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November 30, 2008
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Bellman Leads Bearcats to Courtyard Marriott Florence Thanksgiving Classic Title
Junior scored game-high 16 points in 52-47 win against Eastern Illinois
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CINCINNATI – Shelly Bellman(Ottawa, Ohio/Ottawa-Glandorf) scored a game-high 16 points, including a three-pointer with 19 seconds to play to lead the University of Cincinnati women’s basketball team to a 52-47 win against Eastern Illinois in the finale of the Courtyard by Marriott Florence Thanksgiving Classic. The Bearcats won the holiday tournament after defeating Mississippi Valley State, Savannah State and EIU over the weekend.
Kahla Roudebush(Noblesville, Ind./Hamilton Southeastern) scored 11 points and freshman Shanasa Sanders (Jacksonville, Fla./Ribault Senior) tied a career high with nine points and added four assists for the Bearcats (5-1).
UC’s defense again led the way, holding the Panthers (4-3) to 47 points and forcing 21 turnovers. No opponent has scored 60 points against the Bearcats this season.
“I can’t say enough about our defense,” head coach J. Kelley Hall said. “Eastern Illinois is going to be an NCAA team. I believe they will win their league and go on to win their tournament. Our defense did a great job of taking the things that they wanted to do.”
Playing its third game in as many days, UC got off to a sluggish start, missing its first three shots and falling behind 5-0. Sanders hit a three to get the Bearcats started and Bellman followed with the first of her four threes to pull the Bearcats within one at 7-6.
Back-to-back triples by EIU pushed the Panther’s lead to seven points at 13-6, but UC closed the half on a 27-9 run to take a five point lead into the locker room, 27-22.
Sanders had eight points at the half, knocking down a pair of three-pointers. The Bearcats forced Eastern Illinois into 12 turnovers in the first 20 minutes and gathered eight offensive rebounds, scoring nine points off turnovers and six second-chance points.
The Panthers fought back in the second half and took a one-point lead (35-34) on an Ellen Canale jumper with 11:49 to play. UC responded with an Angel Morgan (Springfield, Ohio/Springfield North) layup and a Bellman jumper to recapture a three-point advantage.
The Bearcats went up by seven, 48-41, on a Bellman three with just under five minutes to go, but the visitors would not go away, as Rachel Galligan scored the next two baskets to cut the lead to three with 1:19 to play. After an EIU foul, the Bearcats ran the shot clock down and the ball ended up in the hands of Bellman, who hoisted from 25 feet away as the shot clock expired. Her fourth three of the game gave the Bearcats a six-point lead with 19.4 seconds on the clock.
A layup by Galligan cut the lead to four, but Sanders knocked down one-of-two free throws with four seconds to play to produce the final margin.
Eastern Illinois was led by Canale, who scored 15 points and Galligan, who added 12.
November 29, 2008
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Bearcats Defense Stifling in Win Over Savannah State
Roudebush scores game-high 15 points in win
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CINCINNATI – Kahla Roudebush (Noblesville, Ind./Hamilton Southeastern) scored a game-high 15 points and the University of Cincinnati women’s basketball team defeated Savannah State, 64-34, on Saturday (Nov. 29) at Fifth Third Arena as part of the Courtyard by Marriott of Florence Thanksgiving Classic.
Roudebush added a game-high nine rebounds as the Bearcats outrebounded the Tigers, 40-24, including holding a 12-5 edge in offensive boards.
After falling behind early, 5-0, the Bearcats (4-1) scored the next 22 points to take a 22-5 lead at the 3:40 mark of the first half. The lead never dropped below 13 the rest of the game.
Cincinnati held the Tigers (2-5) to 34 points – the lowest opponent total since Detroit scored 31 in a 60-31 Bearcats win on Nov. 21, 2004 - and 28 percent shooting (13-46). UC has held each of its first five opponents to less than 60 points.
Jill Stephens (Mineral Wells, W.Va./Parkersburg South) was the only other Bearcat in double figures with 11 points, but nine different Bearcats scored in the contest. Michelle Jones (Cincinnati, Ohio/Mt. Notre Dame) and Tenishia Benson (Akron, Ohio/Archbishop Hoban) added seven points apiece.
UC shot 20-of-28 from the free throw line and had 14 assists compared to just 12 turnovers.
