TicketsCINCINNATI – University of Cincinnati women's basketball will aim for its third-straight win to begin the season Monday when it welcomes Old Dominion to Fifth Third Arena for a 7 p.m. tipoff.
// TICKETS
General admission tickets to the game are only $5, while tickets inside the Champions Club are just $7. Discounts for youth (ages 4-12) and seniors (ages 65+) include $3 general admission tickets and $5 Champions Club tickets. Tickets can be purchased by either calling 1-877-CATS-TIX, logging onto GoBEARCATS.com/Tickets, or by visiting the Fifth Third Arena ticket office on gameday.
// PARKING
Cash parking will be available at Corry Garage on campus for $5.
// GOING LIVE
A live video stream will be available – for free – on Bearcats TV, while live stats can be accessed here.
// GAME PROMOTIONS
Monday will be another rUCkus Rewards Priority Night for UC students. There will also be beverage specials at concessions.
// THE SERIES
The all-time series is tied 1-1 after the Bearcats defeated the Monarchs 54-33 last season at ODU. UC used an early 24-0 run to take control of the game. Guard Nikira Goings (Marietta, Ga./Osborne) led all scorers with 16 points. The Monarchs previously knocked off the Bearcats 59-49 on Nov. 27, 1987 in Cincinnati as part of the Communiplex Classic. While at Western Kentucky the past six seasons, current UC head coach Michelle Clark-Heard went a perfect 8-0 against fellow Conference USA institution ODU.
// LAST TIME OUT
UC (2-0) women's basketball picked up where it left off on Tuesday with a 77-64 victory on Friday against the ETSU Buccaneers at Fifth Third Arena. After an even first half, the Bearcats outscored the Buccaneers 43-30 in the second half to come away victorious. For the second-straight game, the UC offense was paced by three or more double-figure scorers with Goings leading the way with a game and season-best 24 points, including five made 3-pointers. Continuing her strong play, newcomer Florence Sifa (Bujumbura, Burundi/Jacksonville College) netted 15 points to go along with six rebounds, while junior guard Antoinette Miller (Detroit, Mich./Southfield-Lathrup) once again stuffed the stat sheet with 12 points, four rebounds, four assists, and four steals.
// SCOUTING THE BEARCATS
UC returns three starters in 2018-19 from a team that won 19 games last year -- its best season in 15 years – and advanced to the semifinals of the American Athletic Conference Championship. With 68 percent of their scoring and 66 percent of their rebounding back, the Bearcats also boast the league's reigning Freshman of the Year in sophomore forward IImar'I Thomas (Oakland, Calif./Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep). UC's leading returning scorer from a year ago, Goings, is also back after averaging 11.2 points per game in 2017-18.
Leading UC this year will be head coach Michelle Clark-Heard who was an assistant at UC from 2002-05 and spent the previous six seasons as the head coach at Western Kentucky. In six seasons at WKU, Clark-Heard reached four NCAA Tournaments, won four conference tournament championships and two regular season conference titles while posting 154 wins, becoming the second-fastest Lady Topper coach to reach 100 victories with the program. She amassed a 154-48 (.762) record at WKU and a 178-80 (.690) career mark. Clark-Heard has led her teams to six-consecutive 20-win seasons and six-straight appearances in the postseason (four NCAA, two WNIT).
At American Athletic Conference Basketball Media Day on Oct. 15, UC was selected to finish fifth in the 12-team league. Chosen by the league's head coaches, the pick is the highest the Bearcats have ever been selected in their six years in the AAC. Five-time The American champion and 2018 NCAA Final Four participant UConn was, again, picked to win the conference title. USF earned one first-place vote and was chosen second. Houston followed in third ahead of UCF, Cincinnati, Temple, SMU, ECU, Tulane, Wichita State, Memphis, and Tulsa to round out the poll.
