TicketsCINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati women’s basketball team remains at home Tuesday night as it hosts Howard inside Fifth Third Arena at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN+.
THE RUNDOWN
- Cincinnati (5-6) returned to the win column with a 65-48 victory over UNLV on Saturday. The Bearcats outscored the Lady Rebels 39-21 after halftime, including a 22-10 advantage in the third quarter.
- Alliance Ndiba delivered a career performance vs. UNLV, leading the Bearcats with career highs of 18 points and 13 rebounds while adding four blocks. The redshirt senior recorded the first double-double of her career and went 7-of-8 from the field.
- Ndiba became the first Cincinnati player to post at least 18 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks in a game since Debbie Merrill in 2003. She is one of just six players nationally to reach that stat line this season — and did so in the fewest minutes played (23).
- Cincinnati controlled the glass, outrebounding UNLV 48-33 and converting 13 second-chance points. Ndiba (13), Destiny Thomas (9) and Kylie Torrence (9) led the effort. UC ranks fourth in the Big 12 and top 50 nationally in rebounds per game (42.3) and has outrebounded its opponent in all but one game this season.
- The Bearcats lead the Big 12 and rank 27th nationally in offensive rebounds (15.7). Cincinnati has finished top two in the league in that category in each of the past two seasons.
- Senior Mya Perry has opened the season with 11 straight games in double figures — the longest season-opening streak by a Bearcat since Dayeesha Hollins’ 13 in 2012-13. She is 38 points shy of 1,000 for her career.
- Perry is averaging 18.1 points, 2.2 assists and 1.8 steals per game while shooting 40% from the field. She has led UC in scoring five times and steals six times this season. Nationally, she is one of only 14 players with 190+ points and 25+ made three-pointers.
- Perry ranks fifth in the Big 12 in scoring (18.1) and field goals made (69), second in minutes played (34.4) and 11th in threes made (25). She has notched four 20-point games this season.
- Junior Reagan Jackson returned to double figures with 11 points against UNLV. She is averaging 12.7 points per game and leads UC with a 38% clip from three. She ranks seventh in the Big 12 in free throws made (40) and sixth in free throw percentage (.816).
- Cincinnati played without starting point guard Caliyah DeVillasee against UNLV. Joya Crawford earned her first career start in her place, while Paige Whitted made her collegiate debut after missing the first 10 games. Overall, seven Bearcats have missed at least one game this season because of injury or illness.
- Nationally, DeVillasee ranks fourth among freshmen in scoring (16.2), second in assists (5.6) and fifth in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.2). She has scored in double figures in all but one game, recorded two double-doubles and owns four 20-point performances, tied for the most by a Cincinnati freshman since 2002-03.
- DeVillasee has already earned three Big 12 weekly honors this season (Freshman of the Week twice, Starting Five once). She is one of only seven players nationally — and the only freshman — averaging at least 16 points, five assists and four rebounds per game.
- No Big 12 player logs more minutes than DeVillasee (34.7 mpg). She ranks sixth in the Big 12 and 26th nationally in assists per game (5.6) and 10th in the league in scoring (16.2).
- Freshman Kylie Torrence leads UC in rebounds (73) and blocks (17) and is fourth on the team in scoring (9.2). Her 1.6 blocks per game rank seventh in the Big 12. She recorded her first career double-double with 15 points and 11 boards against Miami (OH).
- Cincinnati has made a habit of getting to the line, making 14 free throws a game – good for seventh in the Big 12. The Bearcats have owned the advantage at the line in eight games this season.