TicketsCINCINNATI – University of Cincinnati women's basketball will welcome Utah to Fifth Third Arena (FTA) on Tuesday night to open the regular season. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. ET.
// TICKETS
General admission tickets are available at $7, while Champions Club tickets are $10. Discounts for youth (ages 4-12) and seniors (ages 65+) include $5 general admission tickets. Tickets can be purchased by either calling 1-877-CATS-TIX, logging onto GoBEARCATS.com/Tickets, or by visiting the Fifth Third Arena (FTA) 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
Tuesday's promotions include getting $1 off the price of admission by showing your "I Voted" sticker at the ticket office to celebrate Election Day. In addition, 12-ounce domestic beers will be available at concessions for $3. Fans will also have the opportunity to get autographs from the Bearcats after the game during an autograph session on the court.
// THE SERIES
Tuesday's contest will be first all-time meeting between the two teams.
// LAST TIME OUT
Preseason All-American Athletic Conference selections IImar'I Thomas (Oakland, Calif./Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep) and Antoinette Miller (Detroit, Mich./Southfield-Lathrup) combined to score 43 points on Oct. 29 in a 67-52 exhibition win over the University of Charleston at Fifth Third Arena. Thomas poured in a game-high 26 points on 12-of-19 shooting from the field and grabbed seven rebounds. Miller chipped in 17 points, including a trio of 3-pointers. As a team, UC controlled the paint with 50 points and turned 26 Charleston turnovers into 31 points. The Bearcats shot the ball at a 44% clip for the game and scored 17 points off of 14 offensive rebounds.
// SCOUTING THE BEARCATS
UC will aim to continue the momentum from last year's historic season which included consecutive postseason wins for the first time in program history (WNIT quarterfinals), first 20-win season (24) since 2003, first time with 12 conference wins since 1999, and highest-ever finish in the American Athletic Conference (AAC) (third place).
With nine newcomers to the program in 2019-20, the Red & Black returns five starters, as well as Illinois transfer Addaya Moore (Granite City, Ill./Granite City/Illinois). Returning senior starters include 2019 second team all-AAC pick Miller, Angel Rizor (Zebulon, N.C./East Wake), and Sam Rodgers (Cincinnati, Ohio/Lakota East). In addition, first team all-conference honoree Thomas and league Newcomer of the Year Florence Sifa (Bujumbura, Burundi/Jacksonville College) are also back.
Announced at AAC Basketball Media Day on Oct. 14, UC was selected to finish in a tie for third in the 12-team league. In addition, Miller and Thomas were both tabbed for the preseason all-conference second team. Chosen by the league's head coaches, the predicted finish is the highest the Bearcats have ever received in their seven years in The American, while the preseason all-conference accolades are the first since Alyesha Lovett received second team all-AAC honors in 2014.
The Bearcats will play 17 regular-season home games inside FTA, as well as 12 contests on the road. UC will look to protect home court against an impressive list of opponents. Marquee non-conference matchups include Utah (Nov. 5), Ohio State (Nov. 13), and Pittsburgh (Dec. 21), while UCF (Jan. 12), USF (Feb. 2), and UConn (Feb. 26) visit FTA during AAC action. The 2020 AAC Women's Basketball Championship will be held March 6-9 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. View the complete 2019-20 schedule here.
// SCOUTING THE UTES
The Utes are coming off their first 20-win season since 2012-13. It was head coach Lynne Roberts' first 20-win season since taking over in 2015-16 and it marked the third time in her four years at the helm that the Utes have had 18+ wins. Utah ranked as high as No. 14 in the AP and Coaches polls last season, the first time the Utes have been ranked since 2008. It was the eighth time in program history that Utah has landed inside the top 15. Utah returns three starters in Daneesha Provo (13.5 PPG), Kiana Moore (9.2 PPG) and Dru Gylten (8.8 PPG), along with Andrea Torres (5.7 PPG) who started in four games last season as a true freshman.
// TICKET INFO
Single-game tickets for the 2019-20 UC women's basketball season are on sale now. General admission tickets are available at $7, while Champions Club tickets are $10. Mini-plans can also be purchased, which includes tickets for the Ohio State (Nov. 13) and UConn (Feb. 26) games, plus the choice of three other games for only $30. Mini-plan tickets are located in general admission seating at FTA. Season tickets are on sale starting at just $50.
