TicketsCINCINNATI -- Cincinnati (11-16, 4-11) earned the No. 11 seed in the 2022 American Championship and will face No. 6 seed Houston (14-14, 7-9) in opening round action on Monday at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
Cincinnati has won seven of the last eight matchups against Houston and is 3-2 all-time versus the Cougars on a neutral court.
Earlier this season, Cincinnati defeated Houston 71-56 behind 17 points and four 3-pointers from junior guard Caitlyn Wilson and 16 points, five steals, five assists and five rebounds from sophomore guard Jillian Hayes. The Bearcats jumped out to a 26-11 lead in the first quarter en route to the victory.
Under Michelle Clark-Heard, the Bearcats are 5-3 in the AAC Championship, advancing to the title game in 2020 where UC fell to UConn.
Cincinnati is 7-8 all-time in the AAC Championship. UC's only conference championship came in 2002 (Conference USA).
Cincinnati fell to No. 1 seed UCF in its last game on Feb. 26, 74-39, in Orlando, Fla. Earlier in the season, the Bearcats handed the Knights their only conference loss on Jan. 22 in Fifth third Arena when junior guard Akira Levy hit a 3-pointer while being fouled to vault the Bearcats to a 61-57 victory.
In its last home game, Cincinnati picked up a 71-58 victory over Memphis on Senior Night on Feb. 23 at Fifth Third Arena. The win snapped a five-game losing streak as UC was led by senior Arame Niang, who scored a career-best 19 points, and Levy, who recorded 13 points and 11 assists. Cincinnati shot 51% from the floor, while holding Memphis to just 29% shooting.
Levy leads the AAC in assists with 5.6 per game. She has 146 assists already this season, which marks the seventh-most in a single-season in school history. Levy is closing in on the no. 6 (151, Barb Jaksa) and No. 5 (153, Michele Koenig).
Wilson leads the AAC with 57 3-pointers made.
HOW TO WATCH
The game will broadcast on ESPN+ and fans are encouraged to sign up for the digital platform online.
FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
For all the latest information on Cincinnati women's basketball, please visit GoBEARCATS.com. For up-to-the-minute updates, follow Cincinnati WBB (@GoBearcatsWBB) and Coach Michelle Clark-Heard (@Coachheard) on Twitter. You can also follow the team on Facebook and Instagram.
Cincinnati has won seven of the last eight matchups against Houston and is 3-2 all-time versus the Cougars on a neutral court.
Earlier this season, Cincinnati defeated Houston 71-56 behind 17 points and four 3-pointers from junior guard Caitlyn Wilson and 16 points, five steals, five assists and five rebounds from sophomore guard Jillian Hayes. The Bearcats jumped out to a 26-11 lead in the first quarter en route to the victory.
Under Michelle Clark-Heard, the Bearcats are 5-3 in the AAC Championship, advancing to the title game in 2020 where UC fell to UConn.
Cincinnati is 7-8 all-time in the AAC Championship. UC's only conference championship came in 2002 (Conference USA).
Cincinnati fell to No. 1 seed UCF in its last game on Feb. 26, 74-39, in Orlando, Fla. Earlier in the season, the Bearcats handed the Knights their only conference loss on Jan. 22 in Fifth third Arena when junior guard Akira Levy hit a 3-pointer while being fouled to vault the Bearcats to a 61-57 victory.
In its last home game, Cincinnati picked up a 71-58 victory over Memphis on Senior Night on Feb. 23 at Fifth Third Arena. The win snapped a five-game losing streak as UC was led by senior Arame Niang, who scored a career-best 19 points, and Levy, who recorded 13 points and 11 assists. Cincinnati shot 51% from the floor, while holding Memphis to just 29% shooting.
Levy leads the AAC in assists with 5.6 per game. She has 146 assists already this season, which marks the seventh-most in a single-season in school history. Levy is closing in on the no. 6 (151, Barb Jaksa) and No. 5 (153, Michele Koenig).
Wilson leads the AAC with 57 3-pointers made.
HOW TO WATCH
The game will broadcast on ESPN+ and fans are encouraged to sign up for the digital platform online.
FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
For all the latest information on Cincinnati women's basketball, please visit GoBEARCATS.com. For up-to-the-minute updates, follow Cincinnati WBB (@GoBearcatsWBB) and Coach Michelle Clark-Heard (@Coachheard) on Twitter. You can also follow the team on Facebook and Instagram.