from Dai’ja Thomas, SMU (7-10, 1-4) beat ECU (9-9, 1-4) Saturday afternoon. Thomas recorded a career-high 15 points and career-best 22 rebounds. She became the fifth player in SMU history to grab 20 boards in a contest. McKenzie Adams led the Mustangs offensively with 18 points, while Kiara Perry added 16 points and nine rebounds.
 
Ariyana Williams led all scorers with 19 points in the game, Mickayla Sanders added 12 points for the Pirates.
 
Wichita State 64, Tulane 56
Three Wichita State (7-12, 2-3) players finished in double figures in a 64-56 win over Tulane (9-8, 1-3) Saturday. Rangie Bessard led the Shockers with 18 points and nine rebounds, while Cesaria Ambrosio totaled a career-high 13 points on six-of-eight shooting. Diamond Lockhart added 11 points, four assists and three rebounds.
 
Kolby Morgan poured in a game-high 26 points and surpassed 2,000 career points.
 
Upcoming Schedule
 
Dec. 14 (Sun.)
UCF at RV/25USF (ESPNU) * Noon ET
 
*denotes conference game
 
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