TicketsDec. 7, 2006
Game Notes
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SETTING THE SCENE: The Bearcats will be back in action - after an eight-day break - when they host on Sunday, Dec. 10. The 1 p.m. game will be held at UC Clermont's Cougar Dome in . The Bearcats welcomed the extended break after playing three games in five days, including back-to-back games in the Mildred and Roger L. White Invitational at Northwestern. (3-1) will only have a day between games, playing on Friday, Dec.8 before traveling to take on the Bearcats on Sunday. The Lady Hornets have won their last three games, with their only loss coming against , 84-47, in their season opener.
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w The last time these teams met UC senior Karen Twehues scored a game-high 18 points.
w is the second of three Southwestern Athletic Conference teams that UC will host this year. The Bearcats picked up a win against Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 89-65, in their home opener. UC will host Alabama A&M on Dec. 18 at Fifth Third Arena.
w The Bearcats are undefeated at home this season, posting a 4-0 record at Fifth Third, while the Lady Hornets are 0-1 when playing on the road.
w Due to 's Autumn Commencement at Fifth Third Arena on Saturday, Dec. 9, the Bearcats will have a change of venue, hit the road for a home game, and will play their first game ever at the Cougar Dome.
UC LAST TIME OUT:
bounced back from its first loss of the season with a 66-55 win over (2-5) in the consolation round of the 23rd annual Mildred and Roger L. White Invitational at Northwestern. A night earlier, UC suffered its first loss of 06-07 to , who went on to win the invitational.
w After scoring just four points in the Bearcats' 81-73 loss to , senior Treasure Humphries opened up for a career-high 25 points against the Tigers.
w UC out rebounded , 37-26, marking the seventh time in seven games the Bearcats have out rebounded their opponent. The Bearcats have a+12.0 rebounding margin on the year.
w The Bearcats forced 21 turnovers and scored 24 points off of the miscues.
w UC hit 9-of-11 (82 percent) free throws, a season best.
w Sophomore Michelle Jones had a 35-game rebound streak broken against .
w Sophomore Shelly Bellman was named to the all-tournament team. She averaged 19.5 ppg.
BEARCATS DATA
w The Bearcats have won the battle of the boards in all seven of their games this season. They own a +12.0 rebounding margin, with 303 rebounds to opponents' 219. The UC single-season record is a +6.7 margin.
w Senior Treasure Humphries has had at least three assists in six of the Bearcats' seven games. She leads the team with a 4.4 average.
w Humphries has scored in double figures in three games this season and 34 in her career.
w Sophomore Shelly Bellman averaged 19.5 ppg and 5.5 rpg and was named to the all-tournament team of the Mildred and Roger L. White Invitational. She is the team's leading scorer (14.4) and rebounder (7.6).
w Bellman has scored in double figures in all but one game this season. She has scored in double figures in 21 of 36 career games. Bellman has had two double-doubles this season with 14 points and 11 rebounds against St. Francis (11/22/06) and 13 points and 13 rebounds against (11/28/06). She has three in her career. She has grabbed at least 5 rebounds in every game this season.
w Sophomore Angel Morgan played the entire 40 minutes and scored a career-high 18 points, vaulting UC to a 74-57 win over . The win gave head Coach Laurie Pirtle her 300th at .
w Senior Karen Twehues is currently third all-time for career 3-point field goals. She has 148 for her career. She has made 13 this season. Twehues has hit a slight slump, only sinking one 3-point field goal in her last three games. Prior to that she had hit 12 in four games at a 52 percent clip. She ad made at least one trey in 12 consecutive games, before coming up empty against on Nov. 28. She still leads the Bearcats in 3-point field goal percentage at 41 percent.
w The Bearcats have had at least three players score in double figures in every game this season, including a game in which five UC players scored in double figures in 's 83-51 win over St. Francis ().
w Junior Emy Ogide is averaging 9.3 points a game this season, well above her career average --coming into the 2006-07 season --of 2.2 points. She had a breakout career game in UC's 65-60 win over on Nov. 16. The 6-2 junior forward came off the bench to score a game- and career-high 18 points, doubling her previous best of 9 points set last year against on Feb. 21, 2006.
w UC broke a team record for 3-point field goals in a game. UC finished with 13 treys - including 10 in the first half - in an 89-65 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Nov. 14.
w The Bearcats extended their home-opener winning streak to 11 with the win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
w has held five its seven opponents to less than 65 points and is averaging 63.9 points allowed this season. The Bearcats held St. Francis () to 51 points, a season low.
w With the start against YSU, Carla Jacobs became one of nine true freshmen Division I point guards in the nation who started in their teams' women's basketball season openers. Jacobs is leading the Bearcats in steals with 14.
w The Bearcats had their earliest season opener in school history, playing at on Nov. 10.
LOOKING AHEAD: The Bearcats open BIG EAST play on Dec. 14 at (16/17). The 7 p.m. game will be played at the Cardinals' Freedom Hall.