“We did an excellent job of getting it inside tonight,” said head coach J. Kelley Hall. “Another byproduct of getting the ball inside is we went to the free throw line 28 times. Combine that with the fact that we outrebounded them by 16 and mission accomplished.”
Lashara Smith led the Tigers with 12 points and six rebounds.
November 28, 2008
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Bearcats Top Devilettes in Courtyard Marriott of Florence Thanksgiving Classic
Stephens paces UC with 19 points
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CINCINNATI - Jill Stephens(Mineral Wells, W.Va./Parkersburg South) scored a game-high 19 points to lead the University of Cincinnati women's basketball team to a 66-45 win against Mississippi Valley State in the Courtyard by Marriott of Florence Thanksgiving Classic on Friday (Nov. 28) at Fifth Third Arena.
Michelle Jones (Cincinnati, Ohio/Mt. Notre Dame) scored 17 points and added six rebounds and Kahla Roudebush (Noblesville, Ind./Hamilton Southeastern) scored 12 points for the Bearcats.
UC (3-1) led by as much as 15 in the first half and took a 34-24 lead into halftime.
Jones scored 12 points in 12 minutes in the first half and Stephens added 11 on 5-of-6 shooting.
After a Brittany Rochelle layup brought MVSU (0-3) to within five, 34-29, with 17:13 to play, UC embarked on a 14-2 run to take a 48-31 lead with 11:14 to play. The Devilettes never got closer than 13 the rest of the way.
Angel Morgan (Springfield, Ohio/Springfield North), making her second straight start, grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds and added four assists and a steal. The Bearcats outrebounded the Devilettes, 44-29, including a 16-7 edge on the offensive glass.
Stephens hit 3-of-4 from behind the three-point line, her first makes of the season. She led the Bearcats and finished third in the BIG EAST last season, shooting at a .422 clip from beyond the arc. Eight different Bearcats scored, including Elisa Shoate (Spiro, Okla./Arkansas-Fort Smith), who connected on a pair of free throws for her first points as a Bearcat.
UC held its fourth straight opponent to less than 60 points and held the Devilettes to .315 (17-54) shooting.
MVSU was led by Ashley Brown's 14 points.
In the opening game of the tournament, Eastern Illinois topped Savannah State, 62-40.
November 20, 2008
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Skyline Chili Women’s Crosstown Shootout Returns to Fifth Third Arena
Celebrate Women’s Sports at the area’s premier women’s athletics event
CINCINNATI – The Skyline Chili Women’s Crosstown Shootout returns to Fifth Third Arena on Dec. 7, 2008, when the University of Cincinnati women’s basketball team welcomes Xavier for a 2 p.m. tipoff.
The Departments of Athletics at both schools have joined forces to promote women’s sports in the Cincinnati area with this year’s theme: Celebrate Women’s Sports – Proud Past, Bright Future.
Thanks to the efforts of former Bearcat student-athlete and UC supporter Bill Keating, the last time the game was played in Fifth Third Arena resulted in a sellout and the largest crowd to witness a regular-season women’s basketball game in Cincinnati history.
Tickets are available at the door or in advance by calling 1-877-CATS-TIX. Adult tickets are $7, with youth tickets (12 and under) $5. Groups of 10 or more will be admitted for $3 per person. UC and XU students will be admitted free with a valid student ID.
With the generous support of sponsors such as Skyline Chili, Fifth Third Bank, Kendle International, Total Quality Logistics, and Cintas, the annual Women’s Crosstown Shootout has become the premier women’s athletics event in the area.
Special promotions for the 2008 Skyline Chili Women's Crosstown Shootout include commemorative posters, compliments of TQL, and complimentary UC skullcaps to the first 500 students in attendance.
Pregame and postgame autograph signings allow fans to meet and greet with UC and Xavier student-athletes. Prior to the game, student-athletes from each of UC and Xavier’s varsity women’s sports programs will sign autographs on the concourse. Following the game, the UC women’s basketball team will be available to sign autographs and take pictures with fans.
Former UC student-athletes and Olympians Mary Wineberg, Jenny Kemp, Becky Ruehl will be recognized at halftime.
The Bearcats snapped a three-game losing streak to their crosstown rival in head coach J. Kelley Hall’s first season, winning by a 61-55 count at XU’s Cintas Center on Dec. 1, 2007.
The game will be broadcast live on Fox Sports Net Ohio. Check your local listings for channel and availability.
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