Women's Basketball Megathread

[Carthage World]

when byu was here for football (iirc, tubbs was still the coach), i was amazed how well they travel. I don't know if some of their crowd were local LDS members, but, either way, their support was impressive. as to the lady cats, are they generating more buzz right now than fball and/or men's bball?

The fanbase is heavily concentrated in the Mountain West (Utah, Idaho, Arizona, Nevada) but they have a visible presence nationwide and will travel near and far to support their teams.

[swilsonsp4]

This has little to do with yesterdays’ game specifically, but it has to do with an NCAA women’s end-game rule that mirrors the same in the NBA. In the final minute of regulation, if a team is inbounding anywhere in the backcourt, they may call time-out, allowing them to inbound at the hashmark in front of their bench.

I’m not at all a fan of this. Why should a team be able to avoid full-court pressure in the most critical portion of a close game, just because they have thus far pocketed a time-out? I understand why the rule exists in the NBA, as The League promotes its stars (more so than its teams) and wants them to have sufficient time to score. Perhaps I’m in the minority but I’ve always watched team sports, not for the individual players, but for the teams. For that reason, I hope the NCAA men’s competition committee never follows suit.

[D.A.H.]

when byu was here for football (iirc, tubbs was still the coach), i was amazed how well they travel. I don't know if some of their crowd were local LDS members, but, either way, their support was impressive. as to the lady cats, are they generating more buzz right now than fball and/or men's bball?

[swilsonsp4]

The Cats had an amazing comeback for victory this afternoon against BYU at 5th/3rd in front of over 2,500 fans (maybe 15% in blue). The Cougars led, 57-46, after three quarters, but UC turned the game completely around right from the start of the fourth. BYU went stone cold and continued turning the ball over (which both teams had been doing throughout the entire first half). The Cats scored the first 23 points of the quarter, with the Cougars finally hitting a pair of desperation treys in the final :30. Final: 72-63.

UC finished with 15 turnovers (14 in the first half), while BYU gave it away 24 times (13 in the first).

The Cougars effectively took Jillian Hayes out of the offense until the fourth quarter, when she drew a ton of fouls. She hit 12-of-16 from the line in the game, finishing with 16 points and 13 rebounds (8 offensive).

[Lobot]

Ladies are starting Big XII conference play and are currently down 36-24 to #13 K State on ESPN+. Jillian Hayes is 1-7 so far. That's a problem unless she gets going.

82-48 KSU over UC final.

[Lobot]

Ladies are starting Big XII conference play and are currently down 36-24 to #13 K State on ESPN+. Jillian Hayes is 1-7 so far. That's a problem unless she gets going.

[bearcatbret]

Women begin league play on Sunday against No.13 K-State.
Cincinnati Opens Big 12 Play Sunday at #13 Kansas State - University of Cincinnati Athletics

[swilsonsp4]

Women's Crosstown is over. 60-48 UC with 18 and 16 from Jillian

The Bearcats had trouble shooting against the Muskies' 1-2-2 zone (0/13 treys) but they dominated inside, forcing a ton of fouls that led to 24/30 from the line. X went 5/9 from the stripe.

UC also dominated the glass (40-29) with Hayes grabbing 7 off the offensive glass.

Tineya Hylton had a rough day. She committed 2 PF in the 1st minute of the game and had to sit out most of the half. After starting the 3rd period, she again committed 2 quick fouls and was done for the quarter. Hylton eventually fouled out midway through the 4th.

[Lobot]

Women's Crosstown is over. 60-48 UC with 18 and 16 from Jillian

[Lobot]

WBB also plays Xavier this weekend on Sunday at 1:00 in Norwood. We haven't been talking about the WBB team much so far but they're 6-2 in Non conference play. One of the losses was a heart breaker at home to Seton Hall and the other was a neutral court MTE game in Canada against Florida Gulf Coast.

Jillian Hayes is on an absolutely tear this year so far. She's averaging just short of 20 and 10 through the 8 games. She's about to catch Bev Obringer in several stat categories and is chasing or passing Cheryl Cook in most of them.

Might need some wall space in 5/3 here.

[sedz]

Tonight, UC had a 10-point lead with 3 minutes left. Seton Hall employed a 1-2-2 full court pass & the Cats couldn't handle it. Multiple steals that turned into layups or free throws. The Pirates pulled it out, 69-67.

They were trying to dribble through the press. Our senior PG had 9 turnovers (Hylton has a career 31 TO rate, so not out of the ordinary). Not great.

Solid game from sophomore Reagan Jackson though. Game high 5.4 net points with 11 points on only 8 shots, 4 assists, and zero turnovers.

[swilsonsp4]

Tonight, UC had a 10-point lead with 3 minutes left. Seton Hall employed a 1-2-2 full court pass & the Cats couldn't handle it. Multiple steals that turned into layups or free throws. The Pirates pulled it out, 69-67.

[Lobot]

The signing class for 2025 is in and they are officially the highest ranked WBB recruiting class at UC, ever.

Please be aware that they are using the Fab Five name for this class and try not to flame the staff or players if you were a MBB fan from '92.

[sedz]

Torvik debuted women's ratings this year. The Bearcats are #85, which is pretty good but still third to last in the conference.. The Big 12 is crazy good on the women's side too, as the entire conference is in the top 90.

[Lobot]

Incoming signee Dee Alexander has been named to the HS Naismith Watch List for player of the year.