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Cincinnati Hosts Delaware State on Sunday

The University of Cincinnati women's basketball team opens its home slate against Delaware State on Sunday. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. inside Fifth Third Arena.

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Cincinnati Hosts Delaware State on SundayCincinnati Hosts Delaware State on Sunday
CINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati women's basketball team opens its home slate against Delaware State on Sunday. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. inside Fifth Third Arena.
 
THE RUNDOWN
  • Cincinnati opened its second season under head coach Katrina Merriweather with a commanding 66-54 victory over UIC on Tuesday night in Chicago.
  • The Bearcats improved their record to 8-3 in their last 11 season openers and were one of just two Big 12 teams to start the season on the road.
  • The Bearcats were led by senior transfer point guard Tineya Hylton. She scored a career-high 20 points on 6-of-12 shooting and 8-of-9 from the free throw line. Both marks were career-bests for the Texas A&M transfer.
  • Fifth year forward Jillian Hayes continued her dominance, notching her 24th career double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds. She currently ranks 29th among active Division I players in career double-doubles.
  • In addition to Hylton, four other Bearcats made their debuts: Chloe Mann, Alliance Ndiba, Ramiyah Byrd and Daylee Dunn. Every available player saw action in the season opener.
  • Ndiba, starting in her Bearcat debut, grabbed 10 rebounds. The Arizona Western transfer previously tallied double-digit boards in 36 of her 57 JUCO games.
  • Mann, the team's lone true freshman, chipped in eight points and three boards vs. UIC. She had an emphatic steal-and-score through contact to end the third quarter.
  • Junior A'riel Jackson delivered an efficient offensive performance with 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting, including a signature step-back three-pointer to close the first half. This marked her 13th career game in double figures.
  • Cincinnati brings back nine letterwinners, including four starters, from 2023-24. Key returners include three of the top four scorers from last season: Jillian Hayes (12.9 ppg), A'riel Jackson (9.4 ppg) and Reagan Jackson (8.2 ppg).
  • The Bearcats welcome four newcomers to the 2024-25 roster: Tineya Hylton (senior, transfer from Texas A&M), Daylee Dunn (fifth-year, transfer from Loyola Marymount), Alliance Ndiba (redshirt junior, transfer from Arizona Western), and freshman Chloe Mann from Fort Worth, Texas.
  • Fifth year forward Jillian Hayes, the first Bearcat to earn All-Big 12 honors, is back for the Bearcats. She ranked inside the top 5 in the Big 12 in free throws made (159) and rebounding (8.4) while finishing in the top 20 in points (12.9) and blocks (0.8) last season.
  • Hayes has led Cincinnati in scoring, rebounding and steals for three straight seasons — a first in program history. She posted 10 double-doubles last season, becoming the first Bearcat since Doris Scott (1997-99) to record back-to-back double-digit double-double seasons.
  • In the program's record books, Hayes sits third in blocks (127), fourth in free throws made (406), fifth in rebounds (855), eighth in steals (183) and 14th in scoring (1,310).
 
MILESTONE WATCH
  • Hayes is four blocks away from a second-place tie with II'mar'I Thomas (2018-21) with 131.
  • Hayes is just the fifth player in program history to surpass 800 career rebounds (855). She is six rebounds away from a fourth-place tie with Doris Scott (1996-99) with 861.
  • Among active NCAA Division I players, Hayes ranks seventh in FT made (406), 16th in scoring (1,310), 18th in rebound (855) and 29th in doubles-doubles (24).