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Bearcats Open BIG EAST Championship vs. USF

Bearcats Open BIG EAST Championship vs. USFBearcats Open BIG EAST Championship vs. USF

March 3, 2010

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  • Cincinnati won two straight BIG EAST road games for only the second time since joining the conference in 2005-06. The Bearcats have never won three straight BIG EAST road contests.
  • Senior forward Michelle Jones became the 24th player in school history to reach the 1,000-point plateau with a layup at Providence. She has 1,039 career points and 618 career rebounds. She is just the 13th player in school history to record 1,000 career points and 600 career rebounds.
  • UC defeated rival Louisville, 74-68, in overtime on Feb. 2, snapping a six-game losing streak to the Cardinals and winning for the first time in Louisville since Feb. 16, 2003.
  • 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 (1,403) and fourth in threes made (191).
  • Three Bearcats are averaging double figures, led by Roudebush's 13.3 per game. Shareese Ulis (11.4) and Jones (10.4) are at 10+, and Carla Jacobs (9.0) is just behind.
  • Roudebush has earned three BIG EAST Honor Roll mentions this season (Jan. 11, Jan. 25, Feb. 8). Ulis was named to the Honor Roll on Feb. 15.
  • Roudebush, Jones, and Ulis are playing heavy minutes for the Bearcats, averaging 36.3, 35.9, and 34.3, respectively, each ranking in the Top 10 in the BIG EAST.

LAST TIME OUT

  • Kahla Roudebush scored a game-high 22 points, but the University of Cincinnati women's basketball team dropped a 69-63 overtime decision at Marquette on March 1 in the Al McGuire Center.
  • Val Schuster, playing in her home state for the first time as a collegian, tied a career high with 11 points and grabbed a career-best 11 rebounds for her first career double-double.
  • Lauren Thomas-Johnson led the Golden Eagles (15-14, 6-10 BIG EAST) with 17 points. Paige Fiedorowicz posted 13 points and 11 rebounds.
  • Roudebush moved into 10th place on UC's all-time scoring list, passing Debbie Merrill. She now has 1,425 career points. She also moved into third place on the career three-point field goals and three-point attempts lists, with 194 and 515, respectively.
  • Carla Jacobs had 10 points and Michelle Jones scored eight points and grabbed 11 rebounds.

BIG EAST HONORS

  • Senior Kahla Roudebush was named to the preseason all-BIG EAST team prior to the season.
  • Roudebush has been named to the league's weekly honor roll three times, earning the distinction on Jan. 11, Jan. 25, and Feb. 8.
  • Shareese Ulis earned UC's fourth honor roll mention on Feb. 15 after her heroics at Syracuse.
  • 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, third in three-pointers made, and third in three-point attempts.
  • She also ranks in the Top 10 in career free throw percentage (6th, .778), field goal attempts (10th, 1,165), games played (10th, 116), and minutes played (7th, 3,537).
  • Roudebush became the 23rd player in school history to score 1,000 career points and is currently 10th on the school's scoring list with 1,425 points.
  • She has scored in double figures in 67 of her last 86 games and has 22 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.
  • This season, Roudebush ranks 13th in the BIG EAST in scoring (13.6 ppg), 11th in free throw percentage (.804), 12th in three-point percentage (.363), and third in minutes (36.6 mpg).
  • 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 (1,195, 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 36.6 minutes this year, which is fourth in the BIG EAST.
  • She has averaged 37.0 minutes per game over the last three years. (3,215 minutes in 87 games)
  • She is averaging 15.4 points in BIG EAST play, shooting .403 from three (29-of-72), and is averaging 38.8 minutes per game.
  • Roudebush missed the bulk of the 2006-07 season with shoulder and knee injuries.

AGAIST RANKED TEAMS

  • UC is 8-64 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 0-5 against ranked opponents this season, falling at No. 9/10 Xavier (Dec. 7), at No. 1/1 UConn (Jan. 7), and at home against No. 19/18 Georgetown (Jan. 19), against No. 4/3 Notre Dame (Feb. 9), and vs. No. 8/7 West Virginia (Feb. 23).

