FORT WORTH, Texas – No. 10 UCF took down No. 7 Tulsa, 69-53, in the second game of the 2023 American Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Championship Monday, March 6 at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.
 
With the win, the Knights will face No. 2 seed Memphis on Tuesday, March 7 at 7 p.m. ET/6 CT on ESPN+.
 
Laila Jewett led UCF (14-14) with 20 points, while Mya Burns added 19. Sierra Godbolt directed the offense with 10 assists, tying the Championship record.
 
Destiny Thomas recorded her 13th double-double of the season with 10 points and 12 rebounds.
 
Tulsa (17-13) led by as many as eight in the second quarter, but the Knights took the lead for good on Kiera Brown free throws just before the halftime break. UCF made nine of 14 field goals in the third quarter (64.3 percent) and pushed the lead to 54-43 at the end of the third.
 
UCF led by as many as 22 at 65-43 with 5:10 remaining in the game.
 
Temira Poindexter led the Golden Hurricane with 16 points.
 
The latest tournament information can be found online at The American's Championship Central by visiting www.TheAmerican.org/wbb. Tickets for the championship are on sale through Ticketmaster.
 
2023 American Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Championship
 
First Round | Monday, March 6
Game 1: No. 8 Wichita State 71, No. 9 Temple 61
Game 2: No. 10 UCF 69, No. 7 Tulsa 53
Game 3: No. 11 Cincinnati (9-20) vs. No. 6 Tulane (17-12) | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
 
Quarterfinals | Tuesday, March 7
Game 4: No. 8 Wichita State vs. No. 1 South Florida (26-5) | 1 p.m. | ESPN+
Game 5: No. 5 SMU (16-11) vs. No. 4 Houston (13-15) | 3 p.m. | ESPN+
Game 6: No. 10 UCF vs. No. 2 Memphis (19-9) | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Game 7: Cincinnati-Tulane Winner vs. No. 3 East Carolina (20-9) | 9 p.m. | ESPN+
 
Semifinals | Wednesday, March 8
Game 8: Game 4 Winner vs. Game 5 Winner | 5 p.m. | ESPN+
Game 9: Game 6 Winner vs. Game 7 Winner | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
 
Final | Thursday, March 9
Game 10: Semifinal Winners | 9 p.m. | ESPNU and ESPN+
 
All times are Eastern.