TicketsCINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati women's basketball team fell to Toledo in overtime, 74-71, inside Fifth Third Arena on Wednesday.
With the loss, Cincinnati is now 2-2 on the season.
Mya Jackson finished with a game-high 24 points and four rebounds, while Jillian Hayes turned in 21 points on 8-13 from the field and eight rebounds.
The pair becomes the first Bearcats to score 20-plus points in the same game since IImari'I Thomas and Caitlyn Wilson did so in a 71-58 win at Tulsa on Feb. 27, 2021.
Trailing 29-23 at the half, Cincinnati countered with a 6-0 run to cut the deficit to 33-31 with 7:38 remaining in the third quarter. Hayes scored 12 of her 21 points in the period and the Bearcats took the 45-44 lead into the final quarter on a finish in traffic from Jackson before the buzzer.
The Rockets responded with a basket out the break to take the lead before the Bearcats used an 11-3 run where they held their opponent without a field goal over a 6:29-minute span to command a seven-point advantage with 3:41 remaining.
Toledo responded with a 7-0 burst that was finished off with two free throws with 13 seconds remaining in regulation to force overtime.
Cincinnati sprinted out to a four-point lead midway through the overtime period, but Toledo would outscore the Bearcats 13-6 after that point to secure the eventual final.
Cincinnati outrebounded Toledo 41-31 and finished with 36 points in the paint.
Following the early season homestand, Cincinnati will now travel to St. Charles, Mo., to face Lindenwood on Monday, Nov. 21 at 8 p.m. ET.
With the loss, Cincinnati is now 2-2 on the season.
Mya Jackson finished with a game-high 24 points and four rebounds, while Jillian Hayes turned in 21 points on 8-13 from the field and eight rebounds.
The pair becomes the first Bearcats to score 20-plus points in the same game since IImari'I Thomas and Caitlyn Wilson did so in a 71-58 win at Tulsa on Feb. 27, 2021.
Trailing 29-23 at the half, Cincinnati countered with a 6-0 run to cut the deficit to 33-31 with 7:38 remaining in the third quarter. Hayes scored 12 of her 21 points in the period and the Bearcats took the 45-44 lead into the final quarter on a finish in traffic from Jackson before the buzzer.
The Rockets responded with a basket out the break to take the lead before the Bearcats used an 11-3 run where they held their opponent without a field goal over a 6:29-minute span to command a seven-point advantage with 3:41 remaining.
Toledo responded with a 7-0 burst that was finished off with two free throws with 13 seconds remaining in regulation to force overtime.
Cincinnati sprinted out to a four-point lead midway through the overtime period, but Toledo would outscore the Bearcats 13-6 after that point to secure the eventual final.
Cincinnati outrebounded Toledo 41-31 and finished with 36 points in the paint.
Following the early season homestand, Cincinnati will now travel to St. Charles, Mo., to face Lindenwood on Monday, Nov. 21 at 8 p.m. ET.