// GET CONNECTED
Stay up to date with the team by following the Bearcats on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook at @GoBearcatsWBB.
// TICKETS
General admission tickets are available at $7, while Champions Club tickets are $10. Discounts for youth (ages 4-12) and seniors (ages 65+) include $5 general admission tickets. Tickets can be purchased by either calling 1-877-CATS-TIX, logging onto GoBEARCATS.com/Tickets, or by visiting the Fifth Third Arena (FTA) 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
Tuesday's promotions include getting $1 off the price of admission by showing your "I Voted" sticker at the ticket office to celebrate Election Day. In addition, 12-ounce domestic beers will be available at concessions for $3. Fans will also have the opportunity to get autographs from the Bearcats after the game during an autograph session on the court.
// THE SERIES
Tuesday's contest will be first all-time meeting between the two teams.
// LAST TIME OUT
Preseason All-American Athletic Conference selections IImar'I Thomas (Oakland, Calif./Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep) and Antoinette Miller (Detroit, Mich./Southfield-Lathrup) combined to score 43 points on Oct. 29 in a 67-52 exhibition win over the University of Charleston at Fifth Third Arena. Thomas poured in a game-high 26 points on 12-of-19 shooting from the field and grabbed seven rebounds. Miller chipped in 17 points, including a trio of 3-pointers. As a team, UC controlled the paint with 50 points and turned 26 Charleston turnovers into 31 points. The Bearcats shot the ball at a 44% clip for the game and scored 17 points off of 14 offensive rebounds.
// SCOUTING THE BEARCATS
UC will aim to continue the momentum from last year's historic season which included consecutive postseason wins for the first time in program history (WNIT quarterfinals), first 20-win season (24) since 2003, first time with 12 conference wins since 1999, and highest-ever finish in the American Athletic Conference (AAC) (third place).
With nine newcomers to the program in 2019-20, the Red & Black returns five starters, as well as Illinois transfer Addaya Moore (Granite City, Ill./Granite City/Illinois). Returning senior starters include 2019 second team all-AAC pick Miller, Angel Rizor (Zebulon, N.C./East Wake), and Sam Rodgers (Cincinnati, Ohio/Lakota East). In addition, first team all-conference honoree Thomas and league Newcomer of the Year Florence Sifa (Bujumbura, Burundi/Jacksonville College) are also back.
Announced at AAC Basketball Media Day on Oct. 14, UC was selected to finish in a tie for third in the 12-team league. In addition, Miller and Thomas were both tabbed for the preseason all-conference second team. Chosen by the league's head coaches, the predicted finish is the highest the Bearcats have ever received in their seven years in The American, while the preseason all-conference accolades are the first since Alyesha Lovett received second team all-AAC honors in 2014.
The Bearcats will play 17 regular-season home games inside FTA, as well as 12 contests on the road. UC will look to protect home court against an impressive list of opponents. Marquee non-conference matchups include Utah (Nov. 5), Ohio State (Nov. 13), and Pittsburgh (Dec. 21), while UCF (Jan. 12), USF (Feb. 2), and UConn (Feb. 26) visit FTA during AAC action. The 2020 AAC Women's Basketball Championship will be held March 6-9 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. View the complete 2019-20 schedule here.
// SCOUTING THE UTES
The Utes are coming off their first 20-win season since 2012-13. It was head coach Lynne Roberts' first 20-win season since taking over in 2015-16 and it marked the third time in her four years at the helm that the Utes have had 18+ wins. Utah ranked as high as No. 14 in the AP and Coaches polls last season, the first time the Utes have been ranked since 2008. It was the eighth time in program history that Utah has landed inside the top 15. Utah returns three starters in Daneesha Provo (13.5 PPG), Kiana Moore (9.2 PPG) and Dru Gylten (8.8 PPG), along with Andrea Torres (5.7 PPG) who started in four games last season as a true freshman.
// TICKET INFO
Single-game tickets for the 2019-20 UC women's basketball season are on sale now. General admission tickets are available at $7, while Champions Club tickets are $10. Mini-plans can also be purchased, which includes tickets for the Ohio State (Nov. 13) and UConn (Feb. 26) games, plus the choice of three other games for only $30. Mini-plan tickets are located in general admission seating at FTA. Season tickets are on sale starting at just $50.
// GET CONNECTED
Stay up to date with the team by following the Bearcats on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook at @GoBearcatsWBB.