Feb. 1, 2010
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THE GAME
The University of Cincinnati women's basketball team will take on rival Louisville on Tuesday, Feb. 2, in Freedom Hall at 7 p.m. The second meeting between the teams this season will be broadcast live on CBS College Sports Network with Dave Ryan calling the action and Deb Antonelli providing analysis. The Cardinals defeated the Bearcats, 63-49, in the BIG EAST opener on Jan. 2.
THE SERIES
Louisville, the 2009 national runners-up, leads the all-time series, 35-27. U of L has won the last six meetings and 10 of the
last 11 against the Bearcats. Louisville is UC's most-played rival as the Bearcats and Cardinals have met 62 times since the 1972-73 season. Former foes in the Metro Conference, Conference USA, UC and Louisville both joined the BIG EAST in 2005.
THE COACH
Jamelle Elliott enters her first season as a head coach, taking over the Cincinnati program after 12 years as an assistant coach at Connecticut, her alma mater. She was a six-time national champion with the Huskies, including helping UConn to its first championship as a student-athlete in 1995. One of the most accomplished players in the distinguished history of the Connecticut program, Elliott finished her career ranked No. 2 among UConn's all-time rebounding leaders (1,054), No. 5 in BIG EAST career rebounding (558), and No. 11 in UConn career scoring (1,387).
The Bearcats won their first road game of the season, a 64-47 victory at Seton Hall on Saturday, Jan. 23. The win snapped a 12-game road losing streak that dated back to a 61-55 win on Jan. 7, 2009 at West Virginia.
UC won its first BIG EAST game of the season against St. John's on Jan. 10. The win snapped a 14-game BIG EAST regular-season losing streak that dated back to Jan. 17, 2009.
Senior guard Kahla Roudebush is moving up on the UC career scoring and three-point charts. She is now 11th in scoring (1,304) and fourth in threes made (182).
Roudebush and Michelle Jones are playing heavy minutes for the Bearcats, averaging 36.0 and 35.0, respectively, both ranking in the Top 10 in the BIG EAST.
Senior forward Michelle Jones is approaching/passing milestones this season. She reached the 500 rebound plateau against Valparaiso and passed 900 career points at Rutgers. She is on pace to become the 24th UC player to reach 1,000 points.
UC has outrebounded opponents, 34.5-33.7, this season.
UC shot 24-of-27 from the free throw line against Valparaiso, the most made free throws since knocking down 24-of-35 against USF on Jan. 15, 2006.
The Bearcats allowed just 13 points in the second half against Dartmouth, the fewest an opponent has scored in a half since Savannah State tallied 13 in the first on Nov. 29, 2008.
UC forced 24 turnovers against Dartmouth, the most since causing 24 at Georgetown on Jan. 23, 2007.
LAST TIME OUT
The University of Cincinnati women's basketball team dropped a 64-47 decision to USF on Jan. 30 in Fifth Third Arena.
Michelle Jones scored 12 points to lead the Bearcats (9-11, 2-6 BIG EAST), who dropped their second straight. Carla Jacobs added 10 points and four rebounds.
The Bearcats shot just 33 percent from the field and hit just 2-of-11 from three-point range. USF (12-8, 3-4), led by Jessica Lawson's 22 points and 12 rebounds, shot 48 percent from the floor and outrebounded the Bearcats, 40-29.
Leondra Doomes-Stephens scored 17, while Sequoyah Griffin posted 10 points, nine rebounds, and nine assists for the visitors.
Val Schuster grabbed a career-high nine rebounds for the Bearcats.
Jamelle Elliott and her coaching staff, along with the USF coaching staff, wore sneakers instead of dress shoes with their suits during Saturday's game as they participated in the Coaches vs. Cancer Suits and Sneakers Awareness Weekend in support of the American Cancer Society.
BIG EAST HONORS
Senior Kahla Roudebush was named to the preseason all-BIG EAST team prior to the season.
Roudebush has twice been named to the league's weekly honor roll, earning the distinction on Jan. 11 and Jan. 25.
Following the 2008-09 season, Roudebush earned second-team all-BIG EAST honors and Shanasa Sanders was named to the league's all-Freshman team.
ROUDEBUSH CRASHING RECORD BOOKS
Senior sharpshooter Kahla Roudebush has made her mark on the UC record books during her career with her scoring and three-point shooting.
Roudebush is second in school history in career three-point percentage, fourth in three-pointers, and fifth in three-point attempts.
She also ranks in the Top 10 in career free throw percentage.
Roudebush became the 23rd player in school history to score 1,000 career points and is currently 11th on the school's scoring list with 1,304 points.