IMPROVEMENT IS THE NAME OF THE GAME

  • UC posted a 3-13 mark in BIG EAST play in 2008-09.
  • The Bearcats surpassed last year's conference wins mark with a win at Syracuse on Feb. 13.
  • After finishing 16th in the league last season, the Bearcats posted a 14th-place finish and a 4-12 mark in conference play this year.

EVEN PRODUCTION

  • Cincinnati is getting double-digit scoring from three players this season, led by Kahla Roudebush at 13.6 points per game.
  • Shareese Ulis (11.2) and Michelle Jones (10.3) are averaging 10+ points per game as well.
  • Five different players are averaging more than four rebounds per contest and UC's three-guard lineup (Ulis, Roudebush, Jacobs) has combined for 235 assists.

ROAD WARRIORS

  • The Bearcats have shown the ability to win on the road in BIG EAST play this season, as evidenced by a 3-5 conference road record.
  • UC won at Seton Hall on Jan. 23, at Louisville on Feb. 2, and at Syracuse on Feb. 13.
  • The three road BIG EAST wins match the most since the Bearcats entered the league in the 2005-06 season.
  • UC won three conference road contests in 2005-06, winning at Syracuse, at Seton Hall, and at Georgetown.
  • UC won two straight BIG EAST road games for just the second time (at Syracuse, Jan. 21, 2006; at Seton Hall, Feb. 1, 2006).
  • The Bearcats have never won three straight BIG EAST road games.

WORKIN' OVERTIME

  • Cincinnati played three overtime road games (Louisville, Syracuse, Marquette), making combacks and winning two.
  • On Feb. 2 at Louisville, Cincinnati trailed by nine with 5:32 to play in regulation. The Bearcats won, 74-68 in overtime.
  • On Feb. 13 at Syracuse, UC was down five with just 37 seconds left. Cincinnati scored the last five points of regulation, including a three at the buzzer by Shareese Ulis to send it to overtime. The Bearcats prevailed, 66-62.

UNDER BRIGHT LIGHTS OF TV

  • Shareese Ulis enjoys playing on television.
  • The junior point guard scored a then-career-high 23 points in UC's overtime win at Louisville, which was broadcast on CBS College TV.
  • She then topped that with a career-best 25 points, including knocking down the game-tying three at the end of regulation in an overtime win at Syracuse, broadcast on the BIG EAST Network.
  • She tallied a team-high 19 points on 7-of-16 shooting and a career-high seven steals against top-ranked UConn on Jan. 7 in a game broadcast on Connecticut Public TV.

SNAPPING THE STREAK

  • The Bearcats snapped a six-game losing streak against rival Louisville with a 74-68 overtime win on Feb. 2.
  • UC last defeated the Cardinals, 76-65, on Feb. 18, 2006, in Fifth Third Arena.
  • The last Bearcats win in Louisville came via a 73-66 double overtime victory on Feb. 16, 2003.

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.

BIG BEAST OF A LEAGUE

  • The Bearcats finished 4-12 in the BIG EAST, but the opposition has been some of the best in the country.
  • UC lost to four Top 20 teams in No. 19/18 Georgetown, top-ranked Connecticut, No. 4/3 Notre Dame, and No. 8/7 West Virginia.
  • Two home losses came against defending national runner-up Louisville, and defending WNIT champ USF.
  • The Bearcats defeated current Top-20 squad St. John's at home.

DEFENSE A STRENGTH

  • The Bearcats are allowing opponents just 59.4 points per game, which ranks eighth in the BIG EAST and 62nd 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 - 11 more than the next most (72 vs. Pittsburgh).
  • Only three opponents have scored 70 or more against UC this season - all in BIG EAST play.

MINUTE EATERS

  • Kahla Roudebush (3rd, 36.6), Michelle Jones (4th, 36.1), and Shareese Ulis (8th, 34.5) are each among the Top 10 in the BIG EAST in minutes played.
  • The numbers are even more staggering in BIG EAST play. Roudebush has played all but 35 minutes (620 of a possible 655) and is averaging 38.8 per game.
  • Ulis and Jones each average 37.9 per contest in conference action.
  • At Louisville on Feb. 2, four Bearcats saw over 40 minutes of action, including career-highs of 45 minutes each for Val Schuster and Ulis.
  • At Syracuse on Feb. 13, Ulis and Jones each played the full 45 minutes.

