TicketsCINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati women's basketball team hits the road for its final away game of the regular season, taking on No. 21 Oklahoma State at 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday in Stillwater.
THE RUNDOWN
A WIN WOULD...
THE RUNDOWN
- Cincinnati closes the regular season with back-to-back ranked opponents in No. 21 Oklahoma State and No. 18 West Virginia, aiming to avenge earlier losses to both teams. The Bearcats are searching for their first ranked win since Feb. 28, 2011, when they defeated No. 20 Marquette, 65-62, at home.
- In year two of the Merriweather era, the Bearcats have surpassed last season's overall and Big 12 win totals and recorded their most conference road wins since 2020-21.
- Senior Tineya Hylton is averaging 18.5 points while shooting 44% from the field over her last two outings. Cincinnati is 11-4 when she scores in double figures and 7-2 when three or more Bearcats hit double digits. She led the Bearcats in scoring with 16 vs. Utah.
- In Big 12 play, Hylton has scored 136 of her 208 total points (65.3%) after halftime, posting double figures in the second half five times this season.
- Reagan Jackson is finding her rhythm, averaging 12.0 points over the last six games, including a Big 12 season-high 16 points and four threes at Texas Tech.
- Fifth year forward Jillian Hayes has cemented her place in Bearcats history, now holding program records for career blocks (146), games played (140), free throws made (546) and free throw attempts (783). Her six 20-point, 10-rebound games this season are the most by a Bearcat since 2002-03. She surpassed 1,700 career points against Utah and ranks seventh in program history with 1,704.
- Cincinnati leads the Big 12 and ranks third nationally with 17.0 made free throws per game. The Bearcats have outscored opponents at the line in 20 games this season (14-6), averaging 20.5 makes in wins compared to just 12.3 in losses.
- For the first time since 2002-03, UC has two players with 100+ made free throws in a single season: Hayes (143) and Hylton (101).
- Hayes is nearly averaging a double-double with 15.6 points and 9.5 rebounds per game while shooting 42.3% from the field. Her 11 double-doubles rank second in the Big 12 and 32nd nationally. She also ranks second in the conference in rebounding and 12th in scoring.
- The Bearcats are 13-1 when leading with five minutes to play and 10-1 when holding opponents to 59 points or fewer. Conversely, they are 2-10 when trailing with five minutes left and 2-7 when scoring 59 or fewer.
- Among active career Division I leaders, Hayes ranks first in FT attempts (783), third in FTs made (546), 13th in rebounds (1,092) and 25th in double-doubles (34).
- The Bearcats secured their best non-conference winning percentage (.800, 8-2) since the 2005-06 season (.909, 10-1).
- Cincinnati is ranked 88th nationally in the Feb. 24 NET, while OSU sits at 23rd.
A WIN WOULD...
- Be UC's first Quad 1 win of the season
- Mark the Bearcats' first win over a ranked opponent since Feb. 28, 2011