She has scored in double figures in 61 of her last 78 games and has 21 career 20-point games. She was held under 10 points in back-to-back games (at Indiana, vs. Detroit) for the first time in 62 games, spanning three seasons.
Roudebush has put her name in the single season record books in each of the last two seasons. She is in the Top 10 in minutes played (1,095, 2008-09), three-point field goals (70, 2008-09; 66, 2007-08), three-point field goal attempts (177, 2008-09), three-point field goal percentage (.398, 2007-08; .395, 2008-09).
Last season, Roudebush averaged 38.5 minutes per contest, which led the BIG EAST and ranked No. 8 in the nation. She averages 36.0 minutes this year, which is fourth in the BIG EAST. She has averaged 36.8 minutes per game over the last three years.
She is averaging 15.6 points in BIG EAST play, shooting .447 from three (17-of-38), and is averaging 39.4 minutes per game.
Roudebush missed the bulk of the 2006-07 season with shoulder and knee injuries.
HOYA PARANOIA
BIG EAST foe Georgetown has brought out the best in Kahla Roudebush.
In her last three games against Georgetown, Roudebush has averaged 23.7 points, 5.7 rebounds, 4.3 assists, and has knocked down 16 three-pointers.
She shot 21-of-42 (.500) from the floor, 16-of-29 (.552) from three-point range, and 13-of-15 (.867) from the free throw line in those three contests.
Roudebush hit a career-high seven triples at GU on Feb. 11, 2009.
AGAINST RANKED TEAMS
UC is 8-62 all-time against ranked teams.
The Bearcats are 0-3 all-time against No. 1 teams. UC lost at No. 1/1 UConn on Jan. 7, 2010 and Jan. 19, 2008, and at home against the No. 1/1 Huskies on Jan. 24, 2009.
The Bearcats knocked off No. 21/23 Xavier, 65-55, on Dec. 6, 2008.
The Bearcats are 0-3 against ranked opponents this season, falling at No. 9/10 Xavier on Dec. 7, at No. 1/1 UConn on Jan. 7, and at home against No. 19/18 Georgetown on Jan. 19.
BIG BEAST OF A LEAGUE
The Bearcats have started the conference season with a 2-6 record, but the opposition has been some of the best in the country.
UC lost to a pair of Top 20 teams in No. 19/18 Georgetown and top-ranked Connecticut.
The other three losses came on the road at Rutgers, at DePaul, and at home against defending national runner-up Louisville, and defending WNIT champ USF.
DEFENSE A STRENGTH
The Bearcats are allowing opponents just 57.2 points per game, which ranks seventh in the BIG EAST and 32nd in the nation.
The Bearcats have held eight opponents to 50 points or less and No. 1/1 UConn's 83 points are the most that UC has allowed this season - 14 more than the next most (71 at DePaul).
MINUTE EATERS
Kahla Roudebush (4th) and Michelle Jones (6th) are each among the Top 10 in the BIG EAST in minutes played.
JACOBS LADDER
Junior Carla Jacobs has been a consistent offensive threat for the Bearcats all season.
She is averaging 10.2 points per game while shooting .338 (26-of-77) from three-point range and .826 (57-of-69) from the free throw stripe.
Jacobs is third on the team with 44 assists and averages 4.5 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game.
She ranks in the Top 10 in the BIG EAST in free throw percentage (4th, .826).
Shooting .889 (40-of-45) from the charity stripe over the last 10 games.
MICHELLE IN THE POST
The Bearcats lone experienced post player, Michelle Jones looks to thrive under the tutelage of Elliott, who coached seven all-Americans while an assistant at Connecticut.
Jones passed the 500 career rebound plateau against Valparaiso and passed 900 career points at Rutgers.
She scored a season-high 21 points and grabbed nine rebounds while shooting 9-of-11 from the floor at Seton Hall.
Jones posted her fifth career double-double and her first since Jan. 17, 2007, with 17 points and 12 rebounds against Butler.
She is averaging 9.9 points, 6.7 rebounds per game, while shooting at a .563 clip from the floor.
Jones ranks fourth in UC history, shooting .509 from the floor during her career.
She is fourth in the BIG EAST in field goal percentage, shooting .563, and also ranks sixth in minutes at 35.2.
UC is 6-2 this season when outrebounding its opponent.
Conversely, the Bearcats are just 3-8 when being outrebounded by opponents.
UC is averaging 34.5 boards per game and holding opponents to just 33.7 per game, a 0.8 per game margin.
Cincinnati posted a 45-35 edge on the boards at Seton Hall.
UC has been outrebounded in its last two games and all but one BIG EAST contest (Seton Hall).
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