Cincinnati Plays at Kansas Wednesday

CINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati women's basketball team will face Kansas on Tuesday night inside Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kan. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET on Big 12 Now on ESPN+. 
 
// THE RUNDOWN

• Cincinnati pulled within five in the fourth quarter before ultimately falling to BYU, 69-57, on Saturday afternoon in Fifth Third Arena. UC could not overcome a third quarter in which the Cougars outscored the Bearcats 19-9.
• Senior Jillian Hayes led the Bearcats with 16 points, seven rebounds, two steals and a block vs. BYU. She is averaging 15.7 points, 10.0 rebounds, 2.3 blocks and 2.3 steals over the last three games. She has led the team in scoring, rebounding and blocks during the stretch.
• Freshman Reagan Jackson recorded 14 points (4-10 FG, 4-4 FT) vs. BYU. She is averaging 10.4 points and 3.4 rebounds and is shooting 42.9% from the field (18-42 FG) in her last five games. Overall, she has registered nine double-digit scoring performances this season.
• Sophomore A'riel Jackson was the third Bearcat to finish in double figures vs. BYU (11 points). She has scored in double figures four times in the last five games and is averaging 10.2 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.2 assists during the stretch. She has led the team in assists a team-high 10 times this season.
• Hayes is averaging nearly a double-double with 12.4 points and 8.3 rebounds and is shooting 43.8% from the field this season. She sits fourth in the Big 12 in rebounding (8.3) and ninth in blocks (0.9).
• Senior Malea Williams sits seventh in the Big 12 in blocks per game (1.0). She has recorded six multi-block performances and has led the team in blocks 11 times this season. She currently ranks sixth in blocks (89) in program history.
• With seven blocks over the last three games, Hayes has moved into third all-time at UC in career blocks (122). She is nine blocks away from a second-place tie with II'mar'I Thomas (2018-21) with 131.
• Hayes moved into fifth all-time at UC in career rebounds with 767 boards. She is 33 rebounds away from becoming just the fourth player in program history to reach 800 in their career. She also sits sixth in free throws made (348) and eighth in steals (173). She is the only player in UC women's basketball history to record over 700 rebounds, 300 free throws, 170 steals and 120 blocks in their career. 
• Cincinnati has outrebounded its opponent in 15 games this season and has either won or matched the rebounding battle in nine of its 12 Big 12 contests (+1.7 margin). UC sits third in the league and 29th in the country in offensive rebounds per game (14.5). In Big 12 games only, the Bearcats lead the league with 12.8 offensive boards per game. 
• Cincinnati has made 489 trips to the free throw line this season, making 354 of its attempts (.724). The Bearcats sit second in the Big 12 and 25th nationally in free throws made per game (15.4). UC has made more free throws than its opponent in 14 games this season and is 9-5 when holding the advantage.
• Hayes is getting to the free throw line at a high rate, making the most foul shots in the Big 12 (104-138 FT). She sits 10th in the league in free throw percentage (.754). She has made 90-plus free throws in three straight seasons. 
• Cincinnati is 11-0 when leading at the half, and 10-0 when leading with five minutes remaining. Conversely, the Bearcats are 1-11 when trailing at the break, and 1-11 when trailing with five minutes to go. The Bearcats overcame a first-half deficit for the first time this season at UCF (Feb. 7).
• UC ranks 12th in the nation in three-point field goal defense, holding its opponents to 25.9% from behind the arc.

 
// A WIN WOULD...

• Give Cincinnati its first-ever win over Kansas
• Be Cincinnati's second straight road win
• Be Cincinnati's highest NET win this season

 
// UP NEXT
Cincinnati hosts TCU at 2 p.m. on Saturday for Senior Day. The Bearcats will honor Mya Jackson, Nia Clark, Jillian Hayes, Malea Williams and Ta'Ziah Jenks.