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UC Finishes Road Trip with Loss to BGSU

Box Score
Dec. 7, 2014

Final Stats

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - The University of Cincinnati women's basketball team completed a six-game road swing with 66-55 loss to Bowling Green State University Sunday afternoon.



BGSU 66 (4-2) | CINCINNATI 55 (1-6)



// THE SHORT STORY:
Bowling Green was able to pull away from the Bearcats thanks to a 20-2 run that spanned the final 2:35 of the first half and continued through the first 5:13 of the second half. While most of the stat sheet was even, the Falcons were able to take advantage of 14 UC turnovers and convert it to 19 points. Cincinnati's bench accounted for 35 of UC's 55 points.



// KEY PLAYERS:
CINCINNATI
#22 Bianca Quisenberry: 13 points | 3 assists | 2 steals
#35 Marley Hill: 13 points | 15 rebounds
#25 Chelsea Jamison: 6 points | 4 rebounds



BGSU
#21 Erica Donovan: 17 points | 10 rebounds
#30 Miriam Justinger: 14 points | 5 rebounds | 3 assists
#43 Abby Siefker: 8 points | 9 rebounds | 1 block



// KEY RUNS:

  • Neither team netted a basket during a three minute and 49 second span, leaving the score at 6-5 during the drought. BGSU was 0-8 from the field while Cincinnati was 0-6 during the dry spell.
  • Cincinnati added a quick 7-0 run over one minute and 38 seconds that turned a 12-9 BGSU lead into a 16-12 UC lead. Bianca Quisenberry added a three and a pair of free throws while Marley Hill added a lay-up.
  • Bowling Green rolled off a 10-0 run late in the first half to take a 27-22 lead with 2:11 left in the first half. UC was 0-3 during the BG run and committed three turnovers. UC added a pair of free throws before the break to make it 27-24.
  • BGSU opened the second half with a 10-0 that made the score 37-24 just 2:35 into the final 20 minutes. Cincinnati was 0-3 with two turnovers during the run.

// TEAM NOTES:

  • Starters: Ana Owens (G), Brandey Tarver (G), Jasmine Whitfield (G), Chelsea Jamison (G), Ashley Nickens (F)
  • Cincinnati committed a season-high 23 fouls against Bowling Green, but didn't have a player foul out, extending the streak to eight games without a player fouling out, dating back to last season.
  • Bowling Green was 21-of-26 from the charity stripe, season highs in both attempts and makes for an opponent.
  • Conversely, Cincinnati made it to the free throw line just 11 times in the contest, tying a season low.
  • The Cincinnati defense held Bowling Green to just 20 field goals on 58 attempts. It marks a season low in both field goals and field goal percentage (34.5) for an opponent.

// INDIVIDUAL NOTES:

  • Marley Hill recorded the second double-double of her career with 13 points and 15 rebounds. It also marks the second time this season the sophomore has totaled 15 or more rebounds in one game. Hill now has double-digit scoring outputs in three games this season and six in her career.
  • Bianca Quisenberry reached double digits in scoring for the first time is season and the fifth time in her career. It was the third time she has achieved the feat off the bench.
  • Freshmen Ana Owens and Makenzie Cann extended their streak of games with a three-point basket to seven after Owens went 2-of-2 and Cann was 1-of-4 against the Falcons from beyond the arc.
  • Chelsea Jamison set a career high in rebounds against the Falcons, pulling down eight.
  • Bianca Quisenberry recorded season highs in points (13), rebounds (4), free throws made (4) and assists (3).
  • Trinity Hunter tied season-best marks in blocks (1) and steals (1).

// UP NEXT:
The Bearcats will play inside Fifth Third Arena for the first time in nearly a month when they host crosstown rival Xavier on Sunday, Dec. 14. It marks UC's first home game since a 73-57 win over Arkansas Pine-Bluff on Saturday, Nov. 15. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m.