Sunday, December 18
Cincinnati 99, Southern Indiana 57 – Box Score
Texas A&M 57, SMU 49 – Box Score
 
Recaps
Cincinnati 99, Southern Indiana 57 – Box Score
CINCINNATI – Four Bearcats scored in double figures to propel the University of Cincinnati women's basketball team to a 99-57 win over Southern Indiana inside Fifth Third Arena on Sunday.
 
With the win, Cincinnati has now won two straight and improves to 7-5 on the season.
 
Head coach Michelle Clark-Heard also earned her 250th career win, becoming one of four active American Athletic Conference head coaches to reach the mark.
 
The 99 points scored is the most under Clark-Heard and the 42-point win ties the largest since the Bearcats defeated Memphis 94-52 on March 7, 2020. The Bearcats converted on at least 50.0 percent from the field for the second straight game, improving to 20-0 when reaching the mark under Clark-Heard.
 
Mya Jackson was back in double figures with a team-high 19 points, while Clarissa Craig surpassed her career-high with 15 points and added seven rebounds.
 
Jillian Hayes recorded her 11th-straight 10-plus point game with 15 points and a team-high eight rebounds, while Caitlyn Wilson added 10 more points.
 
Cincinnati started the game on a 10-0 run, holding their opponent scoreless and 0-8 from the field for the first 4:21 minutes of action. The Bearcats ended the first quarter with an 18-10 lead.
 
The Bearcats maintained the early momentum in the second quarter as A'riel Jackson jumped the passing lane for the steal and then proceeded to find Caitlyn Wilson for a deep three that extended the Bearcats' lead to 30-16 and forced a Screaming Eagles timeout. Cincinnati entered the half with a 43-25 advantage. The Bearcats are 7-2 when leading at half this season.
 
The margin would not get closer than 17 points in the second half as Cincinnati used a 11-0 spurt over 2:08 minutes late in the third period to take a 76-45 lead into the final quarter.
 
A 12-0 run sparked by six points from Sofia Gritzali gave the Bearcats an 88-47 lead with 6:20 to play in the fourth quarter.
 
The Bearcats secured their largest lead of the game at 42 points with 26 seconds left in regulation on a nifty finish in traffic from Lojain Elfatairy. Elfatairy finished with a career-high six points on the afternoon.
 
Cincinnati surpassed a season-high in free throws made and attempted, converting on 30-39 from the line.
 
The Bearcats recorded 47 points off the bench and 34 points off 27 forced turnovers.
 
Texas A&M 57, SMU 49 – Box Score
COLLEGE STATION – The SMU women’s basketball team fell to Texas A&M on Sunday afternoon, 57-49. The loss snapped a seven-game winning streak for the Mustangs.
 
The Mustangs shot just 29.7 percent from the field (19-of-64) and 18.2 percent from behind the arc (4-of-22). The Aggies shot 43.1 percent (22-of-51) from the field, while 33.3 percent (6-of-18) from deep.
 
Three Mustangs reached double-figures in the loss, led by Reagan Bradley’s 13 points on 4-of-10 from the field. Chantae Embry (12 pts) and Jasmine Smith (12 pts) both reached double-figures.  Savannah Wilkinson had a game-high 14 rebounds.