TicketsNEW ORLEANS – Senior guard Caitlyn Wilson connected on six threes for a team-high 18 points off the bench to lead the University of Cincinnati women's basketball team to a 53-50 road win over Tulane inside Devlin Fieldhouse on Saturday.
The six threes are the most made by a Bearcat this season.
Cincinnati earns its first conference win of the season and improves to 8-14, 1-8 in the AAC.
Junior guard Jillian Hayes finished with eight points and six rebounds, while senior guard Mya Jackson turned in nine points, three rebounds and an assist. Sophomore forward/center Clarissa Craig added six points and six rebounds behind 4-4 from the free throw line. The Bearcats have now converted on at least 70.0 percent from the line in seven of their last eight games after finishing 8-10 from the line on the afternoon.
The two sides settled in by trading baskets on the opening possessions with the Bearcats trailing 9-6 at the first media timeout. Cincinnati forced three turnovers and held Tulane scoreless over the last 2:09 minutes of the period to make it 13-8 at the end of the first quarter.
The Green Wave responded with a 7-0 spurt out of the quarter break before four straight points from Hayes shifted the momentum back in favor of the visitors. The four points were a part of a 11-2 run by Cincinnati that cut the deficit to 22-19 with 2:43 minutes left in the second quarter. The Bearcats' defense kept it a one possession game at 26-23 heading into the locker room by holding the Green Wave 0-9 from the field over the final 7:24 minutes of the first half.
Cincinnati forced nine turnovers behind six steals and posted 14 points in the paint in the first half.
A pair of threes from senior guard Caitlyn Wilson sparked a 13-0 run out of half that forced a Green Wave timeout and provided the Bearcats the lead at 36-26 at the 5:35-minute mark in the third quarter. Wilson continued to burn the defense from behind the arc as she made two more triples in the quarter to extend the margin to 44-36 at the end of the third quarter.
Each side continued to battle for momentum over the final frame as Tulane used on a quick 5-0 spurt that cut it to a one-point game with 1:29 minutes left in regulation. Mya Jackson split two defenders and finished with a layup off the top of the glass with 12 seconds remaining to push it back to three before the Bearcats forced a miss on the other end to secure the win.
Cincinnati connected on 7-14 for 50.0 percent from behind the arc on the afternoon. The Bearcats improve to 15-2 when making at least 50.0 percent from three under head coach Michelle Clark-Heard. The Bearcats finished with 10 steals, their eight game with double-digit steals this season.
Cincinnati returns home to Fifth Third Arena to host UCF on Wednesday, Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. ET.
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The six threes are the most made by a Bearcat this season.
Cincinnati earns its first conference win of the season and improves to 8-14, 1-8 in the AAC.
Junior guard Jillian Hayes finished with eight points and six rebounds, while senior guard Mya Jackson turned in nine points, three rebounds and an assist. Sophomore forward/center Clarissa Craig added six points and six rebounds behind 4-4 from the free throw line. The Bearcats have now converted on at least 70.0 percent from the line in seven of their last eight games after finishing 8-10 from the line on the afternoon.
The two sides settled in by trading baskets on the opening possessions with the Bearcats trailing 9-6 at the first media timeout. Cincinnati forced three turnovers and held Tulane scoreless over the last 2:09 minutes of the period to make it 13-8 at the end of the first quarter.
The Green Wave responded with a 7-0 spurt out of the quarter break before four straight points from Hayes shifted the momentum back in favor of the visitors. The four points were a part of a 11-2 run by Cincinnati that cut the deficit to 22-19 with 2:43 minutes left in the second quarter. The Bearcats' defense kept it a one possession game at 26-23 heading into the locker room by holding the Green Wave 0-9 from the field over the final 7:24 minutes of the first half.
Cincinnati forced nine turnovers behind six steals and posted 14 points in the paint in the first half.
A pair of threes from senior guard Caitlyn Wilson sparked a 13-0 run out of half that forced a Green Wave timeout and provided the Bearcats the lead at 36-26 at the 5:35-minute mark in the third quarter. Wilson continued to burn the defense from behind the arc as she made two more triples in the quarter to extend the margin to 44-36 at the end of the third quarter.
Each side continued to battle for momentum over the final frame as Tulane used on a quick 5-0 spurt that cut it to a one-point game with 1:29 minutes left in regulation. Mya Jackson split two defenders and finished with a layup off the top of the glass with 12 seconds remaining to push it back to three before the Bearcats forced a miss on the other end to secure the win.
Cincinnati connected on 7-14 for 50.0 percent from behind the arc on the afternoon. The Bearcats improve to 15-2 when making at least 50.0 percent from three under head coach Michelle Clark-Heard. The Bearcats finished with 10 steals, their eight game with double-digit steals this season.
Cincinnati returns home to Fifth Third Arena to host UCF on Wednesday, Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. ET.
FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
For all the latest information on Cincinnati women's basketball, visit GoBEARCATS.com and follow @GoBearcatsWBB on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.