TicketsST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands – The University of Cincinnati women's basketball team will face 10th-ranked NC State in its second game of the 2023 Paradise Jam on Friday at the Sports and Fitness Center at the University of the Virgin Islands. Tip-off between the Bearcats and Wolfpack is scheduled for 3:15 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
// BEARCATS' PARADISE
Cincinnati will participate in the 2023 U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam tournament. The 24th installment of the three-day event will be held at the University of Virgin Islands Sports and Fitness Center from Nov. 23-25 in St. Thomas and televised on ESPN networks. This marks Cincinnati's first-ever appearance in the Thanksgiving holiday tournament.
Cincinnati will face Colorado and NC State – both 2023 NCAA Tournament teams – in addition to Kentucky in round-robin action on the Island Tournament side of the bracket.
// THE RUNDOWN
Cincinnati fell to third-ranked Colorado to open the 2023 Paradise Jam on Thursday at the Sports and Fitness Center at the University of the Virgin Islands. The Bearcats (2-2) could not overcome a hot-shooting Colorado team, falling 77-60.
Senior Jillian Hayes registered her 49th career game in double figures. She led the Bearcats with a game-high 17 points on 6-of-10 shooting. She tied her career high with two three-pointers made (2-5 3FG). Hayes is averaging 14.0 points and 8.8 rebounds per game through four games. She is shooting 54.1% from the field and 42.9% from behind the arc. She ranks third in the league in rebounds per game.
Graduate student Mya Jackson finished with 11 points, including a pair of three-pointers, vs. Colorado. She is shooting 55.6% from three-point range (10-18 3FG) this season - good for fourth in the Big 12.
Cincinnati will play 12 games against 10 programs that advanced to the 2023 NCAA Tournament. The Bearcats will play four of those games - Louisville, Toledo, Colorado and NC State - in the first five contests.
// SERIES HISTORY VS. THE FIELD
Cincinnati will face both Colorado and NC State for the first time in history.
UC and Kentucky have met 26 times in program annals, with the Wildcats owning a 20-6 all-time advantage. The two teams will be meeting for the first time in 14 years. Cincinnati is looking for its first win over Kentucky since 2004.
In the last meeting between the two teams, Kentucky defeated UC, 68-57, on Dec. 4, 2009 in Cincinnati. UC is 1-0 vs. Kentucky when playing on a neutral floor. The Bearcats defeated the Wildcats 57-38 in the Baptist Health Systems Women's Fab Four Classic on Dec. 22, 2000 in Miami, Fla.
Cincinnati is looking for first ranked win since Feb. 28, 2011, when the Bearcats took down No. 20 Marquette, 65-62, in Cincinnati.
// BEARCATS' PARADISE
Cincinnati will participate in the 2023 U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam tournament. The 24th installment of the three-day event will be held at the University of Virgin Islands Sports and Fitness Center from Nov. 23-25 in St. Thomas and televised on ESPN networks. This marks Cincinnati's first-ever appearance in the Thanksgiving holiday tournament.
Cincinnati will face Colorado and NC State – both 2023 NCAA Tournament teams – in addition to Kentucky in round-robin action on the Island Tournament side of the bracket.
// THE RUNDOWN
Cincinnati fell to third-ranked Colorado to open the 2023 Paradise Jam on Thursday at the Sports and Fitness Center at the University of the Virgin Islands. The Bearcats (2-2) could not overcome a hot-shooting Colorado team, falling 77-60.
Senior Jillian Hayes registered her 49th career game in double figures. She led the Bearcats with a game-high 17 points on 6-of-10 shooting. She tied her career high with two three-pointers made (2-5 3FG). Hayes is averaging 14.0 points and 8.8 rebounds per game through four games. She is shooting 54.1% from the field and 42.9% from behind the arc. She ranks third in the league in rebounds per game.
Graduate student Mya Jackson finished with 11 points, including a pair of three-pointers, vs. Colorado. She is shooting 55.6% from three-point range (10-18 3FG) this season - good for fourth in the Big 12.
Cincinnati will play 12 games against 10 programs that advanced to the 2023 NCAA Tournament. The Bearcats will play four of those games - Louisville, Toledo, Colorado and NC State - in the first five contests.
// SERIES HISTORY VS. THE FIELD
Cincinnati will face both Colorado and NC State for the first time in history.
UC and Kentucky have met 26 times in program annals, with the Wildcats owning a 20-6 all-time advantage. The two teams will be meeting for the first time in 14 years. Cincinnati is looking for its first win over Kentucky since 2004.
In the last meeting between the two teams, Kentucky defeated UC, 68-57, on Dec. 4, 2009 in Cincinnati. UC is 1-0 vs. Kentucky when playing on a neutral floor. The Bearcats defeated the Wildcats 57-38 in the Baptist Health Systems Women's Fab Four Classic on Dec. 22, 2000 in Miami, Fla.
Cincinnati is looking for first ranked win since Feb. 28, 2011, when the Bearcats took down No. 20 Marquette, 65-62, in Cincinnati.