MICHELLE IN THE POST

  • The Bearcats lone experienced post player, Michelle Jones has thrived under the tutelage of Elliott, who coached seven all-Americans while an assistant at Connecticut.
  • Jones became the 24th player in school history to reach the 1,000 point plateau at Providence. She has 1,047 career points and 629 career rebounds. She became just the 13th player in school history to post 1,000 points and 600 rebounds.
  • 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 had her second double-double of the season with 15 points and 10 boards in overtime win at Syracuse.
  • Jones posted her second double-double in three games against Villanova with 17 points and 10 boards.
  • She is averaging 10.3 points, 7.2 rebounds per game, while shooting at a .529 clip from the floor, which ranks in the Top 10 in school single-season history.
  • Jones ranks fifth in UC history, shooting .506 from the floor during her career.
  • She is seventh in the BIG EAST in field goal percentage, shooting .529, and also ranks fourth in minutes at 36.1.
  • Her 7.2 rebounds per contest rank 12th in the league.

FEW FOULS

  • Cincinnati ranks No. 10 in the nation in least fouls committed per game at 13.8.
  • The Bearcats have had just one player foul out this season.

REBOUNDS A KEY

  • UC is 7-4 this season when outrebounding its opponent.
  • Conversely, the Bearcats are just 4-12 when being outrebounded by opponents.
  • Cincinnati posted a 45-35 edge on the boards at Seton Hall.
  • The Bearcats owned the glass at the Great Alaska Shootout, winning the rebounding battle by a combined 81-61 count.

THE THIN RED AND BLACK BENCH

  • Jamelle Elliott has had a lean bench to work with in her first season at Cincinnati.
  • UC has 12 players on its roster, but just 10 have seen game action this season.
  • Redshirt senior Shelly Bellman is out indefinitely with a knee injury sustained in the offseason.
  • Vanderbilt transfer Chanel Chisholm is sitting out the 2009-10 season in compliance with NCAA transfer guidelines. She will be eligible to play beginning with the 2010-11 season.
  • Freshman Bryonna Snow has not dressed since the Butler game on Dec. 13.
  • Freshman Daress McClung is nursing an achilles injury and missed eight straight games. She returned to action against Providence.

FRESH(MAN) CONTRIBUTIONS

  • Freshman Daress McClung earned her first career start against Kentucky on Dec. 4, scoring nine points with seven rebounds.
  • She grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds in the opener against Furman and scored 12 points with eight rebounds at Indiana.
  • She blocked a shot in each of UC's first four games and is averaging 0.8 blocks per contest.
  • McClung missed eight games with an achilles injury. She returned to action at Providence.

GREAT AT THE GREAT ALASKA SHOOTOUT

  • Kahla Roudebush and Carla Jacobs were named to the all-tournament team at the Great Alaska Shootout after helping the Bearcats to a runner-up finish in the annual tourney.
  • Roudebush averaged 13.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 3.0 assists in two games.
  • Jacobs poured in 12.5 points, grabbed 3.0 rebounds, and dished out 2.5 assists in the tourney.

A STRONG START

  • UC's win against Furman was its biggest win since early in the 2007-08 season, a 39-point victory against McNeese State.
  • The 85 points marked the most in a season opener since the 2006-07 season when the Bearcats topped Youngstown State 85-78.
  • The Bearcats got contributions from all 10 players in uniform and had assists on 20 of 29 made baskets (69%).

A STRONG START, PART II

  • Four newcomers saw action in the season opener, led by junior college transfer Shareese Ulis, who earned the start at point guard.
  • Ulis shot 6-of-12 from the floor and knocked down 3-of-6 threes for 17 points. She also added three assists.
  • True freshman Daress McClung grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds in 20 minutes off the bench. She also blocked four shots and scored six points.

BEARCATS PICKED 16TH IN BIG EAST

  • Cincinnati was picked by the league's coaches to finish 16th in the BIG EAST in 2009-10.
  • The Bearcats finished 16th last season with a 3-13 league mark.
  • This season, UC finished 14th in the BIG EAST at 4-12.