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Cincinnati Returns to Action Tuesday vs. CCSU

The University of Cincinnati women's basketball team is set to host Education Day on Tuesday, facing off against Central Connecticut State at 11 a.m. at Fifth Third Arena.

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Cincinnati Returns to Action Tuesday vs. CCSUCincinnati Returns to Action Tuesday vs. CCSU
CINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati women's basketball team is set to host Education Day on Tuesday, facing off against Central Connecticut State at 11 a.m. at Fifth Third Arena.
 
THE RUNDOWN
  • Cincinnati returns to action after an eight-day break, following a 1-1 performance at the inaugural Atlantic Slam W in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island (Nov. 22-24).
  • Jillian Hayes and Tineya Hylton earned Atlantic Slam W All-Tournament Team honors. Hayes averaged 20.0 points, 9.7 rebounds and shot 43.6%, while Hylton contributed 12.0 points, 3.3 rebounds and shot 40.6% during the event.
  • Toronto native Hylton notched her third career 20-point game in the finale, scoring 20 on 7-of-14 shooting against FGCU. She has set or matched her career high in scoring three times in the first six games.
  • Hayes shined with a 28-point, 11-rebound performance against Georgetown, marking her fourth double-double of the season and 27th of her career. Her career-high 12 free throws made (on 15 attempts) lead the Big 12 in a single game this season.
  • Hayes recently surpassed 900 career rebounds, becoming just the third player in program history to reach the milestone. She is averaging nearly a double-double with 20.2 points and 9.7 rebounds while shooting 52.4% from the field. In the Big 12, she ranks second in rebounding (first in offensive rebounds), third in scoring and ninth in field goal percentage.
  • Hayes' four double-doubles in six games rank third in the Big 12 and 14th nationally.
  • Freshman guard Chloe Mann recorded a career-high 15 points with three steals and two assists against Georgetown. She is averaging 9.0 points over her last three games.
  • Redshirt junior Alliance Ndiba opened her Bearcat career with three consecutive games of 10+ rebounds. She is the first Bearcat to start a season with 10+ boards in three straight games since Loyre Harper in 1992-93.
  • Ndiba ranks eighth in the conference in blocking (1.5) and 11th in rebounding (7.7). She has led the team in rebounds twice and blocking five times.
  • Hayes and Hylton combined for 40 points against Davidson, marking the first time since November 2022 that two Bearcats scored 20+ points in the same game.
  • Hylton is averaging 14.0 points, while also ranking fifth in the Big 12 in free throw percentage (.862) and 15th in assists (3.8). 
  • Among active career leaders in Division I, Hayes is fourth in FT made (436), 17th in rebounds (902) and 29th in doubles-doubles (27).
  • Cincinnati ranks second in the Big 12 in free throw percentage, shooting 77.8% from the charity stripe. The Bearcats are 4-1 when outshooting opponents at the line.
  • The team's turnover margin highlights a key trend: 8.3 turnovers per game in wins, but 20.5 turnovers per game in losses.
  • Head coach Katrina Merriweather recently signed a historic 2025 recruiting class, ranked No. 7 nationally by ASGR Hoops—the highest in program history.
 
A WIN WOULD...
MILESTONE WATCH
  • Hayes is 10 blocks away from becoming UC's career blocked shots leader.
  • Hayes is just 75 rebounds away from moving into second on Cincinnati's all-time career rebounds list with 977.