TicketsCINCINNATI – University of Cincinnati women's basketball won its fourth-consecutive game Tuesday night with a 62-47 victory over the visiting Alabama A&M Bulldogs at Fifth Third Arena.
The Bearcats (7-4) started slow, trailing by as many as nine points midway through the first quarter. UC then settled in, ending the opening period with a 9-0 run to tie the game at 14 heading into the second. Scoring the first five points of the second quarter set the tone for a dominant period in which the Red & Black outpaced the Bulldogs 26-7 to lead 40-21 at the halftime break. The home team kept the pressure on in the second half, not letting the opposition get closer than 15 points as it cruised to victory.
Senior guard Florence Sifa (Bujumbura, Burundi/Jacksonville College) led all scorers with a career-high 18 points, as well as three assists and three steals. Senior guard Sam Rodgers (Cincinnati, Ohio/Lakota East) scored a season-high 16 points, while junior forward IImar'I Thomas' (Oakland, Calif./Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep) matched Rodgers with 16 points and added eight rebounds.
UC knocked down four 3-pointers – all by Rodgers – and buried 14-of-18 free throws. The Red & Black also scored 32 points in the paint and got out on the fast break for 15 points. In addition, the Bearcats dished out 16 assists on 22 made field goals.
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