UC welcomes three newcomers in 2018-19 in transfer guards Addaya Moore (Granite City, Ill./Granite City/Illinois), Monique Thompson (Long Beach, Calif./St. Anthony/Northwest Christian), and Sifa. Moore transferred to UC from Illinois and will sit out this season due to NCAA transfer rules with three seasons of eligibility remaining in Clifton, beginning with the 2019-20 season. Thompson is a graduate transfer from NAIA Northwest Christian in Eugene, Oregon and is eligible to play this season. Sifa comes to UC from the JuCo ranks at Jacksonville College in Jacksonville, Texas and will be an important contributor for the Bearcats in 2018-19.
The Bearcats' home schedule features 16 regular-season home games, highlighted by the annual Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout against Xavier on Sunday, Dec. 16 and a matchup with perennial national power UConn on Saturday, Feb. 2. View the complete 2018-19 schedule here.
// SCOUTING THE MONARCHS
ODU moved to 2-0 on the season Friday following a 69-53 win over Norfolk State in its home opener. The Monarchs never trailed and used a 14-0 run in the fourth quarter to pull away for the double-digit win. Taylor Edwards led four Monarchs in double figures with a game-high 15 points to go along with five rebounds and four assists. For the season, freshman Ajah Wayne leads the team with 18.0 points and 7.0 rebounds per game, followed by Cincinnati native and North College Hill High School product Victoria Morris with 13.5 points per. In the preseason, ODU was picked to finish 11th in the 14-team CUSA.
// FIFTH THIRD ARENA REOPENS
After a 20-month, privately funded, $87-million renovation, Fifth Third Arena reopens in 2018-19. With the arena under renovation, the Bearcats played the 2017-18 season off campus at both Saint Ursula Academy (16 games) and Cincinnati State (two games). UC posted a 12-6 home mark last year.
// SEASON TICKET INFO
Catch the exciting start of Clark-Heard era and the reopening of Fifth Third Arena by purchasing your 2018-19 University of Cincinnati women's basketball season tickets now! The prices for standard Bearcats season tickets are $65 for adults and $50 for youth, seniors, UC faculty and staff and current or former military members. Courtside season tickets are on sale for $100. Click here for more information on season tickets. Click here to purchase today.
// TICKETS
General admission tickets to the game are only $5, while tickets inside the Champions Club are just $7. Discounts for youth (ages 4-12) and seniors (ages 65+) include $3 general admission tickets and $5 Champions Club tickets. Tickets can be purchased by either calling 1-877-CATS-TIX, logging onto GoBEARCATS.com/Tickets, or by visiting the Fifth Third Arena ticket office on gameday.
// PARKING
Cash parking will be available at Corry Garage on campus for $5.
// GOING LIVE
A live video stream will be available – for free – on Bearcats TV, while live stats can be accessed here.
// GAME PROMOTIONS
Monday will be another rUCkus Rewards Priority Night for UC students. There will also be beverage specials at concessions.
// THE SERIES
The all-time series is tied 1-1 after the Bearcats defeated the Monarchs 54-33 last season at ODU. UC used an early 24-0 run to take control of the game. Guard Nikira Goings (Marietta, Ga./Osborne) led all scorers with 16 points. The Monarchs previously knocked off the Bearcats 59-49 on Nov. 27, 1987 in Cincinnati as part of the Communiplex Classic. While at Western Kentucky the past six seasons, current UC head coach Michelle Clark-Heard went a perfect 8-0 against fellow Conference USA institution ODU.
// LAST TIME OUT
UC (2-0) women's basketball picked up where it left off on Tuesday with a 77-64 victory on Friday against the ETSU Buccaneers at Fifth Third Arena. After an even first half, the Bearcats outscored the Buccaneers 43-30 in the second half to come away victorious. For the second-straight game, the UC offense was paced by three or more double-figure scorers with Goings leading the way with a game and season-best 24 points, including five made 3-pointers. Continuing her strong play, newcomer Florence Sifa (Bujumbura, Burundi/Jacksonville College) netted 15 points to go along with six rebounds, while junior guard Antoinette Miller (Detroit, Mich./Southfield-Lathrup) once again stuffed the stat sheet with 12 points, four rebounds, four assists, and four steals.
// SCOUTING THE BEARCATS
UC returns three starters in 2018-19 from a team that won 19 games last year -- its best season in 15 years – and advanced to the semifinals of the American Athletic Conference Championship. With 68 percent of their scoring and 66 percent of their rebounding back, the Bearcats also boast the league's reigning Freshman of the Year in sophomore forward IImar'I Thomas (Oakland, Calif./Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep). UC's leading returning scorer from a year ago, Goings, is also back after averaging 11.2 points per game in 2017-18.
Leading UC this year will be head coach Michelle Clark-Heard who was an assistant at UC from 2002-05 and spent the previous six seasons as the head coach at Western Kentucky. In six seasons at WKU, Clark-Heard reached four NCAA Tournaments, won four conference tournament championships and two regular season conference titles while posting 154 wins, becoming the second-fastest Lady Topper coach to reach 100 victories with the program. She amassed a 154-48 (.762) record at WKU and a 178-80 (.690) career mark. Clark-Heard has led her teams to six-consecutive 20-win seasons and six-straight appearances in the postseason (four NCAA, two WNIT).
At American Athletic Conference Basketball Media Day on Oct. 15, UC was selected to finish fifth in the 12-team league. Chosen by the league's head coaches, the pick is the highest the Bearcats have ever been selected in their six years in the AAC. Five-time The American champion and 2018 NCAA Final Four participant UConn was, again, picked to win the conference title. USF earned one first-place vote and was chosen second. Houston followed in third ahead of UCF, Cincinnati, Temple, SMU, ECU, Tulane, Wichita State, Memphis, and Tulsa to round out the poll.
UC welcomes three newcomers in 2018-19 in transfer guards Addaya Moore (Granite City, Ill./Granite City/Illinois), Monique Thompson (Long Beach, Calif./St. Anthony/Northwest Christian), and Sifa. Moore transferred to UC from Illinois and will sit out this season due to NCAA transfer rules with three seasons of eligibility remaining in Clifton, beginning with the 2019-20 season. Thompson is a graduate transfer from NAIA Northwest Christian in Eugene, Oregon and is eligible to play this season. Sifa comes to UC from the JuCo ranks at Jacksonville College in Jacksonville, Texas and will be an important contributor for the Bearcats in 2018-19.
The Bearcats' home schedule features 16 regular-season home games, highlighted by the annual Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout against Xavier on Sunday, Dec. 16 and a matchup with perennial national power UConn on Saturday, Feb. 2. View the complete 2018-19 schedule here.
// SCOUTING THE MONARCHS
ODU moved to 2-0 on the season Friday following a 69-53 win over Norfolk State in its home opener. The Monarchs never trailed and used a 14-0 run in the fourth quarter to pull away for the double-digit win. Taylor Edwards led four Monarchs in double figures with a game-high 15 points to go along with five rebounds and four assists. For the season, freshman Ajah Wayne leads the team with 18.0 points and 7.0 rebounds per game, followed by Cincinnati native and North College Hill High School product Victoria Morris with 13.5 points per. In the preseason, ODU was picked to finish 11th in the 14-team CUSA.
// FIFTH THIRD ARENA REOPENS
After a 20-month, privately funded, $87-million renovation, Fifth Third Arena reopens in 2018-19. With the arena under renovation, the Bearcats played the 2017-18 season off campus at both Saint Ursula Academy (16 games) and Cincinnati State (two games). UC posted a 12-6 home mark last year.
// SEASON TICKET INFO
Catch the exciting start of Clark-Heard era and the reopening of Fifth Third Arena by purchasing your 2018-19 University of Cincinnati women's basketball season tickets now! The prices for standard Bearcats season tickets are $65 for adults and $50 for youth, seniors, UC faculty and staff and current or former military members. Courtside season tickets are on sale for $100. Click here for more information on season tickets. Click here to purchase today.